Category Archives: Hockey

Free agency opens up tomorrow and we’ll see which teams will be paying too much right away and then see if the decision is vindicated by Christmas. Sadly, Robert Esche will be shown the door by Philly as Biron was … Continue reading →

The common gripe about this year’s NHL Draft, before and after, was how unexciting the top picks were. I agree. Canada has run out of Staal brothers and Russia will probably poison the next Malkin with Polonium before they let … Continue reading →

GM Paul Holmgren’s wise move to ditch Philly’s first round, 23rd pick to Nashville for Kimmo Timonen looks great but I’m not sure he had that in mind all along or it became plan B when Chicago picked up Samsonov. … Continue reading →

I sided with the losing team again. Let’s just say for the second time in a row because I really didn’t have any vested interest either way with the Flames-Lightning Cup in 2004: one was a NASCAR team and the … Continue reading →

This year’s beard lasted much, much longer (52 days) because Philly wasn’t in the playoffs but I still got skunked on the smart money. Last year, it was the first WHA-Only Stanley Cup, now it’s an Nineties-Expansion-Only Stanley Cup with … Continue reading →

No word on what the Flyers are doing with the Vets or older players but they have solidified deals for Ben Eager and Scottie Upshall, two up and coming forwards. They’re quite different. Eager is a checking forward that scores … Continue reading →

I didn’t do too badly on Round Two in my opinion, I got three out of four since New Jersey was upset by Ottawa. Upset is an accurate assessment because New Jersey had scoring with their EGG line (Elias, Gomez … Continue reading →

I may not have gotten the number of victories for the eight remaining teams correct, but I did pick all the winners. Detroit and New Jersey gave me concern with how long it took them to eliminate their rather unimpressive, … Continue reading →

With a collective exhale of relief from Philadelphia (and the world), the Flyers’ 39th season (the lockout killed 2004-05 entirely) finally and painfully ended. After Hitchcock was fired, the remainder of the season was just flogging a dead horse. It … Continue reading →

The season is almost over for my Flyers. I never thought I’d be so excited to see it end in early April with no playoff hopes. I don’t agree with the Philly pundits saying they prefer this than their usual … Continue reading →

My friend Mark B is a defense attorney who handles DUI/DWI cases. I’m sure he would’ve loved taking this joker’s case. I only hope the rink was still level or even despite the outcome of this drinking and operating a Zamboni … Continue reading →

Philly’s magic number of 58 still evades them as they remain at 51 with seven games to go. The good news is a two-year deal being finalized on Biron. So far his GAA has been as rotten as Esche and … Continue reading →

I was so overjoyed at the offical news stating how the CBC cinched it over TSN (Canadian ESPN). There were rumors going on all season that the NHL would sign for a ridiculous amount of money with TSN; more than the … Continue reading →

The goal of ending with 58 or more points seems to be proving rather difficult for my Flyers but they have nine games remaining which is 18 potential points. Gagne is out with an injury which makes little difference in … Continue reading →

Some rather exciting news in the world of hockey. Gretzky was such a goal-scoring machine back when he was a teenager in the Seventies, everyone thought his records could ever be beaten and I always heard the OHL wasn’t much of … Continue reading →