You know that scene in Jurassic Park, where they’re explaining how they brought dinosaurs back to life? How they took the DNA strands they could recover and had a good idea of how things worked, but were missing some key parts so they just filled the rest in with frog DNA? That’s pretty much how…
With seemingly more and more being written every day about the NHL’s inability to consistently draft well, word has leaked out that teams might finally be changing their approach to how they scout players. However, it is not going to be down the path of the so called “advanced stats”, it will instead focus on a more visual…
News hit today that Joe Thornton was stripped of his captaincy of the San Jose Sharks, and that the team will enter the pre-season with no captains or alternates. “We felt we had to do something after that collapse in the playoffs” explained Sharks coach Todd McLellan, outside of a Burger King. “We knew fans were…
As many people discovered several days ago thanks to Reddit, the Vancouver Canucks are apparently the most hated team in Alabama, a state noted for the fact it has almost nothing to do with hockey. Theories began forming as people in BC tried to explain why this was the case. The top theories presented were: – Twins…
With news that Oilers blogger Tyler Dellow would be joining the Oilers organization, the Flames seemingly made their own local blogger hire in response. “We’re happy to announce that Jeff Jones, also known by his twitter handle @SuckMyBalls14 , will be joining the Flames front office next season. With him Jeff brings years of hockey…
Despite all evidence to the contrary, the NHL is still insisting that the Stadium Series is good for hockey. “It’s awesome! It’s bringing back hockey to its roots!” explained an obviously drunk Gary Bettman outside of a Best Western Hotel in Florida. “Who doesn’t love hockey outside, in a stadium, with terrible sight lines, and expensive…
Michael Del Zotto, who saw his stock plummet last year, has finally found a team, signing with the Philadelphia Flyers. While this signing may seem innocuous at first glance, what shocked most people in the hockey world was that it was for only one year. “We tried to offer him a 6 year deal. Wouldn’t…
Trevor Linden has had to make a lot of tough decisions in his first few months on the job, but none may have been as hard as deciding on the new third jersey for next season. “I won’t lie, that’s been the hardest part of my job so far. Drafting guys? Sure, that can be tough,…
The Anaheim Ducks announced they will be retiring his famous number 8 next year when the Ducks play the Jets on January 11th, 2005. Teemu Selanne, however, is unsure if he’ll attend. “I’m just taking it one day at a time. I’m not sure if I’ll attend. I have to talk to my family first,…
The Montreal Canadiens and defenseman PK Subban were unable to come to terms on a new deal before their scheduled arbitration hearing today, which leaves the fate of Subban’s contract in the hands of the arbitrator (assuming no deal is reached before the arbitrator announces her decision). Fans of the team are obviously very nervous, as…
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