http://sportsblogs.org/entries.php?sport_id=4&date=2008-09-06&start=0 Sports Blogs :: National Hockey League Daily Entries en-us from Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News, ...But as much as those personnel changes are significant, Hull said the GMs are not just shuffling talent to put their fingerprint on the team ? a desire he stated when he first took the job. ?I think we?re learning that?s not the goal,? Hull said. ?You can?t just move people to put your own people in here. The goal is to create a team that can win the Stanley Cup.? ?You have to develop a plan and then trust that plan,? Jackson said. ?You put c... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367534&src=rss 2008-09-06T22:13:05 from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, Have no fear, says Los Angeles general manager Dean Lombardi, the Kings will make it to the NHL?s salary ?floor? of $40.7 million in player payroll before opening night. However, the financial formula will not include, contrary to rumors in recent weeks, taking high-priced goalie Nikolai Khabibulin off Chicago?s hands, or dealing away budding superstar forward Anze Kopitar. ?Some of the stuff that goes around is just crazy,? said Lombardi. ?Like... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367411&src=rss 2008-09-06T20:33:20 from Ken Campbell of the Hockey News, In a stunning turn of events, the Kontinental Hockey League and International Ice Hockey Federation appear to have extended an olive branch to the NHL, which may ultimately lead to a thaw in the frigid relations between the KHL and the NHL. ?We have gone with an open hand to the NHL,? KHL president Alexander Medvedev told thn.com in a telephone interview Saturday. ?We are hoping to get a positive reaction from the NHL.? continued http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367355&src=rss 2008-09-06T18:31:16 from Dan Rosen of NHL.com, Olaf Kolzig may be the only Tampa Bay player submitting multiple ticket requests for the team?s exhibition game at the Eisbaren Berlin on Sept. 28. ?My cousin lives in Berlin and I have a ton of uncles and aunts that live in Hamburg,? Kolzig told NHL.com. ?Within an hour drive, I have a handful of relatives.? The Lightning?s newest goalie was born in South Africa and grew up in Canada, but his passport says Germany and that?s the country he considers to be his h... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367282&src=rss 2008-09-06T17:01:03 I like Jim’s take regarding yesterday’s post about the media circus in Montreal that hovers over the Habs like permanent storm clouds. It’s always been like this, and it always will, I guess. So I’m just going to sit back and enjoy it and laugh and understand that the players are probably used to it so it [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367612&src=rss 2008-09-06T16:18:04 Number 8: Willie Mitchell ~ Mitchell was the team's best defensemen on the pre-lockout Wild. While Willie didn't score ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367551&src=rss 2008-09-06T16:05:50 Martin Brodeur: The Devils are aiming to lessen Brodeur's workload this coming season, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367541&src=rss 2008-09-06T16:04:03 from the IIHF, The meeting agreed that the unsolved case of Alexander Radulov will go to an applicable court or ? if all included parties agree ? to arbitration, whose verdict can not be overruled. The KHL furthermore informed that the league is disputing the signings of the following players by the NHL: Andrei Loktionov ? signed by NHL club Los Angeles from KHL club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Vyacheslav Voinov ? signed by NHL club Los Angeles from KHL club Traktor Chelyabinsk Andrei Mayorov... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367161&src=rss 2008-09-06T16:01:08 After a grueling practice, camera-shy Lil Johnny decides to bring his own unique brand of rebellion to the photo shoot. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367504&src=rss 2008-09-06T14:19:26 Last night it was brought to my attention over Purple Haze beer, and pizza at Old Chicago that Barry Melrose chews ice. I'm trying to figure out why this is pertinent information, or why my fella even made this observation. Right now, I'm going to put this out in Lightning blog land and maybe you can come up with reasons as to why http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367490&src=rss 2008-09-06T14:17:28 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Signs that hockey season is coming: the days are getting shorter school is back in session Halloween supplies are on display in drugstores Jose Theodore shirts are available at Kettler Hockey season, here we come! Copyright © 2008 On Frozen Blog. This feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367446&src=rss 2008-09-06T14:06:53 Remember when the IIHF suspended the NHL contracts of 6 players in J... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367435&src=rss 2008-09-06T14:06:25 In an article spotlighting ten of the League's top second-year players, NHL.com's Dan Rosen asks a simple rhetorical question: "Some critics believe [Nicklas] Backstrom's 55 assists, the most of any rookie last season, were a direct result of him playing with Alexander Ovechkin. While that may be true, why can't at least a percentage of Ovechkin's League-high 65 goals be a result of him playing http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367432&src=rss 2008-09-06T14:05:06 2008 Panthers Preview Will Offseason Changes Help In-Season Results? Visit RotoWire.com for the FULL article. