Semyon Varlamov charged in domestic dispute

Semyon Varlamov goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche has been charged with second degree kidnapping and third degree assault charges. Apparently occurring some time Tuesday the media is unsure of how many parties were involved. The Colorado Avalanche addressed the media and said they were aware of the allegations and that they would not comment any further.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=689289

Big Trade Between New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres

On October 27, 2013 the New York Islanders approached the Buffalo Sabres with a blockbuster deal, sending Matt Moulson, a first round pick in the 2014 draft, and a second round pick in the 2015 draft in exchange for Thomas Vanek. This trade is an attempt by General Manager Garth Snow to try and boost his Islanders team and make his team a competitor for the playoffs.

Matt Moulson playing for his old team in New York



Thomas Vanek playing for his old team Buffalo

 

Pittsburgh Penguins Lose First Home Game of Regular Season

Last night the Pittsburgh Penguins lost their first home game since the start of the regular season to the Colorado Avalanche. The game started off slow with each team trading chances and not scoring till the second period when Gabriel Landeskog ripped a shot past Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. After that Colorado's goaltender Jean Sebastian Giguere kept his team in the lead with some spectacular saves. With just over seven minutes to play Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz went down the ice on a two on one, Crosby passed it over to Kunitz and he nearly scored but Giguere stopped him with a glove save. The Penguins never did recover and the game ended Colorado 1 Pittsburgh 0.
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=465094

Penguins Chuck Kobasew misses on a close chance around the net

Philadelphia Flyers Oust Peter Laviolette

 

After the Flyers fell to 0-3 at the beginning of the NHL season Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren fired Peter Laviolette. Mr. Holmgren said "he decided to go with his gut" he thought that Coach Berube would be the next best coach for his team. Berube has been with the Flyers since 2004 as an assistant coach of the minor league affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms. I guess we will see if the coaching change turns the Philadelphia Flyers around.


Coach Berube