What team beat writers are saying this afternoon: Randy Carlyle is happy with his team’s moves this off-season, especially the addition of a couple scoring forwards, but his main focus will still be team defense come the fall. He should be happy. The team has one of the best top-six forward units in hockey, some [...]
What team beat writers are saying this afternoon: NHL The Thrashers have signed Nikolai Antropov to a 4 year, $16 million contract. As well, the team also re-signed Chris Thorburn. A lot of cash to be throwing at Antropov but really not out of line with the ridiculous spending we’ve already seen the past day [...]
From Bruins Blog: The Boston Bruins today announced that they have re-signed center David Krejci to a multi-year deal. The 23-year-old Krejci was scheduled to be a restricted free agent July 1. In 2008-09 he set career highs in every major category with 22-51-73 totals in 82 regular-season games. He was second on the Bruins [...]
Stanley Cup Final Luck played a factor in yesterday’s result, writes Mitch Albom. With Game 2 tonight, Albom believes the Penguins saw many signs that gave them confidence heading into Sunday night. Last night had to be frustrating for Pittsburgh, explains Bob Wojnowski. Dave Dye says Marc-Andre Fleury wasn’t as sharp as Chris Osgood. Jonathan Ericsson probably wouldn’t have played [...]
What team beat writers are saying this afternoon: Playoff teams: Pittsburgh could be two-sport champions if the Penguins win the Cup. The Steel city is enjoying some great success as of late. Teams not in the playoffs: The Bruins ownership wants to get Peter Chiarellin signed to a contract extension this summer. He has done a [...]
What team beat writers are saying this afternoon: Playoff teams: All three of Erik Cole, Scott Walker and Tuomo Ruutu missed practice today. Don’t worry Caniacs, all three are expected to play tomorrow. Tim Sassone has some concerns about Cristobal Huet being the Hawks’ starting netminder next season. Huet certainly didn’t inspire confidence with yesterday’s [...]
What team beat writers are saying this afternoon: Playoff teams Brian Campbell is getting roasted this morning. I still don’t understand how Campbell can say that he would make the same move on the ice again? It was a poor decision and led to the game-winning goal? Maybe he’s just stubborn. The Penguins have been [...]
What team beat writers are saying this afternoon: Luke Decock of the News & Observer thinks Tuomo Ruutu will play on Thursday but Erik Cole will not. His offensive numbers haven’t been strong this playoffs, but Cole’s loss is still very significant. Tim Sassone says the Hawks may very well learn more from losing their current [...]