http://www.thehockeynews.com The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. en 2007 Medias Transcontinental Fri, 16 May 2008 13:10:09 -0400 60 http://thehockeynews.com/imgs/design/logo_thn_print.gif http://thehockeynews.com/ http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15934-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-Crosby-vs-Malkin-still-ludicrous.html 2008-05-10 10:09:23 Jason Kay's blog As recently as a few months back, the notion was preposterous: nobody in his right mind would take Evgeni Malkin over Sidney Crosby. But after ‘The Kid’ succumbed to an ankle sprain and endured a lengthy recovery, and Malkin emerged as a Hart Trophy finalist, the concept has nudged its way to “not as whacky as we first thought” on the credibility meter. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15590-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-Avalanche-the-ones-getting-buried-by-Wings.html 2008-04-26 18:03:04 Jason Kay's blog At what point does secondary scoring become primary? That’s the question we asked ourselves as “second-liners” Johan Franzen (three goals) and Valtteri Filppula (one) helped propel the Detroit Red Wings to an easy 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche Saturday afternoon. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15244-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-Eastern-promising-for-Pens-Preds-take-a-bite-out-of-Wings.html 2008-04-14 23:14:13 Jason Kay's blog The stars are aligning perfectly for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their secondary players are, too. The Pens weathered a remarkable return to action by Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson to put the Sens on their playoff deathbed, winning Game 3 by a 4-1 score. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15205-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-Avery-innovator-or-cheat.html 2008-04-14 10:48:26 Jason Kay's blog Our knee-jerk reactions to Sean Avery’s ludicrous impression of Martin Brodeur’s windshield wipers were: a)    you can’t do that b)    should be an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty c)    man, you can’t do that! The problem is, up until Monday afternoon when the league sent out a new directive, you could. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/15091-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-Shameful-Sens-and-super-Sakic.html 2008-04-10 09:37:44 Jason Kay's blog The buzz from Ottawa-Pittsburgh, Game 1. If you’re a fan of the Senators, the harbingers were ominous. • You got Sidney Crosby on an average night – for Sidney – and couldn’t take advantage. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14952-THNcom-Blog-Why-Sundin-should-return-to-TO.html 2008-04-05 10:34:06 Jason Kay's blog It can’t end like this, can it? It shouldn’t. If Mats Sundin is the man of integrity we believe he is, and the Maple Leafs are sincere in their publicly expressed desire to bring him back, the 37-year-old will return to the “center of the hockey universe” for a swan song season, a chance to say a proper good-bye and give a fan base starved for gratification something to feel tingly about. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14743-THNcom-Blog-Teams-should-win-the-right-to-select-No-1-overall.html 2008-03-29 10:46:57 Jason Kay's blog The NHL’s draft drawing system isn’t severely broken, but rewarding futility with the privilege of selecting the best prize available has always gnawed at me. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14542-THNcom-Blog-Does-CanadaUS-bias-really-exist.html 2008-03-22 10:46:59 Jason Kay's blog Like parents of siblings with a spirited rivalry, the NHL is often challenged when it comes to meeting the needs of its Canadian and American children. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14346-THNcom-Blog-Is-backlash-over-Yankee-Stadium-game-a-concern.html 2008-03-15 11:17:03 Jason Kay's blog Welcome to the adopt-a-pet blog, a handful of small treasures in need of a good home: • The only problem I have with an outdoor NHL game at Yankee Stadium next year is any backlash the game may incur from baseball zealots whose feelings are being bruised by the notion shinny may close the shrine. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/14150-THNcom-Blog-Numbers-say-JS-Gigueres-the-best-goaltender.html 2008-03-09 12:04:48 Jason Kay's blog About a month ago, we closed our Goalie Issue in which we anointed Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo the No. 1 stopper in the game this season in a ranking of the NHL’s Top 30. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/13947-THNcom-Blog-Make-notrade-clauses-tougher-to-get.html 2008-03-01 11:27:07 Jason Kay's blog Some post-trade deadline ruminations, now that the ice chips have settled: • No-trade clauses shouldn’t be banned in the next collective bargaining agreement, but they should be made available to a far smaller group. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/13730-THNcom-Blog-Little-hope-for-more-goals.html 2008-02-23 11:54:47 Jason Kay's blog The recently completed GMs meetings in Florida produced a mixed message when it comes to offense in the NHL: do they want more or less of it? Of all the concepts the execs examined, the two generating the most buzz were smaller goalie gear and one-minute penalties in OT. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/13541-THNcom-Blog-NHL-could-be-drugtesting-leader.html 2008-02-16 12:45:56 Jason Kay's blog From a sports fan’s perspective, the Roger Clemens-Brian McNamee congressional hearing soap opera was compelling and titillating, in a detached sort of way. