The Carolina Hurricanes look upon one of the hardest back to back sets the league could have dealt them. Tonight they will play in Washinton before coming home to play Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow night. The Hurricanes see a couple familiar faces tonight as it will be their first game against Joe
It’s all about timing when it comes to entering the playoffs on the right foot. With only 16 games left until the playoffs, the Penguins are picking a good time to elevate their game and make …Read the full article on Bleacher Report…
Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins lay motionless on the ice. After a slap slot, Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins elbowed him in the side of the head. Dangerous head hits seem commonplace lately. We remember Junior hockey player Patrice Cromier’s disgusting hit that made headlines earlier this season and Florida Panthers star David Booth having to be carted off the ice after a hit by Philadelphia Flyers. These horrific injuries have become a major topic at the NHL GM meetings in Boca Raton, Florida. The Associated Press reported via Yahoo! Sports that GMs are trying to find a way to deal with these types of hits. “I think we all care about the safety of our players, first and foremost,” Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said
Hey, go easy on Sidney Crosby. At least that’s the message from Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero.
Matt Cooke’s hit on Boston’s Marc Savard during the Penguins’ 2-1 victory over the Bruins Sunday afternoon is a prime example of the “gray area” involving hits to the head that NHL GM’s will try to clarify as they meet this week in Florida.
With a suspension to winger Matt Cooke looming, the East’s second-best team embarks on a five-game, 3,601-mile odyssey that will pit the defending Stanley Cup champions against four conference foes in one week.
Boston Bruins center Marc Savard was diagnosed with a grade two concussion Monday and is likely done for the year after Pittsburgh’s Matt Cooke took a cheap shot in a game over the weekend. Savard was third on the Bruins in scoring this season with 33 points (10 goals, 23 assists) and was +2 in over 18 minutes of ice time per night. Savard’s 17 points on the power play (six goals, 11 assists) led Boston as well
The Penguins version of a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
Penguins right winger Bill Guerin was back on the ice at Monday’s optional practice and appears a reasonable bet to play in Raleigh on Thursday against the Hurricanes.
Filed under: Bruins, Flyers, Oilers, Panthers, Penguins, Wild, NHL Videos, NHL DisciplineWhile everyone is yelling for Pittsburgh Penguin Matt Cooke to be suspended — rightfully so — for his dirty hit on Boston’s Marc Savard Sunday, we should all take some stock as to how we got here. Over the last 10 months or so, numerous incidents have called into question the NHL’s ability to hold any sort of consistent line on supplementary discipline.
