In just his third season in the NHL, Dion Phaneuf has put himself in some rare company. On Tuesday morning Phaneuf joined Nicklas Lidstrom and Zdeno Chara as finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy, which goes to the defensemen who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all round   more...
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Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings and Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames are the three finalists for the Norris Trophy in 2007-08, awarded "to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position," the   more...
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The Norris Trophy for outstanding defenseman goes to... a VERY short list of three candidates: Nicklas Lidstrom, Scott Niedermayer, and Chris Pronger. However, the NHL has many players that may have been overlooked. Not that those three aren't deserving, because they are. However, here's my list   more...
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The Red Wings have had some luck in their first round series against Nashville. In the opening minute of the second period of Saturday's game, Nicklas Lidstrom scored Detroit's 2nd goal but it could have easily been called back because Tomas Holmstrom interfered with Nashville goalie Dan Ellis.   more...
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FIO staff writer Rob Edwards continues his tour around the world of fantasy hockey with his take on the Top Ten Defensemen for this year's fantasy drafts.
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Some regular season and fantasy awards get handed out at Fan Nation. Included, fantasy breakout and biggest bust.
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FIO staff writer Greg Gibeault jumps on to the scene with his introductory article detailing the Top 10 fantasy forces when it comes to plus/minus. Plus/Minus tends to be a forgotten stat, but can definitely help you come out on top in your fantasy league.
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A media conference call with Red Wings Chris Osgood, Nicklas Lidstrom and Johan Franzen
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Earlier Nick was named as a finalist for the Norris Trophy, the NHL's outstanding defenseman. This is the ninth time in ten seasons he has been nominated. Five-time winner of the award, he helped the Red Wings post a defensive record this season allowing 2.16 goals per game. He also led all   more...
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1-1 last night and 1-2 for the first two games of round 3. Detroit managed to win game 1 with some inspired play by the Dominator and another dominating performance from Niklas Lidstrom. Tonight Buffalo is already desperate to win a game.
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The best and the worst in fantasy hockey from the first half of the NHL season. See which players have propelled their owners to the top and which put their's into early rebuilding mode.
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The Wings rebounded from a disappointing 4-3 loss to the Jackets with an impressive 5-0 win over them last night....
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The top NHL player at each position for the month of December. There are some big names on the list this month.
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While the NHL All-Star Game may have been entertaining, the league still has many issues including unbalance scheduling and bad TV deals. It's tough to sell the game when Sidney Crosby may only come to your town once every three years or more.
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Ok....what is the toughest division in hockey?? The answer may just be an oldie but goodie!
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