Schadenfreude

Someone on a message board somewhere offered up the possibility that Ilya Kovalchuk can always take his ball and go home to the KHL. And I wondered to myself, how would that work exactly? Oh, right. Wouldn't it be funny if Kovalchuk retired now?

When Terry Murray scratches someone (e.g. Alexander Frolov, Brian Boyle, Teddy Purcell -- I'm living in the past, I know), it's almost always because of a specific lapse, and if it's not punitive (Frolov) then it's a kinder/gentler granting of "perspective" (Purcell). But it's always a hockey problem.

If the New Jersey Devils Don't Improve Soon, Is John MacLean's Job in Danger? | Bleacher Report Is John MacLean feeling the heat already? [...] GM Lou Lamoriello is no stranger to bold moves behind the bench. He fired head coach Claude Julien in 2007 when the team led their division and

San Jose's loss means that the pick we got from them in last year's pick swap moves up from #149 all the way to #148. Woot. Philadelphia's win means that the pick we got from them in the Denis Gauthier trade, which had already been on the move from #45

Good: The Flyers' victory causes their first round pick to drop from 15th overall to 28th. I wouldn't care about this, except they traded this pick to the Ducks for Chris Pronger. Bad: The Flyers' victory causes their second round pick to drop from #45 to #58. (I previously said

As I woke up this morning and was making my cup of coffee thinking about the errands I had to run, I was hit with the sudden revalation that the Kings are still playing meaningful games this late in the season! I actually have a game that matters to look