Video highlights from KHL All-Star weekend, Day 1

Much to Don Cherry’s dismay, Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk decided to hang ten in the KHL for a little while longer.  The talented forwards took part in this weekends KHL All-Star festivities in Chelyabinsk, beginning with todays fan favourite Super Skills competition.  And yes, goalie dancing to “Cotten Eye Joe” is a skill in … Continue reading →

Bits and bytes: bars hate the NHLPA, we embrace KHL, Lupul heads to Europe & Gary Roberts on Kadri

Over the weekend I spotted this sign outside of a York Region bar. Of course this was the same bar that flew a Toronto Maple Leaf flag upside down for weeks following their catastrophic crash at the end of last season. I gather they’re one of many frustrated fans who read “50/50” followed by “rejected … Continue reading →