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Ducks Gameday -- Dead Pred Redemption
Anaheim Ducks (5-3-1) at Nashville Predators (4-4-1), 5 pmAnaheim Calling and On The Forecheck -- Stomp on by! Hey everybody, it's nearly Halloween! And I'm kind of in a rush this morning! Well, at least neither character looks like a walrus. :) I suppose I should have gone with more of a "I...
Shea Weber fined, not suspended for boarding Jannik Hansen
Jim Diamond is reporting on Twitter that Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber has been fined $2500, but not suspended, by the NHL after boarding Vancouver's Jannik Hansen in the 3rd period of last night's 5-1 loss to the Canucks. It would have been the first suspension in Weber's NHL career, and...
A hit like that, don't even try to excuse it
Last night's Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens game wasn't televised in the Tampa Bay Market... Which was the truth for the majority of the Lightning's pre-season. There were other sports distractions locally anyway. So even if the game was on TV, it would have likely been missed. It's...
Eric Nystrom Hit On Taylor Fedun: Suspension Worthy, But For How Long?
Last night, Taylor Fedun suffered one of the most gruesome injuries in hockey this side of Clint Malarchuk. His collision with the boards after being boarded by Eric Nystrom caused a complex fracture of his femur, an injury that will sideline Fedun for at least a year and possibly cost him his...
Tuesday's notes: Brendan Shanahan's dropping the hammer
Brendan Shanahan has loomed as the largest figure on the NHL stage this preseason, setting a new standard not just in terms of how severely the league dishes out suspensions for dangerous hits, but by providing an unmatched level of clarity and transparency as to how those decisions are made. For...
Wisniewski Suspended Rest of Preseason, 8 Regular Season Games
Sherriff Shanahan isn't fooling around. James Wisniewski, the prized free agent signing by Scott Howson this summer, will miss the first tenth of the season after he was handed an eight-game suspension by new NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan. Last week in a game against the Wild, Wisniewski...
How Brendan Shanahan Can Avoid Failure as NHL Head of Discipline
I feel bad for former New Jersey Devils winger Brendan Shanahan. That's an admittedly strange feeling to have for someone who's had a long, successful career doing something they love. However, it's what keeps popping up when I realize that Shanahan will be the NHL's Head of Discipline. The move...
On the Prowl: Panthers Sunday Links & Open Thread
Welcome to another edition of On the Prowl, a collection of links from the LBC staff published each Wednesday and Sunday to stories pertaining to the Florida Panthers, their affiliates, and the National Hockey League. Have at it after the jump... LBC Notes: Ticket sales roll on for the LBC...
Question of the Week: Changing of the guard at Club Two-Minutes
After a hiatus due to the Tampa Bay Lightning's involvement in the 2011 NHL playoffs, our "Question of the Week column marks its return with a league-news inspired query. If you're like me, or any number of NHL fans, you have not been thrilled with former National Hockey League head disciplinarian...
If You Ban Head Shots, Does Fighting Go?
In discussing the Rome-Horton hit, we came back to the hit by Scott Stevens on Eric Lindros. The question was, what's different between the two hits that leads to Rome being suspended? I think most of us agreed that it was a different time, before the long term effects of multiple concussions were...
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