I do not freaking believe this.  I have not been this pissed at an officiating team since the days of Don Koharski.  This is just utter utter crap.  So, apparently the Avs can blatantly slash people and blatantly leave their feet to slam them into the boards right in front of the linesmen, and totally get away with it, but when Marian Gaborik ( Read more... )

Full disclosure: I won't say that I hate Chris Chelios, but as someone who owns a authentic Dougie Gilmour Maple Leafs jersey, I'll say that he is hardly my favorite person in the world. Or second favorite. Or 1000th favorite.

Until I saw this video. Which I have watched three times, and I cannot stop laughing at it.  ("Just 'cause you look like ( Read more... )

Tonight??? TONIGHT??? Was the awesomest hockey game ever in the history of hockey. Do you know why?

Marian Gaborik scored five goals. FIVE GOALS.  If you don't know hockey, just trust me.  In the average hockey game, an entire team working together may not get five goals.  So when one player scores that many?  You scream till you lose your voice.

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Well, after playing so well for two periods last night, the Wild gave up in the third and lost. (It felt like watching a Cincinnati Bengals game.) Despite today being Thanksgiving, the Wild management made this hilarious acquisition for their roster:

The Wild claimed 28-year-old tough-guy Todd Fedoruk off re-entry waivers from the Dallas Stars, the ( Read more... )

Holy crap, man. I knew tonight's Vancouver game was going to be something, because of that nasty slash that fractured Mikko Koivu's leg in their last outing. But before we even got to the first intermission, we had 4 goals and 2 fights. And I have lost track of how many penalties, but there's already been a 5-on-3 and a 3-on-3. And both sides are ( Read more... )