Christmas Special Intro.

So as stated before we have a "Christmas special" for all our readers. If you're hoping it's the writers making an awkward video talking about the spirit of togetherness and giving gifts, you can keep dreaming. That has nothing to do with hockey (maybe next year if we hit 2500 views we'll make a video?). To continue we have a full set of hockey "Christmas lists" ready and we will be posting two of them a day until December 24th ! They are all written by the writers at TwoBoredTeens in collaboration with a new writer named Geoffrey aka Geodude Monsters.

I hope you guys will enjoy reading it as much as we had fun writing it.

Jaroslav Spacek for Tomas Kaberle. Why?

Today the Montreal Canadiens traded Jaroslav Spacek to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Tomas Kaberle. Tomas Kaberle played his first 898 games in a Toronto Maple Leafs uniform. However, in nine months, he has played for four teams. First one was the Leafs of course, then the Bruins, signed with the Hurricanes, and finally traded to the Canadiens today. So many people asked why, trading such a newly signed player couldn't be that good for Canes GM Jim Rutherford's reputation. The reason was that the Cane's are still struggling under a new coach and that Rutherford knew that a change had to be made. In the Canadiens' point of view, the PP have been struggling tremendously. For a team that has been historically very strong on the man advantage, they have done very bad this season. They have only scored 10 goals on the powerplay. The only teams that have scored fewer powerplay goals are the St. Louis Blues and the Phoenix Coyotes. Kaberle is an established point man to quarterback the powerplay and will be taking over that role immediately.

Who is the winner of the trade? Comment Below!

Crosby Injured AGAIN?

Sidney Crosby is injured again. There are rumors is that it's ANOTHER concussion. There were orginial rumors that his run in with Chris Kunitz may have caused it, however there are also rumors that his hit with David Krejci may have caused it as well. However, there is hope that Crosby isin't injured because he has passed the NHL's concussion baseline test, imPACT. However, as a precaution, he will be sitting out the next two games. What do you think? Injured again or just a precaution? Comment Below!

Change of Conferences

So yesterday night, it was voted 26-4 that the league be split up into four, instead of two. As a fan this leaves a lot of questions. Why is Florida and Tampa in the same conference as Toronto? Would it not be smarter to put them in the conference with Pittsburgh and Washington and have the New Yorks put in the same conference? Overall I think this makes in confusing ,but might make it interesting in a way.

On a side note, there are rumors that the conferences will be sponsored? Could you imagine the Apple Conference  vs the Microsoft Conference or the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Conference vs the Becel Butter Conference?

So what do you think about it? Conference change. Yay or Nay? Any interesting ideas about conference names? COMMENT BELOW!

Jordin Tootoo. Vicious or Accidental?

The first game back for Ryan Miller since the concussion caused by Milan Lucic hitting him and Jordin Tootoo of the Nashville Predators is going in on him to get ready to score. In the last second Christian Erhoff is closing in on him. To some it looks like Erhoff pushes him at the last second, to some it looks like he's getting ready to hit him. He gets in and pushes him. Luckily, Paul Gaustad is on the ice and doesn't need to spend a week and a half getting ready to get revenge. He tries to jump on Tootoo, but before that happens Ryan Miller is already on the case punching him in the face (was I the only one who thought the punch from Miller looks like Bertuzzi punching Steve Moore? Not saying it was as devastating but the first initial punch looks pretty close... Too close for my comfort.). Eventually everyone dog piles each other the dog piles opens up with the hugs and Gaustad and Tootoo are still pushing.

NHL Team in Markham. Is it possible?

Recent rumblings from the hockey world have been targeting a new area. Markham, Ontario. Is a NHL team possible there? Yes. Would it be sustainable? No. The Toronto Maple Leafs are the most valuable team in the NHL according to Forbes Magazine. As much as us fans want to think otherwise, the NHL is a business. The main purpose of a business is to make money. A new NHL team in Markham would hurt the sales of tickets in Detroit, Ottawa, Buffalo, and Toronto especially. The Toronto Marlies would almost automatically have to relocate due to the impossible situation to make money. The Toronto Maple Leafs would ask for an INSANE amount for a relocation fee. Sources estimate it to be at least $60 Million (just like Winnipeg) and $20 per ticket. This circumstances make it impossible for a team to survive.

What would a new team in Markham do socially? Markham is a rapidly expanding area with a lot of new immigrants coming in each year. A team in Markham would show them a part of Canadian culture. Something we hold dearly to our hearts, hockey. Even though there are social benefits the economic worries are just too much to overlook. After all, the NHL is a business.

What do you think? Could Markham sustain a team? Comment Below!

The Capitals finally won!

The Capitals finally won a game under Dale Hunter! Even though it was overtime, a win is still a win! I couldn't watch the game as I had some homework to do, I also couldn't watch the highlights as I missed them. I believe Dale Hunter is the right guy to lead the Capitals back to their previous dominance over the Eastern Conference! What do you think? Leave your response down at the comments!