bleacherreport.com - 8/15/2008
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If there is one thing that I hate, it is when someone claims that they are a true hockey fan, but really aren’t. A person who cheers only when their team scores is not a true hockey fan. A Penguins’ fan who only respects a goal that Crosby scores, is not a hockey fan, he’s a Penguins’ fan.
A Capitals’ fan who says that any hit against Ovechkin is a dirty hit is not a hockey fan, he’s a Capitals’ fan.
And so in spite of all this, I decided ...
10 Great NHL Goals From Over the Years
hockeybeat.com 8/15/2008 — Some of these goals really are smoking hot. Of course, there’s some Ovechkin and Lecavalier but there’s also some Turcotte and Ranheim. I don’t know if it’s the top 10 goals ever but these are pretty awesome.
Best of Malkin vs. Ovechkin - Video
hockeybeat.com 8/15/2008 — Here’s a cool collection of plays by both Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) and Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins). How do you like more and why?
Mario: I duped you
mirtle.blogspot.com 8/15/2008 — "We had to do a few things to put pressure on the city and the state, but our goal was to remain here in Pittsburgh all the way. Those trips to Kansas City and Vegas and other cities was just to go, and have a nice dinner and come back."
— Mario ...
All-Time Team And Other Miscellany
japersrink.blogspot.com 8/15/2008 — Who's more marketable - Alex Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby? Who cares - neither of them "will be significant winners in the U.S. in the short term."... Tampa Trib blogger Erik Erlendsson lists D.C. as his seventh favorite NHL city.... Speaking of Tampa ...
Hockey Hall of Fame - Stanley Cup Journals: 24
hhof.com 8/15/2008 — Hard-hitting Niklas Kronwall enjoyed a hard-hitting day with the Stanley Cup in Stockholm on Monday, July 28. Following the days with the captain in Vasteras, the gleaming goblet was greeted by Kronwall in the morning, and taken on a media blitz, ...
NHL Announces National TV Schedule —
Capitals Insider 8/14/2008
Alex Ovechkin and the Caps are scheduled to play seven times on Versus next season -- up from four times last season. The NBC schedule remains incomplete, but the Caps do play Pittsburgh twice on Sunday afternoons. I'm willing to bet NBC will add at ...
Who Will Be The Next Stanley Cup Champions? —
Bleacher Report - NHL 8/16/2008
With the success of the Detroit Red Wings through defensive minded hockey, many teams are trying to build teams with defensive minded forwards, and stay at home defenseman.
There are a few teams that are on the rise, and could be teams to look out ...
