The attitude of today’s NHL star is beautifully summed up by the late Patrick Swayze in the horrible, mullet-filled 1986 hockey film Youngblood. Swayze’s character Derek Sutton says, “I don't give a s**t where I play as long as I go number one in the draft and I sign the biggest contract I can. I've been busting my ass in this league for four years, and I'm gonna get what's coming...
from Brad Ziemer of the Vancouver Sun, (Daniel) Sedin and his brother Henrik are both pleased to see what’s happening back home in Ornskoldsvik, where their hometown Swedish Elite League team, MoDo, has been revitalized by the addition of Peter Forsberg and the impending return of former Canuck captain Markus Naslund. “They are struggling right now,” Daniel said of MoDo. “There...
Do the Blues still play hockey? I sure do miss them. Blues news You know those big books your parents used to use to look up "home" phone numbers? The Blues are on the cover of one. [ Blues ] The Blues have eight healthy d-men. Don't think for one second that the team won't stay that way for a few games. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] Kelly Chase talks about playing with Brendan Shanahan . I'm...
Penguins -Meet the "Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Three. " ( Note: We're determined to make that name stick like the "Muskegon Line ." ) -Will the Penguins' rash of injuries prompt Ray Shero to look for talent outside of the organization ? -If you happen to be on Brunswick Streek in Halifax, N.S. tonight around 6:50 p.m., Atlantic Standard Time ( They're an hour ahead of us ), annnnddd...
From the Caps’ morning skate today: Alex Ovechkin has tested the ice and the body at the Garden this morning and everything appears set for the superstar’s return to the Capitals’ lineup for tonight’s game, even if no one wants to make it official. For a guy who plays the game with as much enthusiasm as anyone in the sport, he may begin tonight’s game as if he’s...
from TSN, Markus Naslund has decided to reunite with former teammate Peter Forsberg in their former club in Modo. The former NHL player, who retired in early May, announced in a news release that he hopes to be able to skate with the team in a few weeks after he gets his conditioning up. “I will do anything to get in shape and hope I can add something on the ice, but as everybody understands...
Well, I think it is safe to say that my laptop is dead. We had some good times together. Blues news Norm Sanders takes a look at the putrid offense. [Belleville News-Democrat] Know your history: Before there was the Red Berenson Cowboy, there was the actual Red Berenson, one of the most exciting players in franchise history. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] Alex Pietrangelo is in limbo. With the Blues carrying...
An NHL general manager says Peter Forsberg is going to stay in Sweden this season. Mike Gillis, of the Vancouver Canucks, was considering signing the former Colorado star, but said he learned yesterday that Forsberg wanted to stay in his home country.