It may be mid-July, but a major trade between aging forwards is about to be announced between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames.
According to Nick Kypreos and The Athletic’s Eric Francis, the Oilers are close to dealing Milan Lucic to the Flames for James Neal.
Brooks Orpik did not finish Game Three after a massive counter-hit from Vegas forward James Neal.
By Peter Hassett 1 year ago
The NHL bye weeks are upon us and for the players (not named PK Subban) that means going to the beach.
The first-place Vegas Golden Knights are currently in day four of their scheduling hiatus and a big chunk of their core (get it?) went to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico.
While posing on a boat with his teammates, former Capital Nate Schmidt even debuted pink swimming trunks.
The Capitals played their first ever game in Las Vegas and a familiar face dropped the first puck.
Nationals MVP outfielder Bryce Harper participated in the ceremonial faceoff between captains Alex Ovechkin and James Neal.
Harper was born and raised in Las Vegas.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
Nate Schmidt played in the Vegas Golden Knights NHL debut Friday and he made some history in the process.
The former Capitals defenseman earned the primary assist on the franchise’s first goal ever, a third period tally by James Neal.
Heeeeeere’s Doug Johnson of PuckBuddys fame. Tweet his face.
The Pre-Game: I think it was Benjamin Disraeli who said “Sometimes cities just suck.” Or maybe it was Don Rickles. We’re getting our historical figures mixed up.
Look, there’s nothing that stinks about San Diego, the actual place. It’s lovely. Or Phoenix, for that matter, if it weren’t for all the whack-a-doodles. Vancouver: now there’s a dandy city for you! If you can just get over all the residents piously reminding you just precisely how dandy it is.
On the other end, there are places like Mogadishu, a city that, I can comfortably assure you, sucks. Or vacation paradise Pripyat! – home to the entombed Chernobyl perpetual light bulb. Pyongyang. Philadelphia.
Then we come to the middle ground: decent places inhabited by truly awful organizations. Pittsburgh comes to mind. Hoorah, it’s beautiful and their food isn’t too toxic and the local rumor is that there’s even a museum or something. But it’s also home to the rat burrow of unctuous fink Richard Mellon Scaife and his poisonous heirs, and the ‘Terrible Towel’, which we rank as only just below Scaife as scabes-inducing. The Pittsburgh Penguins… and Dan Bylsma. Think about that for a moment: both the Penguins AND Bylsma (and his douche-hat) compressed into one geographic point. That single distinction alone is enough to push Pittsburgh to new title holder: Epicenter of Suck.
By Doug Johnson 8 years ago
Dennis Wideman celebrates his OTGWG. (Photo credit: Gregory Shamus)
For the third time in three games, the Washington Capitals required extra time to make a decision, and for the third time the Capitals proved themselves the better team. The Pittsburgh Penguins did their best to play a classy game of hockey, but then they realized they’re the Penguins and punked out. Read on and you’ll find out how.
James Neal was wide open to take a wide pass and make it 1-0 on the game’s first shot. Mike Knuble worked hard to kanoob the puck to tie it back up. Alex Ovechkin deflected a Mike Green shot that required a review to be called a goal. On a late power play, Malkin found Neal with a cross-ice pass to tie it up. Into OT and on the power play, Dennis Wideman put enough stank on the puck to evade Johnson. Caps beat Pens 3-2 (OT).
By Peter Hassett 8 years ago
A time machine.
Doug Johnson of Puck Buddys writes for Russian Machine. Tweet at them anon.
We had too much to dream last night. Blame the cough syrup. Either that or this stuff really did happen. We’ve got dazed and confused recollections of hotwiring a hockey time machine, tripping back to the past and then ahead to the future. We saw Gordie Howe play (when men were men), Steve Yzerman (when he was hot), and the Great One (when mullets were cool). We took in a few Penguins games of yore (when a young Sidney Crosby taught us all how to laugh) and even dialed it back further to when Bruce Boudreau was slim …mer. Go Fort Wayne Komets!
Before dropping the contraption back off back at RMNBHQ (with a full tank), we bounced ahead to Friday morning to see how tomorrow’s game against the Pens turned out. So this is in effect a pre-review, we promise only a few spoilers. If Thursday’s game doesn’t go as we witnessed it, that’s because Chris has been screwing with the space-time continuum-thingie again. Ugh, kids.
By Doug Johnson 8 years ago
