hossa injured in first game as a pen

marian hossa’s debut for the pittsburgh penguins didn’t quite go as planned.
in the second period, hossa and the boston bruins glen murray collided knee-on-knee, with hossa getting the worst of it.  the injury is a slight sprain of the mcl.  the penguins are saying he should only be out for a week.
not good for pittsburgh.  [...]

free sports betting

if you enjoy laying down a bet or two, and have very little money (:D), then let me tell you about this site.
it’s called centsports. when you sign up, you get 10 cents free to bet. no catch to the free dime. then you can bet on a variety of sports. [...]

senators fire paddock

after shutout losses to the toronto maple leafs and boston bruins, bryan murray made his biggest move a day after the trade deadline.
after losing six of their last eight games, and 14 of their last 21, the ottawa senators have fired coach john paddock.  general manager bryan murray, who was the teams coach last year, [...]

deadline day extravaganza

well, let’s hope there is some excitement today. a rundown of today’s deals, updated throughout the day.
trying to find a good way to sort the deals so they are easy to read. going with these tables for now.

team
acquires
team
acquires

tampa bay
alexandre picard, conditional draft pick
philadelphia
vaclav prospal

11:00am update…

team
acquires
team
acquires

new jersey
bryce salvador
st. louis
cam janssen

11:15am…

team
acquires
team
acquires

florida
wade belak
toronto
2008 5th round pick

11:35am…

team
acquires
team
acquires

san [...]

prelude to a deadline

with the trade deadline less than 18 hours away, some names have already started moving.
despite saying last week that he was unlikely to return, peter forsberg is going back to where (basically) it all started. forsberg has signed a one-year deal with the colorado avalanche. the avalanche are in a tough battle for [...]

sundin staying put

news just coming down that mats sundin has decided to not waive his no trade clause and will stay with the toronto maple leafs.
in sundin’s words…
“I have carefully considered the team’s request that I waive my no-trade clause,” Sundin said in a statement. “I have always believed I would finish my career as a Toronto [...]

foppa “unlikely” to return

peter forsberg’s agent don baizley is spreading the word among nhl teams that forsberg won’t be skating in the league this year.
“The prospect of Peter having enough confidence in the foot-skate issue to commit to being able to play in the NHL this season isn’t where it needs to be at this moment,” Baizley told [...]

gm meetings – countdown to deadline day

the nhl trade deadline is a week from tomorrow. in advance of that, the general managers of all 30 nhl teams are meeting in naples, florida. the meetings are a time to talk about rules, the salary cap, and other league happenings.
but, with three days of meetings before the deadline, it’s a time [...]

book review: future greats and heartbreaks

i just finished reading gare joyce’s book, “future greats and heartbreaks: a year undercover in the secret world of nhl scouts.” a short review…
in the book, joyce is given all kinds of access from the columbus blue jackets before the 2006 nhl entry draft. he was brought into their “war room”, sitting in [...]