Friday Afternoon Getaway

by Travis Hughes on May 8, 2009 12:52 PM EDT in Philadelphia Flyers News

Some news around the NHL and beyond on this Friday afternoon...

Hockey News

Is fatigue finally catching up to Capitals goalie Simeon Varlamov? [Japer's Rink]
The Phoenix Coyotes saga has been going on for days now, and it won't stop until something is resolved. It's been front page news in Canada, and as a Toronto-based journalist, James Mirtle has been covering it like a bandit. He profiles Coyotes' current owner Jerry Moyes, looks from the perspective of the Coyotes fan, and well.. he covers every other angle you can think of. [From The Rink]
Alex Ovechkin death threats? [Puck Daddy]
So, uh, Versus isn't really the best TV partner after all. [Kukla]
Patrick Roy, a member of the Colorado Avalanche again? [Denver Post]
A rat + a sideline reporter = hilarious. [Deadspin]
Wings fans take over Anaheim. [YouTube]
Thursday playoff scores: Hawks 2, Canucks 1. Wings 6, Ducks 3.
And tonight's games: Boston at Carolina, Washington at Pittsburgh.

Other Sports

Manny Ramirez has been suspended 50 games for violating baseball's drug policy [True Blue LA], and Phillies utility man Matt Stairs has an opinion about that. [The Fightins]

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I wish hockey would go back to ESPN. It’s nothing against VS. It just seems wrong to me that Nascar gets more coverage then the NHL and if it were on ESPN that wouldn’t be the case.

by The Legend on May 8, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions

I have a lot against VS, but I also have a good deal against ESPN too. Ever since they bought the AFL thinking it would be more popular than the NHL, then refused to show NHL highlights in order to show AFL highlights… I’m done. Look how well that turned out. I hate ESPN.

by Geoff Detweiler on May 8, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Though I’m not the biggest fan of ESPN, I have this petty desire to be able to turn on a popular national broadcast and see hockey discussed in a meaningful way.

There is nothing about Versus that isn’t absolutely terrible.

by YZZR on May 10, 2009 1:24 AM EDT reply actions