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Moving Week
We're moving the site and upgrading our software over
the next little while. I'm taking about a week off
while Brian does all the work. At some point, we'll be
shutting down the comments to frustrate ...
Why the Wings Won
The most obvious reason the Red Wings won their fourth
Stanley Cup in a decade is that top to bottom they are
the best organization in hockey and in the end it is
the organization that wins. The ...
At Least Its the Right Choice
I learned via Mirtle tonight that Alex Ovechkin won the
Hart Trophy. And people sometimes wonder why I call the
NHL the worst run sports league in history....
Bettman and Balsillie
[The Toronto] Star produced an internal NHL financial
document that supports our contention that the rise in
the Canadian dollar and the performance of Canadian
teams is obscuring major problems ...
Houston, Cherry and the Kid
[Hockey Night in Canada's] grudge against Crosby has
gone well beyond ridiculous. Yes, host Ron MacLean
interviewed him last Saturday, but the show's most
influential commentator, Don Cherry, doesn't ...
A Blue Moon
I disagree with Matt Fenwick about once every blue
moon, but I have to take issue with his post about
experience yesterday morning: Experience is valuable
insofar as most NHL players get better at ...
Men Against Boys
If there was any doubt about who was going to win the
Stanley Cup after the first game, its gone today. For
the second game in a row the Red Wings completely
dominated and showed that they and the ...
Small Comfort
Bruce Dowbiggin makes a couple of unrelated points in
his Monday column that I thought were worth noting: The
next time the NHL wants to send a message, try dialing
1-800-FLOWERS instead of ...
Great Expectations
Much has been made of the fact that the Penguins-Red
Wings matchup is an attractive one for the league and
for the TV networks. Here's William Houston: For NBC,
which will begin its Cup final ...
Wag the Dog
Jamie Fitzpatrick sticks his tongue in his cheek and
skewers the NHL over the playoff scheduling: As part of
its ongoing effort to drive hockey fans away from the
game, the NHL has imposed a five-day ...
Time to Trade Burke?
Late Wednesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission filed a lawsuit in California accusing
Samueli and Henry T. Nicholas III of manipulating stock
options over a five-year period to attract ...
The Difference
Jamie Fitzpatrick makes the point that the whining
about officiating rarely notes that the officiating
gaffes work both ways. More than a few comments around
the blogosphere note the same point: Mike ...
Return of the Dead Wings
I don't think Don Cherry is right when he linked the
attendance "problems" in Detroit with their style of
play, but I think he does have a point. Despite all the
raves about the European style and ...
Improving the Officiating
James Mirtle gives us the data to confirm what we
already know: The refs are putting their whistles in
their pocket in the third period. The post finishes
with: There's no question that's a problem. ...
Spring has Sprung
I'm not sure why Pierre LeBrun thinks it is his job to
convince Canadians to stay in front of their TV sets,
but he apparently does: Having spent parts of the
opening two rounds with the Penguins, I ...
A Dangerous Perception
James Mirtle points us to an interesting piece from Sam
Donnellon at Philly.com. Donnellon believes that the
officiating is biased in favour of the Canadian teams.
This series is just three games ...
Gillis and Team Utility
Hey Tom, Just wanted to get your take on the evaluation
of hockey players and hockey teams using numbers. I
know you've discussed this a little bit in the past,
but what with Mike Gillis' comment ...
Flaming Out
I wasn't very optimistic about Daryl Sutter's decision
to hire Mike Keenan as the coach of the Calgary Flames,
but during the season I was tempted to write positive
posts about the job Keenan was ...
Things I Know about Mike Gillis
1. Mike Gillis was a pretty good hockey player whose
career was cut short by injury. Part of his disability
payment was ripped off by Alan Eagleson. Mike sued the
Eagle and won. 2. Gillis was the ...
Octopiety
Is it me or is this story really bizarre? Details were
scarce Friday, but the Wings have been told by the NHL
that head octopus wrangler Al Sobotka no longer may
swing the mollusks over his head ...
More on Nonis
Note: My tune on the Dave Nonis decision has changed
because I did not like Aquilini at all in the press
conference. After listening to Francesco I have a lot
more confidence in Dave's ability to be ...
Bye Bye Dave
The Canuck decison to fire Dave Nonis comes as a bit of
a shock to me. Even granting this is a results driven
business, the way I figure it, Nonis gets passing
grades as a general manager. He's done ...
The Ottawa Collapse
Matt Fenwick concludes his look at the final quarter of
the season with this comment: [T]he results say that
Ottawa is way past the point of if they could just find
their mojo again... the results ...
An Autopsy
I wasn't nearly as disappointed as most Canuck fans who
watched their team collapse down the stretch and miss
the playoffs for the umpteenth time this season. Why?
Because it is the umpteenth time. ...
Bell Ringing
Once again we see the same arguments swirl around the
borderline hit that Mark Bell laid on Daniel
Alfredsson. Sigh. For the record, I think Spezza put it
properly when he called it a legal dirty ...
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