Two Pad Stack

A little bit of weird, a lot of hockey. For all your pucking needs.

[2psblog]

Morning Links 2/18/15

Morning Links 2/18/15 #Caps #Preds #NYI #RedWings

Here are your morning links, a collection of stories and news from around the web that are definitely worth a look.

ICYMI: A sentence no one ever thought we’d hear: the Flyers won’t overpay at the deadline. (Two Pad Stack)

This Pekka Rinne guy is not bad, you guys. (Gyfcat)

Relax, everyone. That pic of Dustin Byfuglien flipping off Evander Kane was all in good fun. (Puck Daddy)

Barry Trotz defends

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

4 Teams that should trade for Phil Kessel

4 Teams that should trade for Phil Kessel #FLApanthers #Habs #Leafs #Flames #NYI

The Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t even wait for the “for sale” sign to hit the front lawn before they started selling off assets.

Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli were the first two lucky enough to get out the door, shipped to Nashville for spare parts and used batteries. This leaves us all to wonder: who’s next?

That, of course, depends on just how much rebuilding the Leafs want to take on. If…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Olli Jokinen on Leafs: "a lot of negative energy around here"

Olli Jokinen on #Leafs: "a lot of negative energy around here" #TML

Like a dark cloud in the air, Olli Jokinen can feel it.

No, it’s not a storm brewing. That’s just the negativity hovering over the Toronto Maple Leafs and all they do. The losing continues for the Leafs and they’ve already begun the process of selling off assets, beginning with Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli.

Jokinen had this to say following another loss of the 3-2 variety to the Florida…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Super Official Preview: Sabres vs New Jersey Devils

Super Official Preview: #Sabres vs New Jersey Devils #NJD

From Hometown Hockey:

Who: New Jersey Devils Where: Prudential Center, Newark, NJ When: 7:30PM

Know thine enemy: As maligned as the Sabres have been this season, the Devils are barely better off. They’re currently riding a four-game losing streak, sitting just four points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes for dead-last in the Metropolitan division.

As is the usual in Jersey, the offense is a bit…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Flyers won't overpay at trade deadline

#Flyers won't overpay at trade deadline

Every year, the trade deadline rolls around. And every year, it’s fun to speculate just who the Philadelphia Flyers might be after.

This year, with the team making a sudden push for the playoffs – they sit five points out of the final Wild Card spot – it seems like a slam dunk that the Flyers will make a move to push for the playoffs, right?

Wait a minute. What do you mean “no”?

“We’re not gonna…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Methot re-signs, available defensemen will come at a premium

Methot re-signs, available defensemen will come at a premium #Sens

The NHL trade deadline is usually one of the most fun parts of the season.

It’s a time for every fan to speculate what their team might do; who they might move or whether or not they’ll pick up a piece to make a run for Lord Stanley’s Cup.

As is the case every season, defensemen are highly sought after. A team can never be “too deep” on defense, needing every able blueliner to make the grueling…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Morning Links 2/17/15

Morning Links 2/17/15 #NHLjets #Habs #Preds #mnwild

Here are your morning links, a collection of stories and news from around the web that are definitely worth a look.

ICYMI: the Minnesota Wild will be weighing their options come deadline time. (Two Pad Stack)

Getting hit by Dustin Byfuglien is pretty much like getting hit by an actual train. (Gyfcat)

This feels like one of those “only in New York” things: an Islanders fan claims his son was…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Final thoughts on the Sabres' busy trade day

Final thoughts on the #Sabres' busy trade day

From Hometown hockey:

Tim Murray and the Buffalo Sabres had a pretty busy day yesterday.

By now, you might’ve heard of the fairly noteworthy trade centering around the departure of Tyler Myers and the arrival of Winnipeg outcast Evander Kane. A few pieces were involved and no one really paid it any mind.

What’s that? People had very visceral reactions to it? You don’t say. Some termed it “the…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Toronto interim coach demotes Phil Kessel

Toronto interim coach demotes Phil Kessel #Leafs #TMLtalk

Things are just as rosy as usual in Leaf Land.

