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Battle Royale: the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings Jockey for Pacific Supremacy

Walter McLaughlin | August 21, 2011

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” — Thomas Jefferson. One team has ruled the roost four consecutive years, missing a fifth (despite…

Categories Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks

Canucks must embrace the role of the villain

Cam Charron | June 13, 2011

In the end, they looked dazed and unassuming. There was never a team so clayed in a mould that was so unable to live up to their tremendous expectations. This…

Categories Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks

NHL Needs Bruins-Canucks to go Seven Games

Kevin Wetzel | June 12, 2011

Hockey fans know the Stanley Cup Finals as a tale of two cities. Pure domination when games are played in one [Boston] versus some of the tightest, well played hockey…

Categories Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks

Bite Night: Thoughts on Krejci, Burrows, and the Thomas/Luongo Battle

James Neveau | June 2, 2011

Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals ended up being what any hockey fan had hoped it would be. It was a well-played game with a…

Categories Boston Bruins, NHL News, Vancouver Canucks

Alex Burrows Bites Patrice Bergeron, Bruins Forward Not Happy

Mike Colligan | June 1, 2011

VANCOUVER – For 59 minutes and 42 seconds, Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was a nail-biter.  Leave it to Alex Burrows to take it even further than that.…

Categories Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks

Hit Me With Your Best (Head) Shot: Should Raffi Torres Be Suspended?

James Neveau | April 18, 2011

Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent In his first game back from a four-game suspension, Raffi Torres looked to assert himself physically like he normally does. He went out trying to hit…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, NHL News, Vancouver Canucks

Which Canucks Shooters See Their Shots Blocked?

Cam Charron | March 2, 2011

One of the more underrated parts of shooting the puck involves getting the puck to the net. Television screens shattered from remote controls are a direct correlation to the number…

Categories Vancouver Canucks

2010 NHL Trade Deadline Blog

Mike Miccoli | March 3, 2010

By Mike Miccoli, Special to NHL Trade Deadline In a day that many hockey fans circle on their calendar each year, the trade deadline is the final opportunity for NHL…

Categories NHL Rumors, Trades Contracts and Transactions
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