Kukla's Korner- Hockey :: Financial Issues Ahead
from Stephen Brunt of the Globe and Mail, ...Because of a lease that makes it virtually impossible to move the team out of its publicly financed digs in Glendale, without entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and because the team seems doomed to lose huge amounts of money there in perpetuity, it is hard to imagine anyone buying the Coyotes while the team is tied to its current home. That means the league doesn?t have to worry about Jim Balsillie riding to the rescue and making things c...
Top Shelf :: In Praise of Andrew Peters and Other Thoughts
- I'm not a huge Andrew Peters fan. Obviously he's a bit of a mess on the ice. Not a ton of skill and questionably effective as an enforcer. And while he seems like a nice enough person off the ice, he's always struck me as that guy who tries just a little too hard. He's not quite as funny as he thinks he is. But considering how much everyone seems to love him, maybe that's just me. At any rate, I think he's been pretty endearing during the whole biting incident. Making cracks a...
On Frozen Blog :: Off-Ice Training Partners
This week we learned of yet another NHL player aligning himself with a Tier I trainer partner -- Ottawa's Mike Fischer with country music performer Carrie Underwood. Naturally, this leads us to our latest OFB Poll:
Flyers Fan Central :: A Little Room to Breathe
Not a ton of breathing room, but some. This Flyers win last night was enhanced by losses from New Jersey and Pittsburgh (both to crappy teams in Atlanta and Nashville, respectively), as well as a Rangers loss last night. The New Jersey loss was especially key, as it takes away the ability they'd had for a long time to catch up based solely on games in hand
Frozen Royalty :: Frozen Royalty Audio: Kings Hold Off Ducks, 4-3
LOS ANGELES — Dustin Brown, Wayne Simmonds, Anze Kopitar and Alexander Frolov scored a goal each to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center on Thursday night.Brown gave the Kings a 1-0 lead late in the first [...]
The Steel City Sports Fan (Penguins Edition) :: All-Star Rosters Set
Yesterday, the NHL released the additions to the 2009 All-Star starting rosters for both the Eastern and Western conferences. The roster additions were selected by the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department, after consultation with League General Managers. WESTERN CONFERENCE
Flyers Fan Central :: Sbisa on way back to Lethbridge?
As well as the Flyers are playing right now, they face some thorny roster decisions when Daniel Briere and his $6.5 million salary return next week. To begin making room, Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren placed defenseman Lasse Kukkonen on waivers Thursday to clear $875,000 and said he might return 18-year-old rookie defenseman Luca Sbisa to his junior team in Lethbridge, Alberta to create another $875,000 for Briere’s return
Flyers Fan Central :: Inside Flyers’ win over Wild
FLYERS 3, WILD 1: After three straight games decided by shootouts, the Flyers did things the old fashioned way, holding Minnesota without a goal on eight power plays while scoring on their only man-advantage. Scott Hartnell, Mike Knuble and Scottie Hartnell deposited goals for the Flyers, who were playing their first game at home since Dec. 23.
Flyers Fan Central :: Flyers vs. Wild Roster Report
ROSTER REPORT GOALTENDERS: Marty Biron, Scott Munroe DEFENSEMEN: Kimmo Timonen, Ossi Vaananen, Braydon Coburn, Matt Carle, Randy Jones, Andrew Alberts FIRST LINE: Simon Gagne, Mike Richards, Mike Knuble SECOND LINE: Scott Hartnell, Jeff Carter, Scottie Upshall THIRD LINE: Arron Asham, Glen Metropolit, Andreas Nodl FOURTH LINE: Riley Cote, Darroll Powe, Josh Gratton PLAYER NOTES: --Carter, who has gone three games without a goal for just the second time this season, has a team-high 44 points i...
Flyers Fan Central :: Flyers end Backstrom?s shutout streak in win (AP)
Two weeks on the road left the Flyers primed for a raucous return home. Did they ever deliver against Minnesota. Philadelphia killed off every power-play attempt, ended Niklas Backstrom's bid for three straight shutouts and, oh yeah, took sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division.
Kukla's Korner- Hockey :: The Economy Problems Hitting Colorado
from Adrian Dater of All Things Avs, Stan Kroenke?s sports enterprises most certainly are not immune to the current economic meltdown.Like everyone else, many KSE employees are VERY worried about their jobs right now. Talk of layoffs coming at Kroenke?s Altitude and Entertainment channel is making the rounds, and both the Nuggets and Avalanche could be laying off employees soon, I?m hearing. There is already a lot of nickle-and-diming going on with expenses for employees traveling on the...
Girl with a Puck :: Only one thing...
BOBBY RYAN = AMAZING...AMAZING! First career rookie hat trick, fastest three goals in Ducks history (2:21). Seriously...I LOVE BOBBY RYAN! If you didn't see his third goal...well, GOAL OF THE YEAR