January 2nd, 2009
by Tapeleg
It wasn’t a question as to wether I would watch the Winter Classic (can you call something classic before it happens?), it was if I would enjoy it or not. How good a job would NBC do? How good would the NHL do? Was it going to be old hat?
Last year versus this [...]
December 20th, 2008
by Tapeleg
Via Kuklas, this is what we get from the St. Petersburg Times (by Damian Cristodero):
The shootout must go. It is an argument that will fall on deaf ears. The fans love it, and if the fans love it, the league loves it, too. But after what happened Thursday in the Lightning’s shootout loss to the [...]
December 19th, 2008
by Tapeleg
Kukla’s Korner pointed me to this. From Lightning Strikes:
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed Jussi Jokinen on waivers at noon Friday. We will know whether he clears or is picked up by another team at noon Saturday. Jokinen has six goals but zero in his past 15 games.
I mentioned last night in my Sundin post [...]
December 18th, 2008
by Tapeleg
You know, this has been way too long in the making. I feel like I have been held hostage by uninteresting Sundin talk for way to long. Finally, Mats Sundin has signed with the Vancouver Canucks. And you know what, I am not trembling in my boots. Here’s why:
While 28 [...]
December 9th, 2008
by Tapeleg
Paul Kukla pointed out this item that should make everyone (aside from my podcast partner Tom) either scratch their head, or laugh their (bleep) off. From The Buffalo News:
Goaltender Ryan Miller called it a “slanted officiating job” today and said the men in stripes weren’t behaving too well either.
At the end of a 5-1/2-minute [...]
December 2nd, 2008
by Tapeleg
After all the hubbub, which we aren’t even past the hub part, the Dallas Stars owner tells us that Sean Avery would have been in hot water had the NHL not suspended him. From the Dallas Stars Blog at the Dallas Morning News (via Puck Daddy):
Stars owner Tom Hicks supported the decision.
“I completely support the [...]
December 2nd, 2008
by Tapeleg
Oh, NHL, why do you not like natural rivalries? Why do you mess with a good thing?
I’m not a big Sean Avery fan, and probably never will be. As much as I dislike Martin Brodeur, I still couldn’t stand Avery acting like a jackass in front of him, making a mockery of the [...]
October 5th, 2008
by Tapeleg
Today, someone at work told me, the hockey season began. Except:
It started before noon where I am.
It started in Europe.
No one really played a home game.
No teams play a home opener until Thursday. And…
They are still playing preseason games.
You know, when there is preseason hockey, that should mean the season hasn’t started yet. [...]
October 3rd, 2008
by Tapeleg
Roundtable time snuck up on me this year, much like the hockey season. Perhaps it was Joe Sakic taking his sweet time to tell us he would be back for the year, the lack of late offseason free agency signing, or just an incredible busy work life for the past several months (which is the [...]
September 16th, 2008
by Tapeleg
The Blue Jackets continues their practices and scrimmages today, first taking the ice in the Ice Haus practice facility, then moving into the main arena. Who could believe that they would be skating where Celine Dion was singing just the noght before (ugh).
Rick Nash was on the ice, but Mike Commodore was [...]