Something Wild and Slightly Tone-Deaf

Apr 14th 2008 – 2:09 AM

The Minnesota Wild have this wonderfully goofy nostalgic streak, from their defiantly garish fashion sense to their official team theme song. What, you haven't heard the Wild Anthem, which is played...

Jacques Martin's Stay of Execution

Apr 11th 2008 – 10:40 AM

So is the new trend in the NHL using season-ticket holder meetings to break huge news? First Ted Leonsis unveils Ovechkin's elephantine contract to the loyal customers; now, Florida Panthers owner...

Toronto Ticket Scandal May Have Cheated Maple Leafs Fans and Players

Apr 10th 2008 – 10:25 AM

Five days ago, Rick Westhead of The Toronto Star broke news about a scandal within the Maple Leafs' parent company Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. Citing "ticket irregularities," a senior...

Kevin Smith, L.C. from 'The Hills' Join the Hockey Blogosphere for the NHL

Apr 9th 2008 – 1:25 PM

NHL.com invited celebrities to blog for their favorite teams during the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year as part of its NHL Connect program, which has its detractors in the hockey blogosphere. Many of...

Devils (4) vs. Rangers (5) Playoff Preview

Apr 9th 2008 – 2:30 AM

Click here for more NHL playoff previews.The New Jersey Devils' 4-3 shootout win in the regular season finale gave them home ice in this series ... but what did it really mean? Did the victory give...

Avery, Brodeur Need Relationship Therapy

Apr 8th 2008 – 10:30 AM

Earlier this season and in a moment of extreme irony, Sean Avery called Devils goalie Marty Brodeur "Marty the Diver" after Brodeur was hit with a diving penalty in a game against the Rangers. Avery...

Sounds Like Stamkos for Tampa

Apr 7th 2008 – 9:22 PM

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a 48.8-percent chance of winning the NHL Draft Lottery; yet given the year they've had, GM Jay Feaster told the St. Pete Times that there was "no way in hell" the Bolts...

Bergeron Back for Bruins

Apr 7th 2008 – 3:10 PM

Nearly three months ago, Boston GM Peter Chiarelli told the media that center Patrice Bergeron's recovery from a Grade 3 concussion had regressed to the point where it was better for him to chill out...

They Don't Know Jack (Adams)

Apr 7th 2008 – 10:20 AM

There was a curious line this morning in Jack Todd's celebration of Montreal's regular season conference championship: "Claude Julien has every reason to coach for revenge, and he should give Guy...

Just Try Stealing Anaheim's Cup

Apr 7th 2008 – 1:08 AM

As the hockey world wraps its collective brain around the incredible Stanley Cup Playoff match-ups we've been given in Round One, it might be a good time to recall that the defending champions have...

The Washington Capitals' Playoff Fight Song Will Make Your Brain Bleed Out of Your Ears

Apr 6th 2008 – 5:38 PM

Two bits of audio information about the newly crowned Southeast Division champions (and if recent playoff history is any indication ... well, let's not ahead of ourselves), the Washington Capitals....

Tonight's Postseason Implications

Apr 4th 2008 – 4:00 PM

For the five or six people who gave a flying toss about HBO's "In Treatment," I imagine the last few weeks of the NHL season have had a similar intensity: Every night a new drama, every night a new...

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