Category: Puck Blog

Check out Tim Warnsby’s 2-12-2010 CBC article on the top 5 reasons why the Senators sit atop the Northeast standings …There are many reasons for the Ottawa Senators’ rise in the NHL Eastern Conference standings and their move into first place in the Northeast Division. Goalie Brian Elliott has been spot on. They have received

Star Tribune hockey writer Michael Russo breaks down his prediction on why he thinks the Russians will take gold during the Vancouver Olympics. Russo believes the solid play of defensemen Anton Volchenkov will play a large role in a Russian victory. Anton Volchenkov is one of the NHL’s best shutdown defensemen and six or seven

Great article by Jay Greenberg at The American Chronicle about what Ilya Kovalchuk has brought to the New York ice hockey scene. “[Kovalchuk] is a gamebreaker like Gaborik,” Lemaire said. “I think [Kovalchuk] has better skills to beat people one-on-one. To see Jay’s article in full, please follow this link.

Thanks to the Red Light District Blog for posting this 2010 Olympic analysis X-Factor: F Kaspars DaugavinsThe Binghamton Senator is having a solid season, but will have to find the score-sheet a lot for the Latvians to be remotely competitive. Team Outlook:The Latvians have some of the more rabid hockey fans, but they may not

Thanks to our friends at The Fourth Period for this article on potential movement by the Nashville Predators around the NHL trade deadline. It’s uncertain which direction the Predators will take at the trade deadline, but the Nashville Tennessean reports the team could be quite active. According to the paper, the Predators have to decide

Best of luck and speedy recovery to Anssi Salmela who suffered a concussion after scoring a short handed goal 60 seconds into the second period during the Sunday game between the Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers. After the game Salmela was able to speak to reporters, but was some what disoriented. To read more about

From Jim Diamond, Nashville Predators-NHL.com, 02/08/2010 “Two European-based Nashville prospects were named to their countries’ Olympic teams as well, but it appears that one may not make the trip to North America. Alexander Radulov will represent Russia, but Roman Josi’s availability for Switzerland is in serious doubt. Radulov currently plays for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of

The trade for star winger Ilya Kovalchuk caught most hockey fans off guard. The offensive minded sniper came to a New Jersey Devils team that is best known for its defense and is ranked 22nd in the NHL in offense. Kovalchuk’s high powered offensive game has been welcomed to the Meadowlands, and immediately paid dividends

Thanks to our friend Dmitry Chesnokov and Puck Daddy at Yahoo! for this great interview On Thursday, Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) boarded a plane with the Atlanta Thrashers for a game in D.C. against the Washington Capitals on Friday. Little did he know that by the end of the day, he’d be closer to contending for the

It wasn’t too long ago that defensemen Anssi Salmela was wearing black and red, but even when he was traded to Atlanta in March of last year, Salmela had a feeling he would be back to the Garden State. Yesterday Salmela was part of the mega trade that brought Ilya Kovalchuk to New Jersey, a