s note: Power rankings in general is that they are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. For this reason, we're doing a power ranking of things that are usually not teams. You'll see what I mean.] 7. Blaming the defense Any time you criticize the goaltending ability of bad goaltenders, prepare to hear about how terrible the team in front of them plays every time they're between the pipes. This...
s not clear if Sedin will miss a second straight game Thursday night against the visiting Nashville Predators. Vancouver (26-16-9) won 2-1 at lowly Edmonton on Tuesday in the start of coach John Tortorella's 15-day suspension for his role in Saturday's altercation with Calgary. Assistant Mike Sullivan is in charge in Tortorella...
Seattle Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman’s post-NFC Championship Game rant was superb , beyond the obvious entertainment value. It was superb because of the way it took the piss out of so many hypocrites and lazy typecasting in sports media and fandom. The “act like you been there” crowd had to answer how a player can act like he’s been where Sherman was: Embarrassing his arch rival to win...
The Nashville Predators have swapped defensemen with the New York Rangers, sending right-handed shooter Kevin Klein to New York in exchange for a lefty in Michael Del Zotto. The Predators announced the trade Wednesday before heading to Vancouver for a four-game road swing. General manager David Poile said they made the trade to try to help themselves get back in the playoff race in the Western Conference....
t be traveling to Russia for the Winter Games. The long trip is part of the reason, but recent news about terroristic threats made the decision ''a little bit easier.'' Suter said he...
Thursday's Dose focuses on largely positive schedules for Pacific teams and Michael Del Zotto joining the Predators....
Zack Kassian of the Vancouver Canucks should be public enemy No. 1 for the Edmonton Oilers after he broke forward Sam Gagner’s jaw with his stick in Sept. 2013 and then mocked Gagner’s protective face shield when the teams met on Dec. 14. So when the Canucks visited the Oilers on Tuesday night, the expectations were that Kassian would be bruised, battered and beaten. Yet Kassian not only escaped unscathed,...
The Vancouver Canucks didn't need Henrik Sedin or their head coach to hold on for a win over Edmonton on Tuesday. Zack Kassian scored a second-period goal and the Canucks won their second in a row, defeating the struggling Oilers 2-1. Rookie Kellan Lain also scored for the Canucks, who have won just three of their past 11 games. Roberto Luongo made 28 saves for the win....
No. 1 Star: Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg Jets The Anaheim Duck entered their game with the Jets with a 22-game unbeaten streak at home. Pavelec was the difference with a 42-save effort, leading Winnipeg to a 3-2 victory to snap the streak. Evander Kane had a goal and an assist. No. 2 Star: John Tavares, New York Islanders Tavares didn’t score a goal, but he had three key primary assists in the Islanders’...
- - - Maple Leafs 5, Avalanche 2 Phil Kessel scored two goals, James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist, and the surging Toronto Maple Leafs held off the Colorado Avalanche for their sixth straight win. Nazem Kadri also scored, and goaltender James Reimer had 35 saves for Toronto (27-20-5)....
EDMONTON -- The Vancouver Canucks, playing without their suspended coach and their injured captain, had to struggle for a win against a team that spent most of the season without a pulse. But the Canucks got it done, grinding out a narrow 2-1 decision over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on Tuesday. The Canucks were without coach John Tortorella, who missed the game to serve the first game of a...
EDMONTON -- The Vancouver Canucks, playing without their suspended coach and their injured captain, had to struggle for a win against a team that spent most of the season without a pulse. But the Canucks got it done, grinding out a narrow 2-1 decision over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on Tuesday. The Canucks were without coach John Tortorella, who missed the game to serve the first game of a...
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s Sidney Crosby with 124 points in just 84 games from Jan. 19, 2013 to Jan. 19, 2014. Chicago's Patrick Kane is second on the list with 111 points in 98 games, a few spots ahead of Washington's Alex Ovechkin. Crosby had an NHL-high 68 points - the most he's had in a season since his career was effected by concussions three years ago - entering the Penguins...
Vancouver Canucks forward Henrik Sedin is scheduled to miss Tuesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers because of bruised ribs, and that will end his streak of 679 consecutive games played. Assistant coach Mike Sullivan confirmed on Monday that Sedin will not play on Tuesday, and he is listed as day-to-day. His iron-man streak is the sixth longest in NHL history, and is the second-longest active streak,...
Jan 20 (The Sports Xchange) - Vancouver Canucks forward Henrik Sedin is scheduled to miss Tuesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers because of bruised ribs, and that will end his streak of 679 consecutive games played. Assistant coach Mike Sullivan confirmed on Monday that Sedin will not play on Tuesday, and he is listed as day-to-day. The last time Sedin failed to play in a game was March 19, 2004....
s locker room at intermission following the first period Saturday night, which began with several fights and four game misconducts per team. Vancouver won the game 3-2 in a shootout. ''Mr. Tortorella's actions in attempting to enter the Calgary Flames locker room after the first period were both dangerous and an embarrassment to the league,'...
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s locker room. Tortorella, who is not permitted to have any interaction with his team during the ban, tried to barge into the Calgary Flames locker room after the first period of last Saturday's game, which began with a 10-player brawl. "Mr. Tortorella...
John Tortorella was suspended by the NHL on Monday for 15 days without pay from the Vancouver Canucks, after an incident Saturday night when he was caught on camera forcefully chasing the Calgary Flames coaches back to their dressing room after the first period. Tortorella will miss six Canucks games; Vancouver has 10 games left before the Sochi Olympics break in the schedule. The incident was sparked...