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Meet the Best Line in Hockey: Flyers v. Blues Preview

08 Nov 2009 00:39:36 PST

Written by digi
The prevailing story heading into last night's game against the Sabres was "Flyers fight Flu, face stingiest defensive team in league." Usually, Jim Jackson likes to get his excuses for a Flyers loss out of the way so the actual loss doesn't seem so bad. In this case, half the team was dying...

Original story at The700Level.com .

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Meet the Best Line in Hockey: Flyers v. Blues Preview

07 Nov 2009 14:16:41 PST

Written by digi
Okay, a slight exaggeration... or is it? There was a long stretch before this current three game win streak where the Flyers were a bit of floating debris, awash in a sea of inconsistency and turmoil. I will attest that... Okay, a slight exaggeration... or is it? There was a long stretch before this c...

Original story at Philly Sports & Minutiae .

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Opinion: Canucks Injuries Transcend Traditional Media

02 Nov 2009 10:25:00 PST

Written by Jason Brough
Prune Juice Enthusiasts Monthly Article: "Vancouver: Team of Nancy Boys" Office Worker's Weekly Article: "Canucks Provide Important Lessons in Job Safety" Cult-Joiners Journal Article: "Now More than Ever, Vancouver Needs Dianetics"

Original story at The Province - Canada.com .

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NJ Devils Month in Review October 2009

02 Nov 2009 07:50:53 PST

Written by Scott Mackie
about the games they actually won eh?? 8-4 start with no Patrik Elias and a mish-mosh D corps and 4th line… the NHL’s regular season Juggernaut rolls on!! (I swear the Devils are the NHL’s version of the Indianpolis Colts…)… and the year is young, even if the writer ain’t! ——————————————-

Original story at 2 Man Advantage .

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Sharks Week in Review

02 Nov 2009 00:34:35 PST

Written by mj-kasprzak
The San Jose Sharks are back on the road after a brief two-game homestand. Not that it matters—they just keep winning. After a slow start to the season (3-3-0-1), they are red hot, winning five in a row and seven of eight and moving up to the second best record in the Western Conference.

Original story at All-Baseball.com .

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Opinion: Commanding Respect: Thomas Kaberle Deserving Of Leafs Captaincy

01 Nov 2009 16:03:45 PST

Written by Jon Neely
His 17 points (2 G, 15 A) not only leads the Leafs in points, but puts him on top of the list of defenseman scoring. The next closest player to him is San Jose's Dan Boyle, who has 13 points, but has played 15 games; three more than Kaberle. Now more than ever, Kaberle deserves to be the captain.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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NHL: National Hockey League news and blogs - November 09, 2009

09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit NHL: National Hockey League news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Darby's Updates - As told by Lice -- by Liceroni from Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum
• Opinion: Devils vs Carolina, OCt 28, 2009… Thoughts From Section 209! -- by Scott Mackie from 2 Man Advantage
• Opinion: Can Bruins, Penguins thrive with Savard, Gonchar injured? -- by Greg Wyshynski from Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Opinion: Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 Tampa Bay Lightning: What Powder Blue Curse? -- by Sergey Zikov from Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
• Opinion: Ben Ball 09-10 & ML, JA, DG prospects (update: JK out 4-6 weeks) -- by bruinponcho from Bruins Nation
• Thrashers preview and predictions with Magic 8-Ball -- by Bill Tiller (Rawhide) from Thrashers: Iceman
• Opinion: Leaf Fans Have High Hopes: Beware, October Schedule Is Tough -- by Mark Ritter from Bleacher Report - NHL
• NHL Pacific Division 2009-10: Review and Preview -- by Scott Weldon from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Opinion: ESPN reaffirms love for hockey; considered film on Devils' trap -- by Greg Wyshynski from Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
• Opinion: ESPN reaffirms love for hockey; considered film on Devils' trap -- by Greg Wyshynski from Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Canada Sports

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Opinion: Montreal Canadiens Prospects: The Shape of Things to Come (Euro Edition)

28 Oct 2009 10:45:58 PDT

Written by Sebastien Tremblay
Montreal certainly picks up many North Americans skaters but doesn’t draft that many Europeans and to be honest, besides Andrei Markov, Montreal hasn't had much chance with their Euro "future stars". There is indeed a « hole » on the Canadiens European depth chart.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Opinion: Can Bruins, Penguins thrive with Savard, Gonchar injured?

21 Oct 2009 07:58:58 PDT

Written by Greg Wyshynski
The Pittsburgh Penguins, facing a significant injury of their own, are in much better shape. The Penguins lost defenseman Sergei Gonchar(notes) last night in their 5-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. Rob Rossi of the Tribune-Review has the scant details:

Original story at Yahoo! Sports .

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Opinion: Kings Outclassed in Goal-Fall 4-2 to Rags

14 Oct 2009 21:10:08 PDT

Written by Hipcheck
Overall in spite of some criticisms, I thought the team for the most part played pretty well out shooting the Rags 36-21 in spite of at least 5 more chances passed up in the prime scoring areas. Really came down to Lundqvist making the big saves when he had too and using his calming influence to...

Original story at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum .

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Opinion: Florida Panthers: Carolina on our mind

09 Oct 2009 06:57:42 PDT

Written by Steve Gorten
Now, over the years there have been some accusations of Hurricanes players diving hurled by the Panthers. Olli Jokinen complained repeatedly, Jacques Martin suggested he should teach his players to dive like the Hurricanes and then of course there was the famous swan dive by Eddie Belfo...

Original story at Sun-Sentinel.com .

