Scott Gomez exercises release from Hershey Bears tryout Scott Gomez’s time in the AHL with the Hershey Bears is over for now as he asked to be released from the PTO he signed in January. In 18 games with the Bears, the 36-year-old Gomez scored four times and racked up 20 assists, helping them to the top spot in the Atlantic Division. Despite the limited time with the team, he leaves as the … [Read more...]

Andreas Athanasiou scores brilliantly nasty goal vs. Dallas (Video) Andreas Athanasiou is one of those young players whose skills-set leaves veteran teammates awestruck. When we spoke to Brad Richards at last weekend’s Stadium Series game, he was marveling at what 'Double-A' could do in the offensive zone. Richards also talked about how hard it is to keep up with Athanasiou’s blazing speed, … [Read more...]

Ducks gain from 'not screwing up the chemistry too much' with trades The Anaheim Ducks tried to upgrade their wing position as they had planned and added long-term salary flexibility with a few deals right at Monday’s NHL trade deadline. Anaheim picked up Jamie McGinn from the Buffalo Sabres and Brandon Pirri from the Florida Panthers as the team looked to bolster their Stanley Cup playoff … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Hats off for Hornqvist, Schenn No. 1 Star: Patric Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins  Hornqvist tallied a hat trick and added an assist on Kris Letang’s third-period goal in the Penguins’ 6-0 rout of the Arizona Coyotes. Hornqvist scored two goals in the first period, both assisted by Sidney Crosby, and then on the power play in the second period, giving him 15 goals on the … [Read more...]

Mats Zuccarello helps Rangers fan get prom date (Photo)  Mats Zuccarello's charity helped a young fan get a date to the prom. According to a story in the Daily News, before the New York Rangers' Monday game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Zuccarello saw Vinny Mutone of Bohemia, N.Y. holding a sign saying "Zucc! If you give me your stick she'll go to prom with me!!!" Mutone was at the game … [Read more...]

NHL Trade Deadline 2016 Report Card: No ‘incompletes’ allowed The biggest loser on NHL Trade Deadline Day was, of course, the NHL. It was an exercise in tedium, a boring slog that produced nothing of significant impact. It was a day when the biggest names didn’t move, but many small ones did. It was … rough. That said, some teams did quite well and some teams did not. Here is Puck Daddy’s … [Read more...]

Eric Gelinas traded to Avalanche, escapes Devils doghouse Eric Gelinas has spent more time in the doghouse for the New Jersey Devils than on the blueline. And now he’s a member of the Colorado Avalanche.  The Avs traded a 2017 third-round pick for Gelinas, a 24-year-old defenseman with a booming shot but some defensive deficiencies. His high-water mark was in 2013-14, when Gelinas tallied 29 … [Read more...]

Five reasons NHL trade deadline day is basically the worst (Video) Crushed dreams. Boring, tedious coverage. People discovering their lives have been forever changed ON LIVE TELEVISION! The NHL Trade Deadline is basically the worst.  Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy blog takes a look at five reasons that deadline day is a dark abyss of hockey news.  Go ahead and put your choices … [Read more...]

NHL Trade Deadline 2016 Live Blog: Hour 3! The NHL Trade Deadline is Feb. 29, at 3 p.m. ET. We're live-blogging this bad boy every hour with constant commentary and updates from Puck Daddy writers Greg Wyshynski, Sean Leahy, Josh Cooper and Jen Neale, as well as Sam McCaig of Yahoo Sports NHL coverage.  Here's the Hour 1 live blog! Here's Hour 2! And now onto Hour 3! Follow all the deals on … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Perry tricks Kings; Talbot saves Oilers No. 1 Star: Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks  Perry recorded his ninth career hat trick and added an assist as the Ducks got by the Los Angeles Kings 4-2. Perry scored in all three periods, including twice on the power play and tallied his 26th of the year early in the third period to break a 2-2 deadlock. John Gibson made 27 saves and David … [Read more...]