On Hockey Skills, Yellow Fuzzies, and Practice

The only way to learn hockey as an adult is to pretend you're not.


Backhand Shelf Podcast: Hossa and the Hawks go up 3-1, and the Penguins are fighting for their lives

Lewis, Bourne and Noon cover last night's NHL action and more.


Is it possible that Jaromir Jagr is over-training?

He trains exceptionally hard - is it too much for his 41-year-old body to handle?


Scattered thoughts: Corsi and the LA Kings

Let's not pretend analytics tell us things that aren't there.


Noteworthy, June 7th: The Blackhawks have the defending champs on the ropes

Facts, stats and videos from last night's Blackhawks win.


Dave Lozo's Bag Skate: David Krejci's double life, Leafs fan torture, and three letters

Krejci is a post-season stud, and his coach thinks it's cause he gets bored in the regular season.


Listen to a Bruins fan prank a Pittsburgh bar

He asks for "Owen." There is no Owen there.


Tyler Toffoli of the Kings has a good sense of humour about "his" Sports Illustrated cover

Being upside down is probably not how he pictured this going.



Watch Tomas Vokoun push off the boards to the soothing tones of "Pop Goes the Weasel"

The Penguins netminded found himself with his butt on the boards last night.


Backhand Shelf Podcast: The Bruins purchased coffin nails, Duncan Keith is suspended and more

The boys discuss the Bruins big double OT victory and more.


Duncan Keith's one-game suspension means intentional violence still gets a pass in the NHL

Duncan Keith's slash to Jeff Carter's face is beginning to look like part of a larger pattern of behaviour. If so, is a one-game suspension long enough?


Noteworthy, June 6th: The Bruins toss the first shovels of dirt on the near-buried Penguins

Fun facts, stats, videos and opinion from last night's Bruins win over the Penguins.


Thoughts on Thoughts: Penguins desperate for inspiration

Justin Bourne goes through Elliotte Friedman's 30 Thoughts and elaborates on 10 points.