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NHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: New Jersey Devils should cut bait on Ilya...
Before I offer a short review of the Wings' sensational Game 7 performance and make my selection for Wednesday night's Caps-Habs showdown, I wanted to...
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NHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: The decision Washington must make on Bruce...
What else can I say about the Montreal Canadiens' stunning victory over the Washington Capitals in D.C. last night? The Slovakian stopper, showing a v...
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Stanley Cup playoffs: Niedermayer, Gonchar, Kovalchuk headline top 15 free...
The Stanley Cup final series is making its last few turns. At most, we have just four games left in the 2009-10 season. Where the heck did the time go...
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NHL draft 2010 - Re-examining the loaded 2003 NHL draft
Watching the playoffs, you can't help but notice the impact of the 2003 draft. Already, it stands among the best classes in league history. I thought ...
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NHL: Matt Duchene, Dan Hamhuis, John Madden could be keys to Northwest...
The preseason schedule got underway on Tuesday evening; there were nine games, including something of an oddity -- or at least, it was an oddity for m...
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NHL: Gary Bettman chats on Winter Classic, other topics prior to All-Star...
With the All-Star Weekend upon us, I figured it was a good time to catch up with Gary Bettman. The NHL commissioner will soon be celebrating his 18th ...
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NHL: Mailbag on the Phoenix Coyotes' playoff chances and Peter Forsberg's future
Did you know that since 1945 only two NHL players have scored six goals in a single game? And, believe it or not, their names weren't Wayne Gretzky an...
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NHL: Why the Philadelphia Flyers will beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, and other...
With the playoff races in both conferences so tight, the games are growing tougher and tougher to pick. That's why I was fairly content with splitting...
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NHL: Los Angeles Kings lead the rankings for the top five teams to watch at...
Alexei Kovalev received a lovely 38th birthday present from the Ottawa Senators: They traded him to the playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins. The vetera...
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NHL Trade Deadline -- Postdeadline winners and losers in the Western Conference
E.J. Hradek evaluates each team in the Western Conference following the flurry of trade deadline deals Monday.
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NHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
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NHL: Picking Tuesday night's winners, including game between Philadelphia...
First things first, I have to give a shout-out to the NHL for slapping a significant suspension on repeat offender Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Pengui...
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NHL: Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau among several coaches who could...
There are just four games on tonight's schedule. That is a strangely quiet Thursday by NHL standards. I'll be watching to see if the New York Rangers...
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NHL: Ranking five trends for the 2010-11 season, including Sidney Crosby's...
At the track, they'd say we were in the deep stretch. Three days and 26 games remain in the 2010-11 regular season campaign. Ten playoff spots already...
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NHL: Rebuilding plans for Western Conference teams
On the opening night of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Nashville Predators took a pretty big step in the right direction. On the road, against the...
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