So Todd Bertuzzi is back with the Wings.
I understand the attraction to Bertuzzi. He’s big. He once had great hands. In a lot of ways, he’s the North American version of the prototypical Detroit forward. But to be more precise, he was the North American version of the prototypical Detroit forward. He’s six-years removed from [...]

Four Brothers
A lot of people don’t know that in addition to hockey blogging, I’m also a prolific children’s book author. I’ve written over 800 children’s books, and while I’ve yet to sell one, I have a very good feeling about my latest, which I’m happy to be able to share here.

Four Brothers
I love my brother. [...]

I’m thinking I need to get into real estate, since that seems to be the best way to track player movement.
Some people say Jay Bouwmeester’s building a house in Edmonton is a clue he wants to play out west.
Marian Gaborik’s buying a house in Vancouver seems to be a clue he’ll sign there as a [...]

Greg Logan has a great post on Michael Farber taking Islanders GM Garth Snow to task for letting fans vote on who the Islanders should draft with the first overall pick.
First of all, I don’t think Snow is actually letting the fans decide. I look at it as more of a straw poll. But also, [...]

I love when people say hockey is a team sport and one person really never has the ability to dominate a game, unlike the NBA. If anyone says that, show them last night’s Caps-Pens game, where Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin each had a hat trick.
It’s funny to watch Washington play Pittsburgh so well considering [...]

Tim Panaccio says the Sedin twins are supposedly looking for $7 million each per season.
I don’t begrudge anyone their money, but what team can afford $14 million for two players?
Someone needs to explain the salary cap system to the twins. Unless they’re no longer that into playing with each other. Maybe that’s the whole point [...]

I’m sorry but I think Mats Sundin is a little crazy. This week he was in New York, huddling with the Rangers, making it seem like his signing was inevitable.
And then, of course, he signed with the Canucks.
In New York, the beat writers seem to believe the X factor was a dollar sign. Larry Brooks [...]

People talk about the defensive play of the Bruins, but one of the things that seems to make them such a great team is their ability to shift gears. When coach Claude Julien switches on the offense, it’s a very impressive thing to watch. The Bruins can be very aggressive in transition and forecheck [...]

Trade rumors are finally starting up again. The one thing I hate about the start of the NHL season is that there aren’t a lot of rumors as everyone pretty much stands pat to see what they’re dealing with:

The Ducks, Canucks, and Rangers are all still interested in Mats Sundin. I don’t see how the [...]