All Entries Tagged With: "Sutter"
What are Drew Doughty and Darryl Sutter talking about?
In the period leading up to Darryl Sutter being hired as the new Kings coach many were talking about his aggressive, heavy handed approach. Yet, GM Dean Lombardi tried telling anybody who would listen at the team’s press conference last week, ‘He’s not a raving lunatic.’ In fact, to date, we haven’t seen much of [...]
Why the LA Kings hiring of Darryl Sutter makes sense
Life at the top is hard. It doesn’t matter if you’re the CEO of a major corporation, a head coach in the NFL or the GM of the LA Kings. The reason those people get paid big money is to make big decisions. There’s a sign in Dean Lombardi’s office at the Kings training facility [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Iginla Still In Rumor Mill
The more the Calgary Flames continue to struggle the more team captain Jarome Iginla is popping up in the trade rumor mill. Matt Hutter over at The Bleacher Report duly noted this as well as laying blame on Flames management for doing little in the off-season to improve the club before finishing by suggesting Iginla [...]
Bizarro World – Exactly what did go down on Canada Day?
Before I start, I want to wish good luck to Nystrom and Higgens as they both filed for free agency. Nystrom has found a new home in Minnesota, signing with the Wild for three years at $1.4 million a year. Mean while Higgens signs with the Panthers one year for 1.6 million. The Flames gave [...]
No Whispers on Leafs-Phaneuf and A Long Look at Hawks Trade Scenarios
The biggest non-trade deadline transactions in a very long time happened over the weekend. A lesson should be noted for all those who want to believe trade chatter. I did not read one rumor which forecasted Dion Phaneuf going to the Maple Leafs. Not one. After checking with someone who reads more trade gossip than [...]
FEATURED RUMOR COMES TRUE: Hockey Insider Calls The Phaneuf Desperation
I asked HendricksHockey’s Hockey Insider for some rumors back last week. He gave me a blog 2 days ago, but it sat in my inbox because of a work deadline. Lo and behold…his Phaneuf call came true. Calgary was desperate to move him. So here it is… Hey all, Hockey Insider here from HendricksHockey.com; Big [...]
GameDay: Caps Vs Canes – First versus Worst
The league-best Capitals welcome back Mike Knuble as they host their divisional foes, and current league-worst, the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the Verizon Center. Read on for game preview as well as game notes…
Battle of Alberta: Welcome Back Comrie Edition
Before looking ahead to tonight’s game against the Oilers, there are a few things about the season opener on Thursday that I’ve not yet been able to shake. Granted it was only one game, but considering it was our first look at the new look Flames (sporting some sharp old look jerseys) there are some [...]