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February 2010
Cam Janssen Suspended 5 Games
The NHL met with Blues Tough Guy Cam Janssen on Thursday to discuss his late hit on the Caps’ Matt Bradley. The conclusion? A Five Game suspension. Woah…5 Games?! Not fair! Ridiculous. Pure BS. This is hockey, its rough. This is the type of response I’ve seen from Blues fans today. I’ve got to be...
Cam Janssen Suspended 5 Games for 2-13-10 Hit on Matt Bradley
St. Louis Blues forward Cam Janssen has received a five-game suspension as a result of his late hit on Washington Capitals forward Matt Bradley in each team’s final game before the Olympic break on February 13th. At first, I thought the hit was suspicious but not enough to draw a sizable suspension. I still believe...
QUICK PREVIEW: United States vs. Switzerland 02-24-10
This will be a quick preview in a pinch-hitting role, so bear with us. The United States is still on Cloud Nine after their unbelievable 5-3 upset victory over Canada on Sunday. Reports are that Vancouver stood silent on Sunday night – a good feeling after beating the home squad. But now, the real fun...
Revisiting the Kariya Trade Scenarios
In a blog earlier this month I went over two possible trade scenarios involved Blues Forward Paul Kariya. at the time the two likely targets were the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks. Not much has changed since February 11th, but after some comments back on the scenarios, I feel some deeper digging is in...
The Top Ten Names of 2010 Olympic Hockey
There have only been two sports I have been following intently at the 2010 Winter Olympiad in Vancouver – curling (both men’s and women’s . . . it’s like shuffleboard on ice and I’ve just found it to be strangely interesting) and, of course, ice hockey. Watching the preliminary round-robin, a lot of interesting-looking and...
Yes. We. Can.
For the hockey fans of North America…has there been a better game recently? Has there been a game that had it all (minus a good fight)? Frantic first period. Punch and counter punch. Amazing goaltending and unlucky bounces (or redirects). Big hits. …and a cry baby Captain after the second period. Team USA broke the...
Let’s Go USA! Let’s Go!
Let’s get it on… As Judge Mills Lane would say on Celebrity Deathmatch, its time for the US and Canada to face-off in the most anticipated game of the Olympics to date. Alas, NBC has demoted the hockey action to a Cable station (and off my HD programming). That will not deter the hockey faithful...
Team USA Take Down Switzerland 3-1
Team USA opened up Pool play yesterday with a 3-1 victory over Switzerland. Team USA effectively ran the first two periods and the Swiss really opened up their game and took it to the Americans in the third. The goal tending of Ryan Miller and lack of Swiss finishing ability kept the Swiss down. With...
Evaluating the Roster: Part 1
The Blues are in a curious position right now. After the Saturday Shootout winner against the Caps, the Blues are now four points behind the 8th place Calgary Flames. The trade market is opening up. Brian Burke and the Sutters have lead the way. Atlanta moved Kovalchuk to New Jersey. The Hawks moved Barker to...
THN: Pietrangelo is #1
The Hockey News’ Brian Costello put up a blog today previewing Future Watch 2010. Alex Pietrangelo was named the Number 1 “future” player to watch for in 2010. Each year the Hockey News starts evaluating prospects after the WJC Tournament. They get information from each NHL teams “Top 10″ and cross reference that with thoughts...
