Malkin staying in America
June 23, 2008
It looks like the Pittsburgh Penguins won’t have to worry about losing star center Evgeni Malkin to the newly formed Continental Hockey League in Russia. Rumors had been swirling that Malkin had received a very lucrative offer from a team in that league, almost an offer he couldn’t refuse. Key word there almost, Malkin’s agent J.P. Barry has downplayed all rumors and assured he’d be staying in Pittsburgh. Read more
Flyers trying to keep team intact
June 18, 2008
The Philadelphia Flyers are still trying to figure out a way to keep last years intact and improve. That task is going to be a lot harder then most Flyers fans would think. The salary cap currently stands at $55 million for next season. To be able to keep the Big Three free agents and sign a top flight defense man need to occur. Read more
Power Links
June 14, 2008
Alright, hockey is a sport that I pretty much can’t stand but nonetheless I will discuss rumors about it here. I don’t do a pretty good job of it, as it gets pretty neglected but I figured today I should change that and at least give you NHL fans something to read. So here are some links in today’s edition of Power Links. We’ve got Alex Ovechkin and his new American Idol girlfriend, photos of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell after losing his Stanley Cup bet, and we’ve also got an in depth outlook into the Pittsburgh Penguins off-season. Read more
Predators begin contract talks
May 26, 2008
With free agency starting on July 1st, the Nashville Predators are wasting no time trying to lock up their own. The team has a few key players that could hit the market this year, they include goalie Dan Ellis, and defenseman Shea Weber and Ryan Suter. The Tennessean reports that the team has begun talks with Ellis and Suter. With Ellis, being the early focus. Read more
Stars waiting on retirement decisions
May 22, 2008
The Dallas Stars are waiting on a couple of their unrestricted free agents to decide on retirement. The two in question are, Stu Barnes, 37, and Mattias Norstrom, 36. Both players are contemplating retirement but yet would prefer to stay in Dallas. Let’s take a look at both players situations. Read more
Mark Bell avoids jail, well kind of
May 15, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mark Bell was a lucky man, and avoided an overnight stay in jail for a hit and run, and drunk driving traffic incident. The incident took place in September of 2006, and the California court system just got around to finishing up this case. Bell plead no contest to the charges and was sentenced to a California prison from June 2nd to August 15th. Wait, you’re going didn’t you just say he avoided an overnight stay in jail? Yes, I did. We can all thank the over crowded California prison system for this.
The judge in Bell’s case did order him to serve jail time from June to August. The verdict calls for him to work in a California prison during daytime hours, and he would be released each evening. After the 15th of August, Bell will meet before a judge again, and at that point it will be decided if he needs to “serve” more time.
One can only assume this is all because of the severely over crowded prison system in California. The same system that has let many celebrities leave after completing only hours of their sentence. At least by making Bell do work shifts there, he does have to get some of the life of a criminal in jail. Unlike, the Hollywood stars who walk in and then out for the paparazzi.
And just a side thought. What a pussy!!! HAHAHA These hockey players run around, well better yet, skate around all game beating the shit out of each other. And this guy can’t serve even just one night in jail? He that afraid Bubba is going to find him?
Blues sign former draft picks
May 13, 2008
The St. Louis Blues are finally signing some former draft picks of theirs. They include two first rounders, one from 2005 and another 2007. Lars Eller, the team’s 2007 Draft Pick, was inked to a deal Monday night, pending a physical of course. Eller signed a 3-year deal that will earn him the rookie maximum for 2007 first-rounders ($875,000), plus incentives. Eller is 18, and was the 13th pick in the draft, he’s from Denmark and has competed in a few international tournaments. Read more

