With the goalie issue almost decided, (if Carey Price and Dan Ellis sign pieces of paper), Tomas Plekanec on board, and Sergei Kostitsyn dealt to Nashville, the other linguering story in the wings is the story of the enigma – Andrei Kostitsyn. 
How will he play this year? Is he ready to huff and puff every game, [...]

Below is a sampling of what Nashville fans are saying about the Kostitsyn/Ellis/Boyd trade on the blog “On The Forecheck.”  It appears most weren’t impressed with Ellis and Boyd anyway so they don’t really mind this swap at all. Although some are wary of Kostitsyn’s reputation.

“But I wonder what DP/BT sees in this guy? A [...]

 
The Canadiens have shipped Sergei Kostitsyn to the Nashville Predators for 24 year old forward Dustin Boyd and goalie Dan Ellis, 30, and in doing so rid themselves of an ongoing headache that a hundred bottle of aspirins wouldn’t cure.
It’s slightly bitterseet, though. Kostitsyn had plenty of natural talent, and in the beginning, hopes were high on [...]

I really wanted to put up something regarding the upcoming entry draft, but to be honest, there are way too many folks out there who know much more about these young fellows than I do. So I wondered, how am I going to do this? Wouldn’t it be great if I could rely on someone [...]

First, a brief explanation on how these are calculated:
Moneyline odds
Moneyline odds are favoured by American bookmakers. There are two possibilities, the figure quote can be either positive or negative.
Moneyline odds are often referred to as American odds. Moneyline refers to odds on the straight-up outcome of a game with no consideration to a point spread.

Positive [...]

A real nice piece from Puck Daddy about Blake Geoffrion, grandson of the Boomer. You can have a look right here - Blake Geoffrion
Blake is a Hobey Baker Award finalist and his team, Wisconsin Badgers, are involved in the NCAA Frozen Four, being held in Detroit this weekend.
The Boomer is sitting up there right now smiling – when [...]

Each week, Hockey Night in Canada’s Scott Morrison breaks down the balance of power in the National Hockey League.

1. SAN JOSE SHARKS [up from 2]
Record: 40-13-9 (89 pts)
Last 10 games: 6-3-1Have been the most consistent of the front runners.

2. WASHINGTON CAPITALS [down from 1]
Record: 41-13-8 (90 pts)
Last 10 games: 7-1-2Love the firepower, worry about the [...]

Hockey analyst Bob McKenzie just mentioned on TSN that when it was decided that Brian Gionta couldn’t play in Nashville because of an injury, Guillaume Latendresse was pencilled in as a last-minute replacement. Latendresse was originally destined to sit that night, but an hour or so before the game, it was decided that he would [...]

This may surprise you. This even may shock you.
There are some people in this world who don’t like the Montreal Canadiens.
Yes, I know. We ask ourselves, how could that be? But I’ve heard through a reliable source that there are some who feel this way and so I’ve accepted it.
They hate the Habs even in this [...]

Following the fiasco in Nashville, and going back even further to recent games in which the Canadiens performed in a less-than-stellar manner, even while winning from to time to time, the comments from readers were extraordinary. It’s simply amazing how well-versed and hockey-savvy these folks are, and I have great respect.
Non-hockey fans probably wouldn’t have [...]