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NHL Opening Day: 4 Must Watch Games

The season finally kicks off on Saturday, January 19th and the NHL big-wigs wanted to make sure they grab the attention of the fans right off the bat. You will not...
The Shootout is Part of The Game – Get Over it!

The great George Carlin had a brilliant comedy special on seven words you can’t say on the television. While somewhat puzzling to him, and to me for that matter, most people...
Top Shelf Prospects: NHL Team Rankings – Part One

Now that we’ve taken a look at every team in the NHL, I felt that I should give a 1-30 ranking of every team in the NHL and the quality of...
Crosby, Staals, Nash, or Young: Team Canada in 2014

The Summer Olympics have ended and as hockey fans we are now over two years removed from Vancouver 2010 and the “Golden Goal”. It is also less than two years away...
Top Shelf Prospects: Philadelphia Flyers

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring...
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Andrej Meszaros Tears Achillies: Who do Flyers turn to now?

Hey, Detroit and Nashville fans, good news! You are no longer the only teams that grabbed over 100 points last season and had your defensive troops melt down over the summer....
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Forget Hartnell Down… How About Giroux Out!

With what has been a bizarre playoffs so far in regards to player safety and the controversial manner of discipline, now sees its leading scorer join the list of offenders. Claude...
Is it the End of the Road for Marc-Andre Fleury in Pittsburgh?

With the Penguins being bounced from the 2012 NHL Playoffs this afternoon at the hands of the Philidelphia Flyers, does this spell the end of Marc-Andre Fleury in Pittsburgh? I concede...
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NHL Midseason Awards

We have officially passed the midpoint of the NHL season. And so its time for a look at who are the favourites for the various NHL awards so far. Here are...
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NHL – October Was Good For Some, Bad For Others

Every season the names on the leader board change. Players emerge from nowhere to make names for themselves. Others who have been at the top have begun to fade. By the...
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Into the Deep – Undervalued “Yahoo” NHL Fantasy Picks.

When draft day comes and you have only seconds to make your next pick, you need to know which guys are going to deliver. Some of your opponents will head out...