It’s pretty amazing that Jaromir Jagr can still do what he does. No, he’s not the same player he was in latter part of the 90′s, but neither are we. He’s 41-years old, took several years off from the NHL, and came back as if nothing happened. That doesn’t mean that he isn’t prone to [...]
Not too long ago, New York Rangers forward Brad Richards was a star in the NHL. But, something has happened to the 33-year old. He has fallen off incredibly fast and no one is quite sure why. Heck, the New York Post has even likened his decline to the New York Yankees hitting Alex Rodriguez [...]
If I’m Boston Bruins goalie Tukka Rask, I’m in a good mood these days. I just finished my first full season as the undisputed starter, played well, and now I’m in the playoffs and my team is winning. Oh, and I’m about to get a tractor trailer full of cash this offseason. There’s that too. [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins were so good this season, that they remained the top seed in their conference despite losing their best player for a chunk of time. Sidney Crosby has been out several weeks after he ended up with a busted jaw. And while he’s close to returning for the post season, that return won’t [...]
Because if it wasn’t odd and entertaining, it wouldn’t be Ilya Bryzgalov. The goalie of the Philadelphia Flyers just finished up his second season with the team, and it didn’t turn out well. While the Flyers made a late push, it was futile and the team missed the playoffs one year after showing some hope [...]
Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings is going to have some time to think about what he did to the Minnesota Wild’s Jason Pominville. On Tuesday night, he threw quite an elbow into Pominville’s head, and the NHL wants him to know that they didn’t appreciate it. The league has suspended Brown for two [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have had a miserable season. After last season’s little run in the playoffs, big things were expected from this young team. Of course, that didn’t happen. Young guys that were supposed to make big strides didn’t do it, and then injuries seriously mounted up and now you’re out of the playoffs in [...]
If Dallas Stars fans weren’t already so mentally checked out of this season, they might be concerned about the injury to their goalie Kari Lehtonen. But, the team isn’t that good, has been losing and traded away Derek Roy and Jaromir Jagr at the deadline. Oh, and those people live in Dallas where no one [...]
We’ve seen some pretty amazing shows of poor sportsmanship in the past, but this has to be up there. This kid is a low life, and yes, he’s plenty old enough to know better. The world championships for boys under-18 hockey are taking place right now in Estonia. And Lithuania’s Danielius Nomanovas (remember that name [...]
With the New York Rangers clinging to that 8th seed in the Eastern Conference, one would think they’d like to add a piece or two to give them a final push. Instead, it looks like they are selling off a guy who was once one of their best players. According to Katie Strang of ESPN, [...]
It’s a busy day for the Dallas Stars as they admit they aren’t going anywhere this year and dump two veterans. The Boston Bruins will get a shot in the arm as they acquired Jaromir Jagr in exchange for two prospects and a draft pick. Jagr should provide a huge boost to a slumping Bruins [...]
On one hand, this really isn’t good. On the other hand, who cares because the Chicago Blackhawks are off to an historic start to their 2013 season. Patrick Sharp is one the reasons that the Hawks are as good as they are, so losing him wouldn’t be all that fun. But, he’s dealing with a [...]
The NHL doesn’t appreciate dirty hits and they are letting players know about it. A couple of days ago, the league smacked Philadelphia Flyers speedster Harry Zolniercyk for leaving his feet to blast an Ottawa player. Now? It’s Patrick Kaleta’s turn. The Buffalo Sabre thoroughly destroyed New York Rangers forward Brad Richards by sending him [...]
First of all, it’s completely shocking that the Buffalo Sabres decided to bounce head coach Lindy Ruff. In all of the four major sports in North America, Ruff was the second-longest tenured head coach. Only San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has been with his team longer. But, after a 6-10-1 start to the [...]
This is not good news for the Ottawa Senators. Erik Karlsson is the NHL’s reigning Norris Trophy winner and he was off to a great start to this lockout-shortened season. He’s 22-years old and an unmitigated stud. In short, they can’t afford to lose him. Yet, they have. Karlsson underwent Achilles surgery on Thursday and [...]
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers has been struggling this season. When a blue-liner is a -9 not too far into a season, that’s not exactly good. And it sucks for my fantasy team too, who is dying in that category (now I think I know why). Because of his struggles, Myers was a healthy scratch [...]
The New York Islanders had quite a convincing win on Tuesday night over the Pittsburgh Penguins. But, in the process they are going to lose one of their players for the next game. According to Arthur Staple of Newsday, the NHL didn’t appreciate Colin McDonald’s hit on the Pens’ Ben Lovejoy. It was a boarding [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers are off to a lousy start. They are 0-3 and, other than Claude Giroux, their offense has looked awful. Well, it’s about to look even more awful. We knew that Scott Hartnell would be out for tonight’s game against the New York Rangers with a sore foot, but we got news pre-game [...]
Twitter is aghast at the news that the Toronto Maple Leafs have fired general manager Brian Burke. I can’t say that I’m entirely shocked, but wouldn’t you agree that the timing is a little curious? You can fire employees during a lockout, right? Regardless, I would think that if the Leafs were genuinely unhappy with [...]
Many people – including us – were excited at the news that it looks likely that we’ll have NHL hockey this season. But, not everyone seems so giddy. Specifically, Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas. He has been dealing with a self-imposed exile from the game and, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, it looks like that [...]
OTR had a chance recently to chat with former Carolina Hurricane and Stanley Cup Champion Bret Hedican (yes, he actually played for a slew of other teams including the St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and Anaheim Ducks). Hedican is currently serving as an analyst for the San Jose Sharks on CSN out in [...]
Philadelphia Flyers defensman Chris Pronger hasn’t played ice hockey since November of 2011. He got hit in the face and suffered a concussion, the likes of which seem to be absolutely brutal. Guys get concussions all the time and some return within a few weeks and are fine. Pronger, however, is not one of those [...]
Thanks to OTR‘s friend Jason for tipping us off on this one. Let the F-bombs commence in the 215 area code. Philadelphia Flyers superstar Claude Giroux was injured in a game in Germany and will miss the next game. Giroux left a game after he was checked in the head. This is scary territory for [...]
The big question facing many players during this NHL lockout is: What do you do with your spare time? Well, you can play hockey overseas. You could ride your bike. Take a vacation. Go sailing. Build model warships. Or, you can do what Edmonton Oilers forward Ben Eager decided to do, which is get into [...]
This is part three of our interview with former Boston University and Boston Bruins goaltender Cleon Daskalaskis. Part one he weighed in on B.U. hockey and in part two we talked about the NHL lockout and the Boston Bruins. This time Daskalaskis tells us how the lockout can affect other businesses that are associated with [...]
