Of course that was a perfect segue for me to ask about all of the off season turmoil surrounding Jack Johnson and that he seems to be talked about in every single trade deal. Lombardi cleared the air. “Aw, that’s…
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The Hockey News: Heating up
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Heatley reportedly wasn’t happy playing for coach Cory Clouston, who replaced Craig Hartsburg at mid-season and reduced the winger’s playing time, including moving him for a spell onto the team’s second power-play unit. With five years and more than $37…
Ken Campbell: Best the Wings will ever be?
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The link failed to import for some reason, but this is from Ken Campbell’s blog at The Hockey News: Ask Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland about it and you get a terse, “I’m not going there.” Ask Red Wings…
Ducks’ Pronger can only wait and see – Ducks blog – OCRegister.com
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Ironically, Pronger’s future could very well be tied to that of fellow blue-line star Scott Niedermayer. Should Niedermayer retire or sign elsewhere as a free agent, the Ducks would almost certainly keep Pronger. Should Niedermayer return, the Ducks would likely…
Pot Meet Kettle: Ducks Say Wings are (wait for it) Dirty! (GASP!)
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Anaheim accused Tomas Holmstrom of delivering a dirty elbow to the head of James Wisniewski after he had been injured by a puck to the chest Tuesday in Game 3. They said Johan Franzen cross-checked Scott Niedermayer in the back…
Sharks Territory: “There comes a point in every player’s career where we stop seeing the qualities of that player and focus on his faults.”
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I thought our Sharks had enough to make a serious run in the postseason. So for me to write a credible blog about this team I needed some help. There are certain people I talk to all the time during…
Bryan Cameron Selected by OHL GMs to OHL First Team All-Stars [UPDATE: and is released by the Kings]
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2008-09 All-Star Teams First Team: Centre – Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion (81) Left Wing – Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires (68) Right Wing – Bryan Cameron, Belleville Bulls (63) Defence – Ryan Ellis, Windsor Spitfires (81) Defence – P.K Subban, Belleville…
“I don’t think we handled the pressure as well as I thought we would,” McLellan says | Working the Corners
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McLellan’s most relevant comments came when he was asked his reaction to those who thought Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton maybe were too mellow or too nice or too passive or too whatever to serve in the important role of…
Kukla’s Korner: McLellan requests to return to Wings, Retroactive to April 1 (hilarious)
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In a stunning turn of events, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Monday accepted the request of San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan to return to the Detroit Red Wings. Unaware that the playoffs had even started, Bettman admitted that McLellan’s…
St. Louis Dispatch: Andy Murray Goes Ballistic
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A day after the Blues’ 3-0 loss to Vancouver, television highlights continued to focus on the postgame tirade of head coach Andy Murray on the team’s bench. Murray was incensed because after Vancouver scored its empty-net goal, Canucks coach Alain…