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Islanders/Leafs Notes; Yet More Fighting Talk; Tuesday Tickets
[Updated with a ticket offer for the Tuesday rematch from our partners TiqIQ. See the offer at the bottom of this post; act by 7 p.m. EST tonight.] Additional notes for this looming home-and-home not reflected in the morning thread: The lineup is the same for the Islanders (Dylan Reese still in,...
So a player called out a coach the other day....and ??
This past Thursday, Andrei Kostitsyn decided to sound off on Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin's decisions, pretty much pointing the source of his sporadic contributions last season at the bench boss. Montreal media, in what is typically the dry days of hockey news, was of course all over...
Mr. Goalie
Here's a timely one for you trivia buffs: What Hockey Hall of Famer won Cups for both the Flyers and the Blackhawks? Answer below. Come to think of it, the answer to my admittedly trick question is above, in the title. "Mr. Goalie", Glenn Hall, led the Edmonton Flyers to two President's Cups...
Report: Yzerman is top candidate for Lightning GM role
Steve Yzerman's name has stood out since last Wednesday night's report that he was on the short-list for the Tampa Bay Lightning general manager vacancy. I've tried to play it down because team owner Jeff Vinik has made it a point (and stressed it) that a GM will not be hired by the club until a...
Remembering Jacques Lemaire, hockey player
Jacques Lemaire plies his trade against the St. Louis Blues during a rather unusual line change. The state of Lemaire's receding hairline, the lack of the helmet which he donned in mid-career, and especially the fact the Blues goalie is almost certainly Ernie Wakely, places this photograph...
From the Chicago Daily Herald (possibly fictitious newspaper?): Bowman reveals Yoda-like wisdom on crashing the net
It was Bowman, while coaching in Detroit, who made Red Wings left wing Tomas Holmstrom the best in the game at screening goalies and causing havoc in front of the net. "That's why Holmstrom is so effective - he stands outside the line," Bowman said. "When I was in Detroit we had a lot of goals...
Ilitch attempts a staff shuffling in order to keep Yzerman
Interesting bits of information about Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch trying to shuffle staff in Detroit in order to keep Steve Yzerman with the franchise. Yzerman, of course, is thought to be the leading candidate for the Lightning general manger role: "Stevie Y wants to become a GM; we'd love to...
New Jersey Devils Morning News, Oct 14
Gulitti: Devils face key questions - (The Bergen Record)Patrik Elias moving closer to rejoining NJ Devils - (The Star Ledger) Road trip nets promising results, but the NJ Devils are still developing chemistry - (The Star Ledger)Captain Jamie Langenbrunner: NJ Devils are learning as they go - (The...
Excerpts from "Gabby - Confessions of a Hockey Lifer," Part V
[Every day this week at Japers' Rink, we'll be sharing a new excerpt from Bruce Boudreau's forthcoming autobiography "Gabby - Confessions of a Hockey Lifer" (co-written by Tim Leone). The book, published by the good folks over at Potomac Books, Inc., hits book store shelves in October, 2009, but...
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