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Though many in Leafland are expecting the addition of "savior in waiting" Phil Kessel to the lineup will turn Toronto's season around, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has decided to take action now. The commissioner announced today that the league will provide an "AIG style bail-out" to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who, despite high expectations and a revamped roster, are off to the worst start in franchise history. "The Toronto Maple Leafs are ...

We're a few months away from February, but the Detroit Red Wings may be thinking it's Groundhog Day in October. For the second straight game, the Wings surrendered a one goal lead with about three minutes left in the game en route to a 3-2 OT loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. Detroit played a solid game for most of the night. Chris Osgood was sharp early in the game and kept his ...

Fighting should always be a part of hockey. From the early days of the game, players have dropped the gloves to settle scores or send messages that the refs or rules couldn't. Fights can change momentum. Fights can inspire hope. However, as the NHL has become more a league built on skill and speed than pugnacity and truculence (Brian Burke, did you get that?), it seems that players have become confused as to ...

Honestly, if you'd read that headline before the start of the season, you'd be reading this article because you wanted a laugh. A title like that was something you'd see in the sports section of The Onion . However, this assertion is now uncomfortably true. Tonight's game is indeed an opportunity for the Red Wings to make a statement. The Wing's record after seven games is 3-3-1 and they currently sit fourth in the ...

Over the past 15 seasons, those in which Detroit's goal-tending has not been labeled as "questionable" by pundits and prognosticators seem few and far between. I remember people liking Vernon in 1997, I think everyone thought Hasek would be great in 2002...yep, I think that's it. Every other season that I can remember during this time, Detroit's goal-tending was in question. Despite the fact that they've won four Cups during this ...

Just when you thought the Phoenix Coyotes' saga couldn't get any more embarrassing, it does. Wayne Gretzky announced his resignation as head coach of the Coyote's today citing his realization that, regardless of who's hands the franchise falls into, he is not part of its future. What an absolute shame this is. As a coach, Gretzky wasn't very successful.  His team never made the playoffs in his four years behind the bench. However, as a ...

Maybe you've experienced it at a company you've worked for, a team you were on, hell, maybe even a relationship you were in. You see changes going on around you that you have no control over and make little sense. Eventually, you see enough change to bring you to the realization that you, may in fact no longer be a part of what's going on around you. You've got to think Dallas Stars' ...

Though not a single regular season game has been played in the 2009-10 NHL season, I thought, "why not start talking about the playoffs"? After all, based on what has occurred this off-season in the West, there's no reason to think the eight teams that made it to the second season in 2008-09 won't be there again this year. That's my first prediction. What follows is where ...

The Detroit Red Wings, along with every other NHL club, opened their training camp this past weekend. Taking the ice in Traverse City, MI were new players such as Patrick Eaves, returning Wings Jason Williams and Todd Bertuzzi and young hopefuls like defenseman Jakub Kindl. For some reason, Dan Cloutier was also among those skating with the Wings. The goaltender, who has been out of hockey for the better part of two years, ...