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Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 70: Lightning 6 – Maple Leafs 2 “Ritola Provides Relief” The Tampa Bay Lightning (39-22-9) got just what the doctor ordered Monday night at the Air Canada Centre… a total team effort resulting in a beat down of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mattias Ritola scored twice in a three minute span of the second [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 66: Lightning 1 – Capitals 2 SO “Winless in Four” Alex Ovechkin assisted on Washington’s only goal in regulation, then scored in the opening round of the shootout to give the first-place Capitals a 2-1 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Alexander Semin came up big for the Caps for [...]
The 10 most disappointing players so far this season
With the Christmas holidays looming, let’s have a look at the 10 most disappointing players so far this season. 1. Ilya Kovalchuk – New Jersey Devils 31 games 8 goals and 10 assists for 18 points and a -21 plus/minus differential. After signing a monstrous 17-year $100 million contract in the off-season, Kovalchuk has been [...]
Senators back from a dismal road trip, set to face Kings in Ottawa tonight
After a dismal 1-3 road trip during which the Ottawa Senators were outscored 17-6, they are set to face the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Scotia Bank Place. This will be the Kings’s third game of a four-game road trip. They sustained a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, before [...]
Fantasy Impact: St. Louis Blues vs. Ottawa Senators
Own any St. Louis Blues or Ottawa Senators players in your fantasy league or pool? Here is some news you can use. Team Matchup Ottawa has won every contest against the Blues since the lockout. A perfect 4-0. However, St. Louis is 6-0-1 on Scottrade Center ice this season. Starting Netminders Brian Elliot [...]
Spezza back in the lineup, Michalek out at least one week with tendinitis
The Senators conclude a four-game homestand when they host the Boston Bruins tonight at Scotia Bank Place. Center Jason Spezza will make a return after missing four games with a lingering groin injury. Spezza has one goal and four assists for five points in five games this season. However, winger Milan Michalek will miss at [...]
Price blanks Senators, Kostitsyn with 2 goals in a 3-0 win
When the Canadiens score the first goal of the game this season, they win. And that’s what they did yesterday against the Ottawa Senators Score first. The Canadiens have now four wins in regulation when scoring the first goal, and two losses when the opponent scores first. The only time the Habs when scoring first [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Shooting Down Another Silly Spezza Rumor
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
Ottawa Senators avoid arbitration with Chris Campoli and Peter Regin
The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Danish forward Peter Regin to a two-year contract on Thursday. Regin will earn $950,000 the first year and $1,050,000 the second year for an annual cap hit of $1 million. Regin, 24, recorded 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points in 75 games last season with the Senators. [...]
Ottawa Senators re-sign forward Nick Foligno; Jason Spezza speaks to the media
The Senators announced earlier today they had re-signed left winger Nick Foligno to a two-year deal worth $2.4 million Wednesday. Foligno, 22, is coming off his third season with the Senators. In 61 games, the former 2006 first-round pick had nine goals and 17 assists for 26 points while struggling to find his niche on [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Addresses Wild Trade Rumors This Week That Will Likely Not Happen
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
A Marc-Savard-for-Tomas-Kaberle swap in the works?
According to different sources, the Bruins are rumored to be interested in Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle. With the acquisition of Nathan Horton from the Florida Panthers, the Bruins have three quality centers in David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Marc Savard as well as Nathan Horton who can also play in middle and on the [...]
Ranting About the Spezza Rumor
First, the Marc Savard to the Jackets rumor made the rounds and got fans talking. Now, last night’s “reports” of a trade between the Blue Jackets and Senators have the internet abuzz. Jason Spezza and the 16th pick were rumored to have been sent Columbus’ way for Derick Brassard, Kristian Huselius, and the 4th overall [...]
Blog Watch: Quick Hits on a Tuesday
Good afternoon folks. How much does it stink that no hockey is being played right now? While it’s great that the NHL Network has solid programs to keep us puckheads occupied during the off-season, it just doesn’t measure up to what goes on from Setpember to June. Just three and a half months to go! [...]
The Ottawa Senators sign Roman Wick, Jason Spezza on the trade market?
The Senators have signed Swiss forward Roman Wick to a one-year two-way contract earlier today. The 25-year-old homegrown Klotener, who played for the Swiss hockey team at the 2010 Olympic Games, has used his NHL-out clause in his contract and leaves the Kloten Flyers of the Switzerland elite league immediately. Wick will be the second [...]
Blog Watch: Some Morning Quick Hits
Some morning NHL quick hits in the blogosphere: Conn Smythe for Pronger? Canuck draft picks. Verbeek to Lightning scouting staff. Spezza. The underwater classic between Florida and Tampa.
Laraquing up the goals: Habs vs. Sens
The Montreal Canadiens will look to increase their win streak to 2 games tonight as they welcome the ailing Ottawa Senators to the Bell Centre.
Injuries are one of this season’s biggest stories; which teams do you think have been hit hardest?
One of this year’s biggest stories in the NHL is injuries and the effects they’ve had on teams like the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, and Detroit Red Wings.
Injuries mounting for Ottawa Senators
Earlier this week, the Ottawa Senators announced Jason Spezza will be sidelined for six to eight weeks, with a torn knee ligament, ending his chances of earning a spot on Canada’s 2010 Olympic team. Spezza, who attended Team Canada’s orientation camp back in August, was injured during the third period of a 3-2 loss in [...]
Kovy back in town (sorta…) as Habs visit Sens
Alex Kovalev was back in Montreal yesterday, promoting the launch of his Off-Ice Training DVD, as the Habs bus up to Ottawa to face the Sens tonight www.thecheckingline.com
