Today’s Major League Baseball trade deadline was decidedly quite active. Well, it was for MLB, in any event. There were a total of 28 players traded with 10 deals being executed. Like I said, this was active for MLB standards. … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Leave a commentI have to say that the Avalanche falling off the side of a building is a perfect allegory to the team post-Sakic. Of course, the Avs also look like they are landing on their feet. If you couldn’t tell, we … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Colorado Avalanche | Leave a commentI alerted you a few weeks back to the continued free agency of one Tim Stapleton. I did this because he was listed as one of the best remaining free agents, a statement that boggled my mind, for obvious reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Alexander Semin, Tim Stapleton | Leave a commentAt the beginning of the offseason, I made a few predictions. I predicted that Ryan Suter would go to Detroit, Zach Parise would stay in New Jersey, and I didn’t even bother figuring which team Alexander Semin would end up … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Alexander Semin, Carolina Hurricanes, Eric Staal, Jordan Staal | Leave a commentThere were two big moves in the last 48 hours. The first was Rick Nash finally being traded, shipped off to New York for Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov and Tim Erixon (with a couple picks and a prospect also changing … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Henning | Tagged Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Rick Nash, Tim Erixon | Leave a commentIt doesn’t seem difficult to find a picture of Patrick Kane after a few drinks. He also has a history of drunken altercations, including a violent episode with a cabbie in Buffalo over what turned out to be pocket change. … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Patrick Kane | Leave a comment(Reposted from Barry Melrose Rocks, but the sentiment is the same) By now, you have certainly heard of the terrible tragedy that struck in Colorado, and perhaps even heard of Jessica Ghawi, or Jessica Redfield, as she was known professionally. … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Jessica Redfield | Leave a commentThe Philadelphia Flyers already lost a premier defenseman in Matt Carle when he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The market wasn’t exactly good to the Flyers either, with their most celebrated signing being none other than… Ruslan Fedotenko? The … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Shea Weber | Leave a commentRick Nash is still a Columbus. He was trade bait last year. He was trade bait at the trade deadline. He was trade bait at draft. He hasn’t moved anywhere since, despite Nash’s stated desire to leave Ohio, and Columbus … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Henning | Tagged Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Rick Nash, Scott Howson | Leave a commentToo often, athletes find themselves involved with the law for all the wrong reasons. I think we most regularly see this in the NFL (Hey Elvis Dumervil and Dez Bryant, what is wrong with you guys?), but no sport is … Continue reading
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