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Opinion: Spaulding Roundup: Ducks Coming In As Favorites, Rusty Prince & Questions Around Bruin Defense

08 Oct 2009 03:28:58 PDT

Written by Nestor
But remember what happened last year up in Eugene. With Masoli and Blount Ducks beat the Bruins by 7 points. They came out and blitzed us early on and went up by a score of 14-0 (man that's a tired, familiar theme for a Bruin defense), yet the Bruins even with Kevin Craft at charge had a shot in the f...

Original story at Bruins Nation .

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Opinion: TC Comments: Team B Blue and G

14 Sep 2009 18:30:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide)
Louise and I were talking today and she mentioned something interesting: at some point this season the Oilers are going to have to start talking about contracts for Grebeshkov and Gags/Cogs and that conversation will contain the names of two defensemen.

Original story at Lowetide .

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Opinion: Avalanche Brass Make Right Choice Naming Foote Captain

11 Sep 2009 17:58:43 PDT

Written by Shane Giroux(thebatlab@gmail.com)
That wasn't because I wanted Stastny to be the captain. It was simply because so many other NHL teams have recently put the C on players who have barely hit puberty, let alone figured out how to captain an NHL team. The Avalanche decided to go a new/old route and named aging vet, Adam Foote, capt...

Original story at A Colorado Avalanche .

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Opinion: Ticked Off

11 Sep 2009 17:56:19 PDT

Written by Caps Nut(noreply@blogger.com)
Ever wonder why Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder tries to “control the message” about his football team by purchasing radio stations and forbidding twittering of his practices? Ever wonder why he doesn't grant interview requests anymore? Wonder why we refer to them as the (Com)Po...

Original story at Bleatings From a Caps Nut .

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Opinion: T.R. Sullivan Interview

21 Jul 2009 03:22:24 PDT

Written by grantlovesbaseball(noreply@blogger.com)
Me: What do the Rangers need to do to win the division this year? TR: Hank Blalock is a free agent at the end of the season. If the Rangers don’t re-sign him, I think that will take care of that issue. Me: Who do you think should be the Rangers’ closer?

Original story at Texas Rangers Trades .

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A season in review: The St. Louis Blues

22 May 2009 12:11:45 PDT

The Blues also enjoyed a nice run at home, with a 23-13-5 record, and they rode a 8-1-1 home stretch to make the playoffs. However, in said playoffs they were dispatched with by the Vancouver Canucks in four games. Brad Boyes led the team with 72 ...

Original story at Examiner.com .

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Opinion: Are We Headed to a Finals Repeat?

22 May 2009 10:43:04 PDT

The last instance occurred in 1983 and 1984, as the New York Islanders made one last stand, and then succumbed to the Edmonton Oilers. In the 1983 series, the Islanders made short work of Gretzky, Messier and the rest of the high-flying Oilers, ...

Original story at SportingNews.com .

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Hurricanes-Penguins Game Review

18 May 2009 08:26:49 PDT

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist while Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves to help the Pittsburgh Penguins take Game 1 of their Eastern Conference final series against the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-2 win. ...

Original story at USA Today .

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Opinion: The Coyotes Heading North?

06 May 2009 20:44:27 PDT

Written by TSM
“The Phoenix Coyotes filed for Chapter 11 reorganization today in a move that could allow the franchise to be sold and moved to southern Ontario, Canada.” Bingo! The condition precedent is a problem for both the Coyotes and Balsillie.

Original story at RotoRob .

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Opinion: Chicago Blackhawks set tone early and often

25 Apr 2009 20:56:18 PDT

You still can't give a guy like [the Flames'] Jarome Iginla a free pass on a night. He's too good to give him a free pass. If you don't challenge those kind of guys, you're going to get burned. I don't think the physical play is going to stop. ... Flames-Blackhawks Game Review USA Today

Original story at Chicago Tribune .

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Opinion: 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round One Predictions

15 Apr 2009 16:31:45 PDT

CA To start, my pick to win the cup this year will be the Detroit Red Wings. They are just too good, they will not be stopped this post-season, much in the same way as last year. Saying that, I do not want the Wings to repeat as Stanley Cup Champs, ...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Opinion: Penguins emerge from doldrums looking like Cup contender

19 Mar 2009 16:14:42 PDT

They have gone 11-1-3 with Bylsma behind the bench, and more importantly, they have rediscovered their identity. Even when former coach Michel Therrien took the Penguins to the Stanley Cup Finals last season, there was never a sense that there was ...

Original story at USA Today .

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Opinion: Sunday's Dallas Stars game highlights

01 Mar 2009 21:27:49 PST

Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh: The NHL's leading scorer picked up the slack for an injured Sidney Crosby. 2. Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh: Key stops prevented Stars from getting any momentum. 3. Brooks Orpik, Pittsburgh: Strong defensive play and nine ...

Original story at Dallas Morning News . Related stories include: Penguins-Stars Preview - USA Today , Dallas Stars vs. Pittsburgh Penguins preview - Dallas Morning News

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Opinion: Darcy Must Deal! Part 1 Of 2

16 Feb 2009 15:35:00 PST

Written by Thomas Mackert
The Buffalo Sabres are currently locked in a battle for the seventh or eighth seeds in the Eastern Conference playoff race. In this time that Regier has generously given to himself to evaluate the Sabres roster, it has allowed me the time to do the same. On that note, lets see if I could help Re...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Opinion: Preseason: Looking Good: Rangers Vs. Senators

23 Sep 2008 05:49:00 PDT

Written by Scotty Hockey
The Rangers looked pretty good in their preseason bout with the Ottawa Senators tonight and pulled out a 2-1 win. It is reason to be giddy as these guys took care of business against an opponent they were supposed to beat - Ottawa's B-team. The boys showed some good chemistry and worked hard, w...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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