Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about how to protect NHL players. Two weeks ago, Don Cherry was going on about it for like eight minutes. I wish I could follow what he says. I think he might have said something about no-touch icing potentially saving lives, but I’m not quite sure. To be [...]

Larry Brooks had a column recommending the Devils figure out a way to unload Patrik Elias and his relatively ginormous contract.
I’m shocked that Elias, once an offensive powerhouse, now has a regular shift on the Devils checking line.
But what do the Devils do? Brooks operates on the assumption the Devils can trade Elias for goaltending, [...]

Last night was a tough night for goalies.
Over in Buffalo,

Is there actually good news in Leaf nation? Coach Ron Wilson, in an inspired bit of retro-line building has combined new Leaf acquisition Ryan Hollweg with waiver prize Dominic Moore. Moore and Hollweg famously played together (with Jed Ortmeyer), on the New York Rangers 2005-06 HMO line, a high energy line that was part agitator [...]