Dean Lombardi loves the Yankees or at least he loves to talk about the Yankees. How many times have we read or heard his quotes equating something hockey related to baseball and the Yankees. I got to thinking about that tonight. I got to thinking about the Yank of all Yankees, George Steinbrenner. George once said: Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing … [Read more...]
Texts Dustin Penner Decided Against Sending To Darryl Sutter
January 8, 2012 By
Helene Elliott tweeted yesterday: Sutter said Dustin Penner texted him this morning and said he had a sore back and couldn't walk. What you don't know and hasn't been reported are the texts Dustin Penner considered sending to Darryl Sutter but decided not to as to why he couldn't play yesterday afternoon. Fortunately for you, we tracked those down. Terry Murray and I were out late, partying. … [Read more...]
Babcock Not Surprised By Doughty’s Struggles, Despite Being Touched By God
December 17, 2011 By
Always a good interview, Detroit Red Wings coach, Mike Babcock had the following gems for Helene Elliott: Regarding L.A. Kings defenseman, Drew Doughty (who he once called as being "touched by God"): Well, if I didn’t know he wasn’t at training camp — wasn’t he not at training camp — that would surprise me. But this league’s too good not to be ready to go when everybody else is … [Read more...]
Tim Leiweke Tells A Certain Someone To Stand Up For Himself…Ballsy
September 26, 2011 By
Who else but Helene Elliott would give us this gem of an interview with Tim Leiweke today? The answer is nobody. Read the whole thing and then come back and let's talk about one quote in particular: “The difference of opinion here is that Drew may see this as disrespect, and it’s not at all. We have offered to make him the fourth-highest-paid defenseman in the NHL and equal the highest-paid … [Read more...]
Is The Drew Doughty Impasse Really About Don Meehan’s Ego?
September 16, 2011 By
Don Meehan is one of the most successful sports agents out there. In the hockey world, he is "The Don". He has likely made enough money to last him 5 lavish lifetimes. When you make that kind of money, you sometimes (not always) develop a condition called a "God complex". That is one who believes themselves omnipotent and, symbolically of course, omnipresent. The ego grows the size of a small … [Read more...]
ONE DUCK, TWO DUCK, WHAT THE F***?
June 11, 2011 By
First, Corey Perry's sophomoric breakdown of the Cup Finals. Then, the only Anaheim Duck player I can tolerate, Bobby Ryan, does one...for the L.A. Times...as a "guest blogger". First, let's be clear on the word "guest". A guest is invited. Hence, Helene Elliott, whom I like and respect, invited Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan into her domain to, of all the insanity, write. If fish and guests … [Read more...]
L.A. KINGS OPENING NIGHT ROSTER SET
October 6, 2010 By
Thanks to Helene Elliott for confirming it via the LA Times. There were no surprises in the 23-man roster the Kings submitted to the NHL on Wednesday. As Coach Terry Murray said Tuesday, the Kings will open the season Saturday at Vancouver with six rookies on the roster. Here's the roster, by position (* denotes rookie) Goaltenders (2) Jonathan Bernier* Jonathan Quick Defense … [Read more...]
QUICK GETTING THE START IN LAS VEGAS
September 30, 2010 By
Per Helene: Kings Coach Terry Murray said goaltender Jonathan Quick will start against Colorado at Las Vegas on Saturday and there's a chance Erik Ersberg, who missed a start because of a bruised left hand, will make his exhibition season debut Sunday against the Ducks at Anaheim. For the full Helene Elliott article, and a damn good one I may add, click on the link. … [Read more...]
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