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Will the Dallas Stars Sign One Last Free Agent Forward?
The 2012 NHL free agent frenzy began with a bang for the Dallas Stars, with the team making some of the biggest splashes in the league, at least in terms...
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Coyotes Advance, Vindicated as Members of West’s New Elite
Oh how the mighty have fallen It took one extra game and a lucky escape from a forty-minute, all-out assault on their defensive zone, but it’s official. The Phoenix Coyotes...
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Coyotes’ Stellar Goaltending and Defense Send Chicago Packing
Six straight overtime games would have just been ridiculous, right? The Phoenix Coyotes displayed that good goaltending and tight defense is the recipe for success in the playoffs, and the Blackhawks...
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Evaluating the Tenure of Scott Howson Part 1: Righting the Ship
When the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Scott Howson away from the Edmonton Oilers the team was coming off the sixth straight season in which they missed the playoffs.
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Horrible drafting has cost the Columbus Blue Jackets
It is not unprecedented to see the Columbus Blue Jackets toiling at the bottom of the NHL’s standings. In their 11 year history, they have qualified for the playoffs only...
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Opening Bell: Who Were the Winners and Losers on Day One of Free Agency?
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent The main theme for this year’s free agent class was a simple one: slim pickings. Most of the potential big name free agents had either locked...
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NHL Draft Day One Reactions: Trades Galore and Team Grades
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN – The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent...
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Jackets’ 1st Round Draft History Stacks Up Well In NHL
As training camps begin whittling their ranks, and youngsters are returned to juniors and others are dispatched to the AHL, there remain those veterans who are scuttled to the waiver...
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Hemsky / Horcoff Split Sparks Oilers
You’ve got to give Oilers Head Coach Pat Quinn credit. He may be old school, but he’s certainly willing to try something new. Prior to last night’s thrilling win over...
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Fantasy Hockey Team of the Week: Oct.12-17
Better late than never for Gilbert Brule to at last show his untapped potential. Head coach Pat Quinn is bringing out the best of his young corps in Edmonton and...
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Dustin Penner Silences His Critics
Three months ago, Dustin Penner was riding a rail out of Edmonton. Eager to dump his $4.25 million a year salary, the Oilers’ favorite whipping boy was essentially shoehorned into...