PREGAME -Greetings from our living room. A fantastic 60 degree day here in Western Pennsylvania. It was completely sunny all day. -Right off the bat, Rob King come flying in our faces with a great stat. The Penguins haven't won in San Jose since the Kevin Constantine era. They beat the Sharks, 5-2, Oct. 22, 1997 . Jaromir Jagr had a goal and two assists. Alex Hicks added two assists. -Dan Potash had...
Trainer holds him out of scrimmage, but he's getting closer GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Marian Hossa watched his Blackhawks teammates scrimmage during Thursday's morning skate and figured he would take a shot.
One potentially key factor on that front is that Kessel’s production last season with the Boston Bruins came in large part at even strength, with just eight of his goals scored on the power play. Only six players – Alex Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise, Marian Hossa, Rick Nash and Jeff Carter – had more even-strength goals than Kessel last season, and 13 games into this season,...
More photos » by David Zalubowski - ASSOCIATED PRESS Browse more photos » Here's someone finally doing the legwork on a stat once proposed by Tom Benjamin and something I'd been meaning to get around to eventually: quantifying the impact of players' injuries based on their salaries and time missed. LW3H from Springing Malik explains the stat as he calculated it last season: The concept...
Marian Hossa feels 'pretty good' after 1st practice with team For the first time in a week, the news of who was on the ice for the Blackhawks outweighed the news of who wasn't.
Red Wings senior vice president Jimmy Devellano, on The Fan 590 in Toronto, addressed the "what's wrong with the Red Wings" question. Devellano explained that losing goal-scorers Marian Hossa and Jiri Hudler hurts.
from Craig Custance of the Sporting News, Free agency isn’t necessarily the best way for an NHL general manager to rebuild a roster. It’s expensive, for one. And it doesn’t come with any guarantees, as any fan of the Lightning can attest after Tampa Bay made a huge splash last summer, only to flop during the regular season. But so far this season, the payoff from a few free-agent...
by Gene J. Puskar - AP My face feels naked! (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) View full size photo uploaded October 23, 2009 The Blues are part of an exclusive club this season. The Blues and the Maple Leafs are the only two teams in the league to not win a game on home ice yet. Now if you look at the standings, you'll see a win in the home column, but that "home" was in Sweden. Granted, they've...
Monday is back again. Joy. Blues news Barrett Jackman, favorite whipping boy of internet fans, is still hurt and won't play against Pittsburgh. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] The Kids are doing alright. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] Hockey news So instead of linking to the standings every day, it's just going to be a Monday thing. That is, until the playoff chase heats up. Here are your standings. [NHL.com]...
Injured winger practices some; still on track for late November return Already off to their best start in 27 years, the Hawks received more when Marian Hossa skated for the first time since his shoulder surgery. The Hawks' $62.8 million man went through some skating drills while the rest of team was off.
Marian Hossa, who signed a 12-year, $62.8 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks during the offseason, skated for the first time Friday since undergoing surgery on his shoulder in July.
Marian Hossa, who signed a 12-year, $62.8 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks during the NHL offseason, skated for the first time on Friday since undergoing surgery on his shoulder in July. Hossa, who had 40 goals last season for the Detroit Red Wings before joining Chicago as a free agent, skated at an ice arena near the United Center. The Blackhawks canceled their team practice on Friday...