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Blockbuster breakdown: Anaheim Ducks
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL, Trades,
As part of Sunday’s blockbuster trades, Ducks GM Bob Murray added a couple of key pieces from Toronto to his struggling team. The Ducks picked up forward Jason Blake and goaltender Vesa Toskala. Blake is the key piece for Anaheim as they’ll try to make a late push to grab a playoff spot from one of the other slumping teams in the West. They had to give up former Stanley Cup winner and current backup goaltender J.S. Giguere to get them, which in their eyes was a bargain.
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Blockbuster breakdown: Toronto Maple Leafs
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL, Trades,
It seems blockbuster trades aren’t entirely a thing of the past in the NHL. But it took a blockbuster GM like Toronto’s Brian Burke to do it. With two colossal trades on Sunday, Burke added defensemen Dion Phaneuf, winger Fredrik Sjostrom and prospect Keith Aulie from Calgary, giving up forwards Niklas Hagman, Matt Stajan, Jamal Mayers, and defenseman Ian White. The second deal sent forward Jason Blake and goalie Vesa Toskala to the Ducks in return for goaltender J.S. Giguere.
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Washington’s Mike Green suspended 3 games for headshot
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Injuries, NHL,
On Saturday afternoon, the National Hockey League announced that Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green has been suspended three games for an elbow he gave to Florida Panthers forward Michael Frolik during the first period of a game on Jan. 29. Frolik was fine and Green was assessed a minor penalty for elbowing, but the ramifications of this type of incident are huge in the hockey world and are one of the prime items on the agenda - player safety.
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Hockey Canada calls Summit to discuss player safety
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Editorial, NHL,
Hockey Canada is doing it again. They announced earlier this week their intention to bring together a number of influential hockey voices for a second Open Ice Summit, likely to take place in August, to discuss a number of issues related to the ice game, most of which revolve around player safety. The shocking number of major on-ice injuries in minor hockey games, including head shots that have ended players’ careers, are on the agenda to evaluate just how much vicious plays are a part of the game, and if not, how to eliminate them from it.
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Canucks to make NHL history with long road trip
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Editorial, NHL, Olympics,
Tonight, as part of CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada, the Vancouver Canucks took on the Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Not only was this special because it’s the second game of an all-day, all-Canadian triple-header, it also kicked off what would be the longest road trip in the history of the NHL. The Canucks will go 42 days without playing a home game. Along the way, they’ll play 14 games in 13 cities and cover 12,855 miles.
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Thrashers jump 7 spots with win
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Editorial, NHL,
Talk about a leapfrog. The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night. The exciting part for Thrashers fans is that they took over 6th place in the Eastern Conference from the hometown Flyers, but the interesting part for hockey fans everywhere is that going in to the game, Atlanta was in 13th. Thanks to the NHL’s tiebreaker rules, the Thrashers earned two points with the win, and bypassed the Islanders, Bruins, Canadiens, Rangers, Panthers and Flyers in the standings.
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The legacy of the trading card
Remember trading cards? You probably do. Those two-inch by three-inch photographs of yesteryear’s most beloved sports heroes and villains certainly had a special place in many a child’s daily activities. Trading with friends at school for your favorite player was always a thrill, but it was just as difficult to part with non-duplicates, even if it was some unknown like Bruce Hurst. Sets of trading cards were sought after with one goal in mind: collect them all.
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Canadiens and Laraque part ways
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL,
Is Georges Laraque being forced into some sort of unceremonious retirement? The Montreal Canadiens who are now Laraque’s former team, have come to a crossroads with the 33-year old enforcer and decided to effectively “buy him out,” by telling him that while they will continue to sign his paychecks, he won’t put on a Canadiens uniform ever again. He signed a three-year contract with Montreal, but has now been taken off the roster, just halfway into the deal.
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Leafs’ big gamble paying off
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL,
Have the Toronto Maple Leafs reached desperation? Since last summer, when Leafs GM Brian Burke merely mentioned the word “playoffs,” fans have taken his meaning completely out of context and are now reeling against the GM for his lies and lack of results; not to mention his team’s awful play this season. Phil Kessel, acquired from Boston for three draft picks (two firsts and a second), has struggled, and in a Burke-esque move, the Leafs have called up forward Tyler Bozak from the Toronto Marlies AHL team to center the first line.
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Brodeur legacy v2.0
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL,
Step aside Martin, there’s a new Brodeur in town. Distant relative Mike has made the NHL and is ready for action. Called up as an emergency replacement for injured teammate Pascal Leclaire, Brodeur has filled the backup role exceptionally, shutting out the Rangers on Jan. 14, then allowing just two goals to the Canadiens on Jan. 16. Brodeur’s only other NHL experience was his debut on Dec. 19 against the Minnesota Wild where he stopped 22 of 23 shots. He was credited with the “W” on all three occasions.
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