(Sorry, I tried not to make a Fresh Prince reference. My hands would not obey.) The last time the Blackhawks played in Philly… And they’ve been gearing up for their return: Toews also had a smile on his face when asked about going back to Philly for the first time. Turns out he purchased replays […]
Chicago’s Dan Carcillo has been suspended 7 games for boarding Edmonton’s Tom Gilbert [link]. Gilbert missed the Oiler’s next game and is listed as day-to-day. Carcillo is a repeat offender (and a goon) – he was suspended 2 games for this hit on Carolina’s Pittkanen on 10/28. Guest Starring Rob Blake!! Calgary’s Rene Bourque got a […]
Last night, Rene Bourque elbowed Nicky B in the face. My neighbors must think I’ve opened a truck stop for the mile-long string of extremely colorful expletives that came out of my mouth. Bourque got an elbowing minor. Nicky took two more shifts, then went off for “observation” and did not return to the game. […]
QUICK, HUG SOMETHING!! Mike Green will be in the Caps lineup tonight vs. Calgary. Careful, Ovi. He’s very fragile. We need this to be a long-term committed relationship so don’t go getting it all on the first date. No word yet from Nicky… he’s busy.
Word on the street is Mike Green may be back in the Caps lineup next week [link]. That could put him on the ice vs. Pittsburgh (Jan 11) and Tampa Bay (Jan 13). Gator is out of town and I need a date for both games – no, Mike doesn’t count. Not if he’s playing. […]
Tonight’s the night, and it’s not Santa coming to town. Jaromir Jagr will bring his orange sweater to Pittsburgh for the first time. Jagr played 11 seasons with the Penguins before being traded to the Capitals, then the Rangers. After the ’08 season, he returned to the Czech Republic and played three years in their […]
The Lightning beat the Flyers 5-1 last night, which means you’ll get to see Stammer’s flowing locks again on 24/7 next week. Oh, and his two sick goals. Tampa Bay is still struggling below .500 and near the bottom of the Eastern Conference, but it’s always fun to beat Philly. Stamkos post-game interview [link] – […]
Somebody check on Chuck and Cassy because the second episode of NHL 36 is going to profile none other than Patrice Bergeron. NEW YORK – The National Hockey League (NHL®) and NHL Original Productions today announced Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron as the next NHL player to be profiled in the all-access series NHL 36. Air date: Wednesday, Jan. 4, […]
While I was not posting on Monday, the Washington Post was doing it for me. Gator didn’t even snicker at the headline. I did. You can read here about Mike’s Accelerated Recovery Performance treatment for his injured groin. I’ve had this on my shoulder – it’s an odd sensation, like your muscle is twitching consistently […]
How was everyone’s Christmas? We couldn’t post this last week or it would have spoiled the surprised that we bought Jonathan Toews a lifetime supply of those red shirts for Christmas. Now that presents are open and you’re either home with your crazy family or at work with nothing to do, enjoy Joey the Junior […]
Merry Christmas Eve! Rudolph had the night off to carbo load but the Boston Bruins scored one goal for each of Santa’s other reindeer. That’s right, the Bruins scored 8 goals. The Panthers scored zero. I know Chuck would want you to see this: I cannot recall a prettier goal this season. Marchand had a […]
Pittsburgh’s Deryk Engelland has been suspended 3 games for his hit on Chicago’s Marcus Kruger from Tuesday night. [link] They ruled the hit illegal, plus Kruger was injured (concussion) on the play. The sentence was mitigated by the fact the Engelland has never been fined or suspended before. It’s probably in poor taste (since when […]
Someone we know once posted this to Facebook: Safe to say that hashtag also applies to: Biebs skated with the Leafs [link] in a track suit because they didn’t have any Youth Medium hockey gear laying around. Look at his pants – I bet they’re rolled at the waist too. Phaneuf is all, “You said Disney princesses! […]
I love this picture so much that I have to post it. It sums up everything about last night and how much fun Gator & I always have at Caps games, especially when they win. Nicky was First Star with a goal and an assist. Ovi scored, Sasha Fierce scored, Troy Brouwer scored. The Mike […]
I think the Bruins are the best team in hockey. Yea. I said it. The Boston Bruins are the best team in the NHL. Now before you start heckling me and throwing rotten tomatoes and heads of iceberg lettuce, just hear me out for second. I know that I may be slightly biased here when […]
My best friend and I used to debate what kind of accident would be required to get Extreme Home Makeover to choose our apartment in NYC. If she pushed me down the stairs? If I loosened a board so she fell through into the pizza place? You don’t *want* these things to happen, but the […]
Here on Injury Island, we have a whole mess of NHLers suffering from concussions. Intern Jeff Skinner, Sidney Crosby, Claude Giroux, Chris Pronger, Mike Richards, Milan Michalek, Marc Staal, Joni Pitkanen, just to name a few. (We’re really upset about Jeffy thought. Our office is a mess and we just ran out of Mexicola.) With […]
I missed 24/7 last night because I fell asleep re-watching Fright Night with Colin Farrell. I mean he’s in the movie, he wasn’t with me. And the movie’s great. But I will have to catch up on the Rangers/Flyers this weekend, and from the sound of your Tweets there is plenty worth watching! Another thing […]
Tonight is the premiere of HBO’s 24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road to the NHL Winter Classic. And since I’ve re-watched Game of Thrones into oblivion, I will be tuning in to get my $10 worth for December. The WUYS crowd won’t be as excited as last season – including me, since I actively hate both of these […]
Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys Injury Island. At this point it would be easier to list NHL players who are not hurt, but we don’t want to jinx anyone. There are still two-thirds of the season left to play. Sidney Crosby is out again with concussion-like symptoms. He passed the ImPACT test but […]