Pavel Bure’s knees didn’t get the memo that he was supposed to have a long, successful career. He settled for a short, successful career instead, which both sucks and doesn’t suck (but leans more towards sucking than not sucking).

While he’s adept at stopping pucks with his face, Volchenkov finally proved that he is, indeed, human.

Derek Boogaard’s father did some digging into the medical care he’d received, and found out just how screwed the NHL’s medical culture really is.

A look at the Sauer brothers (Michael – NYR, Kurt – PHO) and their injuries.

When there’s nothing else going on, Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler somehow always has a new injury to write about.

As usual I’ve waited forever before updating my Backhand Shelf posts here. And so here we go…

We’ll start off with an all-groin post, something I finally had to stop avoiding. Hockey is very, very groiny.

Today I solved the NHL’s problem with inconsistent supplemental discipline. You’re welcome, Shanny.

Red Wings’ Darren Helm came back from a sprained knee just in time to lacerate some tendons in his hand in the first playoff game. Not a great day to be Darren Helm.

Westsiiiiiide! Los Angeles and San Jose take their turn having their pre-playoff injuries explained.

A look at the teams from the two yuckiest divisions in the playoffs: Phoenix and Florida.