Mired in another losing streak and following a 5-4 loss to the New York Rangers, interim coach Peter Horachek figured he couldn’t demote the entire team, so he went with the next best option: sending Phil Kesselto the fourth line, skating him with David Booth and Trevor Smith at practice yesterday. This comes after he said the team’s “give-a-(bleep)…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Morning Links 2/12/15

Morning Links 2/12/15 #mnwild #NHLjets #Sabres #Stars #SJSharks

Here are your morning links, a collection of stories and news from around the web that are definitely worth a look.

ICYMI: the Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo Sabres made a pretty huge trade. (Two Pad Stack)

Brent Burns likes to work quickly, scoring twice in :22. (Gyfcat)

The Sabres weren’t done with the Kane trade yesterday, shipping out goalie Jhonas Enroth to Dallas. (Puck Daddy)

Best wishes to…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Connor McDavid needs to avoid Edmonton at all costs

Connor McDavid needs to avoid Edmonton at all costs

With the injury to Taylor Hall and things seemingly being a two-horse race for the bottom of the NHL standings, there has been a plethora of talk about just where wunderkind Connor McDavid will end up come June.

The Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabresare leading the race for the last spot in the standings, guaranteeing them one of the top two picks. The most coveted prizes in the draft just happen…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Taylor Hall is out so the tank effort is on

Taylor Hall is out so the tank effort is on #Oilers #McDavid

Go figure, the day after I write that the Edmonton Oilers don’t deserve Connor McDavid, they may have been put in the best possible position to actually land him.

They were already bad as it was, but now they’ll be without their best player: Taylor Hall will miss the next 4-6 weeks, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie.

No official word from EDM yet, but suspicion is Taylor Hall’s “bone bruise” has…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Morning Links 2/11/15

Morning Links 2/11/15 #NHLJets #FLApanthers #Stars #mnwild

Here are your morning links, a collection of stories and news from around the web that are definitely worth a look.

ICYMI: Are the Minnesota Wild playoff contenders? (Two Pad Stack)

Oh, so that’s the perk to being a really tall goalie. (Gyfcat)

Roberto Luongo continues to be the best follow on Twitter. (Puck Daddy)

The Sedins are just shrugging off the comments made by Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Super Official Preview: Sabres vs Ottawa Senators

Super Official Preview: #Sabres vs Ottawa #Senators

From Hometown Hockey:

Who: Ottawa Senators Where: First Niagra Center, Buffalo, NY When: 7:00PM

Know thine enemy: The Senators are reeling right now and part of that has to do with injuries. Goaltender Craig Anderson is out for the sixth-straight game due to a hand injury while defenseman Chris Phillips is out with the vaguest possible injury: “somewhere between a lower and upper-body injury”…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Steve Mason out; Flyers might be screwed

Steve Mason out; #Flyers might be screwed

This might be the end of the road for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2014-15.

Hanging on by a thread, sitting nine points out of a playoff spot as we near the midway point of February, the Flyers have been dealt a huge blow: Steve Mason will undergo knee surgery to deal with a problematic right knee.

Mason has been a huge reason the Flyers even remain within shouting distance of a playoff spot,…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

The Oilers don't deserve Connor McDavid

The #Oilers don't deserve Connor McDavid

With as much talk as there has been about all the contenders in the NHL and just who might skate away with the 2015 Stanley Cup, there has been just as much conversation on the other side of the spectrum.

Being at the bottom of the standings is the thing to do this season, with the 2015 NHL Draft being the one where holding a top pick is a coup. That’s what happens when there are a pair of…

View On WordPress

[2psblog]

Morning Links 2/10/15

Morning Links 2/10/15 #Leafs #Caps #Coyotes #Flyers #Bruins #NHLJets

Here are your morning links, a collection of stories and news from around the web that are definitely worth a look.

ICYMI: The Arizona Coyotes are trying to rebuild, but can they really move forward with Mike Smith? (Two Pad Stack)

Speaking of, he somehow made the save of the night against the Blackhawks, though it looks about as close as could be. (Gyfcat)

Alex Ovechkinhad fun at All-Star…

View On WordPress