Keefe To The City: How To Fix The NHL
There are three main problems with the NHL and the way they currently police problems in the league that just need some slight modifying to make the game better and safer.
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There are three main problems with the NHL and the way they currently police problems in the league that just need some slight modifying to make the game better and safer.
The NHL board of governors received a detailed preliminary report Saturday during All-Star weekend that shows the number of concussions is trending up.
Islanders general manager Garth Snow said Wednesday the team did everything the right way in its attempted acquisition of Russian goalie Evgeni Nabokov.
The Islanders have suspended goalie Evgeni Nabokov for not reporting to the team after being claimed off waivers from the Red Wings last week.
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New Jersey Devils defenseman Matt Corrente will be sidelined up to month with a shoulder injury. Corrente was hurt in a fight with Tampa Bay's Steve Downie on Friday night.
Ville Leino had a goal and assist in the first period, and Mike Richards added a short-handed tally in the second for the road-tested Philadelphia Flyers, who held on for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.
Danny Briere's scoring surge has helped the Philadelphia Flyers maintain their slim lead in the Eastern Conference. The New York Rangers are trying to capitalize on a chance to gain ground on their Atlantic Division rivals.
Roman Hamrlik and Tomas Plekanec had power-play goals, and the Montreal Canadiens scored three times in a span of 2:46 in the first period to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday night.
Dmitry Kulikov fired a high wrist shot past Martin Brodeur 3:36 into overtime and the Florida Panthers won their third straight with a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
John Tavares scored three goals for his second NHL hat trick, and Rick DiPietro made 40 saves to help the New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday night and snap a three-game losing streak.
Wojtek Wolski came close to delivering the tying goal against the Montreal Canadiens in his New York Rangers debut earlier this week, but he just missed and his new team lost. Wolski gets another shot at Montreal on Saturday night.
Buffalo looks to earn a point for the eighth time in nine games Saturday night when it visits an Islanders team that hasn't been able to shut down opponents in losing three straight.
For most teams a three-game winning streak is common, but it would be the longest in more than a year for the New Jersey Devils while the Florida Panthers would match a season high.
Here are five things that I thought about at length during and following Tuesday night's 2-1 loss to the Canadiens.
The NHL announced the additional 36 All-Stars and 12 Rookies who will join fan-voted top six, including the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist and Marc Staal.
Dan Rosen of NHL.com joined me from Heinz Field to talk about the crazy work hours he has been enduring along with the ice crew for this year's Winter Classic, and to detail the whole process of turning an NFL field into an NHL rink.
The Devils will finish off the calendar year with the man who began 2010 behind their bench, Jacques Lemaire, who then took over for John MacLean on an interim basis last week.
The Devils come into Christmas week 18 points out of playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Since the NHL lockout, only seven Eastern Conference clubs that were out of a playoff spot as of December 25th recovered to make the post-season.
Islanders left wing Matt Martin has been suspended by the NHL for two games for a blind-side check to the head of Phoenix forward Vernon Fiddler.
The union made the announcement Saturday. It said the players voted overwhelmingly to appoint Fehr after the executive board's endorsement.
The goal scoring numbers are not pretty for New Jersey's 2010-11 season. The Devils begin the week with just 53 goals, fewest in the NHL.
Mike Richards scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
The Devils finished up November with three wins in four games, thanks to the goaltending of Johan Hedberg who also led New Jersey to its first back-to-back victories of the season.
The Devils reached their 20-game milestone in the 2010-11 season Saturday night in St. Louis and are just 5-13-2. The 20-game point total ranks as the 3rd-worst in club history since the team moved to New Jersey in 1982.
