Holy Puck

MARIO

I had no idea that I had so many hockey books hiding away on my bookshelf. Having recently finished the Eric Lindros autobiography “Fire On Ice”, I picked up “MARIO” by Lawrence Martin. It was an easy read, and I wrapped up it a few weeks back.

This book wasn’t as deep as the Lindros . . . → Read More: MARIO

Things I Think I Learnt

I didn’t watch much of the NHL all-star game. My girlfriend wanted to watch, but only because Javier Colon sang the anthem…so we tuned out shortly after that. We tuned back in towards the 15:00 minute mark of the 2nd period, lest we miss the Drake performance.

There are 2 things that struck me.

Does . . . → Read More: Things I Think I Learnt

My All-Star Questions

There’s not a lot of intrigue left for me in the all-star game, but there are a few things that have the potential to be interesting.

Will Henrik and Daniel be kept apart? Everyone knows they’re amazing together, I’d like to see how they look if split apart. Apparently Phil Kessel and Tyler Seguin will . . . → Read More: My All-Star Questions

Liles Makes it Eight

Earlier this week, the Maple Leafs announced that John-Michael Liles had been signed to a 4-year contract extension. You could argue that Liles left some money on the table by foregoing unrestricted free agency, but that’s not really the point I’d like to cover.

What interests me about this move, as a Leafs fan, is . . . → Read More: Liles Makes it Eight

All-Star Fantasy Draft – The Worst Thing Ever?

I can’t stand to watch, but I am keeping an eye on Twitter.

It’s a real toss-up over what part of this event is the worst.

The fact that the NHL seems to think that there’s some relevance or interest in this draft. The fact that major media outlets treat the draft like there’s some . . . → Read More: All-Star Fantasy Draft – The Worst Thing Ever?

Tim Thomas, Tea Partier?

In one of the more overblown stories of the year, the Twittersphere has been abuzz tonight discussing the merits of Tim Thomas’s decision to skip the Boston Bruins trip to the white house. Here’s what Thomas had to say.

“I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property . . . → Read More: Tim Thomas, Tea Partier?

Divorcing the Stars

I’ll admit to not watching the whole Leafs/Wild game last night, but the combination of what I did see, what the scoresheet says, and the final score, all point to a successful divorcing of Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul. Thursday night marked the first time all season that the Leafs’ 2 top scorers were separated, . . . → Read More: Divorcing the Stars

Keys to the Puckopalypse

When the NHLPA rejected the NHL’s proposed realignment and scheduling changes a few weeks back, they released some PR BS (we’ll see lots of that in the coming months) about how the players were concerned about the potential travel burdens and playoff fairness.

While those may be legitimate gripes, make no mistake about it, this . . . → Read More: Keys to the Puckopalypse

More Fire on Ice

So I finished the Eric Lindros book (“Fire on Ice“) that I made mention of the other day. Here’s a few more choice quotes.

The player who impressed me the most physically was one of our defensemen, Scott Stevens. Scott looks like Jean Claude Van Damme, the martial arts fighter from action movies like Double . . . → Read More: More Fire on Ice

Damaged Goods

Let’s put a hold on that whole Schenn for van Riemsdyk thing, ok?

JVR sidelined indefinitely with concussion.