Dust Off After Deadline

Just days after the trade deadline, the dust is starting to settle. The hectic – yet sort of disappointing – Feb. 26 resulted in some big names being dealt, but more importantly, several rumoured players not moving.
Olli Jokinen, Michael Ryder, Bryan McCabe, were just a few stars among those staying with their original squads as [...]

Forsberg Back in Colorado

For all that it’s worth, Peter Forsberg has come back to the NHL after spending three-quarters of the season in Sweden nursing an injured foot.
The lucky, or unlucky, team that Forsberg has sided with is the 10th place in the Western Conference Colorado Avalanche.
The following is nothing against Forsberg, because he was great, and nothing [...]

Two Big Names for Sale, for Sure

Okay, one is guaranteed NHL shopping material, while the other is rumoured to be heading out of town as well.
On Friday, Atlanta failed to come to terms with any sort of extension on Marian Hossa’s contract, therefore, letting the rest of the league know that they will try and get something in return before the [...]

Good Ol’ Fashion Hockey

The Anaheim Ducks rolled through last year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, losing five games through four series and physically dominated just about every opponent.
Another thing the Ducks led the league in, aside from being the best team in the NHL when the dust settled in mid-June, was fighting majors.  Last season, the Ducks dropped the gloves [...]

Cookie Made of Chicken

In a game full of fights, line brawls, big hits, beauty goals and more fights, did anyone else notice that Vancouver Canucks forward Matt Cooke did not drop his mitts?
The problem with the Cookie Monster not scrapping out there against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night’s mock-up of the UFC was that he should have.
In [...]

NHL Still Waiting For Blockbuster

There is ten more days until the NHL trading deadline.
And the biggest deal so far is an Ottawa-Senators-Carolina-Hurricane swap that wasn’t all too thrilling. 
The lack of trades so far this year is astonishing, and disappointing, for fans who follow the game. When the biggest deal made, before the previously mentioned one, was a Doug Weight for Andy [...]

Trade Rumour A Source of Hilarity

As I was driving around Port Coquitlam, B.C. today, I found myself in absolute hysterics, laughing so hard that I am sure the people in the cars beside me thought I was crazy.
What made me laugh so hard? 
Are you ready for this?
The newest trade rumour has the Vancouver Canucks trading Ryan Kesler, Luc Bourdon, [...]

Mariners Trade for Bedard Finally Goes Through.

It took long enough. Erik Bedard, welcome to Seattle. 
The Canadian lefty will inject some youth into the Mariners rotation. Though Bedard, who will turn 29 this year, isn’t exactly a kid, their rotation was looking a little geriatric. 
The four other pitchers in the starting rotation will be Miguel Batista, Jeff Weaver, Jarrod Washburn and Felix [...]

Canucks Finally Get Two Points for Effort

At least for tonight, the Vancouver Canucks feel like they have had a massive load lifted off of their shoulders. 
Winless on a four-game road trip that saw them fall at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3, the Florida Panthers 4-3 in a shootout and then to the Dallas Stars 3-2 in another shootout, the Canucks limped into [...]

Duke vs. Carolina Feb. 6

Random thoughts from the night that was the first Duke-Carolina game of the year. 
It might be the best rivalry in sports, not just college sports. Duke-Carolina in the Dean Dome Wednesday night was testament to that.
Taking in the atmosphere of the first ten minutes is spellbinding, that and my lack of wireless connection for the [...]

Heat Comes From the Sun – Shaq to Suns, Marion to Miami

We thought we saw the biggest trade of the season when the Lakers picked up Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown, a prospect and a draft pick. But folks, they ain’t gonna get much bigger than this.
We don’t need to get into the stats, we all know what Shaq’s done and we all know what Marion [...]

Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

This Sunday could a monumental day.  On Sunday, the New England Patriots have a chance to win the Superbowl, and in doing so, going a perfect 19-0 on the season.
Sunday, if you think about it, could be one of those days that when we are all old and grey with back problems and several grandchildren, [...]