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  • Vancouver Canucks: Hapless Maple Leafs Just What the Doctor Ordered

    Maybe fans in Vancouver are jaded after the dominant Presidents' Trophy-winning season the Canucks put together last season. The Canucks' current run (8-0-2) has them as the hottest team in the NHL over the last 10 games, but fans are still complaining. Good teams find a way to win, as the Canucks h...

  • Brendan Shanahan’s Reign Could Mean More for the League Than Just Suspensions

    Since Brendan Shanahan assumed the role of Head of Player Safety and NHL Disciplinarian, 30 suspensions have been handed out (15 more than at the same point last year) with the most recent being a seven-game suspension to Daniel Carcillo. Some say his methods are radical; others say they are exactly...

  • NHL Trade Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks Should Just Stick with Current Roster

    The Chicago Blackhawks are playing some of their best hockey since they won the Stanley Cup in 2010, so now doesn't seem to be the time to make any moves to the current roster.With the Blackhawks currently tied for the most points in the NHL with the New York Rangers at 52, the team should leave the...

  • Zdeno Chara: Why a Saturday Return Would Be Just Right for Boston Bruins

    Zdeno Chara’s morning twirl in Ottawa on Wednesday was the first course in a daylong buffet of new hope for Boston Bruins’ fans. While the towering captain expectedly sat out the subsequent evening’s game, his teammates mustered their second win in as many nights in his absence. In...

  • Vancouver Canucks: Cory Schneider Proves He Is Human, Just Like Roberto Luongo

    Up until Thursday night, I laughed at those who suggested the Vancouver Canucks had a goalie controversy on their hands.Clearly those people haven’t looked up the definition of the word “controversy.” It’s defined by Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary as, “A discussion ...

  • Did Senators GM Bryan Murray Just Warn Sidney Crosby and the Penguins? Really?

    That ex-girlfriend, the one that is in fact an "ex" because she would never let anything go.  Although equally culpable, somehow her part in every disagreement was magically omitted in every loud, yet decreasingly plausible denial. Yeah, THAT ex-girlfriend. Well, she is the Ottawa Senators. ...

  • Phoenix Coyotes Cannot Rely on Just Mike Smith Between the Pipes

    The issue of durability, among NHL goalies, remains one criteria for achieving a successful season. The barometer of 50 to 55 games is usually held to determinate worthiness, productivity and value. A quick look at goaltenders around the league indicate that an average of near 70 games played the p...

  • NY Rangers Predictions: 5 Reasons Expectations Are Just Right for Brad Richards

    The New York Rangers made a splash in free agency when they got their man in Brad Richards. He is an elite center with great hands and is a catalyst and legitimate power-play threat. In doing so, the Rangers gained the ire from critics, with the deep-pocked franchise once again gettin...

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