The Illegal Curve Hockey Show – April 2, 2011
We’re talkin’ about practice
- Sidney Crosby returns to practice with Penguins
- TJ Oshie skips practice (unexcused) and then returns to the ice
- Daymond Langkow to play Friday
- Daniel Alfredsson returns to practice
Mike Colligan
- The Evolution of Ray Shero – Hossa to Hamhuis
- Penguins Blueprint: The Botterill Factor
The week in injuries
- Doug Weight out for the season
- Anze Kopitar to have surgery on sprained ankle
- Jordan Leopold out indefinitely
- Dennis Wideman hospitalized with leg contusion
- Dan Hamhuis suffers concussion
- Marc Savard dealing with memory loss
Playoff races
- Vancouver Canucks clinch President’s trophy
- Calgary Flames tying goal disallowed
- San Jose Sharks claim playoff birth
- St. Louis Blues score 10 on Red Wings
- Tampa Bay clinches playoff birth
- New York Rangers struggling—in 8th in East
Senators talk with James Gordon
- Ottawa Senators get college Free Agent Da Costa
Leaf’s news with James Mirtle
- Ron Wilson to return as Leafs coach
Drama in the Desert
- Will the NHL be back? definitely maybe (Winnipeg Free Press)
- Dave Naylor: Which team is most likely to end up in Winnipeg? (TSN)
- Is Reinsdorf back in the Coyotes picture? (The Globe & Mail)
For all of your daily updates on the current ownership situation in Phoenix, stay tuned to IllegalCurve.com for our daily “Drama in the Desert” series.
Cheers & Jeers
- Brayden Schenn impersonator