The Columbus Blue Jackets’ early season disaster watch (Yahoo! Sports)

Conditions change in the NHL quite rapidly. Last week, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was the undersized center who couldn’t win a faceoff; one hat trick later, he’s a national sensation getting teased on CBC about his resemblance to Ellen Page. Last week, … Continue reading →
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Puck Daddy Season Preview 2011-12: Edmonton Oilers (Yahoo! Sports)

It’s going to be another year of blockbusters and huge flops in the NHL. Which teams blew out their budgets for big name stars and gigantic special effects to score Michael Bay-levels of box office gold? Which teams are bloated … Continue reading →
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Stillman retires, takes job with Panthers (The Canadian Press)

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Two-time Stanley Cup winner Cory Stillman announced his retirement Saturday to become a player development assistant with the Florida Panthers.
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Panthers ink Matthias to two-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)

The Florida Panthers signed forward Shawn Matthias to a two-year deal Friday, less than a week before the start of training camp. Matthias, 23, will earn a guaranteed salary of $900,000 in the second year of his new deal. The upcoming year, however, is a two-way deal, meaning he…
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Bio box on some victims of Russian plane crash (AP)

Some of the victims killed in the crash of a Russian plane carrying the Lokomotiv hockey team of the Kontinental Hockey League: — Brad McCrimmon, 52, from Canada. A former Detroit Red Wings assistant who took over as Lokomotiv head coach in May. Played in 1,222 NHL games between 1979-97, compiling 81 goals and 322 [...]

Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Sean Leahy edition (Yahoo! Sports)

(Ed. Note: Our series “Puck Daddy’s Guilty Pleasures” features puckheads from all walks of life answering questions about their own hockey-related guilty pleasures. It will run daily during the month of August. Have a suggestion for a “Guilty Pleasures” guest … Continue reading →
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Jose Theodore’s mask is a sexy version of Cat Fancy (Yahoo! Sports)

It’s not often we think about the goalie masks of the Florida Panthers, though in fairness we do watch mostly playoff hockey. But Jose Theodore, you’ve earned our attention: This is Theodore’s new mask for the Panthers, and our records … Continue reading →
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins eyes job with Oilers (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO – Recent history suggests two of them will still be wearing NHL sweaters in October.
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Seeing Club Red: Panthers fans irate over ticket price hike (Yahoo! Sports)

As eviction notices go, this one was a charmer. It was a personalized letter from Michael Yormark, president of the Florida Panthers, that began with hopes that the summer had been wonderful and that the Panthers fans receiving the correspondence … Continue reading →
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Ranking the goaltending revamps in the NHL (Yahoo! Sports)

Goalies are both the last line of defense and the first ones to get the blame if things go poorly for an NHL team. So a few teams, for various reason, had dramatic makeovers between the pipes this summer. There … Continue reading →
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Cheryl from Hockey Broad (Yahoo! Sports)

(Ed. Note: Our series “Puck Daddy’s Guilty Pleasures” features puckheads from all walks of life answering questions about their own hockey-related guilty pleasures. It will run daily during the month of August. Have a suggestion for a “Guilty Pleasures” guest … Continue reading →
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Do you agree with Matt Bradley’s Semin, Boudreau slams? (Yahoo! Sports)

TORONTO — Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said the text messages started arriving about 10 minutes after Florida Panthers forward Matt Bradley candidly criticized his former team on Ottawa’s TEAM 1200 (listen here). Among the critiques? That Boudreau overused his … Continue reading →
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Bourne Blog: How salary cap sucks the fun out of hockey fandom (Yahoo! Sports)

When I was a kid watching hockey in the late 80’s and 90’s, I didn’t have a sniff as to what each player was being paid. That generally allowed for a lot of freedom to judge each player against one … Continue reading →
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Devils ready to play for new coach DeBoer (The Canadian Press)

NEWARK, N.J. – For the past 24 hours, New Jersey Devils forward David Clarkson has received more than his share of telephone calls and text messages from teammates.
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Panthers sign 2010 pick Erik Gudbranson (The Canadian Press)

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers have signed defenceman Erik Gudbranson to an entry-level contract.
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