The NHL Draft proved a bore for Toronto Maple Leaf fans as GM Brian Burke was unable to arrange any deals. Burke is going to face real pressure to alter the team’s current line-up when the free agent signing period gets underway tomorrow. The pressure in Toronto to do something, anything, has been stoked by [...]
Okay, I like having NHL teams throughout the United States. I like Gary Bettman’s efforts to find new audiences for the great game. I would not mind a second NHL team playing out of the ACC in Toronto, but I sure don’t want a team playing out of Hamilton, or Kitchener, or London. Do I [...]
Isn’t it a bit strange to hear Brett Hull being hailed as one of the greatest American players ever inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame? The petulant Hull was born in Belleville, Ontario…Stevie Y, of course. Brian Leetch, no doubt. Hull, naturally. But Lucky Luc Robitaille, Hall of Famer? Did someone have their head [...]
The Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers are in hot pursuit of disgruntled Ottawa Senator Danny Heatley. The kid’s a malcontent, not a winner, and he’ll be a disappointment wherever he ends up…the town of Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, is the birthplace of Peter Forsberg, the Sedin twins and, now, young sensation Victor Hedman…you can [...]
