NHL roundup: The Wings' scoring drought, justice is served for Georges Laraque and the 'rally Leafs'
It's Just Sports (Free subscription) | yesterday
Talking Marian Hossa, Brad May and Red Wings scoring droughts.
Georges Laraque
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Penguins 3, Canadiens 1 - Final - 11-25-09
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
PREGAME Greetings from cloudy but really warm Pittsburgh. It's in the high 50s here today. This is not the night before Thanksgiving. It's more like mid-spring. A few blurry, fuzzy sights. Consol Energy Center: -Mellon Arena: -Montreal's Carey Price has at least one fan here: -The ice: -Pascal Dupuis graces the cover of tonight's "Ice TIme:" -Given the supposed "Ice TIme Curse"...
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Canadiens at Penguins - Pregame - 11-25-09
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
PREGAME Greetings from cloudy but really warm Pittsburgh. It's in the high 50s here today. This is not the night before Thanksgiving. It's more like mid-spring. A few blurry, fuzzy sights. Consol Energy Center: -Mellon Arena: -Montreal's Carey Price has at least one fan here: -The ice: -Pascal Dupuis graces the cover of tonight's "Ice TIme:" -Given the supposed "Ice TIme Curse"...
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About the Canadiens - 11-25-09
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
A preview of the Canadiens. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Mellon Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, RDS. Record: 12-11-1, 25 points. The Canadiens are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and in fourth place in the Northeast Division. Leading Scorer: Tomas Plekanec ( right ), 24 points (five goals, 19 assists). Last Game: 5-3 home win against the Blue Jackets, last night . Marc-Andre Bergeron had two goals...
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Problem: Wings' penalty kill at bottom of NHL
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Niklas Kronwall absolved Montreal forward Georges Laraque on Tuesday, insisting the guy whose knee-on-knee hit knocked him out for at least a month is not a dirty player.
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Tuesday links: Where we just can't have nice things like a winning streak edition
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Man that winning streak sure was fun while it lasted. Let's start another one real soon. Blues news The Blues special teams were less than special. I would make a Special Olympics joke, but at least all those athletes are winners. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] Patrice Bergeron had a good game for the Bruins . [Stanley Cup of Chowder] Hockey links Monday's results. [Yahoo! Sports] Just one damn game on...
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NHL Believes a Knee Is More Important Than a Head
Hockey Plumber (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The NHL levied a five-game suspension on Montreal Canadiens forward Georges Laraque for his knee-on-knee hit on Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall. Laraque, who earlier made headlines by appearing in a "sexist" alcohol related internet ad, is known for his pugilistic play on the ice, and his soft-hearted community contributions off the ice. Although Laraque insisted that his collision...
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Habs deal Latendresse, reclaim SK74
montreal city weblog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The Canadiens have dealt away Guillaume Latendresse to Minnesota for Benoit Pouliot (a choice that some are doubtful about ), and are bringing Sergei Kostitsyn back in from the cold. Also, Georges Laraque has been given a five-game suspension for a damaging hit on a Detroit player Saturday night.
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NHL suspends Habs enforcer Laraque for 5 games
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
TORONTO (AP) -- The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque five games for a hit on Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall.
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Laraque suspended five games for Kronwall hit
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque five games for a hit on Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall. Laraque received the suspension for an incident on Nov. 21. against the Red Wings when he collided with Kronwall resulting in a leg-on-leg, open-ice hit. The NHL said Laraque, who was assessed a minor penalty for tripping on the play, deliberately extended his knee and, through...
- N.H.L. Roundup: Tip-In Shot Pushes Lightning Past Thrashers in Overtime - New York Times
- Niklas Kronwall out at least four weeks - Detroit Free Press
- See the 4 articles on the same subject
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Montreal Canadiens' Georges Laraque suspended five games for hit on Detroit Red Wings' Niklas Kronwall
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque five games for a hit on Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall.
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Laraque suspended five games for hit on Kronwall
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque five games for a hit on Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall.
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Laraque suspended five games for hit on Kronwall
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque five games for a hit on Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall.
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Laraque handed 5-game suspension
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Montreal Canadiens tough-guy Georges Laraque will miss the next five games after being suspended by the NHL for his knee-on-knee hit on Detroit's Niklas Kronwall.
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NHL suspends Georges Laraque for five games
Montreal Canadiens (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
PRESS RELEASE TORONTO – The National Hockey League announced Monday that Montreal Canadiens forward Georges Laraque has been suspended for five games, without pay for an incident that took place during NHL game #315 against the Detr...