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James Neveau

James started out for The Hockey Writers covering the Atlanta Thrashers in 2009, and has also covered the Chicago Blackhawks, served as NHL Correspondent, and is now a Managing Editor and the site's NHL Central Blogger. He also writes for The Golf Writers.

Blues or Red Wings: Who Has the Better Chance to Advance?

James Neveau | May 7, 2013

For the NHL Central Division, the Stanley Cup playoffs have been a mixed bag of results, to say the least. The Chicago Blackhawks looked to be in cruise control when…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, St Louis Blues

NHL Right in Scheduling More Outdoor Games

James Neveau | April 17, 2013

In what many are classifying as a case of Gary Bettman attempting to kill the golden goose, the NHL has reportedly decided to go ahead with a plan to add…

Categories Winter Classic

Rumor Has It: Pavel Datsyuk Set to Retire After Next Year?

James Neveau | March 14, 2013

The Detroit Red Wings have undergone their fair share of turbulence this season. Not only did they lose out on Ryan Suter and Zach Parise in free agency last year,…

Categories Detroit Red Wings

Centrally Focused: Puck Daddy NHL Awards Watch Digs the Central

James Neveau | February 19, 2013

It seems like only yesterday that the NHL season got underway in mid-January, but as we stand right now we are already nearing the completion of a third of the…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators

Two Games, Two Wins: Evaluating the Chicago Blackhawks’ Banner Weekend

James Neveau | January 21, 2013

To say that it has been an eventful weekend for the Chicago Blackhawks would be an understatement. Not only have they had to sit through two banner raising ceremonies (Stanley…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

In Post-Nash Era, Who Should Captain the Columbus Blue Jackets?

James Neveau | January 14, 2013

In the relatively short history of the Columbus Blue Jackets, there hasn’t really been a player that has captured the city’s attention quite like Rick Nash did. In his tenure…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

TSN Ranks the NHL Central: Did They Get It Right?

James Neveau | January 11, 2013

As the preparations for the 2013 season get underway at arenas around the league, the scribes that cover the sport are also dusting off their predicting hats and gearing up…

Categories Uncategorized

Which NHL Central Clubs Will Benefit Most from a Compressed Schedule?

James Neveau | January 6, 2013

After months of inspiring emotions ranging from hope to rage to indifference, the NHL and NHLPA have finally come to terms on a tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement, which will save…

Categories NHL News

NHL Must Address Columbus ASG When Labor Accord is Reached

James Neveau | December 6, 2012

Wednesday night was one of the most pivotal evenings of the entire CBA saga that the NHL and NHLPA have found themselves embroiled in for the past several months. Negotiations…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL News

If New CBA Grants Amnesty, Who Should the Chicago Blackhawks Buy Out?

James Neveau | December 4, 2012

During a time of labor strife and divisions over money, there is perhaps no team more interested in how a potential new CBA would affect them financially than the Chicago…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

New Phoenix Coyotes Deal On Table; Will Glendale Accept It?

James Neveau | November 21, 2012

In yet another fun and exciting chapter in the ongoing Phoenix Coyotes ownership saga (rumors that rights to the story have been sold to Paramount Pictures are non-existent and untrue),…

Categories Arizona Coyotes, NHL News

In the Phoenix Coyotes Ownership Drama, The Time for Patience is Over

James Neveau | October 22, 2012

The NHL may have postponed another round of games on Friday afternoon, but for fans of the Phoenix Coyotes, there still isn’t an ironclad guarantee that those games would have…

Categories Arizona Coyotes
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