From The Rink (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by John Dunn - AP Browse more photos » I had the chance to meet up with Isles GM Garth Snow briefly when they were in town, and talk about rebuilding his team with one of the true youth movements in the NHL. To my surprise, however, he wasn't all that forthcoming in talking about the "rebuilding" part of what's happening on Long Island: "I don’t use that...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
A preview of the Islanders. When and where: 2 p.m. Nassau Coliseum. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, MSG Plus. Record: 9-9-7, 25 points. The Islanders are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference and last place in the Atlantic Division. Leading Scorer: John Tavares, 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists). Last Game: 2-1 home loss to the Flyers, Wednesday . Trent Hunter ( right ) scored the Islanders' only goal. Last...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Earlier this morning, Dejan Kovacevic posted three of Dave Molinari's more prominent leads from his career covering the Penguins . They were for Mario Lemieux's first career game and for the team's first and third Stanley Cup titles. Three of the biggest moments in the history of the franchise captured perfectly by a hall-of-fame writer. One that has always stood out to us is Lemieux's comeback game...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
from Jerry Sullivan of the Buffalo News, A month from now, Biron could be part of a three-man goalie rotation on Long Island. Biron has been splitting the duties with Dwayne Roloson, who is in the first year of a two-year, $5 million contract. Rick DiPietro, who signed a 15-year, $67.5 million contract three years ago, is practicing again after missing a year with a knee injury. Isles coach Scott Gordon...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
from Stan Fischler at the HockeyJournal, * Vin Lecavalier’s so-so season so far has Tampa Bay pundits wondering whether the Lightning brass has waited too long before unloading the captain. And, if not, is this the time to do so before it’s too late? Compared to buddy, St. Louis, Lecavalier’s game has been uninspiring. Could be that Vin needs the tough love of Rangers coach John Tortorella...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The Peerless Prognosticator is on the AIR!!! Tonight the Capitals return home to finish up a back-to-back, this game against the New York islanders. The Caps defeated a game Islander squad last Saturday on Long Island, 3-2, in overtime. It is a surprisingly competitive team, given the predictions for it, in that they have played in seven one-goal games so far (1-1-5). They have that plucky, hard working...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
PREGAME Greetings from our living room. The Penguins will be facing the Islanders in ther season debut. And they will be the first opponent in John Tavares' career. EN reader Brian Warcup is in Nassau Coliseum and sent us a few warm-up shots: -Dan Bylsma and Dan Potash discuss nutrition: -Marc-Andre Fleury gets a start for the second consecutive night. Kind of surprising. We would've expected the...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
A preview of the Islanders. When and where: 7 p.m. Nassau Coliseum. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, MSG Plus. Record: 0-0-0, 0 points. The Islanders are tied for third place in the Atlantic Division with the Devils and tied for seventh place in the Eastern Conference with five other teams. Leading Returning Scorer from Last Season: Mark Streit, 56 points (16 goals, 40 assists). Last Game: 6-2 home loss to the...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
More photos » by John Dunn - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Martin Biron , Dwayne Roloson , John Tavares Who's out: Yann Danis , Andy Hilbert , Joey MacDonald , Dean McAmmond , Thomas Pock , Mike Sillinger Outlook: Even with 18-year-old wunderkind John Tavares joining the roster as – after bonuses – the team's highest paid forward, GM Garth Snow opted to keep the Isles payroll...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, • The Phoenix Coyotes are just kidding people by insisting that Wayne Gretzky’s absence from training camp is insignificant. Imagine Leafs camp without Ron Wilson setting the agendas, the lineups, the rules, determining who plays and who doesn’t and how much they play in a game. A training camp without a head coach is a camp without proper direction...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Adam Proteau of The Hockey News with his Eastern Conference rankings… 14. Atlanta. Despite all the bluster about Ilya Kovalchuk signing a contract extension with Atlanta, it hasn’t happened yet. And that’s because the Russian superstar has seen this organization stink for too long to take management at its word that things will be different this year. This situation has Jay-Bouwmeester-playing-out-the-string-in-Florida...
Melt Your Face-Off (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Hextall454: Thanks for meeting with me today, Mr. Snow. LeNoc’s been kicking my ass in the Season Preview department. GM Garth Snow: Who is this LeNoc you speak of? Hextall454: He’s my co-editor of our hockey blog. Snow: … Hextall454: Melt Your Face-Off? Snow: … Hextall454: The very reason I am here today? To have you help with our Season Preview [...]
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
More photos » by JOSEPH KACZMAREK - AP Browse more photos » Mr. Ray Emery . The troubled soul. And, along with Brian Boucher , the latest in a long line of Flyers netminders that has tried to take over the No. 1 job in Philadelphia and do away with the stigma that exists when it comes to that franchise's men in masks. The Flyers have a 24-year Stanley Cup drought heading into this season,...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
Penguins -Welcome home Sidney Crosby ( above ). -The Penguins might be looking to unload Marc-Andre Fleury: -Crosby apparently borrowed Garth Snow's old equipment for that game. -Crosby visiting a children's hospital: -Crosby visiting the Canadian Navy and autographing a helicopter: -Crosby on like the third firetruck ever made: -Maxime Talbot tagged along on Crosby's parade and got stuck with the...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
Penguins -You explain this to us. Michel Therrien gets fired Feb. 15. Some "homeless man" begins throwing letters and other items into Mario Lemieux's yard four days later . -Introducing a new feature we're "borrowing" from Japer's Rink . Current or former Penguins' birthdays: Happy 40th birthday to former Penguins goaltender Garth Snow ( right ). Atlantic Division -The Rangers...
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