some sens comments

i guess it’s time that i speak on the ottawa senators for a bit.
not really all that much good to talk about. after thefiring john paddock two weeks ago, ottawa has won two games and lost four, one being an overtime loss to san jose. they lost to the los angeles kings, the [...]

crosby returns

sidney crosby will make his return to the penguins lineup tonight.
the penguins captain has been out of the lineup since mid-january with a high ankle sprain. since he’s been out, his buddy has taken over the scoring duties for pittsburgh.
pretty good timing on his return, what with marian hossa’s injury in his first game [...]

ovechkin hits 50

the washington capitals exploded for six first period goals in last night’s game against the boston bruins, and alexander ovechkin had half of them, giving him 52 goals for the season.   he also added two assists as the caps destroyed boston by a count of 10-2.
ovechkin is the first player to reach the 50-goal mark [...]

finishing strong

random/useless stat of the day. a lot is made about momentum going into the playoffs. you always hear analysts talk about a team going into the playoffs on the hot streak. so how good are the stanley cup teams at the end of the regular season?
results of the last ten games of [...]

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.  [...]

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 [...]