OWINGS MILLS, Md.- The words came out of right guard Marshal Yanda’s mouth today as he tried to motivate his teammates to work through the heat: “Embrace the Grind.” The saying can be seen as an unofficial motto of training camp. The team, filled to the brim with players, fight through the warm, sticky air [...]

On Thursday, one of the most gifted players on the NHL market was finally scooped up after a grueling 26 days on the free-agent market. There had been rumors of a return to his former franchise and a possible return to his homeland (Mother Russia), but when all the dust was settled, Alexander Semin became [...]

I wish I was born two decades earlier. Okay, maybe I don’talready want to be 40 years old, but being born in 1972 (for those of you keeping score at home, that means I was born in 1992!) would have allowed me one great pleasure in life; I would have been one of the lucky witnesses [...]