Marty’s Better

The Islanders and Alexei Yashin’s agent are in discussions to bring the former Islanders captain back to the Island. After the break, I’ll tell you why this is a great idea. Continue Reading »

Really insert your own joke here…. i mean it worked so well in San Jose with “talent” it is bound to work here eh?

Kudos to the Chicago Wolves for taking home the AHL’s top prize.  Now if only Atlanta could get some more nhl ready prospects to play there things would be brighter for the Thrashers

Is he a hall of famer?? No; However not many players have done more for one organization than Linden.  He is the face of the Canucks and the Vancouver comminuty.  Congrats to Trevor on a great career!

The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a 3-year contract with head coach Mike Babcock. Babcock led the Red Wings to their 4th Stanley Cup in the last 11 years. In his 3 years behind the bench in Hockeytown, the Wings have won the Presidents’ Trophy twice.

News from the Staples Center today not involving the Lakers as the Los Angeles Kings fire head coach Marc Crawford. Crawford had a 59-84-21 record in 2 seasons with the Kings.  Crawford coached the Avalanche to the 1996 Stanley Cup. Crawford also coached the Canucks for 7 seasons. He had one year left on his contract. Overall, in 12 seasons and 905 games behind the bench as an NHL head coach, Crawford, has compiled a regular season record of 438-342-125 and a playoff mark of 43-40

Turns out the Dominatrixor is finally calling it a career.  What I find amusing, is that apparently Dom wants to retire after winning the Cup.  Really?  After “winning” the Cup, Dom?  The way I see it, in 2002, the Red Wings won in spite of you.  Sure, you put up good numbers, but just like Roger Clemens, you needed to go to a team that would’ve won without you anyway, just to win it.  Then, this year, you almost sunk the ship that was the Red Wings, only to see Chris Osgood guide the Wings to the Cup.  Yep, time to call it a career, Dom.  Time to call it a career.  

Every year, Sabres fans ask this same question when it’s time for Darcy Regier’s to conduct year end player interviews and determine the organization’s course of action. Since the lockout ended, the very same fans become alienated with the team’s inability to keep prime talent and signing one-hit wonders to long term deals. Somebody tell me how locking up RFA Maxim Afinogenov to a 3 year deal was more important than UFA Jay McKee to a 4 year deal back in 2006. Granted, McKee hasn’t been the same player since he departed the Queen City, but neither has Afinogenov. Even so, not many former Sabres find success after leaving Buffalo.
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With all the Swedes on the Red Wings it was only a matter of time before IKEA starting selling these!!!! Some assembly required

Congrats to the Detroit Red Wings on bringing home the ultimate prize in sports Lord Stanley’s Cup.  It was a great series for the league and for the sport and after the jump I will examine how this all went down.

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