Archive for February 2010

Hey All, This is something that I’ve had kicking around in my head for quite some time, and now that the rest of the world has been introduced to Ryan Miller, I felt it was time to dust it off, polish it up, and share. To those of us in Western New York, Ryan has always been one of the elite on the Sabres squad.

On my mind today: Marian Hossa, USA vs Canada, and hockey transactions (from THN) Marian Hossa: Okay I wanted to talk to him and say how much I hated him. After a night of intense writers block and writing and re-writing all I could come up with was an inarticulate portrayal of irrational hate. That isn’t how I want to show myself to you guys.

With the National Hockey League’s condensed season because of the two week shutdown for NHL players to participate in the Olympic Games, it seems that there will be a lot occurring in a short period of time for the Philadelphia Flyers.  Take the next four days, for instance.  Defenseman Kimmo Timonen will play in the Bronze Medal game tonight against Slovakia, and center Mike Richards and defenseman Chris Pronger are competing in Sundays

On my mind today: Crosby hype, talks of a Winter Classic in the Burgh, what to expect after the break (first game March 2nd) aaaannnd finally hockey transactions. Crosby Hype. Since Sidney Crosby hit the hockey scene it has been nothing but attention for this world wonder. The young kid from Canada has been getting media attention since the young age of just 14. Writers and hockey critics from all

Hey puckheads of Puckdrop! My name is Shannon, I am from southern New Jersey and will be writing about the Pittsburgh Penguins. (weird, I know right? LET’S GO PENS!) I am a passionately devoted Penguins fan, but also a fan of hockey! I am very adoring of the sport, fans and especially players. I am so excited to share my passion with you! I hope what I have to say

In no particular order…. @NHLdilo Michael Dilorenzo is the NHL’s VP of Social Media & Marketing.  He is a vocal and down to earth presence, and he is great about returning tweets. Awesome job Michael.  We need Gary to tweet #goBettman! @dani3boyz very active Hockey Tweep, mother, passionate founder of @NHLtweetup and hardcore ISLES fan @leafswire Awesome hardcore Leafs writers on Leafswire.ca @theHockeyZen Two passionate New Brunswickers and

This is an increasingly important time in the history of the National Hockey League and the direction the league is heading.  The impending Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, NHL players eligibility status for future Olympic Games, the financial climate of the U.S. and it’s effect on the league, and the growing threat from the Kontinental Hockey League, these are indeed important days. NHL’s Stance on Olympic Eligibility Crucial In an October interview with The Canadian Press, NHL

While working on a story regarding the job that L.A. Kings’ GM Dean Lombardi is doing building his team into a true Stanley Cup contender (http://bit.ly/aWsot7), it brought back memories of the last time Philadelphia had gone with someone outside their “circle of trust”.  Someone with a great hockey mind, possessing a different outlook on how to build a winner other than the usual Philly philosophy. On June 6th, 1990, Russ Farwell was hired to be General Manager

Laperriere playing with full face shield A player’s true worth cannot be determined by his number of goals and assists alone.  A classic example is Philadelphia Flyers’ winger Ian Laperriere. In a December 21st game at the Wachovia Center, Philadelphia was in the midst of sleepwalking through a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.  The latest defeat gave the team a record of 3-13-1 over their previous 17 contests.  The free fall knocked Philly into 14th place in the Eastern Conference standings, and put the Orange and Black in

Following a bitterly disappointing 2-1 loss to Anton Khudobin and the Wild in Minnesota on February 6th, the Philadelphia Flyers looked like they could have been in some real trouble.  It was the second straight loss in which they totally outplayed their opponent but came out on the losing end because of their incomprehensible lack of finishing off their scoring chances.  Khudobin had made 38 saves in his first NHL start. The previous game, Edmonton