CFN – If you’re Habs GM you’re not totally upset with the team’s 3-2 loss to Calgary last night. Joey MacDonald is hot in net for the Flames and they are playing like a team that wants to prove something before the settle into the hunt for a goodContinue Reading
CFN – The Toronto Maple Leafs are 3-0 in the early season. I like the team this year. I don’t think they’ll have their name on Lord Stanley’s cup, but they certainly will make the playoffs. They have an awful lot of offense and a lot of depth.Continue Reading
CFN – I know I’ll bleed Bleu, blanc, et rouges forever, but I was a huge California Golden Seals fan as a kid. I still have a replica jersey hiding away somewhere… This week as George Parros spends time regaining his faculties after face planting the ice causing a hugeContinue Reading
CFN – Patrick Roy as a player was hard core. His win at any cost attitude led him to be one of the great goalies of the NHL and now has him head coaching the Colorado Avalanche; the last team he played for in the NHL after his orchestratedContinue Reading
CFN – The good news tonight, and there was very little of it at the Bell Centre in Montreal; was that Lars Eller was alive and well, and scoring. Lars was a scoring and shooting machine Tuesday night notching 6 shots on goal. He notched his first short handed goalContinue Reading
CFN – A great man passed away. Denis Brodeur was a kind and generous man. He loved sports. He loved his family. He was warm, a great story teller, and had an awesome sense of humour. When I was working in Sports Card shows in the early 90’sContinue Reading
CFN – As a Maple Leaf fan I will admit to some bias in being inspired to write this. Recently we have seen the league trying to handcuff the physical side of the game in an effort to clean up the league. The addition of a 2 minute minor forContinue Reading
CFN – Cody Franson is an interesting hockey player. He has quite a set of skills. He’s put up some great numbers. Yet he doesn’t seem to be popular or get much respect from his NHL owners? Nashville let him go for a bag of pucks when theyContinue Reading
CFN – And the first puck has dropped in pre-season in what’s looking to be an interesting chapter of NHL history. With the cap dropping after the shortened 2012/13 NHL season teams have adjusted. Some players are still unsigned, and buyouts have changed the landscape for some names likeContinue Reading
CFN – lya, Ilya, Ilya… The New Jersey Devils franchise is in ruins. Zack Parise went to Minnesota. Martin Brodeur is likely in his final season as a Devil. The Devils went all-in to get the dynamic Russian and between trading for him and re-signing him the club put itselfContinue Reading
CFN – Today we are going to take a look at some of the final free agents who could make a difference for your team. Tim Thomas. I know this guy is unlikely to land a gig but I can’t help but wonder. Known more lately as a political bullContinue Reading
CFN – This is my first article here on CFN. I hope to find a lot of opinionated and engaged commenters plus some new friends . I’ve always enjoyed writing but for me it really started with my blog and has led me to places like Cape Cod, MA and Danbury, CT on roadContinue Reading
CFN – Free Agent Frenzy 2013 is alive and kicking. I’ll review each signing and its upside and downside. Nabakov resigning with the Islanders for $3.25M. Great veteran keeper with the option of trading at the deadline for an asset. No lose deal for Garth Snow. GradeContinue Reading
CFN – With the buzz that Sens Captain Daniel Alfredsson is leaving O Town many fans are hurling epitaphs, but looking at the numbers Alfie played for only $1M in 2012/13. Could he not be justified in balancing the numbers by getting his golden loyalty contract as cash strapped NewContinue Reading
CFN – The Montreal Canadiens may not have landed their “Big Man” in Vinny Lecavlier, but they did manage to replace Michael Ryder with a aging star by signing Danny Briere for two years with a buzzed number of $8M. While not getting bigger Briere does have a history ofContinue Reading
CFN – Flyers GM Paul Holmgren is not a popular man in Montreal this week as he’s foiled poor Montreal GM Marc Bergevin twice in one week. First at the draft selecting 6’6 Samuel Morin, Quebec born Defenseman who Mr. Bergenvin was about to trade up in the draft for.Continue Reading
CFN – Habs GM Marc Bergevin is in the middle of a perfect storm for the Montreal Canadiens. Not since Jean Beliveau have the Habs had the potential for that big French Canadian Centre that Vincent Lecavlier represents now that the Tampa Lightning bought out his contract. At 33 theContinue Reading
CFN – Leafs GM made a bold move and won the Jonathan Bernier sweepstakes picking up the Kings goalie for the price of Ben Scrivens, Matt Frattin, a conditional 2nd, and $500K of cap space. In trades they always say the team that wins is usually the team that getsContinue Reading