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Scott Gomez Scored A Goal, Finally
And so it ends, finally. After more than a year without a goal -- 368 days to be exact -- Scott Gomez is on the board. It was a seemingly impossible streak for a man being paid the salary he is, but there we were, waiting for Gomez to finally break through.
And then it happened, just over halfway through the third period on Thursday night against the New York Islanders. Gomez slotted home a power play goal, ending the improbable streak. It's almost bittersweet, in a way. I wondered how long he could go.
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by Brian Floyd • Feb 9, 2012 9:33 PM EST
HBO 24/7 Red Wings Vs. Maple Leafs Will Happen, Even If It Doesn't
HBO Sports' 24/7: Road To The Winter Classic series has been wildly popular since its inception two years ago, and it's at the point where the series actually might be more of a spectacle than the actual game itself. I know that I've enjoyed the four-episode series more than I've enjoyed the two Winter Classic games that accompanied it, and I attended one of those games.
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by Travis Hughes • Feb 9, 2012 2:52 PM EST
Red Wings, Maple Leafs Have Played On Michigan's Campus Before
When the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs face off in the 2013 Winter Classic on January 1, they'll do so at the Big House, Michigan Stadium, on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan.
You might be surprised to hear that this won't be the first time the two squads have faced off against each other on that campus, but back in 1986, the Leafs and Wings tied a 4-4 preseason game at Yost Ice Arena, home of the Michigan ice hockey team.
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by Travis Hughes • Feb 9, 2012 12:31 PM EST
Stanley Cup Playoffs On CNBC? Seems That Way
Last year, when the NHL and NBC agreed on a 10-year American television contract that will keep hockey on the Peacock until 2021, one of the major improvements was the news that every single Stanley Cup Playoffs game will be on national TV.
The problem, of course, is that NBC Sports Network can only show one game at once. So which member of the massive NBC Universal family would be the overflow channel on nights where two games are going on simultaneously? A promo aired during Sunday's Super Bowl on NBC might have given away the answer.
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by Travis Hughes • Feb 7, 2012 2:53 PM EST
Ralph Nader To NHL: Ban Fighting
I'm pretty sure Ralph Nader isn't running for President this year, and if he's not doing that, he must fill his time with other things. One of these things is an organization called League of Fans, self-described as a "a sports reform project founded by Ralph Nader to encourage social & civic responsibility in sports industry & culture."
Nader wants to reform fighting in the NHL, and he issued an open letter to Commissioner Gary Bettman on Monday with the goal of seeing an outright ban of the practice in the game.
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by Travis Hughes • Feb 7, 2012 11:52 AM EST
Yes, The Bruins Are Blaming Brendan Shanahan For Recent Slump
The Boston Bruins have seen quite a few suspensions over the course of the last month. Brad Marchand, Andrew Ference and Milan Lucic have all been called to Brendan Shanahan's office in 2012, and according to these fine gentlemen, the long arm of NHL law has altered the way they've played the game over the last few weeks.
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by Travis Hughes • Feb 7, 2012 10:47 AM EST
PHOTO: Raleigh's RBC Center, Home Of Carolina Hurricanes, Now PNC Arena
Via HF Boards, it looks as though the expected March 2012 name change for RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. is already underway. Ladies and gentlemen, meet PNC Arena, home of the Carolina Hurricanes:
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by Travis Hughes • Feb 7, 2012 9:36 AM EST
PHOTO: Visiting Red Wings Fans Can't Even Help Sparse Phoenix Hockey Crowds
If I were a hockey fan in the Phoenix area, I'm not sure I'd go to a game either. The Coyotes aren't an awful team on the ice or anything -- they're hanging around in the very difficult Western Conference playoff race, and they picked up a big win against Detroit on Monday night at Jobing.com Arena.
But it's sort of like the Atlanta syndrome, right? The ownership is atrocious -- or, in this case, it might as well be non-existent -- and the constant threats of relocation are enough to scare you away from committing your time to the cause. Being a fan is an investment. You're putting in your time and your money, and you hope to be rewarded with a championship at some point.
That's was the catch-22 for fans of the Atlanta Thrashers, and it's the problem that faces any franchise with ongoing ownership strife and relocation as a potential solution to those issues.
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by Travis Hughes • Feb 7, 2012 9:02 AM EST
Scott Gomez Goes A Year Without A Goal: How Impossible Is That?
Monday marks 365 days since Scott Gomez last scored a goal. The Montreal Canadiens forward is not the first player to go an entire calendar year without scoring a goal and he won't be the last, but he's certainly the first $7.35 million player to do so.
Gomez is paid to be an offensive contributor. For a guy whose sole job it is to step on the ice and help get the puck in the net, it's utterly incomprehensible that he's gone so long without scoring a goal. Let's look at just how incomprehensible it is.
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by Travis Hughes • Feb 6, 2012 4:57 PM EST
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