by Brian Kennedy | Jan 30, 2017 | Homepage, NHL
By now you’ve seen the NHL All-Star game, and you know that the Pacific, which looked to be the most loaded squad, lost a narrow decision to the Metropolitan. So close it was that a skate save decided it. Kesler took the shot, and it was aimed at evening the game with...
by Angie Carducci | Jan 29, 2017 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
January has been streaky for the Pittsburgh Penguins, with a three-game losing streak followed by a four-game winning streak, then another two-game downturn heading into the All-Star break. Much like the World Cup of Hockey did last summer, however, a successful...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 29, 2017 | Homepage, NHL
What’s 91 + 94? The answer isn’t 185, though that’s what the math would say. It’s the sum of the hockey affection of Robert Benedict and his son Tyler. They and Sam Black were at the Classic Auto Show in LA on Sunday morning. Tyler had a Blues Tarasenko sweater on....
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 28, 2017 | Homepage, NHL
“So much to see and do.” What a cliché, but how true of deep downtown LA, where the NHL All-Star game has taken over. And it’s not like nobody noticed. Where else could you see palm trees and Alexander Ovechkin on a giant replica puck set against the background of...
by Ana Kieu | Jan 27, 2017 | Homepage, Leagues, NHL, San Jose Sharks
Joe Thornton is a favorite among San Jose Sharks fans, but that doesn’t mean his team should re-sign him. Remember when the Sharks stripped a player of his captaincy for the second time in five years? Thornton was that player. In 2014, general manager Doug...
by Richie Leibovitz | Jan 27, 2017 | Homepage, Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs
Who says 13 is unlucky? Roman Lyubimov and the Philadelphia Flyers will tell you otherwise. Lyubimov (who wears #13), scored his 4th goal of the season, and game winner, giving the Flyers the 2-1 victory over the visiting Maple Leafs. The Flyers head into the All-Star...
