Calgary Flames: Secondary Articles
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Kuklas Korner (Paul) —
from George Johnson of the Calgary Herald, In that, a complete contrast to heart-on-his-sleeve Brian, who camouflaged nothing. And whose pride in possibly adding a Stanley Cup coaching championship in the family is plain for all to see, too.“It’d be pretty special for Darryl,’’ says big brother. “I mean, you’re the eighth seed and you had to fight to get into the playoffs right until the end...
SBN: Silver Seven (Amelia L) —
Today's entry is devoted to the #2. 2 is traditionally a number worn by defenseman and that's been the case for the players who have worn the number while in Sens colours: 13 blueliners have worn the #2 in Ottawa's 20-year history. While many Sens fans are hoping Jared Cowen continues to develop into an elite shutdown defenseman, he's played 1 season for the Sens and the 12 other defensemen...
Yahoo.com: Puck Daddy (Ryan Lambert) —
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it. It's possibly the greatest bit of investigative journalism conducted since Woodward and Bernstein brought down Richard Nixon. This exemplary, collective effort...
Litter Box Cats (Kevin Kraczkowski) —
Welcome back to the LBC All-Time Panthers Roster Countdown, Volume XIII. For a full rundown of the creative process behind the list, click here . Yesterday, we recapped the Panthers careers of former (and some possible future) players Kristian Kudroc, Jon Matsumoto , Jim Campbell, Jeff Taffe , and Jeff Greenlaw. Today, we will examine two defensemen, a left winger, and two centers. For...
Oilogosphere (NationRadio) —
In Alberta the off-season has become a question of coaches with both the Flames and Oilers looking to fill vacancies behind the bench. With the NHL playoffs winding down and the Memorial cup firing up, attentions are turning towards prospects ____ Read More
Yahoo.com: Puck Daddy (Greg Wyshynski) —
Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com for inclusion in future installment. Well, this was bound to happen. Perhaps no other athlete has been defined by a particular food item like Los Angeles Kings forward...
SBN: Japers' Rink (J.P.) —
78.9 - Percentage of Washington Capitals regular season goals in 2011-12 (excluding empty-net and penalty shot tallies) which came at even-strength, the highest percentage since before the lockout. The past seven seasons, broken out: Year Gs %ES %PP %SH 2011-12 209 78.9 19.6 1.4 2010-11 205 75.1 22.4 2.4 2009-10 301 72.4 26.2 1.3 2008-09 ...
Kuklas Korner (Paul) —
from Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun, Darryl Sutter is just six wins away from sipping from the Stanley Cup.Hard to believe, but the news for Calgary Flames fans could get even worse.Just over a month after clearing out of his office at the Saddledome, Brent Sutter is suddenly the front-runner to become the next head coach of the provincial rival Edmonton Oilers, who officially axed Tom...
Yahoo.com: Puck Daddy (Greg Wyshynski) —
After Canada was eliminated from the IIHF world championships, the Edmonton Oilers braintrust of Kevin Lowe and Steve Tambellini finally found some free time to announce that Oilers head coach Tom Renney's contract won't be renewed . This wasn't exactly unexpected news , as Renney went 57-85-22 in two seasons with the Oilers, presiding over a roster of extremely talented young players,...
Yahoo.com: Puck Daddy (Harrison Mooney) —
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • And at right, we have a photo of Marc-Andre Fleury from 1997. [ Reddit Hockey ] • One man's journey from New York Rangers' fandom to New Jersey Devils' fandom. [ Star-Ledger ] • Martin Hanzal faces a hearing for...
Yahoo.com: Puck Daddy (Greg Wyshynski) —
Can the Coyotes rally? Are the Devils done? Did the Blue Jackets make the right coaching call? And who takes over the Capitals, Canadiens and Flames? Please join us beginning at NOON ET/9 a.m. PT today for our weekly chat that includes a revolving door of panelists like Lyle (Spector) Richardson of Spector's Hockey and Katie Baker of Grantland ; as well as your friendly neighborhood...
SBN: Japers' Rink (Rob Parker) —
From Alzner to Wideman, we're taking a look at and grading (please read the criteria below) the 2011-12 season for every player who laced 'em up for the Caps for a significant number of games during the campaign, with an eye towards 2012-13. Next up, Nicklas Backstrom. Nicklas Backstrom #19 / Center / Washington Capitals Height: 6-1 Weight: 213 Born: Nov 23, 1987 NHL...
Kuklas Korner (Lyle Richardson) —
For the seventh consecutive year, the NHL salary cap limits are expected to increase.Thanks to a projected $3.2 billion in revenue for the 2011-12 regular season and playoffs (the most for a single season in NHL history), the salary cap “ceiling” for 2012-13 could rise to $69 million, as well as raising the salary cap “floor” to over $53 million.It could go even higher, for if the NHLPA...
Litter Box Cats (Kevin Kraczkowski) —
Welcome to Volume 10 of LBC's All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown. If you're interested to know how the list was calculated, check it out here . Yesterday, we touched on the careers of Doug Barrault, Hugh Jessiman , David Emma, Chris Wells, and Eric Beaudoin. Moving forward, today we will look at two left wingers, a right winger, a defenseman, and the first goaltender on the list. ...
Yahoo.com: Puck Daddy (Greg Wyshynski) —
How many times has Dewayne Hankins been called "classless" during the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs? "Yes … oh, gosh, a million times," he said. "It's so funny what people throw around as classless. But it's all in good fun. You're stirring up your fan base." Also funny: That those hockey fans on Twitter don't even know it's Dewayne Hankins who is drawing their ire. "They chirp us. We tweet...