The National Hockey League in recent years has had numerous incidents that have involved shots to the head of players. Unfortunately no matter how hard the league punishes these players, these incidents will never completely end.  We can all just hope that they become few and far between.  How should a player who commits these vicious hits react?  Should...

With just one goal in the past 13 games and only five shots on net in the past three, Milan Lucic’s offensive production is slipping. Nathan Horton, the line’s “scorer,” has also gone quiet netting only one goal in the past 10 games. Lucic, who some prematurely deemed the next Cam Neely, has had a 30-goal season before, which...

  By waving Chris Bourque on Thursday, Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli admitted the need for change. A third line with a combined rating of minus-21 won’t cut it, and while there’s no need to panic yet, especially given the team’s 14-3-3 performance, a shakeup was needed. Coach Claude Julien spoke of the line’s slow start before Thursday’s game:...

Take out the highly entertaining seven-game playoff series in the opening round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and there hasn’t been much excitement in hockey’s greatest rivalry over the past few seasons, but after Sunday’s intense playoff-like first place battle it looks like the rivalry has been reignited once again. Looking at it from both sides it’s the perfect...