Afternoon Delight: Two More Sleeps
IllegalCurve.com —
Spector’s Christmas Wish List.
Cassie Campbell of CBC looks at the Canadian teams.
Andy Murray calls out the Blues. Listening to XM this morning, it seems Keith Tkachuk isn’t happy about it.
Another Disney hockey video, this one from 1945.
Does the NHL discipline system favour certain players? You bet it does.
Another Christmas wish list, this one courtesy of Mike Brophy over at Sportsnet.
A look at the Blaine ...
Empty Netter Assists - Eastern Conference - 12-23-08
Empty Netters —
... Buffalo's Andrew Peters:
-Is Jordan Staal worth first-line money to be a third-line center?
-Petr Sykora described his team's bus ride to Buffalo as "awesome."
-Unlike the Steelers and Pirates, the Penguins won't rob charge their fans for personal seat licenses.
-Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! felt the same way we did about Sidney Crosby's attack on Atlanta's Boris Valabik.
-Former Penguins forward Aleksey ...
Crosby Conspiracy Time!
Four Habs Fans —
... over the weekend and Puck Daddy spoke out yesterday, but generally this story has not really been discussed heavily in the MSM (if at all), and it looks like the NHL is going to do absolutely nothing about it. ...
Crosby Nails Guy In The Cubes; Nobody Cares?
The Power Play —
... is a mystery. Or technically conspiracy is the right word. I just hate to throw around conspiracy theories too much for fear of sounding like a hillbilly from down south who believes everything is a conspiracy. But conspiracy seems about right this time around. If any other player did this, every single media outlet, hockey analyst, or talk radio host be outraged. So far the only people covering this have been sports blogs Deadspin and Puck Daddy. Also, no word from the offices of Gary Bettman about this ...
Habs - Watch Out For Crosby, He Might Just Sack Your Bag!
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... is the head in the sand stance taken by the NHL.
The only explanation perhaps, is that Colin Campbell (read Bettman) has no balls.
It is the only possible explanation I can guess for them not stepping up on this.
Even more mind boggling, is the absence of the main stream media being all over this like a fly on a Sean Avery. Nothing on CBC, zilch on TSN, and nado communicado on the NHL Network about this. I only learned about the incident through FHF, Puck Daddy and Deadspin, and what they have to say should be read.
Beyond ...
Happy Holidays!
American Hockey Fan —
... If I start thinking who’s on the other side, then I’m not playing the way I can.” This is an easy statement to laugh at, but if Shawn is any indication, my guess is, his sister is probably a pretty tough girl. Speaking of tough girls, on the other side of Thornton tonight are Eric Staal and the Carolina Hurricanes. If Staal is anything like his brother Jordan, it might not be his face that Thornton needs to protect. Or maybe that's not as much a Staal problem as a Penguins problem.
Schadenfreude Sunday: Pens in 9th in the East, Crosby Wanted by Interpol, Various War Crimes Tribunals
MVN RSS —
... The Florida announcing team, which includes somebody who should know better -- Hall of Famer Dennis Potvin -- got it wrong in their call. No one from Michel Therrien to the Mellon Arena ushers should have been pleased by Sidney Crosby's actions against McLean. They were an affront to the Code -- acts of ambush are outrageous in our sport, whether the author is Marty McSorley or Sidney Crosby. And Saturday's attack by Sidney occurred hard on the heels of the Penguins' captain slamming his fist into the jewel case of Atlanta's Boris Valabik. ...
Peepin' Foes: Pittsburgh Penguins
Scotty Hockey —
... They Are: Luckily for the Blueshirts, the Pens are in pretty bad shape as well. They have won one of their last six, with the most recent defeat being a 6-1 debacle at the hands of the Florida Putty Tats. Remarkably their power play, featuring two of the top offensive talents in the league is 0-for-24 over the past five games (is Perry Pearn coaching them too???). To add insult to injury, the Cole Harbour Crybaby has been doing his best to embarrass his team and the NHL. Who To Watch For: Gentlemen, make sure you wear ...
Wings fans have to make peace with Brian Burke because he is in charge of some important things in hockey right now
It's Just Sports —
... back in December, while Gary Bettman's "adopted son," and league crybaby Sidney Crosby didn't see any suspension in the same month after sneaking behind an Atlanta Thrasher player (Boris Valabik, who was fighting another Penguin) and punching him in the family jewels . Without fighting in hockey, you basically have a glorified version of European soccer. As for assembling the Olympic team, it's time for Burke to leave Mike Modano and Keith Tkachuk at home. It's time for the Zach Parise and Patrick Kane era. It's time to get some young blood in the lineup that hasn't ...
Yahoo 2.0
The Pensblog - A Pittsburgh Penguin Site Managed By A Bunch Of Jokes That Can Barely Run Their Own Lives —
... LINK.
Unfortunately, the title had "Crosby" in it and it was on Yahoo.
So we didn't read it. And we still haven't read it.
So we can still sleep at night.
It is possible that all three ...
The 2nd Annual NHL Lasties
Melt Your Face Off —
... how’d the first round of the playoffs go? I would like you to tell us about all of the goals assist s you had. Thanks. The Calder Trophy: Dishonors go to… ANDREAS NODL, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Nodl: WHOOSH! What was that? John Stevens: The entire depth chart passing you by. Nodl played in half of the Flyers game, amassed 3 assists and a -15, and will now get to play out his career with the Phantoms as they move to upstate New York. (Note: we considered Boris Valabik here, but having his balls touched by Hockey Jesus is reward enough.) The Lady Byng: Dishonors go to… ...
