Puck Headlines: Gretzky wrecks his house; Burke on Kovalchuk
(Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:49:35 PDT)
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Sporting News NHL preview schedule
(Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:31:00 PDT)
Notice a chill in the air? September arrives and bring the return of the National Hockey League -- on the ice, not in boardrooms, conventional halls or hearing chambers. Feel free to cheer. Sporting News notes the change in season with its 2010-11 Hockey yearbook, which previews the marathon to next June's crowning of a new Stanley Cup winner. To mark the occasion, SN provides online looks at all 30 teams, leading up to the season's start -- which again this year is in Europe.
Rangers Team Report
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:15:10 PDT)
Sean Avery's job description isn't to score goals or to kill penalties.
As one of the NHL's best—and hence, most despised—agitators for the last several seasons, Avery understands his importance to the Rangers and how his effectiveness in his role helps shape the identity of his team.
Even before the start of training camp this September, the pain-in-the-neck winger acknowledged that he has to improve his overall game for the Blueshirts to avoid missing the playoffs for the second consecutive spring.
"I certainly have a different mentality going into camp this year than last year," Avery said recently. "It was a disappointing season for the team and from a personal standpoint.
Icy Bits: Senators in line for 2012 NHL All-Star Game
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:58:00 PDT)
Look for a Sept. 15 announcement giving the Ottawa Senators the 2012 All-Star Game. Commissioner Gary Bettman will be in Canada's capital that day for a luncheon. Also expected to attend, the Ottawa Sun reports, is Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, who reportedly was promised an All-Star weekend after the 2008 draft. The festivities would be in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Senators' return to the NHL. ... Free-agent forward Ryan Potulny landed a gig for next season, as the Chicago Tribune reports he signed with the Blackhawks.
Which current players will own their sweater numbers in NHL?
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:31:33 PDT)
Hockey historian John Kreiser has done some of the most interesting hockey writing of the summer on NHL.com,...
What We Learned: Boss Bettman and the Kovalchuk contract fight
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:57:52 PDT)
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NHL 2010-11 Season Preview: Wrestling with Buffalo Sabres
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:28:23 PDT)
Colorful characters, revered championships, staged fights ... the rink shares plenty with the squared circle.
Puck Headlines: NHL/NHLPA agreement approves Kovalchuk deal
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:55:58 PDT)
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What's in a name? Paajarvi drops Svensson
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:33:09 PDT)
TORONTO - NHL broadcasters can breathe a small sigh of relief.
Puck Headlines: Savard's agent rants on Bettman; Halak in Montreal
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:59:31 PDT)
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Boudreau, Crawford placed on the coaching hot seat
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:02:52 PDT)
There are a few obvious choices as far as NHL coaches looking at the axe glistening above their heads this...
Video: Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist on NYC bus love, goals for next year and his hair vs. Whoopi and Trump
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:28:29 PDT)
These days, when you mention the New York Rangers and buses, immediately the jokes begin to fly about which one...
The 5 most egregious oversights in our Mount Puckmore series
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:59:48 PDT)
Puck Daddy's Mount Puckmore summer project came to an end today with the Toronto Maple Leafs edition, and...
If goaltender lands in jail, will club try to void contract? (The Edmonton Journal)
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:06:13 PDT)
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will learn his fate this afternoon in a Scottsdale, Ariz., courtroom when Judge B. Monte Morgan hands down his punishment for two impaired driving charges.
Rangers sign Tim Kennedy
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:41:36 PDT)
The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with free agent forward Tim Kennedy on Monday. The 24-year-old had 10 goals and 16 assists last season with Buffalo in 78 games. He also had a goal and two assists in the playoff for the Sabres. Kennedy, who was a rookie last season, was a two-time team scoring leader at Michigan State and won the NCAA title with the Spartans in 2007.
Coyotes re-sign Stempniak to 2-year deal (CBC.ca)
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:10:50 PDT)
The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed winger Lee Stempniak to a two-year contract, general manager Don Maloney announced on Monday.
Tim Kennedy signs one-year deal with New York Rangers
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:09:00 PDT)
The New York Rangers announced Monday they have signed LW Tim Kennedy, who was bought out by the Buffalo Sabres earlier this summer after he won a $1 million arbitration decision. Kennedy, who scored 10 goals in 78 games for the Sabres last season, is expected to provide depth at a position that already features Brandon Dubinsky, Alexander Frolov, Sean Avery and tough guy Derek Boogaard. Kennedy, a Buffalo native, was stunned when he found out about the buyout but recently told the Buffalo News he was ready to move on.
Puck Headlines: Thornton contract talks; 'serious' new Coyotes bid?
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:02:02 PDT)
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Mount Puckmore: The four faces of the New Jersey Devils
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:09:45 PDT)
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What We Learned: The best team in Western Conference, NHL?
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:45:15 PDT)
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Agent for Marc Staal: We want a deal with Rangers
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:58:00 PDT)
As negotiations between the New York Rangers and restricted free agent Marc Staal drag on into late August, rumors of pending offer sheets for the talented young defenseman have started to surface. But offer sheets aren’t the focus right now, said Staal agent Paul Krepelka of the Orr Hockey Group. “The report of an offer sheet is absolutely unfounded and our priority and focus is on finalizing a deal with the Rangers,” Krepelka wrote in an e-mail to Sporting News.
Puck Headlines: Kovalchuk near deal; NHL blogger policy debates
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:18:52 PDT)
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Leaked: NHL guidelines for how teams credential bloggers
(Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:39:51 PDT)
Earlier today, we wrote about how some media relations departments in the NHL would like to restrict...
NHL teams want bloggers banned from visitors' locker rooms
(Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:54:55 PDT)
In the last year, 106 credentials were issued by the NHL to bloggers for events ranging from the Draft in Los...
Winners, losers in the VERSUS 2010-11 NHL cable schedule
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:29:10 PDT)
There are a few bits of positive news in the 2010-11 VERSUS schedule for the NHL regular season, so let's...
Puck Headlines: Barry Melrose stays thirsty; Luongo and captaincy
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:08:31 PDT)
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Puck Daddy Hockey Rumors Live Chat
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:42:35 PDT)
So having Jaromir Jagr on the New York Rangers ' Mount Puckmore went over about as well as New Coke.
Mount Puckmore: The four faces of the New York Rangers
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:08:10 PDT)
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