The Rest of the NHL

[Geowhizzer]

Al MacInnis retires

[PhillyGirl]

Scott Stevens retires 

He's probably my all-time most hated player, but I have to give credit where it's due, he was a great hockey player who played the game the way it should be.

[jeffreyjpa]

Thanks for the advice, SD.

Had the Fantasy Hockey draft yesterday, and it was a lot more difficult than I thought...I've been a Flyers fan forever and know their team inside and out; but not much of a fan of the rest of the NHL, I'm finding out, as I was out of names I recognized by round 3 of an 18 round draft. Guess I'll be getting to know all of these guys with multi-consonant names over the next 27 weeks.

[PhillyGirl]

Messier finally retiring

[PhillyGirl]

and in other news, ESPN is totally WRONG on its reporting.

While doing a special on Messier, they talk about how the Rangers didn't win a Cup in 51 years before Messier helped them win one.


Dipshteins, it was 54 years. 

[Father Demon]

I know you guys hate this guy, but I don't think I've ever watched a tough sunuvabitch that Scott Stevens on the ice.

Here is a vid of his Top 10 hits....

This is awesome to watch, and is helping feed my hockey need.....

[MDS]

Lindros skating with his head down again 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Less than two days before making his NHL debut, Penguins phenom Sidney Crosby was able to joke a little with the media.

Crosby has already donned the nicknames Sid The Kid and The Next One, but he revealed to reporters his true nickname Monday.

Darryl?

"Not too many guys know about it now, but when I was in junior, my first exhibition game I got eight points, and [Hall of Famer] Darryl Sittler got 10 in the NHL [in a game in 1976], so they just said 'Darryl' and it kind of stuck the last couple of years," Crosby told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "That's how nicknames come, in funny ways like that."

Apparently, teammates have noticed "Darryl" on the cuff of Crosby's gloves, a space where some players inscribe their nicknames.

The Gazette also reported that Crosby is settling in on a line with veterans Mark Recchi and John LeClair.

I hope that line sucks.

[Rome]

Less than two days before making his NHL debut, Penguins phenom Sidney Crosby was able to joke a little with the media.

Crosby has already donned the nicknames Sid The Kid and The Next One, but he revealed to reporters his true nickname Monday.

Darryl?

"Not too many guys know about it now, but when I was in junior, my first exhibition game I got eight points, and [Hall of Famer] Darryl Sittler got 10 in the NHL [in a game in 1976], so they just said 'Darryl' and it kind of stuck the last couple of years," Crosby told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "That's how nicknames come, in funny ways like that."

Apparently, teammates have noticed "Darryl" on the cuff of Crosby's gloves, a space where some players inscribe their nicknames.

The Gazette also reported that Crosby is settling in on a line with veterans Mark Recchi and John LeClair.

I hope that line sucks.

You gotta be kidding me with that line.

[Geowhizzer]

Crosby can skate laps around the rink while waiting for LeClair to lumber down the ice.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Crosby can skate laps around the rink while waiting for LeClair to lumber down the ice.

LeClair only plays in the other team's zone these days anyway.  He just parks in front of the net for scraps.

[Rome]

Crosby can skate laps around the rink while waiting for LeClair to lumber down the ice.

LeClair only plays in the other team's zone these days anyway.  He just parks in front of the net for scraps.

Actually, considering there's no more harrassment of offensive players allowed in front of the net, LeClair might be somewhat effective now.  He damn sure couldn't be any worse.

[ice grillin you]

alexander ovechkin quote of the day...

"I feel my dreams come true,'' Alexander Ovechkin said. ``I play in the NHL. First game, we win''



previous winners...

"I play for team. If I score, I'm glad. If we win, I'm glad, too. We lose all games. We must win something. This game we win. We're happy."

[MDS]

People still don't care about hockey:

The Outdoor Life Network has privacy to work out the kinks in its NHL coverage. OLN NHL coverage made its debut Tuesday and drew 0.4% of U.S. cable households — a lower rating than ESPN, which had the NHL since 1992, ever got for its opening nights. In Los Angeles and Seattle, the rating was a sublime 0.0. But excluding Tour de France shows, the NHL produced OLN's most-watched Wednesday night. ...

[MURP]

why should they.