http://thepuckdrop.com Your source for all that is hockey Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:13:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What a great stick!  Its not the lightest stick that I have ever felt, but it plays very well.  Best value if you are looking to get a composite stick. I have bought 3 of these so far.  I paid about $65 for my first one in October of 2008.  I ... http://thepuckdrop.com/2009/06/16/rbk-4k-acuflex-sr-composite-75-mid-flex-hockey-stick-review/ Just received my first order from HockeyMonkey.com this morning.  Today is Thursday, and I placed my order on Monday evening.  Pretty fast shipping if you ask me.  However, I do live about 5 hours north of their warehouse (Santa Ana, CA) so I figure it was a reasonable time to ... http://thepuckdrop.com/2009/06/11/hockeymonkeycom-review/ (Oh, and a bit of shameless self promotion: If you're looking for a hockey forum, check out The Faceoff Boards, another site run by me :P . Also, a wicked writeup by Steve Dangle, he'll have an awesome video for you guys tommorow that I'll edit into here) Steve's Video, as ... http://thepuckdrop.com/2009/01/06/canada-wins-gold/ [Videos are coming - Request them on Faceoffboards, Digg, or in the Comments] So, it looks like Detroit's only thing close to a scapegoat, Jiri Hudler stole the show when it was needed. The guy that Wings fans don't seem to like at all for some reason stole absolutely pounded on everyone, ... http://thepuckdrop.com/2009/01/01/detroit-red-wings-win-winter-classic-6-4/ Alright, so as everyone and their mother knows, Mats Sundin finally made his decision after months of delay and became the richest man in professional hockey yesterday, signing a 1 Year, 10 Million dollar contract, meaning he makes $500,000 more than Alexander Ovechkin, and $1.3 Million more than Sidney Crosby. ... http://thepuckdrop.com/2008/12/19/how-mats-delayed-the-rebuild/ This might be the very first "this is why I love digg" that isn't just a picture of some comments (not that we need any more of those, they can get very annoying). So what's it about then? Its a big thank you to the hockey section, as cheesy as its going ... http://thepuckdrop.com/2008/12/11/this-is-why-i-love-digg/ Do bear with us, as all the exact details aren't out yet, as the Leafs press conference will be either tommorow or Saturday. But ladies and gentlemen, Brian Burke is the next GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to the Toronto Sun (which I won't link to, most of their stuff ... http://thepuckdrop.com/2008/11/27/done-deal-burke-the-new-gm-of-the-leafs/ [youtube width="600" height="486"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afEB1mK_B6Q[/youtube] Talk About It Here: http://faceoffboards.com/showthread.php?t=3195 http://thepuckdrop.com/2008/11/25/the-worst-own-goal-ever/ Well, it looks like the Leafs aren't waiting for good ol' Bryan Burke to start wheeling and dealing, as current interim GM Cliff Fletcher would say. Causing John Ferguson Jr. to probably slit his wrists and write emo songs for the next few days, the Leafs have given up on young ... http://thepuckdrop.com/2008/11/24/steen-and-colaiacovo-for-stempinak/ UPDATE 11:37PM: From the sounds of it, the trade will be Byfuglien and Brent Sopel for Nylander. The Hawks need a #2 Center under Toews, and with Backstrom and Fedorov, the Caps don't need theirs. Giangreco on ABC chicago mentioned that this is the likely trade and would happen tommorow. We'll ... http://thepuckdrop.com/2008/11/21/byfuglien-likely-traded-for-nylander/