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Looking At The CBA
May 27, 2008 by
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from Reuters, National Hockey League players have the option to reopen the current labor deal with owners a year early, but likely will not make a final decision until the middle of next season, the players' union chief said on Friday.
Three years since NHL teams imposed a...
Sharks Force Game 6
May 26, 2008 by
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from Art Spander at Inside Bay Area, Was this merely a new chapter of an old story? Are the Sharks destined to be frustrating's champions? Are they always going to lose in the playoffs to a team that finished below them?
Hockey is different, insisted Wilson the coach.
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Drop the puck, already!
May 24, 2008 by
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The opening faceoff of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals is mere hours away, so it's the right time to take a look at how Detroit and Pittsburgh match up in the faceoff circle, and how that might shape the outcome of the series...
Franzen Cleared for Workouts
May 14, 2008 by
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The Doctors have cleared resident Mule, Johan Franzen to begin workouts off the ice. He has been given the ok to ride the bike but is being monitored closely due to his concussion like symptoms that have kept him out of play. It doesn't seem like the Red Wings even missed a beat...
Linden in Effigy
May 13, 2008 by
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Pulled from a press release from McFarlane Toys/Spawn.com:
McFarlane Toys is teaming up with the Vancouver Canucks for an exclusive Sports Picks figure for one of the most-beloved Canucks of all time. McFarlane Toys has created a new look for our classic Trevor Linden figure - showing off th...
Now What Guy
May 02, 2008 by
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from the 2008 Stanley Cup Blog at CBC, Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau has painted himself into a dilemma with his decision to start Jaroslav Halak in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Halak played well, and when you consider the circumstances...
All-World Goal
May 02, 2008 by
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from the 2008 Stanley Cup Blog at CBC, It should be played on a loop at hockey camps all this summer. Any two hockey players out there who want to be in the NHL some day should get the tape of the Detroit Red Wings' fourth goal in Game 3 on Monday against the Colorado Avalanche...
Penguins Make Plans To Keep Cool
May 01, 2008 by
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via the AP, The city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority has approved spending $75,000 to rent portable coolers for Mellon Arena if the Pittsburgh Penguins encounter warmer weather during home playoff games.
The 47-year-old arena has been plagued by bad ice and officials...
Today in Playoffs History—April 30
May 01, 2008 by
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April 30, 1972 • The New York Rangers made their first appearance in a Stanley Cup Final series game since 1950, losing to the Boston Bruins 6-5 in the opening contest. The 1972 championship clash between New York and Boston marked the first time in 43 years that the two had...
Today in Playoffs History—April 28
April 30, 2008 by
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April 28, 1996 • A sold-out crowd at the Winnipeg Arena said good-bye to the Winnipeg Jets following a 4-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings in Game Six of their Western Conference Quarter-final series. It marked the final game for the Jets before moving to Phoenix and becoming the...
Stars Make Most Of Their Opportunities
April 29, 2008 by
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from Tim Colishaw of the Dallas Morning News, The Stars also were surprisingly incapable of mounting any kind of consistent attack on Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov. They finished with 18 shots on goal.
And that included overtime.
And they still won.
Meet the new opportunistic...
Sharks Fail To Hold Home Ice
April 29, 2008 by
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from Mark Purdy of the Mercury News, An overtime goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs is like a rowdy bar shutting down with a closing time picked entirely at random. Especially when the visiting team wins.
One moment, the arena is full of life and good times and possibilities. The...
Pat Quinn Could Be A Fit In Ottawa
April 29, 2008 by
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from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, The 65-year-old Quinn, who led Team Canada to gold at the U18 world championships earlier this month in Russia, told the Sun yesterday he's healthy, happy and "not ready to retire."
"I'm on the record as saying if there...
All Foote
April 29, 2008 by
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from the National Post, Prior to Game 3 in Colorado, the 36-year-old spoke to the Post about the Avalanche-Red Wings rivalry, the lack of original nicknames in the NHL, and possibly replacing Mark Messier as the new spokesman for Lays potato chips.
National Post Is it different...
The 2008 Alternative NHL Awards
April 28, 2008 by
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It's time for the 2008 Alternative NHL Awards, recognizing the best of the best (or is it the worst of the worst?) when it comes to on-ice illicit activity...
A change in net is needed for the Avs
April 27, 2008 by
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Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville has a decision to make before game 3 back in Colorado. He must decide whether to start Jose Theodore who has let in 4 goals in each of the first two games or put Peter Budaj in net, the goalie that replaced Theodore in both games and has only given...
Changes Loom In Calgary
April 26, 2008 by
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from the CP, The Calgary Flames filed out the doors of the Pengrowth Saddledome on Friday and some of them for the last time.
The backbone of the team - captain Jarome Iginla, goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff and defencemen Dion Phaneuf and Robyn Regehr - are all under long-term contracts...
Avs Health Update
April 26, 2008 by
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from the CP via TSN, Colorado Avalanche forward Wojtek Wolski will not play in Game 2 against the Detroit Red Wings and likely will miss the rest of the second-round series because of an upper-body injury.
Wolski was hurt in Detroit's 4-3 win Thursday night.
Star forward...
Ducks Would Not Let Burke Leave
April 26, 2008 by
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from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star, Brian Burke very much wanted to talk to the Maple Leafs about their opening for a new hockey boss.
But his bosses with the Anaheim Ducks said no chance.
That, in short, is what happened yesterday, just 24 hours after Burke said he didn...
The Cost Of 'Renting' A Player
April 26, 2008 by
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from Pierre LeBrun at Sportsnet, Scouts are in agreement that next June's entry draft is the deepest in years. Throwing around first-rounders like candy won't be as fashionable.
You may also remember which team got roasted last year at the trade deadline for doing very...
Osgood Remains Low-Keyed
April 26, 2008 by
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from Michael Traikos of the National Post, Chris Chelios is buddies with Hollywood actors, Henrik Zetterberg is dating a Swedish pop star and Darren McCarty used to have a red Mohawk and front a punk band. But everything about 5-foot-10 netminder from Peace River, Alta., is purposefully...
Sabres Hurting
April 26, 2008 by
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from the Buffalo News, The Sabres remain ninth in the East, four points behind Philadelphia after the Flyers lost to Toronto for the second straight night. The Leafs, Washington and Florida all have crept within one point of the Sabres after winning their games Wednesday.
On top...
Downriver Puck Bunnies Rejoicing
April 26, 2008 by
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Well, it took eight months and it featured a humiliating admission from Dominik Hasek, and a two-game collapse that could have organ-I-zational consequences. But Chris Osgood's your starter and if there's one thing I know it's this: nothing about this should make you...
Ellis Competes Against The Best
April 26, 2008 by
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from John Glennon at Chilling Out at the Tennessean, ...But the Wings were sunk in Game 4 due in part to the poor goaltending of Dominik Hasek, a six-time Vezina Trophy winner. And Detroit coach Mike Babcock just announced that Chris Osgood will replace Hasek for Game 5.
Maybe...
The Blame Game
April 26, 2008 by
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from Russo's Rants, A lot of the blame should fall on Risebrough.
Think Adam Foote helped Colorado? I'll let Gaborik answer that question. Think Ruslan Salei helped Colorado? I'll let Mark Parrish and Niklas Backstrom and every other Wild player he creamed answer that...
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