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• Leaf Prospects Front And Centre

  Tonight is a big night for some of the young guns of the Toronto Maple Leafs. First up, at 5:00 pm, the Swedish national team will be facing team Canada in the IIHF World Hockey Championship Semi Finals. Anton Stralman will be patrolling the blue line for the Swedes, and his play has [...]

• Draft Discrepancy

  According to some numbers from the Hockey News (helpfully provided by Lowetide), over the course of the 90’s 32% of successful NHL players taken in the entry draft were selected in the first round. For the Leafs, that should mean that roughly 1/3rd of all the players they’ve drafted who have had decent [...]

• One last hurrah

  Put away your brooms, the Stars sucked it up and gave us what I suspect is one last celebration last night, defeating the Red Wings 3-1. They were out-shot, out-chanced, and “out-face-offed” (I’m sure that’s a word, don’t look it up) but not out-goal-tended as Marty was good…and lucky. Both teams hit the post. Who [...]

• Quake on the Pacific Rim

  [I’ve posted in lieu of Friday morning, as a wedding rehearsal will block my regular timing] Tremors are starting, with an eventual earthquake or landslide a certainty. I relish the occasion to watch this restructuring as Vancouver has some solid veterans and key youngsters to build with, if they proceed deftly. It is a [...]

• Worth a Listen

  Here’s a link to a recording of a Drew Remenda interview on KNBR.  Some interesting insights about the coaching vacancy, and other matters.

• Kaberle Proving A Point

  Leadership by example often drives players to succeed at the highest level. Leafs fans have witnessed it for years from Captain Mats Sundin. Fans of the Czech National Team are getting a good view of what Kaberle has learned from playing alongside the dominant Swede, at this year’s World Hockey Championships. As [...]

• Pens Leave Me Numb With 3-0 Lead

  When the game ended tonight, I was talking with Gopher and a very strange feeling came over me. I was happy and very excited obviously, but there was something very different about tonight and I’m not entirely sure why. I was nervous as usual for the entire third period until Ryan Malone scored to put us [...]

• Long Term or Short Term?

  Signing players to long term deals is a risky proposition. Even more so when the contract is guaranteed. Since the onset of the cap era in the NHL, a number of franchises have quickly moved to “lock up” their core assets for the forseeable future by signing them to deals over 5 years [...]

• ?Have a good summer?

  Yes, the Stars will be cleaning out their desks and signing year books later this week. Summer time is here again. A statistical analysis of game 3 would reveal little that we don’t already know. You may as well examine stats from the regular season, because this was a foregone conclusion. The Red Wings allowed the [...]

• Pens Lead 2-0, I Should Go Away More Often

  Ok, the title bears a little explanation I know. This past weekend I was sunning it up in Cancun, Mexico. Jealous? I am and I was just there. As a result of the trip I missed all of Game 1 and most of Game 2. I returned home in time to see Evgeni Malkin make [...]

• Thud

  That’s about all I have right now. There are some walks down the stairs at the AAC that are longer than others. Tonight was one of those nights. Oh well, oh well. The little team that’s not supposed to be here writes the end of their story for another year. It was a pretty good run…but…ouch. I don’t want [...]

• The Next Coach of the Sharks Will Be?.Mike Sullivan

  Step one has been taken. The long speculated, oft-debated coaching career of Ron Wilson has ended today in San Jose. While you can’t dispute the record and the success Ron Wilson has had behind the bench for the Sharks, he had taken this franchise as far as he was able to - season after season [...]

• Marlies Move On

  Game 7 Victors… again. For the 2nd time in this year’s Calder Cup playoffs, the Toronto Marlies have moved on to the next round after winning game 7 of a 7 game series. Whether you want to consider these guys the latest edition of Cardiac Kids, or Jerry’s Kids, they deserve lots of [...]

• New Coach Time

  TSN reports that Ron Wilson has been fired by the Sharks. Let the speculation ramp up as to who the next coach will be, there are lots to choose from.

• Blake Microcosm

  TSN reported that Jason Blake would be welcome a trade, and perhaps that a change of scenery would be better for him and the Leafs. It caps off the Leafs’ season quite nicely, in which the Leafs, whom some considered very good playoff contenders, fell well short of their mark. Paul Maurice was rumoured to [...]

