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Jeremy Roenick Is Part of the Problem; Comments on Neal/Marchand

*Co-Written with Ben Kerr, Admin* Who does not like a good commentary session by Jeremy Roenick? I mean this guy is a quote machine but today he dropped one of the...
Russia’s Love for Ovechkin, Canada’s Love-Hate for Crosby

The Sochi Olympics are 62 days away and hockey fans around the world anxiously wait to see their countries go head-to-head on the world’s biggest stage for international hockey. Later this...
Tape to Tape Episode 2: Injuries Galore, Hated Teams and Talking Sochi

We at LWOS are always looking for new and innovative ways to bring our fans more coverage of the sports they love. And so today we launch our new hockey podcast,...
Canadiens and Bruins are in a Division of Their Own

The NHL and its fans are in their inaugural season of the new playoff format. Gone is the conference playoff seeding and back is the divisional playoffs, divisional rivalries and competing...
Shawn Thornton Leaves Brooks Orpik Unconscious and Motionless

***SEE POLL BELOW*** Also, we have both the video of the Thornton hit AND the Neal hit Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik left Saturday’s game against the Boston Bruins in the...
A Long Island Strome Watch

If you don’t know the name Ryan Strome by now, you should get to know it. Before he was drafted, he was a highly scouted center for the Niagara Ice Dogs....
Bruins fans need to stop Bruins fans from racist Subban remarks

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. READER DISCRETION ADVISED. Last night, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 at the Bell Centre. The win pushed the Canadiens to first place...
Flames Looking For a Bounce-Back December

The month of November was less than friendly to the Calgary Flames. After opening the season with a surprisingly respectable and potentially competitive October record of 5-5-2, the Flames went 4-8-2...
Defense and Goaltending Is Sinking the Islanders

It was a season that started with high hopes for Islanders fans, but now all they can do is hope that it doesn’t get worse. Last year, it looked like the...
Determining the NHL’s Most Hated Team

Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Every so often something in sports perplexes me, and I just hate not knowing something. So, I do what any normal, sane sports fan does –...
Sabres Send Grigorenko to Play In the World Junior Championship

Team Russia got a major boost to their squad for the World Junior Championship as the Buffalo Sabres will release centre Mikhail Grigorenko to play for the team in this year’s...
Rangers Sign Henrik Lundqvist to a 7-Year Extension

The New York Rangers have agreed to a 7-year extension with star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. The deal is worth $59.5 million or an $8.5 million AAV or cap hit. The deal...
NHL Settles Up, Gives Gretzky His Payday

Fresh off of signing a television deal that will pay them billions of dollars in the next decade or so, the NHL has finally repaid Wayne Gretzky the money owed from...
Further Effects of the Mega Rogers/NHL TV Rights Deal

When TSN lost the NHL’s national broadcast rights to rival Rogers it was seen as a crippling blow to the Bell Media channel. It surely was, and the trickle down effect...
Glen Sather and The Henrik Lundqvist Dilemma

WARNING: This column may aggravate and astound you. Please read in a seated position. After a conversation with a friend recently, I have come to the conclusion that, the unspeakable thought...
Toronto Vs Montreal; Difference between Opening Night and Saturday

Lets take a look at differences between the first game of the season, and Saturday’s game between the Leafs and Habs. The first difference is that in game one, both teams...
Habsworld Podcast – Episode 22

LWOS is pleased to bring you a podcast from our friends at Habsworld.net. Jon Rebello, Norm Szcyrek, Michel Beauchamp and Matt Macaskill bring you some great coverage of the Montreal Canadiens,...
Tape to Tape Podcast: The Debut Episode

We here at LWOS are always looking for new and innovative ways to bring our fans more coverage of the sports they love. And so today we launch our new hockey...
Evander Kane Pretends to be Arrested in New York

The Winnipeg Jets are in New York City ahead of their Monday game with the New York Rangers, and star winger Evander Kane played a little prank on his fans with...
Must See: The Sabres OT Goal Went Through Leafs’ Skate

Last night the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in OT. It was just the Sabres 6th win of the season (and third that did not involve the shootout). ...