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NHL: Why the Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas can win the Vezina trophy, and other...
After watching an absolutely dreadful performance by the Toronto Maple Leafs (an embarrassing 7-0 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garde...
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NHL: Why the New York Rangers will top the Florida Panthers and other Tuesday...
I thought I was headed for a big week last Tuesday, after hitting on five of the six early games. My good fortune ran out during the later tilts, howe...
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NHL: Gary Bettman chats on Winter Classic, other topics prior to All-Star...
With the All-Star Weekend upon us, I figured it was a good time to catch up with Gary Bettman. The NHL commissioner will soon be celebrating his 18th ...
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Daniel Alfredsson, Tomas Kaberle are among the players who could be moved...
The trade deadline is a month away. General managers around the league will have until Feb. 28 to determine if they are buyers or sellers. At this poi...
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NHL: Shea Weber, Nicklas Lidstrom, Jonas Hiller and draft process stand out...
The All-Star format might've changed, but the wild score-a-thon was the same as it ever was. The Lidstroms and the Staals combined for 21 goals, inclu...
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NHL: Why the Phoenix Coyotes will beat the San Jose Sharks and other Tuesday...
With the All-Star Weekend in the rearview mirror, I'm faced with my biggest challenge of the season: a 12-game return to action. That's a whole lot of...
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NHL: Mailbag on the Phoenix Coyotes' playoff chances and Peter Forsberg's future
Did you know that since 1945 only two NHL players have scored six goals in a single game? And, believe it or not, their names weren't Wayne Gretzky an...
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NHL: After Brent Johnson's knockout of Rick DiPietro, a ranking of the best...
For whatever reason (it has to be the equipment, right?), fights between opposing goaltenders get a lot of attention. The Wednesday night bout between...
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NHL: The 10 players most likely to be traded before the deadline
The significant injury that Pittsburgh Penguins star center Evgeni Malkin suffered on Friday night sent many fans -- particularly in Pittsburgh -- int...
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NHL: Why the Philadelphia Flyers will beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, and other...
With the playoff races in both conferences so tight, the games are growing tougher and tougher to pick. That's why I was fairly content with splitting...
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NHL: Early trade winners and losers, led by St. Louis Blues
The trade deadline is a week away, but that hasn't stopped the league's general managers from acting aggressively to strengthen their rosters or addre...
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NHL: Los Angeles Kings lead the rankings for the top five teams to watch at...
Alexei Kovalev received a lovely 38th birthday present from the Ottawa Senators: They traded him to the playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins. The vetera...
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NHL Trade Deadline -- Postdeadline winners and losers in the Eastern Conference
E.J. Hradek evaluates each team in the Eastern Conference following the flurry of trade deadline deals Monday.
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NHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
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NHL: Rebuilding plans for Eastern Conference teams
The Stanley Cup playoffs get under way tonight. Can I get an "Amen," somebody? Without a doubt, the first round of the Cup chase is my favorite time o...
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