So, there’s this report that Jarome Iginla has placed the L.A. Kings on his list of 4 teams to which he would accept a trade. The teams are Boston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Chicago. Cross out Pittsburgh as they just… Read More ›
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Bye Bye Win Streak: Bruins Beats Kings 4-2
Stupidity ruled the day as the Kings twice mimicked the lack of intelligence exhibited by the hoards of Bruin fans with terrible goals against in what amounted to the conclusion of a 6 game winning streak. Between Drew Doughty making… Read More ›
Boston Bruins Shut Out Kings 3-0: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One…
We take a penalty early and then follow it up with another. We fall behind 1-0. We have a few scoring chances but can’t finish. For the most part, we throw pucks at the net. Nothing is going in. We… Read More ›
I AM DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO LOSING IT…
Monday, 12:30pm, I picked up the phone at work and called the wife. I asked her if she could do me a favor. She said sure. I asked if she could take our daughter out that night. “You want to… Read More ›
THE CLOTH MUST CUT BOTH WAYS
Let me begin by saying I loathe the Canucks. There is not a single strand of cognizance floating through my scrambled head that wishes even the smallest success on that franchise. I am not going to go into the details… Read More ›
HOCKEY EMULATES LIFE: GREATER THE CRIME, GREATER THE TIME
“The hit by Rome was clearly beyond what is acceptable in terms of how late it was delivered after Horton had released the puck and it caused a significant injury.” – NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations, Mike Murphy The great majority… Read More ›
AARON ROME SUSPENDED 4 GAMES FOR HIT ON NATHAN HORTON
The NHL has suspended Aaron Rome for last night’s late hit on Nathan Horton: “Two factors were considered in reaching this decision,” per NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy. ”The hit by Rome was clearly beyond what is acceptable in… Read More ›
RO8ERTO LUONGO DELIVERS A SNOWMAN IN JUNE
The best way to get Roberto Luongo (hereinafter Ro8erto) off his game is to get the puck between his ears. 8 between the pipes is nice. 5 between the ears is a game changer because that’s where he is weakest…. Read More ›
THE NHL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NATHAN HORTON’S INJURY
First, the hit. Nathan Horton. 26 goals, 27 assists, 53 points. +29. In the playoffs, 8 goals, 9 assists, 17 points. +11. Two of those playoff goals were overtime game winning goals. Horton was 2nd on the team during the… Read More ›
BALLSY…STUPID, BUT BALLSY
So, the Vancouver Canucks’ Green Men intend to attend games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals…in Boston. This may be the first time in my life I wish I wasn’t a Kings’ fan. Oh, to be a Boston… Read More ›
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING TURN THE OTHER CHEEK
One of our readers, Jim, posted the article linked below in one of his comments but I thought the article merited more direct attention. It’s an interesting look into the irrelevance of the enforcer in today’s game as well as… Read More ›
WHICH OF THE FOUR SHOULD LIFT THE STANLEY CUP?
You’ve asked it. I have as well. Who do we want to lift the Stanley Cup? Tonight, I reached my conclusion. Let the best man win. WESTERN CONFERENCE THE FRAGILE PSYCHE SERIES: CANUCKS v. SHARKS Two teams with a history… Read More ›
DOES DEFENSE WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE NEW NHL?
We have all heard the phrase or, if you like, cliché that “defense wins championships.” It comes from Bear Bryant and, expanded, reads, “offense sells tickets. Defense wins championships.” Bear Bryant was a football coach for the University of Alabama…. Read More ›
PAULSEN’S NHL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS: PART 2
Guest writer Anthony Paulsen brings you his round 2 NHL playoff predictions What a great first round of playoff hockey we’ve witnessed this year! I’ll go as far as to say that this is probably the most exciting first round… Read More ›
MR. STURM GOES TO WASHINGTON
There you have it. We have come full circle. Give nothing to get nothing to lose nothing. The flexibility LA Kings‘ general manager Dean Lombardi sought by putting Marco Sturm on waivers just cost the Kings the veteran left wing… Read More ›