• Making Enemies

  Mike Ribeiro is no stranger to embellishing hits. Mike Ribeiro is no stranger to making enemies. The one-time hometown boy of the Canadiens was traded for Janne Niinimaa two years ago, after it was decided that his poor work ethic and attitude, despite his talents, were not welcome in the locker room. Fortunately for him, [...]

• Workplace Violence

  As we near game time in this fateful game 3, I’m wondering what will happen tonight if the Wings get ahead by 3 or 4. After all that business on Saturday, I would be shocked if a couple of Stars don’t get thrown out of the game, or maybe something suspension worthy. Ott has got to [...]

• Another Job, 100% Pay Increase

  The season may be over for the Sharks organization and fans, but preparations have already begun for next season. I’ll be the permanent co-host on The Teal Spiel when it picks back up in September. The last show of the season was last night, and it’ll be moving to a different format for [...]

• An Expert?s Audit

  Welcome once again to “An Expert’s Audit”.  This audit will also be posted here as well as on my fantasy hockey blog at www.fantasyhockey.hockeyanalysis.com .  I also do weekly reviews of teams for people who email in to me for a look-see.  These audits will continue to appear here monthly and if you’re interested in [...]

• Wheels Off

  A fun month is coming to a frustrating end for our boys in black. By the end of game 2, the Stars were wearing that frustration on their sleeves. Not with Osgood mind you, with the Detroit defense. Osgood has been rather pedestrian in this series, and why shouldn’t he be when he’s only seeing [...]

• New direction - results over change

  With the hiring of Laurence Gilman to a directorial position in the Canucks’ organization, I have a skepticism that most would agree is warranted. I understand through my readings and experience as a Jets fan in my teenage years that he worked his way up through the lower ranks in Winnipeg and is a member of [...]

• Marlies Push Opponent To 7 Again

  The Toronto Marlies are surprisingly playing a game 7 at Ricoh Coliseum for the second time in this year’s Calder Cup playoffs. After a hard fought come from behind 4-3 OT victory over the Syracuse Crunch in game 5, the team eked out another win by scoring 3 goals in the 3rd period on [...]

• Brunnstrom a Star

  Fabian Brunnstrom’s decision to sign with the Stars is no longer news. I feel like I should comment on this a little bit though… Brunnstrom exploded onto the hockey radar during Christmas. Since then, this guy’s been hailed as the next Peter Forsberg. He’s been pursued by no less than 20 teams at one point, and [...]

• Senator No More

  The Ottawa Sun reports that Wade Redden will not be suiting up for the Sens next year. It was reported that the two sides were too far apart in contract negotiations, with the Sens ready to offer Redden a Chris Phillips-contract, worth about $3.5m/year. It is no secret that Redden’s play has been digressed and [...]

• Nonis Gets An Interview - Joel Quenneville Available

  Strike while it’s hot. The Leafs need to speed their search up a tad on the GM front if they have any hope of landing what is one of the best available coaching candidates in Joel Quenneville. Quenneville is a former Leaf draft pick, and also came up through their minor league coaching [...]

• Face full of Swede

  That pretty much says it all. Foot in crease, his right leg on the blocker and/or stick. Ass in face. I don’t think we have the personnel to deal with this. He’s like 2 feet taller than Daley and Robi.

• Coaching Changes to Continue

  It will be a busy offseason for teams wishing to hire new front office staff or coaches. The Rocky Mountain News reports that Joel Quenneville will not be returning next season for the Avs. This may be a prelude to a number of coaching changes to come, including Peter Laviolette, John Tortorella, Alain Vigneault, and [...]

• Apropos to Nothing

  Want to know how much I hate Dion Phaneuf? This much.

• Is It Too Late to Take the Wings in 5?

  Ok, maybe I’ll lose a little credibility, but I didn’t have that much to begin with. Either way, I avenged my first round loss against grier by beating him handily in the second round prediction department, 7 games off to 10. Good Rangers pick, by the way. I did watch the Wings take Dallas [...]

• Game 1: As expected

  That, anyone who watches hockey will tell you, is what was expected from the Stars and Red Wings. Some will say that the Stars have a game 6 hangover…physically, emotionally… whatever. Don’t buy that. Some will blame Marty Turco for not getting a win when his team scored only one goal for him, and never had [...]