There has been a breakthrough in the NHL CBA negotiations! Both sides are actually — now get this – TALKING! Why didn’t they think of this sooner? The season was supposed to start a month ago, but with so much … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Labor Negotiations | Leave a commentThis Thursday is the drop dead date put forth by the NHL in which a deal must be signed before the 2012-13 season is shortened. IT doesn’t look good. Whatever optimism was there last week was quickly squelched when ownership … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Labor Negotiations | Leave a commentAfter a long summer and now a couple of weeks of missed hockey, it appears there has been a bit of a breakthrough in the NHL’s labor negotiations. It seemed as though the NHL was finally getting the message that … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Labor Negotiations | Leave a commentIf you want to watch professional hockey this year, you have an unlikely source to turn to. Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League will be airing a few games on ESPN3, the internet outlet provided by ESPN. ESPN has notoriously lowballed the … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged ESPN, KHL | Leave a commentAs the NHL Lockout enters it’s first week, teams have already taken measures to reduce costs without the revenue of games to fall back on. Naturally, it could be pointed out that they wouldn’t have these problems if they weren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators | Leave a commentIt’s pretty clear at this point that the NHL is headed for it’s second lockout in less than a decade. Players in Quebec and Alberta have moved to have an injunction from the governments there to make their employers let … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Labor Negotiations | Leave a commentFrom a bottom-feeder in the Western Conference (Anaheim) to a constant favorite in the race for a Stanley Cup. The Boston Bruins are coming off a year in which they finished atop the Northeast Division and with the number two … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Boston Bruins, NHL, Offseason, Tim Thomas, Tuukka Rask, Tyler Seguin, Zdeno Chara | Leave a commentWashington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin was interviewed after a skate with some of his teammates, and he didn’t hold back. The Washington Post composed all of his comments into this post. A summary of Ovechkin’s opinion would be “Alexander Ovechkin … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Alexander Ovechkin, Labor Negotiations, Washington Capitals | Leave a commentThe regular season may be in jeopardy at the moment; there’s simply no denying that. But, let’s be positive and pretend that everything is peachy in the world. This means that it’s time to take a look at all 30 … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anaheim Ducks, Cam Fowler, Corey Perry, Hockey, NHL, Saku Koivu, Season Preview, Teemu Selanne | Leave a commentOver the last several days, the NHL’s northernmost team has made a deep investment in their future. Last week, the Oilers extended former first overall pick Taylor Hall to a 7 year extension, despite the fact that he hasn’t performed … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Edmonton Oilers, Jordan Eberle, Justin Schultz, Nail Yakupov, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall | Leave a comment