Up until the moment the horn sounded last year to mark the end of the Stanley Cup Playoffs the criticisms against goaltender Marc-Andre’ Fleury were often fierce and volatile.  “He’ll never win the big one,” they said.  Others cried out “but he always lets in the soft ones” or that he was “mentally... 

Well, what can I say positive about the Bruins right now? The Winter Classic was exciting. Um, Mark Stuart is due to come back soon after suffering a broken sternum, although I don’t know how. Milan Lucic is back from his second injury of the season. And Patrice Bergeron doesn’t have a broken hand, just a broken... 

As of this writing, the Maple Leafs have lost their 3rd game in a row, have slipped to 9 points out of a playoff spot, and are having trouble finding the net, scoring just 10 goals in their last 6 games. Their penalty killing seems destined to set a new NHL record for futility, they have lost many players to injury,... 

For any NHL player lucky enough to be picked for his respective Olympic team it is considered a great honor, one that is not to be turned down.  Imagine the uproar if Sidney Crosby, Henrik Zetterberg, or Alexander Ovechkin decided they would rather have the time off.  I believe traveling home would become rather... 

Every sport, of course has injuries, and hockey is no different. Broken ribs and bones and concussions are par for the course. But every once in a while there is something so horrific that has happened to a player that you just have to stop and shudder, feeling sick to your stomach, and then wonder why that hasn’t... 

Following an embarrassing 5-2 defeat to the Washington Capitals, the Ottawa Senators must really be starting to question the integrity of their goaltending and whether Pascal LeClaire will ever come to form.  In a battle with the Southeast Division leading Capitals, where Milan Michalek was lost to injury early,... 

When the NHL implemented the new overtime rules starting in the ’05-’06 season I have to admit I was thrilled. I am not a fan of tie games and enjoy the excitement of sudden death. In fact, nearly every major sport has a system in place to avoid a tie. There are some exceptions of course, such as the NFL (but... 

Killing penalties is an art form. In the new NHL, it’s a particularly important one. Good penalty killers come in all shapes and sizes, from Blair Betts to Jay Pandolfo to Zdeno Chara. They range in skill as well, from one-dimensional players like Shean Donovan and Willie Mitchell, to two-way players like Mike...