I called into NHL Live today. I asked about Cooke’s hit on Bogosian and the bias that is shown for the better teams, specifically with the Penguins over Atlanta.
http://surrendered.org/nhl/briannhllive2.mp3

Check out my thoughts on the Thrashers during this 6-game win streak. Very exciting stuff (the streak, maybe not my writing).
http://thehockeywriters.com/six-cess-thrashers-making-breaking-records/

It’s been a little quiet around here due to school, work, and other stuff. Part of that “other stuff” is that I’m now the Thrashers representative at The Hockey Writers. Great site, great writers, great people. Check it out. Oh, and check out my posts, too, because you love me that much.

Niclas Havelid has been traded to the New Jersey Devils for 24 year-old Finnish defenseman Anssi Salmela.
Salmela’s stats are neither impressive or unimpressive. And re-signing Havelid may be a possibility over the offseason.
My pessemistic side says, “I’m not crazy about it,” but I’ll need to see some games before I judge.

I was always a big proponent of Kari Lehtonen getting his groove back, but he’s had his groove most of the season. I think it’s time to recognize the real lost-and-found superstar of the NHL. His name is Ilya Kovalchuk…you know…that guy who is constantly appearing in the Scotiabank star of the night? You know [...]