Puck Daddy: Adam Henrique saves the Devils again, eliminating Panthers in...
Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals was not the first time Adam Henrique saved the New Jersey Devils' collective backside this season. When top line center Travis Zajac injured his Achilles...
View ArticlePuck Daddy: Friday’s Three Stars: Doan, Smith lead Coyotes to 1-0 Game 4 win...
No. 1 Star: Mike Smith, Phoenix Coyotes Smith wasn't busy, but he was perfect in a 1-0 Game 4 win, making 25 saves for his second shutout of the 2012 postseason. He was especially good in the 3rd...
View ArticlePuck Daddy: Don’t insult Bikini Hockey League with comparisons to Lingerie...
The first sign that the Bikini Hockey League is going to offer excellent competition and players with extraordinary skill is that it's being created for a reality television program in which all the...
View ArticleRyan Getzlaf’s controversial kneeing major leads to Slovakia’s elimination
Team Canada made history at the IIHF World Championships on Thursday. Really, really lousy history: For the first time, the Canadians have been eliminated in the tournament quarterfinals in three...
View ArticleNHL GMs debate slipping standards on obstruction, carryover penalties and...
NEW YORK -- Say there's another Shea Weber incident. Somebody grabs an opponent's head and shoves it into the glass at the end of a playoff game, as Weber did to Henrik Zetterberg in Game 1 of the...
View ArticleGary Bettman could take over New Jersey Devils, according to NY Post
Even though they lost in the Stanley Cup Final, things seemed to be perking up on the financial front for the New Jersey Devils. They made more in playoff ticket sales than every movie made at the box...
View ArticlePuck Daddy: NHL 2012-13 Campaign Preview: San Jose Sharks
After four consecutive Pacific Division titles and two consecutive trips to the Western Conference Finals, the San Jose Sharks took a serious step back in 2011-12. In fairness, their step back began in...
View ArticleThe 50 worst own-goals in hockey: Puck Daddy counts down Nos. 10-1
We wrap up this week-long tour of hockey’s greatest own-goals with entries from all over: the KHL, the NCAA, the Swiss National League B, an IIHF tournament and, of course, NHL action stretching back...
View ArticleGary Bettman’s 20-year anniversary as NHL commissioner: The good, the bad and...
Do you hate Gary Bettman? Good, because that’s his job. Loather-in-chief. A sponge for your abhorrence, a deflector shield for whomever that hatred should be actually directed towards. It’s a rite of...
View ArticlePuck Daddy: Sidney Crosby wins most outstanding player, second Ted Lindsay Award
Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the 2012-13 Ted Lindsay Award, presented annually to the ?Most Outstanding Player? in the NHL, as voted by fellow members of the NHLPA. Crosby of the...
View ArticlePuck Daddy: Winners and Losers of the 2014 NHL Draft
PHILADELPHIA – The 2014 NHL Draft ended with a whimper, as trade activity involving roster players was handcuffed once again by the salary cap. The James Neal trade between the Pittsburgh Penguins and...
View ArticlePaul MacLean fired by Ottawa Senators for things that aren’t his fault
Paul MacLean has been fired by the Ottawa Senators after four seasons, two of which were playoff years and two of which were frustrating messes thanks to jettisoned talent, average goaltending and...
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