Monthly Archives: October 2009
Argo owners consider bidding for Coyotes
Paul Waldie and Stephen Brunt
Sokolowski and Cynamon are considering making a play for Phoenix and plan to meet city officials next week
TERRY KOSHAN
The Maple Leafs could get a large offensive boost on Tuesday night.
Phil Kessel is almost done recovering from shoulder surgery and could make his Leafs debut against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Air Canada Centre.
Retaining Bourque — a pricey proposition?
Scott C
OK, it’s only October.
OK, it’s only 10 games — and 14 points — in.
But what do you figure the going rate for Rene Bourque will be in a year’s time?
Bruce Brothers
Wild wing Petr Sykora wasn’t thrilled to find himself glued to the bench during much of his team’s 3-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. So when he was left out of the lineup by coach Todd Richards for the game against Nashville on Wednesday night, it probably didn’t improve his state of mind.
Tomas Kaberle's future anything but certain
Considering they don’t meet very often, the Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars have been locked in fierce competition a fair bit in recent times.
Brian Wilde
From my time with the Oilers in Edmonton dating back to the early 90’s, one of the relationships I have been able to foster is with Kevin Prendergast. He’s an extremely intelligent hockey man who is the top scout and decision maker for talent, young and old, that the Oilers might be interested in. Prendergast and I talk usually when he takes in a Habs game. He doesn’t take in many. Every two or three months, he watches one contest and then moves on to the next city whether it be Ottawa or Albany.
By Damien Cox
It seems like most, or all, of Jonas Gustavsson’s brief NHL career has been spent fighting back from injuries or ill health.
Indeed, there has been far more written about Gustavsson’s heart issues or his groin problem than about his actual accomplishments as a Maple Leaf.
Toskala all out of chances?
JAMES MIRTLE
Leafs GM once known to stand by his man in the crease, but the previously promising goaltender may be nearing an early end.
As you all know Carey Price and Jaroslav Halak will become RFAs at the end of the season and I doubt either one of them want to be the other one’s back-up for much longer so the question is who will the Habs pick?
Habs' Kostitsyn loses game of chicken with GM Gainey
Winger scurries back to Hamilton Bulldogs after failed ultimatum
By Pat Hickey, The Gazette
If you thought Hamlet was a confused young man, you’ve never met Sergei Kostitsyn.
First the news about the Nathan Horton rumor. I hate to even give credence to a report that doesn’t cite a single source — named or anonymous — but I know y’all are curious after the Ottawa Sun reported the Panthers are trying to trade Horton.
It's going from bad to worse for Hawks' Huet
Tim Sassone
Cristobal Huet believes what’s going on with his game at the moment is “just a bump in the road,” as he put it.
But to the Blackhawks, it might not be that simple.