When the time is right there is nothing to do or say except to make the change.  It’s time to get the wrong person out of there and move someone else into place.  By their nature, however, midseason changes are a drastic move and should not be taken lightly.  The chemistry a team develops over the preseason and regular season flows over into the coaching staff as well.  By replacing the coaches... 

Recently a relatively well known hockey blogger lobbed into the wide open the idea that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings were in the midst of trade discussions.  Only one name was mentioned-Jimmy Howard.  More specifically, Howard for prospects and picks.  Let me just say, Jim Bedard has put a seemingly innumerable amount of hours into shaping Jimmy Howard, from a kid who needed work... 

Coming off a road trip which saw one great performance, a 3-0 victory in Dallas, and one awful performance, 4-1 loss in Phoenix, the Boston Bruins (3-4-0) made a couple big roster moves. One of those moves is the result of injury.  Young budding star Milan Lucic (3pts,+2) broke a finger Friday in Dallas and will be out a minimum 10 games, or 24 calendar days after being placed on long-term injury... 

The Detroit Red Wings announced this week that star scorer Johan Franzen has suffered a torn ACL, stating he will be out “a minimum of 4 months”. So how do the Red Wings handle this scenario? Let’s examine. First things first.  The choice of words is interesting.  Minimum of 4 months.  Complete ACL tears take quite a bit longer to heal than 4 months.   Perhaps it’s only a partial tear... 

Phil Kessel knows a thing or two about scoring goals Days leading up to this year’s entry draft, there was immense speculation about Phil Kessel being traded to the Leafs for Kaberle.  Mostly due to a mechanism in Kaberle’s contract that allowed Toronto to move him within a specific window of time during the summer.  Speculation intensified  Read More →

if you're happy about the attention you've created and you know it, raise your hand.. Aside from the Phoenix court case, this past summer has been filled with speculation on Heatley’s new destination.  Yesterday, Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen reported that Heatley going to the New York Rangers not only makes sense, but could be just days away.  And get this, Marc Staal is involved. ...