from Damian Cristodero of Lightning Strikes, Let’s start by saying this: the loss of wing Drew Miller to the Detroit Red Wings through waivers is not going to change anything about how the Tampa Bay Lightning does this season. Miller, good defensively, was pretty much invisible offensively with zero points in 14 games. Certainly, Paul Szczechura, called up from AHL Norfolk, can do just as much,...
More of the Flu. News Wings goalie Chris Osgood and forward Kirk Maltby have the flu and will miss Thursday night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks at Joe Louis Arena. Jimmy Howard, who was in goal in Wednesday night’s 9-1 victory over Columbus, will start against the Canucks. His backup will be Daniel Larsson, who was called up from Grand Rapids. Drew Miller, picked up on waivers Wednesday,...
Pretty much the only thing I look forward to less than the Wings playing the BJs is the Wings playing the BJs when their roster is being quickly chopped to pieces by highly contagious Random Exploding Leg Syndrome and Albertan Swine Flu. I've sort of been in a sleep-deprivation-induced haze the last couple of days, and as such, have nothing more to say about tonight's game. But hey, look who we just...
FIRST PERIOD 19:45: " LET'S GO PENS!" LET'S GO PENS! " 19:30: Chris Kunitz gets a shift with Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. 18:36: Bill Guerin is on with Craig Adams and Ruslan Fedotenko. 17:50: Malkin hustles up the left wing, enters the offensive zone and leaves a drop pass for Mike Rupp. Rupp steps up and cranks a slapper wide of the net. 17:06: Matt Cooke gives his former Canucks teammate...
Mark Gandler, agent for Evgeny Artyukhin, who was traded Thursday by the Lightning to the Ducks for Drew Miller and a 2010 third-round pick, said his client understands moving players is part of the business and has no hard feelings...