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367426&src=rss 2008-09-06T14:04:22 2008 Senators Preview Forgetting Last Year's Collapse Visit RotoWire.com for the FULL article. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367425&src=rss 2008-09-06T14:04:21 If there’s anything John Tortorella knows how to do, it’s to speak his mind. The former Tampa Bay coach had choice words for his former employers: “You got a couple of cowboys in there as owners. You finish 30th in the National Hockey League, I was there for seven years, I know it’s coming as a [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367412&src=rss 2008-09-06T14:03:37 - Asides from Florida, Bryan McCabe’s other preferred destination was Manhattan. When the Rangers landed Wade Redden, Florida remained the only city McCabe was willing to waive his no-movement clause for. - With Dan Boyle and Rob Blake stepping in, and San Jose’s talented young blueline a year older, Kyle McLaren may be the odd [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367413&src=rss 2008-09-06T14:03:37 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367388&src=rss 2008-09-06T12:16:25 Tropical Storm Hanna has unleashed damaging rain and heavy winds, trapping you in your home, what are you going to do? Why not turn on the computer and watch a SnagFilm! SnagFims offers quick access to free documentaries unlike Netflix. Stuck inside - all day? Try these films: 1. New England Hockey: Life at the Rink 2. 20 Cans of Chunky Beef Soup - an alleycat of a man in as New York puts http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367377&src=rss 2008-09-06T12:14:07 2008 Avalanche Preview No Longer a Powerhouse Visit RotoWire.com for the FULL article. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367357&src=rss 2008-09-06T12:03:38 Just for fun, I've just opened up a NFL football pick'em league. Please feel free to sign up and invite whomever you want. Like the fantasy hockey, this is over on Yahoo, and is completely free. Go to this site, then click on "join a group". At the prompts, enter: group id#: 67093 password: pickem All you have to do is simply predict the winners of each game. No point spreads. No over/under. S... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367354&src=rss 2008-09-06T12:02:50 Zdeno Chara: Chara says everything is progressing well with his rehab on his left shoulder, the Boston Globe reports. "The surgery went well," said Chara. "So basically now I'm on the rehab program." Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367296&src=rss 2008-09-06T11:03:07 from Jason Kay of the Hockey News, If you haven?t heard, Broph (Mike Brophy) is leaving us at the end of next week to join Rogers full-time. He?ll be doing more TV work for Sportsnet, hosting a radio program two days a week and, ahem, writing for a competitor?s website.... At the same time, our brand name gives us the ability, and credibility, to attract established writers and hockey personalities to lend their voices to our mix. And that?s where you come in. We?d like to know whose work... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366709&src=rss 2008-09-06T10:50:37 from Chip Alexander of the News & Observer, In 2003 and 2004, he was the goaltender for N.C. State?s club hockey team. From there, it was on to countless minor-league tryouts?the first with the Fayetteville FireAntz of the Southern Professional Hockey League. ?Just my luck,? he said, smiling. ?It was the year of the [NHL] lockout, so 11 goalies were there. But one of the things the Marine Corps taught me was to keep going after my goals, to keep plugging away, plugging away.? The last... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366710&src=rss 2008-09-06T10:46:38 Back in the forties Frank Sinatra had a big hit called, "Give me five minutes more." He was singing it to a lovely who he figured he needed more time with. The Stealth GM is singing a different tune trying to find an extra $5 million to sign the super star flavor of the year, Mats Sundin. The Stealth gets stuck on these guys who have had great pasts and questionable futures. You know them. Where http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367271&src=rss 2008-09-06T10:41:12 from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun, As he fought back his emotions at the heartwarming reception, the long-time Leafs captain broke into a big smile. ?Perfect,? he said as he doffed his helmet to the crowd. Are we to read into his reaction that this was the ?perfect? way to say farewell to his days as a Leaf?or, as the case may be, his professional hockey career? Sundin has not said as much, but it sure looked that way. read on http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366711&src=rss 2008-09-06T10:39:56 Tapeleg is in Columbus for work, and would like to get together with some of the Blue Jackets bloggers.  (Yes, that means you, you, you, you, and you…and anyone else I missed.)  We are getting together on Monday, September 22, at 6 p.m., at Mac’s (693 North High Street).  It should be a good time [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367244&src=rss 2008-09-06T10:10:25 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367231&src=rss 2008-09-06T10:06:26 -Patrick O'Sullivan scored 53 points last season. The fi... