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Open Forum: Memories of the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame Class
For you younger fans out there, let me tell you one of the strange rites of passage in life is when players you remember as pimple-faced rookies start entering the Hockey Hall of Fame. With full heads of gray hair. Since we have Islanders fans and LHH readers from all corners of the continent and...
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2011 inductees: congrats to Nieuwy, Belfour, Howe & Gilmour
Any coincidence that three are ex-Maple Leafs? Absolutely; a grand bunch of entrants who have earned the honor. Seriously: we can debate legitimate HOF qualifications all year long - whatever those qualifications may be (hard to say, since none of the discussion is made public), but it's near...
Update on Price autograph signing and other Habs memorabilia news
Here's a few updates for autograph and memorabilia collectors of Le Bleu, Blanc et Rouge. First up is an important scheduling change for this week's Toronto autograph signing by Carey Price. The signing will still be at AJSportsworld, but it has moved up a day to Friday September 9 at 6:45 pm. For...
Sam Gagner Comparables Lead Us To The 1980s
Last September, I went in search of comparables for Sam Gagner. Oilers' fans were frustrated by Gagner's lack of progress, but weren't considering other similar players who produced at similar levels early in their careers. The three closest statistical comparables I could find were Bobby...
Former Panthers Nieuwy, Eagle head to the Hall
Longtime NHLers Joe Nieuwendyk and Ed Belfour will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November, along with Mark Howe and Doug Gilmour. Our congrats to each on securing the honor. Nieuwendyk, 44, played 80 games for the Panthers, scoring 31 goals and 33 assists in what became his final...
Which Leaf Will Get Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame?
It's that time of year again: Hall of Fame Inductees Day. The day where anyone with the barest connection to the Leafs' will have their accomplishments derided because the Hall is so Toronto-centric. Proof of that particular slur is that there are so many Leafs in the Hall of Fame. That couldn't...
Misty watercolored memories...
Seems like only yesterday.
Sam Gagner - #2 In The Oilers Top 25 Under 25
Player development is not a linear function. It doesn't fit into a normal distribution, either. For most players, developing into an effective NHL player is a process marked by incremental improvements in the smallest parts of their games. Along the way, progress is often impeded by factors like...
The Scouting Report: Erik Gudbranson
"We want to make it tougher to play in Florida than it has been in the past. Teams have come to Florida on a little bit of a break and come out of there with two easy points. That's not going to happen any more and this is a start." - Panthers GM Dale Tallon Erik Gudbranson was drafted 3rd overall...
The 1992-93 Season: A Last Hurrah for 1980s Hockey
Whether it's a show on VH1 or a casual conversation with friends, we have a tendency to identify cultural and social shifts by decades, with each having unique characteristics. This can sometimes be the case in terms of hockey playing styles, with the 1980s in particular being renowned for a...
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