Archive for: October, 2008

Afternoon Delight: Interview overload

Eric Duhatschek’s weekly notebook.  A must-read for all hockey fans. Interesting comments by Glenn Healy in The Sporting News Today with Craig Custance. Soft cap shoulder pads sounds like a good idea to me. Joe Pelletier provides...

 

On the Beat: Devils lose Greene, Kovalchuk gets new linemates and Khabibulin gets the start

What beat writers are saying this afternoon: Ilya Kovalchuk is now playing alongside Jason Williams and Brett Sterling.  The Thrashers need to get their top sniper going. The Hurricanes have signed Michael Ryan to a one-year contract.  Just...

 

Illegal Curve Handicapping Challenge – October 31st

Illegal Curve Handicapping Challenge – October 31st

Well, it’s all come down to this.  Bob Roberts made a good push last night to get closer to first.  Tough night for Zorkon, and Casperitis breaks even.  A costly loss for Mattyphil will almost certainly take him/her out of contention. Will...

 

NHL Morning Papers (Friday Edition): Steve Stamkos has a coming out party, Zherdev rolling on Broadway and will it be Stephan or Turco for the Stars?

Here are the morning papers for Friday the 31st of October: The Predators continued their domination of the Oilers on Thursday with a 3-1 victory.  The combination of Shea Weber and Ryan Suter are becoming a dominant force on the Predators’...

 

Nightly Wrap-Around: Cole’s notes

This week, the News and Observer in Carolina has been publishing an article per day on the return of Erik Cole to Raleigh this weekend.  Here is the link to Monday’s article, Tuesday’s article, Wednesday’s article and Thursday’s...

 

Afternoon Delight: Extensions, Injuries and Captains

As alluded to by Richard in the morning papers, TSN is reporting that the Senators have called a news conference where it is expected they will announce the Alfredsson extension. Good deal for the Sens. The Blueland Blog says that Zach Bogosian’s...

 

Frozen Assets: Best Odds on Each Team to Win the Cup

Frozen Assets: Best Odds on Each Team to Win the Cup

Hope all is well.  Here are the best odds on each team to win the Stanley Cup, the site where those odds are available, and the implied % of each team to win the Stanley Cup based on those odds. Team  PPG Odds (+) Site Implied  % Minnesota 1.625 2700 Unibet 3.57           Montreal 1.625 1000 Unibet 9.09           SJ 1.6 900 Unibet 10.00           Detroit 1.6 400 Ladbrokes, 20.00        CaribSports   NYR 1.58 1500 Centrebet 6.25           Buffalo 1.56 3900 Unibet 2.50           New...

 

On the Beat: Columbus fans growing tired of losing

What team beat writers are saying this afternoon: Craig Rivet was back on the ice for the Sabres today but appears to still be about a week away from returning to the line-up. The Sabres won’t rush their captain back. Things aren’t...