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367177&src=rss 2008-09-06T09:06:51 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - We call this the roadmap to unexcused absences from the office — it’s the full schedule of training camp activity out at Kettler Capitals, and the first official practice commences exactly two weeks from today, with rookies arriving in just seven days. There should be good fun during all [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367048&src=rss 2008-09-06T08:03:24 Rookie camp opens one week from tomorrow, but for now, it's still "Potpourri for $200, Alex." Allan Muir wonders if Jose Theodore is a net loss (get it?) between the pipes for the Caps. You know my thoughts on both Muir and Theodore's prospects for success.... It recently occurred to me that Caps' goaltending prospect Braden Holtby is playing for coach/GM Lorne Molleken in Sasktatoon of the WHL. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1367037&src=rss 2008-09-06T08:01:48 Some more art work featuring Pittsburgh Penguins, another from Pierre and a drawing of Sidney Crosby I recently received from kristina, Thanks guys! http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366943&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 a recent drawing of Martin Brodeur. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366944&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 The finished art work, I took parts from every NHL team and moments from his career. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366945&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Pierre sent me some more drawing to post, here are some of his New Jersey Devils pictures. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366946&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 just finishing up, next week i should have the whole piece. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366947&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 I'm about half way through my Dominik Hasek career commemorative artwork, and here is the first preview of what's to come. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366948&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Here is an artwork I have been working on during the Finals, I had a feeling Detroit would win so I settled for he eastern conference champions tag. Also Sticking with the Penguins, I received an e-mail with a drawing of Marc And... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366949&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 My all-time favorite goaltender and Buffalo Sabre Retired again yesterday, so I'll post some of my Hasek artwork, I'm also staring to work on a commemorative artwork that I'll be posting snippets of as I progress. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366950&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 I apologize for not adding any more posts for a while, I've been pretty busy to go along with computer problems, now I'll try and catch up. First I got an e-mail not to long ago requesting more Max Afinogenov art, I looked through my work and found 1 drawing that I haven't posted. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366951&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Marc-Andre Fleury and Henrik Lundqvist http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366952&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Evgeni Nabokov and Marty Turco http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366953&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Danny Briere and Alex Kovalev http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366954&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Scottie Upshall and Alex Ovechkin http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366955&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Brandon Dubinsky and Martin Brodeur http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366956&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Tim Thomas and Carey Price http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366957&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Marc-Andre Fleury and Danny Heatley http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366958&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 I am very excited the playoffs are starting, I've been going crazy these last few days with no hockey games on. My Sabres didn't make it, and in a way I'm happy i don't have to deal with the stress. I have placed my rooting interest in my 2nd home town team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. I'm rooting for them to win it all. other predictions this round: I'm predicting Caps over the hated Flyers (even though they're less hated with Biron and Breire) in 6 games, Canadians over Bruins in 5 games and t... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366959&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Some Masks from the Colorado Avalanche, My favorite logo of all the new ones that are coming out that aren't vintage. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366960&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 My hockey team is getting new jerseys and I'm designing a logo to be screen printed on them. The teams name is "Beaver Fever" and below are my designs so far. I'm going to put a poll up on the bar to the right to decide on which one is the best. Design 1 http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366961&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Max Afinogenov scored the game winning sootout goal to keep the Sabres slim playoff hopes alive, so I'll unleash my work on him. