Backstreet's back for more summer Jersey Fouls (Photos) Hey, so it’s hot outside … because it’s the summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And since it’s so toasty across North America we’re seeing some fouls that seem to accommodate this heat. For example, the above Zemgus Girgensons jersey with sleeves gone just screams Buffalo for some reason. How? Why? Who knows!?! It just feels so Western … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Kings have special day with Special Olympians
Los Angeles Kings have special day with Special Olympians EL SEGUNDO, Calif . – Los Angeles forward Tyler Toffoli jumped on cardio equipment at the Los Angeles Kings weight room facility at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo and started to pump his legs. He smiled and looked to his left and his right as he put one stride after another. Onlookers from the Barbados Special Olympics team were … [Read more...]
Settling the Seguin/Benn vs. Kane/Toews debate (Trending Topics)
Settling the Seguin/Benn vs. Kane/Toews debate (Trending Topics) Last week on our own Marek vs. Wyshynski podcast, Jim Nill did a thing that got everyone good and riled up: He compared the two dynamic superstars on his team to the unassailable Good Winner Boys from his division. The allegedly inflammatory quote in question: “We’re not there but we think we’re on pace with where our players … [Read more...]
Canadiens take on Alex Semin with 1-year, $1.1 million deal
Canadiens take on Alex Semin with 1-year, $1.1 million deal What's the perfect example of a "low risk/high reward" signing in the NHL? It's Alexander Semin signing a one-year, $1.1 million deal with the Montreal Canadiens, which the 31-year old forward did on Friday. From the Habs: “We are very pleased to have reached a short term agreement with Alexander Semin. Alex is a pure goal scorer … [Read more...]
Five vital questions about Lou Lamoriello joining Maple Leafs
Five vital questions about Lou Lamoriello joining Maple Leafs Lou Lamoriello shocked the hockey world on Thursday when he resigned from the New Jersey Devils’ presidency and agreed to become the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. It wouldn’t be Lou if we didn’t have more questions than answers right now – after all, this is the man who used “status quo” to address 80 percent of the … [Read more...]
The 10 most loathsome NHL players
The 10 most loathsome NHL players Which NHL players do you hate the most? Ask the question, and you’ll hear names like Milan Lucic and Corey Perry, i.e. players that draw your ire but ones that you'd take on your team in a heartbeat. Pests like Brad Marchand have their virtues too, when they're on your side. There’s a difference, then, between players that you hate and players that you … [Read more...]
Lou Lamoriello buys full page ad to thank NJ Devils, fans
Lou Lamoriello buys full page ad to thank NJ Devils, fans Lou Lamoriello is the New Jersey Devils. Or at least was, until this year, when he gave up his general manager job to Ray Shero and then decided to leave the organization for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. But from the moment he started in 1987 to 2015, Lamoriello presided over the transformation of the organization from a … [Read more...]
Owning an NHL team; Babcock for mental health; Lindsay near 90 (Puck Headlines)
Owning an NHL team; Babcock for mental health; Lindsay near 90 (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • Mark Sertich is 94 years old and still seems to have an explosive … [Read more...]
Lamoriello leaves Devils for Leafs GM position
Lamoriello leaves Devils for Leafs GM position Lou Lamoriello is the new Maple Leafs GM. (USATSI) In what has to be one of the most shocking developments of the entire offseason, longtime New Jersey Devils executive Lou Lamoriello resigned from the only NHL organization he has ever known Thursday. If that wasn't surprising enough, it was revealed minutes later that Lamoriello signed on as the new … [Read more...]
Lou Lamoriello new Maple Leafs GM, resigns from Devils in NHL shocker
Lou Lamoriello new Maple Leafs GM, resigns from Devils in NHL shocker The first bomb dropped just before 10 a.m. on the East Coast: Lou Lamoriello, the man who had run the New Jersey Devils since 1987, had resigned from his position as team president. Lamoriello had given up his role as general manager to Ray Shero earlier this summer, but remained as team president in what many felt would … [Read more...]