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/13374-THNcom-Blog-Finishing-last-doesnt-guarantee-future-success.html 2008-02-10 12:52:08 Jason Kay's blog You’re the GM of a foundering NHL team in mid-February, your club’s chances of making the playoffs are about as good as Sean Avery winning a congeniality competition and your franchise’s fandom is clamoring for trades before the deadline. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/13172-THNcom-Blog-Whats-changed-The-ASG-or-me.html 2008-02-02 12:10:06 Jason Kay's blog The night they played the NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta, a local cable channel was also airing a "classic," the 1970 affair in St. Louis. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/13005-THNcom-Blog-Nothing-foul-about-Selannes-return.html 2008-01-26 12:47:26 Jason Kay's blog Teemu Selanne’s reported imminent return to Anaheim has fans in rival cities crying “what the Duck!” At issue for the complainers is a legal manipulation of the salary cap and contentions the Ducks are getting an unfair advantage by injecting players of Selanne’s and Scott Niedermayer’s ilk midway through the season. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/12828-THNcom-Blog-Does-the-NHL-need-more-violence.html 2008-01-20 09:32:20 Jason Kay's blog Time to play a little Devil’s advocate, in part to speculate on how to attract a few more Devils advocates…and Red Wings advocates…and Bruins advocates, etc. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/12619-THNcom-Blog-How-to-improve-the-AllStar-Game.html 2008-01-12 10:58:09 Jason Kay's blog The NHL is saying yes to razzle-dazzle, introducing a revamped skills competition at the All-Star Game that features an anything goes shootout battle, complete with celebrity judges. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/12413-THNcom-Blog-High-and-Outside-How-about-Fenway.html 2008-01-05 09:48:03 Jason Kay's blog The NHL’s Winter Classic was a lot of wonderful things. It wasn’t, however, the dawn of a new era for NHL appeal in the United States. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/12245-THNcom-Blog-Lecavalier-best-in-2007.html 2007-12-29 12:40:05 Jason Kay's blog Sidney Crosby was named the Canadian male athlete of the year. He won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP in 2006-07. The Hockey News just recently selected him as its choice for most powerful and influential person in the game. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/12136-THNcom-Blog-Blood-stains-of-BertuzziMoore-persist.html 2007-12-23 11:23:55 Jason Kay's blog “Here’s the smell of the blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.” – Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth There are those in the hockey world who’d love to wash their hands of the Todd Bertuzzi-Steve Moore incident and aftermath, but try as they might the stains and stench persist. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/11973-THNcom-Blog-What-would-Sundin-fetch.html 2007-12-16 00:14:28 Jason Kay's blog When the chatter in Toronto involving a potential Mats Sundin trade was at its noisiest, several commentators suggested the Maple Leafs “owed it” to Sundin to pedal him to a contender. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/11767-THNcom-Blog-Games-OK-but-warning-signs-emerge.html 2007-12-09 10:02:31 Jason Kay's blog If you were in Pebble Beach last week, please tell us what color the sky was. We’re certain it wasn’t the same shade as the one we were seeing. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/11543-THNcom-Blog-Habs-would-be-wise-to-not-rush-Price.html 2007-12-02 10:02:32 Jason Kay's blog I was sitting in the Air Canada Centre press box watching the Habs battle the Maple Leafs when Toronto’s Jason Blake made a swift and deft rush, only to have his shot stopped by Carey Price. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/11362-THNcom-Blog-Greatest-ever-Brodeur-or-Roy.html 2007-11-25 10:23:35 Jason Kay's blog Most goalies will tell you the stat they care about above all others is wins. And, barring injury, when Martin Brodeur ends his career, he will have more than anyone in NHL history. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/11170-THNcom-Blog-Bigger-can-be-better.html 2007-11-18 00:01:31 Jason Kay's blog Darcy Regier may not be winning many friends in Buffalo these days, following a sorry summer that has resulted in an awful autumn for his Sabres. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/10974-THNcom-Blog-Sens-face-tough-playoff-odds.html 2007-11-11 10:49:21 Jason Kay's blog The Anaheim Ducks may be battling a wicked Stanley Cup hangover, but it’s the Ottawa Senators who face the bigger challenge in shaking the after-affects of last year’s big party – at  least from an historical perspective. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/10712-THNcom-Blog-Less-is-more.html 2007-11-04 12:01:27 Jason Kay's blog The NHL is going to a new schedule format next season, primarily to create greater balance in the opposition rotation. That is a good thing. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/10322-THNcom-Blog-Some-things-are-bigger-than-sport.html 2007-10-13 00:25:00 Jason Kay's blog I'm not going to claim 10,000 or 12,000 or 18,000 people were wrong for booing the memory of the late Bill Wirtz at United Center during a pre-game ceremony on Oct. http://thehockeynews.com/articles/10321-THNcom-Blog-Model-behavior.html 2007-10-06 00:28:00 Jason Kay's blog NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was interviewed on Toronto radio station Fan590 (listen HERE) as the North American portion of the regular season got underway.