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Avalanche Sign John Grahame
In a minor move today, the Avalanche have signed goalie (and Denver native) John Grahame. Grahame won a Stanley Cup in 2004 as a back-up to Nikolai Khabibulin. His mother, Charlotte, has her own name on a Cup - she is the Avs' Executive Director of Hockey Administration. Grahame had recently...
Bruins host Flyers in Winter Classic preview
The Philadelphia Flyers are in town tonight to take on the Bruins in what will be a preview of the 2010 NHL Winter Classic. The Bruins are looking to bounce back from a disappointing 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday. While the Flyers are looking to get their act together...
Lightning seek to melt Avalanche in Tampa (game preview)
WHERE: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FloridaWHEN: 7:30 PM ESTMEDIA: Sun Sports (Cable), 620 WDAE (Radio) It's been just about a year since the Lightning and Avalanche last faced off at Times Palace, and for those who can't recall what happened -- a rather great game was ruined by referee's...
eBay Finds: How much would you pay for a Robbie Tallas jersey?
How much would you pay for a Robbie Tallas jersey? Bidding starts at $30 Current bids: 0 If you are collector of mediocre Bruins goalie jerseys, you may also be interested in this John Grahame practice jersey or for just $550 you can own a game worn Hannu Toivonen jersey.
Khabibulin and the Domino Effect
The Point After from the St. Petersburg Times, a joint effort by columnists John Romano and Gary Shelton, featured this post about... well, basically skimming a reflection on circumstances that led to the Lightning losing goalie Nikolai Khabibulin to the Chicago Blackhawks in the post-lockout 2005...
Ready? Steady? D'oh?
RJ's got some choice words for Jay Feaster regarding his comparisons between Nikolai Khabibulin to Johan Holmqvist and Marc Denis: Steady, not spectacular? Give us a chance? How about be able to steal a few? I do like Holmer, the kid has huge potential, but a number #1? I'm not sure about that....
Lightning play uninspired -- Grahame catches soft goal syndrome. - OT Loss to Sabres
The Red Hot Lightning have cooled considerably the last two games, falling in an uninspired effort against the Buffalo Sabres. The 4-3 OT Loss did give the Lightning a point but it did not aid the teams plans to move up to the 2nd or 1st seed in the Eastern Conference while the white hot Buffalo...
Carolina at Tampa Bay Preview
The Hurricanes are in Florida for a contest against the Lightning tonight for their first road game of the year. Tampa Bay has already played two games in Europe, and lost both of them to the New York Rangers. This will be their home opener. Michael Leighton will get his first shot of the season...
Link Chowder: Halloween Edition
Serving up the best links of the week from all across the newfangled interwebs ... Don't forget to check for razor blades before consuming:Top 10 Scary Goalie Masks... and no, the Sarah Palin/lipstick-wearing pitbull mask didn't make the cut [The Hockey News found via Hub Hockey]Mass Hysteria...
