In the middle of the NHL Playoffs, FIO staff writer Rob Edwards has already started to look ahead to the hockey offseaon and next year. Creating somewhat of a wish list, Edwards lays the foundation of some of the things he'd like to see happen in the NHL. From more TV time to Rick Nash playing   more...
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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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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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Inspired by Jonathan Roy, this blog post looks at what to do when forced to fight. The nine options range from the good ("beat down opponent, then leave like it was no big deal," aka the Mr. Miyagi) to not-so-good ("defecate on ice, fling poo," aka the Sean Avery). Helpful YouTube clips of pro   more...
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The NHL is not doing enough to crack down on diving. The majority of diving calls are actually reversed by the league office. Great vote of confidence to see the NHL de-legitimizing its own officials, and allowing scoring to be even more inflated.It's sad to see the NHL devolving. A bunch of guys   more...
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Three months ago the sports world was focused on New England; The Red Sox coming off a second World Championship since 2003, the Boston Celtics were running roughshod over the NBA and the New England Patriots were approaching the greatest season in NFL history, ahhh wasn't it good to live in the   more...
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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 NHL's top performer at each position for the month of November.
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When Chicago Blackhawks forward David Koci left the ice with his face covered in blood at the 11:42 mark of the first period, Bruins nation could just feel that this game was the Bruins to win.
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It's time to get rid of the goons!
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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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Illegal curve conducts another statistical study with a look at whether higher paid defenseman have higher offensive totals than their lesser paid counterparts.
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The starters for the NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta have been announced. Overall the fans did a pretty good job of choosing the starters for the Western and Eastern Conference teams.
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