By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) Last night I took in the Sarnia Sting vs. Barrie Colts game on behalf of TheHockeyGuys. The Sting are one of the best and certainly one of the most talented teams in the league. The Colts aren’t too bad, either. Here are some notes on notable drafted and ’12 draft eligible ...
The Philadelphia Flyers claimed to be satisfied with their play after Tuesday’s 1-0 shootout loss to the New York Islanders. Following the game, the sentiment was clear: that level of effort will win a lot of games. At the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night, the Flyers proved their point. Again outshooting and outskating their ...
By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) It’s no secret that when the New York Rangers were thinking about upgrading their offense in the off-season, their first priority was to add offensive-minded free agent forward, Brad Richards. After an explosive start to the season for the Blueshirts, Richards has all but lost his way. The ordinary fan would ...
By Rhys Richards (@RREsq) In any professional sport, the free agency period is always an exciting time for fans. The former nemesis or most hated are ushered in with open arms because they are now members of the hometown favorite. Some teams land the most sought after free agents and immediately become championship contenders in ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) According to multiple media outlets, the 2013 NHL Winter Classic between Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium will officially be announced on Thursday. It has been rumoured for a while that the Maple Leafs and Red Wings would square off in what has become a New Year’s Day ritual ...
By Adam Graham (@adam_graham) If one thing became clear about Super Bowl XLVI from the stand point of Vancouver Canucks fans, it’s that the right team lost, which is any team from Boston. Of course, this has nothing to do with the New England Patriots or Tom Brady and his supermodel wife. It’s about the ...
By Steve Palumbo (@StevePalumboNHL) The Anaheim Ducks came into the 2011-12 season with boundless potential. It looked as though everything was falling into place for Anaheim to take another run at the Stanley Cup. A little over three months later, it could not be more different. Anaheim was able to bring back the ageless wonder ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) Over the course of a season, there is always a certain stretch of games that can make or break a team’s final standing after all 82 games have been played. In the case of the Toronto Maple Leafs, that stretch just about to begin. When the NHL released its 2011-2012 regular season ...
By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) According to Jim Cerny of Blueshirts United, the New York Rangers have traded Erik Christensen and a seventh round draft pick to the Minnesota Wild for forward Casey Wellman. In the grand scheme of things, this is a minor deal. But will this set of a chain of events as we approach ...
We at The Hockey Guys are pleased to bring back a very successful weekly series feature called Underrated Nation. Writer, fan and NHL history aficionado Bill Kellett will focus on a different NHL’er every week in our Underrated Nation segment’s, seen only on The Hockey Guys. By Bill Kellett Derek Sanderson is miles away from ...
