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In what many suspected would emulate a tight checking playoff game, the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers played an offensively spirited game last night in New York, with the Rangers emerging as the victors and in control of their playoff destiny. The Rangers, who were facing playoff elimination if they had lost in regulation, pulled out the win by a score of 4-3, with goals from Chris Drury ...

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter Last November Don Sanderson—a rookie defenseman with the Whitby Dunlops—became famous in hockey circles for all the wrong reasons. During an on-ice fight, Sanderson received a horrific concussion, a concussion that eventually cost him his life. It should be noted that both players tossed their helmets before they chucked the knuckles, all in the name of the “code” of ...

Another Addition To an Already-Impressive Resume   Don’t look now, having scored his 49th goal of the season last night against the listless New York Islanders, it looks as if none other than public enemy number one (at least in some NHL circles) Sidney Crosby is going to win the coveted Rocket Richard Trophy.   All the Crosby haters will be quick to point to the fact that Ovechkin played fewer games than Crosby ...

With the conclusion of the 2009/10 NHL season just a few days away everyone from NHL fans to team general managers are thinking playoffs. This season will be remembered for a lot of things: head shots, the emergence of Drew Doughty as a star, and the rise of the once-left-for-dead Phoenix Coyotes franchise. One thing every NHL GM wants to remember each season is the player they signed who emerged as ...

For the Philadelphia Flyers, last night’s tilt against the Toronto Maple Leafs was their most important game of the season...that is until the next one—and the next one after that as well. Heading into last night’s action, the Flyers sat in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, trailing by a slim one point behind the Boston Bruins for seventh place and leading the New York Rangers by one point. ...

  There are more than a few players that will be retiring after the conclusion of this season, amongst them will be Keith Tkachuk of the St. Louis Blues and, perhaps even Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars.   Modano is still a serviceable third/fourth line player who, in the right situation, could be a very effective player and leader. Through 56 games Modano has amassed a total of 13 goals and 28 ...

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter With the addition of the salary cap, the NHL has seen a record number of players changing uniforms each offseason. The days of a player making one NHL team his home for his entire career are all but gone. In fact, more often than not, an NHL player can bank on switching teams upwards of five times. The Toronto Maple Leafs are no exception to ...

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter   The Flyers have had what can only be called an up and down season thus far. Injuries, coaching changes, and inconsistent goaltending have been the major factors behind the Flyers’ lack of success as has the team's overall chemistry, or lack thereof.   No question about it, the Flyers No. 1 priority this offseason will be bringing an adequate goaltender into the fold. Given the Flyers ...

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun wrote in his column today that he is hearing whispers that the Edmonton Oilers will try to trade for the Boston Bruins—or, in this case the Toronto Maple Leafs’—first round draft pick in this summers NHL Entry Draft.Clearly, the Oilers are banking on the Bruins ending up with the No. 1 or No. 2 overall draft pick, which would put the Bruins in the ...

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” RitterWith so many NHL fans calling for the head of current NHL commissioner Gary Bettman these days, one has to wonder just how long it will be before there is serious pressure to replace him?Bettman has served as the NHL’s Commissioner since February 1, 1993, which equates to just under two decades of work.While there are plenty of fans out there that are quick ...