Archive for the 'Senators' Category

NHL: European Vacation

As expected, the NHL is repeating last year’s experiment of opening the season in Europe. Last year’s contest between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings was so “successful” that the league has now scheduled two such games: The Pitttsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators will face off in Stockholm and the New York Rangers […]

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Toodaloo Bitch!

With apologies for perhaps being all too predictable this morning, we’d like to take a few moments and thank Atlant Mytischy for generously plucking Ray Emery from the NHL and dropping him in a crease as far as possible from where we all enjoy the best game on earth.
The Ottawa Citizen reports on what Emery’s […]

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Bruce Garioch is a Douchebag

If you are not familiar with sports “writer” Bruce Garioch’s work, no one can blame you.
Aside from making shit up on a regular basis, his paper, the Ottawa Sun, is the same one that suggested that the Senators “test” Sidney Crosby’s wonky ankle with a well-placed chop.
In the last few days, Garioch has dreamed up […]

Friday, June 20th, 2008

New Coaches Everywhere!

Following a glut of coach firings, in the last few days we’ve had a subsequent hiring frenzy to replace all those guys that got the axe. Meet the new coaches:
The San Jose Sharks had a big hole to fill after letting go Ron Wilson. They looked immediately looked for high caliber personnel and landed Todd […]

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Buyout-mania!!

Buyouts!! What fun!! Nothing like telling an underachieving player, “We’ll give you money to go away!!”
Some of you have been asking when this most satisfying comeupance period begins. Short answer: This Sunday. From June 15-30th, GMs around the league have the option to buyout the remainder of a player’s contract so he can go play […]

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008