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Toews and the Hawks All Out of Hope?

Before I go any further, I would like to apologize for my complete underestimation of the Detroit Red Wings. I predicted the Blackhawks winning in six games and you really can’t...
Linus Arnesson: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile #44

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Home Sweet Homer? The Return of Home Ice Advantage

If you go to your favorite interwebz search engine, you’ll be able to find all kinds of sappy, saccharine sayings about the joys of coming home. Home sweet home. Home is...
Laurent Dauphin: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile #43

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Official: Patrick Roy named Head Coach & VP of Hockey Operations in Colorado

Just a few weeks after firing head coach Joe Sacco, the Colorado Avalanche have found his replacement and have reached into their past to do so. The Avalanche have officially announced...
Report: Daniel Briere to be bought out in Philadelphia

The NHL’s summer buyout period hasn’t begun yet, but that hasn’t stopped various NHL teams from already making plans about who they will be buying out this summer. Reports have surfaced...
Anthony Duclair: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile #42

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The Rebuild Begins: Canucks Fire Alain Vigneault and His Staff

The difference between the good and the great in the world of sports is not only winning but winning when it counts. Alain Vigneault, the former coach of the Vancouver Canucks,...
Justin Bailey: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #41

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Chris Bigras: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #40

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Three Stars: All-Time Greats of the Northwest Division Teams

Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Every so often something in sports perplexes me, and I just hate not knowing something. So, I do what any normal, sane sports fan does –...
Steven Santini: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #39

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Jason Dickinson: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #38

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Jason Spezza will return to Senators Lineup in Game 3

Trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0 in their second round Stanley Cup Playoffs Series the Ottawa Senators are in need of a boost. It appears that they will get just that, with...
Ian McCoshen: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #37

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NHL Three Stars: All Time Greats of Pacific Division Teams

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2013 Memorial Cup Preview and Prediction

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Where There’s a Will: Rangers and Bruins Ready for a Second Round Bloodbath

What’s the old adage? Where there’s a will, there’s a way, right? The Bruins exerted their will in the third period of game 7 in the first round series against a...
Three Stars: All Time Greats of Central Division Teams

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Samuel Morin: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #36

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