It’s impossible to encapsulate an entire decade into one opening paragraph. The adjustments made to the game have set the stage for young players to explode onto the hockey world with skills never seen before. The salary cap, for better or worse, has displayed either the competence or inadequacy of general managers... 

Just a few days ago, the Bruins and their fans were so excited after the team pulled off a last minute victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the Winter Classic. It was a glorious start to the New Year. But last night’s game against the New York Rangers was like a really, really bad hangover. The Bs came out against... 

It’s an adage that’s been around ever since the government outsourced production of materials to private companies. What might not be good enough for a private contract might still be good enough for the government. In other words, minimum specifications are all that are required. In any given hockey season,... 

They may seem like buzzwords thrown around in the media to describe Brian Burke’s new look Leafs, but when you get right down to it, these words aptly describe what this Leafs team needs to do to be successful. Truculence My good friends over at dictionary.com describe truculence as being aggressive, brutally... 

If I were to venture a guess I would say that Bettman is probably not losing a lot of sleep worrying about the Kontinental Hockey League.  Sure, the KHL has gotten a couple of former high-profile NHLers like Jaromir Jagr and Sergei Federov but their value was clearly on the decline.  For most players, however, the... 

(For those of you who missed part 1 you can find the link here. At the beginning of this you will find the rules and players 50 through 40.) Talented and Established 39. Martin Brodeur: Best goalie of all-time and will hold all major goalie records by year’s end. What else can you say about Marty? 38. Andrei Markov:... 

While browsing my local bookstore the other day I came across a copy of the official NHL rulebook.  Living in South Carolina this was a very curious find.  Feeling assured that no one else would be terribly upset if I took the only copy and browsed through it for a while I sat down and just went through the pages... 

Last time I wrote for this blog I stated I wasn’t really excited about the upcoming Winter Classic, even though my favorite team, the Boston Bruins would be in it this year. After watching the game yesterday against the Philadelphia Flyers, and having some time to reflect on it, I can say it was a great day. However,...