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366962&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Some of the Chicago Blackhawks masks through the years, a lot of good ones here, interesting subject matter to work with. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366963&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Pens take on the Islanders tonight, so here is a sketch from each team, Mario Lemieux with the cup and I forget who the Islanders player is but i love the expression. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366964&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 For no particular reason here are some Anaheim Ducks drawings. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366965&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Here's a look at the Carolina Hurricanes masks. I put my absolute favorite in the upper left hand corner. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366966&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 Dominik Hasek is my all-time favorite hockey player. I don't care that he had a strange temper or what ever problems he had with Sabres brass. What he did on the ice is all the matters to me, he sold my interest in hockey and if it wasn't for his unorthodox style, I probably wouldn't be doing hockey art. So naturally I have a lot of drawings of him, here's a taste on one of my collages, this was meant to include more but I had other ideas. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366967&src=rss 2008-09-06T07:08:37 A Russian newspaper site recently posted an interview they had with Evgeni Malkin. The interview touches on Malkin's thoughts on the KHL and if there's any chance he'd leave the NHL to join the Russian league; his summer vacation; and training for the upcoming season. Even with the help of the Google translation w... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366829&src=rss 2008-09-06T06:16:47 Here's an excerpt from TSN: Sources say Sundin is also expected to meet, or speak with the Montreal Canadiens before returning to Europe on Monday. Later in the http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366802&src=rss 2008-09-06T06:11:47 Ok hooligans let the chaos begin. First a big shout out to Kyle Bronson who pulled the plug on his wedding 1 week before the scheduled date. That takes balls my friend, when in doubt get the hell out!! So Mccabe is in Florida, wow who saw that coming. Well I guess we all did since it’s [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366741&src=rss 2008-09-06T04:18:59 There are times when we really ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366736&src=rss 2008-09-06T04:14:49 A couple months ago, media and fans got the idea that Canucks GM Mike Gillis was ready to trade Daniel and Henrik Sedin to the first takers. Clearly this didn’t happen but the root of the rumors wasn’t unreasonable.  When Gillis was first hired, he was put on the spot about the future of the twins and his response was this: “I don’t think the group of forwards right now are ready to compete. I don’t know if they [the Sedins] are players the team will be built around moving fo... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366419&src=rss 2008-09-06T02:31:22 ok, shitting the bed is a bit of an overstatement, most of the game went pretty well. AMS got on the board first with a goal by Feser. They played well until middle of the third when it all went to hell. The first seattle goal took a silly bounce off the post and in, couldn't be helped. But the other two goals were totally defensive lapses and sloppy play. I was impressed with Werbowski's http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366696&src=rss 2008-09-06T02:24:49 Reminiscing is dangerous. Besides being habit forming, it also leaves you at risk for the romanti... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366695&src=rss 2008-09-06T02:23:37 Some Friday night randomness: *As I mentioned in the last blog, I will be heading to Switzerland for the two Ranger games so if there is anyone in Bern, or has been there, please feel free to share your knowledge. According to the Times, SC Bern won their regular season opener in front of a packed house. Judging by the http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366689&src=rss 2008-09-06T02:18:28 A quick update for those of you who are interested in the new look KK. We are getting much closer to the ?new face? KK and it should be happening within the month of September. You may be seeing some minor glitches and tweaks in the coming days but in the end, the 3rd version of KK will only enhance your visits to Kukla?s Korner. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366255&src=rss 2008-09-06T01:32:05 Oh yay…. I get to poke my eyes out when I watch hockey coverage on TSN….  The Canadian sports channel has added loudmouth John Tortorella to their lineup along with 18-year NHLer Ray Ferraro. Tortorella was most recently the coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning but has since been replaced with Barry Melrose.  Now he will [...] http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366614&src=rss 2008-09-06T00:12:43 I just saw these in the window of the Nationwide Arena team store. I just wanted to share. Technorati Tags: columbus http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366610&src=rss 2008-09-06T00:11:36 Ooo, a little stab at Sundin by Wilson. He wasn't 100% blaming the coaches and GM for the Leafs' futility in the past few years, but the leadershi... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1366580&src=rss 2008-09-06T00:08:17