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NHL Three Stars: All Time Greats of Pacific 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 –...
Sharks and Kings Face Off in the Battle of California

The Stanley Cup Champs against the Stanley Cup’s ‘always the bridesmaid never the bride’ – it’s the LA Kings vs San Jose Sharks in the battle of the best team on...
School’s Out in the Blues-Kings rematch

Last season, the St. Louis Blues were just another speed bump on the road to a Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup. The young, gritty Blues had home ice advantage, and dropped...
Stop Whinin’! Bring on More Outdoor Games!

Shut up! Just shut the hell up! I want to vomit with the amount of complaining and moaning that so called die-hard fans are spewing out over the announcement of possibly...
How Many is too Many NHL Outdoor Games?

Apparently the tagline “Winter has arrived” does not exclusively apply to the new season of Game of Thrones. The NHL has apparently adopted it as their mentality as well. After recently...
Jay Bouwmeester traded to the St. Louis Blues

The dismantling of the Calgary Flames continues, as they have traded their top defenceman, Jay Bouwmeester to the St. Louis Blues. In return the Flames receive St. Louis’ 2013 First Round...
Trade Deadline Shopping Lists: Western Conference Playoff Teams

The trade deadline is just four days away and we’ve already seen our first deals of the season with the Pittsburgh Penguins going hog wild and adding Brenden Morrow from the...
Instant Analysis: Michael Ryder traded to Montreal, Erik Cole to Dallas

The first real “big” trade of the NHL season is upon us, and its two players who scored 35 goals last season changing hands. And would you look at that, we...
Look out Western Conference, Kings have recovered from Cup Hangover

For whatever the reason, the NHL features a unique phenomena where the last Stanley Cup Champion often faces a rough start to the new season. Perhaps its a summer spent partying...
Rule 69.1: What the puck is goalie interference?

What the puck is goalie interference, no seriously, what is it? Is it this: The first goal is a deflection that Quick had no chance on, no matter how you slice...
Building Their Own Traditions: The Big Mick Previews the Pacific Division

The Pacific Division has become the home to a group of teams that perennially challenge the teams above them, and is a big part of the reason that only 8 points...
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...
Early Look: World Juniors, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Latvia

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of them here. With the CHL seasons now well...
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...
Shane Doan Deserves to Play For a Cup Contender

So there it is, folks. The Rick Nash derby is over. The NY Rangers won, they got the man they have been after since the February trade deadline. So their team...
The History of NHL Offer Sheets

News this morning broke that Shea Weber has signed a 14-year, $110 million offer sheet made by Paul Holmgren and the Philadelphia Flyers. This means that his current team, the...
The Kings Set to Go Down in History!

The Los Angeles Kings have done two things since the start of the NHL post season back in April – prove hockey experts wrong, and win hockey games. The Kings are...
Why Dynasties are Important in Sports

*EDITOR’S NOTE* This is in response to our first article, “Death of Dominance and the Rise of Parity in Professional Sports“. In that article, we compared the seeding of championship winners...
Can the NHL Expect to Cash-in on this Year’s Stanley Cup?

Last year’s Stanley Cup had the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks in a thrilling seven-game series. It also saw some of the highest television ratings of all-time for a Stanley...
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What is the NHL Thinking?

The Los Angeles Kings booked their ticket to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final last Tuesday and the New Jersey Devils last Friday. Now the last NHL playoff round isn’t scheduled to...