Pittsburgh Magazine has a good article about Sid in the December issue. Thought I'd post a part of it for the Penguins fans on the board, and anyone else that would happen to be interested in reading it.
This is the second section of the article. I think its a cool story.
FULL ARTICLE ...
Anyone know if Thomas is starting tonight?
If he does, I'll set the over/under of total goals scored in the game at 1.5.
And I'll take the under.
/Are there any Blues fans here?
If Ichiro Suzuki gets to 200 hits this season (his current projections have him at 208), which streak will be more impressive?
Albert Pujols 10 seasons with 30+ home runs
or
Ichiro Suzuki 10 seasons with 200+ hits
Both have taken place over the same time span. Previous HR record...
(No online link, sorry. Subscribers to The Hockey News got the digital issue of this season's "Yearbook" today.)
50. Vincent Lecavalier
49. Mike Cammalleri
48. Tyler Myers
47. Tuukka Rask
46. Alex Burrows
45. Jaroslav Halak
44. Corey Perry
43. Daniel Alfredsson
42. Patrick Marleau...
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I know there are already plenty of threads on this but whatever... it's August 10. Here's a link to Bloch's decision. It's 20 pages but is actually an interesting read for those interested in the matter. It answers a lot of questions that seem to be floating around on the issue.
Luongo's 12-year contract deal now under investigation
I don't know if this has be discussed on here or not, but the league has the option of looking into other long-term contracts already approved. And apparently they are taking a serious look at Luongo's...
Who is your team's top prospect? Where will he play this season? What's his career potential? History? Just talk about your team's top prospect. Or two. Or twenty-five. I don't care.
Don't know if this has been talked about here yet, but the salary cap could drop next season.
An increase in the NHL salary cap far from a sure thing - ProHockeyTalk - Hockey - NBC Sports
And by "flop" I of course mean the best ratings for any NHL game since 1974....
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2010 Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 highest rated NHL game since 1974
Thu Jun 10,2010 11:41 AM ETBy Brandon Worley
You knew the numbers would be big, but I don't think anyone thought they'd be this big. As the...
Is this guy the real deal? In only his 2nd season with significant playing time, he posted the 4th best save percentage in the regular season and 9th best GAA. Also had 5 shutouts in just 45 games.
He's been stellar on the biggest stages, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Olympics. He beat the...
Ken Campbell had an interesting article of in the latest issue of The Hockey News about the importance of goaltending in the playoffs nowadays. Here is a paragraph that sums up his point:
Agree/disagree? How important is having strong goaltender?