Down the Frozen River

Tag: Department of Player Safety

  • Merkle’s Weekly Bumblings: Weeks 16 & 17

    Another two-week special, courtesy of a trip to the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Skater of the Week(s): Evgeni Malkin Hey, so, you know that thing the Penguins do where they trick everyone into thinking they’re not very good and then right around February they just start crapping in everyone’s Wheaties? Yeah, keep those cereal boxes sealed.…

  • Merkle’s Weekly Bumblings: Week 15

    Skater of the Week: Brad Marchand You may not (probably don’t) like him, but the Little Ball of Hate doesn’t give a damn about what you like. He’s gonna score on your team, and you’re gonna deal with it. The league’s premiere super-pest tallied two goals and five assists in four contests this week, made arguably…