On Sunday, the eyes of hockey watched Jim Rutherford’s Pittsburgh Penguins (so weird to say that) lift the Stanley Cup, and snickered as they wrote their feel-good narratives about Rutherford showing he still has value. Those dumb Hurricanes – what were they thinking when they ran JR out of town? It doesn’t matter – they’ll be in Las Vegas/Quebec City/Seattle/Bismark soon anyway.
It took three days for Ron Francis to offer up a Costco-size can of STFU to anyone who was questioning the Canes decision to move on from Rutherford, as the team (and Francis) took another huge step forward, dealing a second and third round selection to the Chicago Blackhawks for forward Teuvo Teravainen and Bryan Bickell’s contract (Bickell himself may also come). Continue reading Francis Robs Chicago Blind by Acquiring Teuvo and Bickell→
Sometimes the best deals are made because of the misfortune of others, like when the guy who lived across the hall from me in my dorm sold me his Nintendo 64 (with Goldeneye AND WCW/nWo Revenge) for $50 because, well, weed. The Chicago Blackhawks didn’t have a mary jane habit (to people even use that term anymore? Am I 100?) and “misfortune” might be a bit strong (Stanley Cup and all) but they were pressed up against the salary cap ceiling with RFA Marcus Kruger still unsigned, and they needed to make a move or two to give them some flexibility. Enter Ron Francis and the Carolina Hurricanes, who picked up forwards Kris Versteeg, Joakim Nordström, and a 3rd round pick in 2017 from Chicago for defensemen Dennis Robertson, Jake Massie, and Carolina’s 5th round pick in 2017. The move saves the Blackhawks $2.805 million in cap room for the 2015-16 season. Continue reading Canes Acquire Versteeg & Nordstrom→
Does it feel like we’ve been here before; Six consecutive home losses, Penguins prepared to invade PNC, and fans not happy about visiting fan? Well, we discuss all this and more on this weeks episode. Josh Yohe from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review joins us and drops some candid insight on the Penguins and we close it out with a great value stout from Olde Hickory Brewing. As always, thanks for listening, and we’ll come see you at the PNC Arena!
Conference finals time, and it’s time to break out the big guns. On this week’s edition, we bring in special guests to represent the final two teams remaining in the Western Conference. Representing the Chicago Blackhawks is Time Warner Cable News’ very own Mike Solarte, and representing the LA Kings is esteemed fellow blogger and all around good dude The Royal Half. So sit back and enjoy not having to listen to Derek and Mike drone on about who the next coach or free agent will be. This week, let’s revel in the amazing hockey that has been the Conference Finals!
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