Rene Bourque and the Calgary Flames cruised to an easy 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Flames put up three first period goals on the Blue Jackets and gave Henrik Karlsson a memorable experience in his first NHL start. While Bourque scored three and added an assist he almost scored four as he [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 22, 2010
Brian Elliott will look to repeat his past success against the Buffalo Sabres tonight as the Sens play in Buffalo. In his career he has an unbelievable 8-0 record with a 1.89 GAA, .937 save percentage and one shutout. Sometimes a goaltender just knows how to stop an opponent and this situations seems like just that. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 21, 2010
UPDATE 10/21/10 @ 11:46 AM: According to Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune, Lecavalier will be a game-time decision tonight. UPDATE 10/18/10 @ 11:38 AM: According to the teams official twitter, Lecavalier is listed as very doubtful for game tonight per head coach Guy Boucher. During Saturday’s crushing loss to the rival Florida Panthers, the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 21, 2010
Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier will undergo knee surgery on his left knee but expects to be ready for training camp. According to Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune, “he [Lecavalier] reported some discomfort in the knee, so team opted to have it cleaned up.” Knee injuries can always be tricky when it comes to lacing [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 19, 2010
The Flyers cleared out some valuable cap room by dealing Simon Gagne to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday for defenseman Matt Walker and a 2011 4th round pick. Gagne delivers a hefty $5.25-million cap hit – equivalent to Martin St. Louis – but if he stays healthy, Tampa may have one of the deadliest [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 12, 2010
Offensive Corps: Standout sophomore Steven Stamkos scored early and scored often thanks to his gifted playmaking linemate Martin St. Louis. The 19-year-old center pushed Vincent Lecavalier to a second line role with his dynamic goal scoring and energy. Both St. Louis and Stamkos finished in the top tier of point producers with 94 and 95 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 17, 2010
Nicklas Backstrom signed a ten-year contract today, worth 67 million dollars, ensuring he will play a lengthy amount of time with the team that drafted him. The Washington Capitals centerman increased his point totals each of his three seasons in the NHL, breaking the 100 point barrier this season with 101. Observe: His salary will [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 4, 2010
Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated wrote yesterday that the NHL’s trade deadline lacked star power and only two players, Wojtek Wolski and Fredrik Modin, could comfortably play a top-six role in the current game. At this point I would like to urge Farber to see outside the box as numerous trades created holes likely to [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 16, 2009
We want you, our readers, to vote daily on the previous night’s Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night. Based on your votes, points will be assigned to the top 3 stars of the night and at the end of the season the 3 players with the most points will be declared the DailyFaceoff Fantasy 3 [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 12, 2009
In the 2K baseball video games, when a big name player comes up to bat the crowd will often break into a chant of “MVP” or “Overrated” depending on whether they are at home or on the road. I wish that NHL 10 had this feature because I would constantly play against the Penguins at [...]
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