http://puckthathit.com Puck That Hit delivers hockey news, rumors , opinion and eye-candy. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:07:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is already a day old and has seemingly been posted everywhere, but we would seriously be shirking our duties to ice girls all over the NHL if we didn't mention it. The Dallas Stars Ice Girls had their tryouts recently and are one of the first teams to assemble their ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/25/dallas-ice-girls-are-somewhat-photogenic/ For the most part, The Hockey News is a very decent, spot-on hockey media outlet. And we actually like Adam Proteau. He's brought us some great columns in the past, but maybe this week's column is a sign that a vacation is in order. Proteau and the whole THN crew have ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/25/blues-destined-for-mediocrity/ Sad news for all 6 of Yashin's fans in North America. A report out of Russia is saying that since he was unable to muster any interest among NHL clubs, Yashin is set to announce that he will play the coming year with Lokomotiv. This same report mentions that he's ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/24/rumor-of-the-day-103/     This story is already a week old, but we're still trying to figure out if it's a good thing or a bad thing, or a weird thing.The Blackhawks are in full rebuild mode and last season already saw them make huge strides in terms of performance, attendance, community support and, ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/24/do-captains-need-stubble/ Yesterday morning, the Boston Bruins were under the cap, then signed Denis Wideman (for $3.875 million, thank you). By lunchtime they were $1.5 million over the salary cap of $56.7 million. Bada-bing-bada-boom, before you can reach for another pickle, Glen Murray is on waivers, $2.76 million is trimmed off payroll and the ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/24/glen-murray-not-a-fan-of-salary-cap/ Rather than write a post about the Toronto Maple Leaf's idiocy insanity strangeness awkwardness of "honoring" numbers as opposed to retiring them, we thought we could help reinforce the rumor that Mr. Khabibulin's days in Chi-town are numbered. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Blackhawks have signed rookie goaltender Corey ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/23/rumor-of-the-day-102/ You may recall that a couple of weeks or months ago – I don't honestly remember, crystal meth has a way of doing that – a story about Scott Niedermayer being given a heavy fine by the NHL for being a douche missing training camp. Well after all the ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/23/niedermayer-avoids-bankruptcy/ Looks like indecision and a spare tire are conspiring to keep Danny Markov out of the NHL. The last time we saw Markov on this side of the ocean he was playing with the Detroit Red Wings. A UFA pick up from the Nashville Predators (who got him in a ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/22/rumor-of-the-day-101/ This story is a little old, but surprisingly never got mentioned. One of the much-touted stories early last season was how the New Jersey Devils were moving into new digs. Their new facility, The Prudential Center, was opened to plenty of oohs and ahhs and everyone proclaimed it was the best ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/22/devils-are-homeless/ This weekend, the Where Will Mats Go? sweepstakes either had a whole lot of development or none at all depending on who you ask. A Swedish newspaper reported that Mats Sundin had turned down a contract to play in the KHL (that new Russian leagues that's gots lotsa money) because Sundin ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/21/rumor-of-the-day-100/ The comedy that is the New York Islanders never fails to disappoint. Just when you think that things are under control and ready to follow the path to sanity success, Charles Wang (owner) and Garth Snow (GM) pull yet another turd-coated idea from their asses and hold it up for ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/21/garth-snow-is-sane/ [yt_ad]3rHq6xgtu8U[/yt_ad] Originally we weren't going to post this video since it didn't have all that much ha-ha, no embarrassing moments, and no one to humiliate. But once we got done watching all 9 minutes and 17 seconds we couldn't imagine not posting it. If you grew up watching Lemieux play, ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/21/mario-lemieux-is-adequate/ 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 ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/18/nhl-european-vacation/ Amid the numerous signings taking place yesterday, there's not too much on the rumor front.... sure, there's that ridiculous one about the Blackhawks, Senators and Kings making a massive 3-way trade that leaves Los Angeles unable to sit down for weeks, but we won't even touch that one today. Nope, ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/17/rumor-of-the-day-99/ While perusing on of our favorite sites NHL Numbers (thanks Johnny!), we started going over each team's salary hit and how much room they have left to make deals. Some teams, because of their recent activity find themselves over the $56.7 million cap. Teams like the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks ... http://puckthathit.com/2008/07/17/salary-cap-whatever/