So Michael Cammalleri got one game for the following slash…. fair or unfair?  Your moment of hockey zen….     Is this worse than the Boogeyman’s transgression?

This one from 15 years ago and wow, I forgot Tampa used alternate captains the first three years.  So here is a first from them.  Enjoy everyone.     October 04, 1995 Paul Ysebaert was named the first Captain in Tampa Bay Lightning history, just prior to the start of the 1995-96 season. The Lightning […]

(Photo Credit:  Getty Images) Youth is served. If there is anything that can be learned from the past two Stanley Cup champions, it is that building from within rather than free agency is the way to go. When it comes to the Pittsburgh Penguins, you have to look at guys like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, […]

    I know folks, the puck technically dropped about a week and a half ago when the NHL kicked off it’s pre-season but that is NOT what I am talking about. I, along with many other hockey fans and pundits, want the NHL regular season to begin and with good reason. First off, the […]

Simply one of my favorite Coachspeaks was this one from Mike Babcock.  Note the funny faces.     Lots of preseason action tonight and tomorrow as things wind down….enjoy.

A light day today as we do some fantasy hockey consulting work but we will be back with a vengeance during the week and on the show tomorrow night.  All that can be said about today’s moment is we need more WHALE!     October 02, 1981 New York Rangers traded defenseman Chris Kotsopolous, Gerry […]

Tomorrow night or Sunday we will recap the Devils home and home with the Islanders.  Sure it would be nice to see it on TV or even streamed on the internet but the James Dolan empire will not let that occur.  A Sunday rant is coming on that one along with a lot of ranting […]

(Photo Credit:  Getty Images) This is not the aspect of the debate one may expect.  Simply it is to calm some complaints from writers and NHL execs alike.  Let’s make one thing crystal clear.  Bryce Salvador has had well documented inner ear issues.  There, we did say it.  Yes we went there.  Traveling back into […]

Here is a long serving captain many may have forgotten about.  He was named Captain eleven years ago today.  This player even has been to a Stanley Cup Finals although he did not act very captain like then.  Nonetheless, it is moment time.     October 01, 1999 Ottawa Senators named Daniel Alfredsson as their […]

As previously mentioned, the blog will be taking more of a turn into the fantasy hockey and sports betting realm this season.  This is the first of many posts on some of the possibilities as far as hockey betting.  First off, we would like to thank a new partner in BetUS.com for their foray into […]

Today’s moment caps the month off quite nicely.  Tomorrow begins October and finally action that counts is not too far away.  Enjoy the zen ladies and gentlemen.     At least he did not slap like Semin…..

  It is getting colder out….   A true sign that October is coming and hockey season is approaching us is the chill in the air.  Somewhere Alexei Kovalev is even fighting Francois Beauchemin and no that is not an Eklund rumor.  Most drafts are finished at this time and fantasy hockey players are getting […]

Well it is the last day of September and this crazy wild and windy weather has us longing for some hockey.  Its just a week away!  Sure that feels like months but it is so much closer than it was in the dog days of summer.  This moment is from 20 years ago and wow […]

Today’s hockey moment of zen could not be avoided.  We will have more later including some fantasy hockey tidbits but until the evening, we are out.  Now its some zen time!     Hockey Vs. Jesus….I guess hockey wins!

  We are on STORM WATCH tonight for a potential East Coast storm.  So while at it, we will talk some hockey to take our minds off of it naturally.  The Program comes to you bearing hockey knowledge and some fun too as always.  Tim Rosenthal will be on assignment covering some action up in […]