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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 –...
Is the Hawks-Wild Series as Black and White as Most Think?

I will let you know right of the bat – I do not think the Minnesota Wild should be in the playoffs right now. This team has scored fewer goals than...
NHL Wild West: 3 Days, 4 Teams, 2 Playoff Spots, and 2 Games Each

Hey kids, time to wake up and smell the roses. It is that special time again, the one where some fans have either a small wait, and others who haven’t had...
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...
Making Sense of the Current Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings will make the playoffs, there is no doubt in my mind, but let’s wake the hell up, eh boys? Once again, the team collapsed by giving up...
Essential Hockey: Southeast is low but tight, New York Rangers are barely alive

We are about 18-20 games in for most teams and we are starting to really get a sense of who is who in the league right now. The surprising teams have...
Is Setoguchi’s Crosscheck on Kyle Quincey Suspendable?

In last night’s game between the Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings, Devin Setoguchi completed a direct cross-check to the face of Kyle Quincey. The hit itself happened in the middle...
Overcome: The Josh Harding Story

Here’s how it went down. The Stars were buzzing and the Wild were playing their second game in two nights. In this slightly condensed season, backup goaltenders are so important, even...
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: The Big Mick Previews the Northwest Division

Only one team from the Northwest Division made the post season last season, and that was the Presidents’ Cup winner Vancouver Canucks. There’s plenty of new faces on some of these...
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...
Conference Call: East Versus West NHL Games That Will Be Missed

It was clear that in order to make a compressed 48 game NHL season work this year league organizers were going to be in tough. Their solution was simple: no games...
World Junior Championship: Sweden’s Problems, and Potential Solutions

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. In the last few weeks Sweden...
Early Look World Juniors, Team Sweden

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 – The Top 15

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...
Top Shelf Prospects: Minnesota Wild

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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NHL Happy Hour: Cheaper side of things

This week’s NHL Happy Hour is going cheap – a bottle of Ketel One vodka, ice, and a lime. What else do you really need, eh? Well, hockey would be one. I...
Mike Modano and Dominik Hasek: Please Just Say NO!

Two legends of the sport are apparently looking to make an NHL comeback next season. Recently word surfaced that 47 year old goaltender Dominik Hasek was practicing daily and making enquiries...
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NHL Happy Hour: How the NHL Can be Compared to Vodka

Lots of things in this World should not be. Vodka should not cost $80 per bottle, and you really should not have to pay $12 dollars for a vodka drink. Good...
Go West, Go Northwest; The Power Brokers of NHL Free Agency

In the last week we have seen one division totally reshaped by NHL free agency, and that is the Northwest. All 5 teams have thrown their hats into the ring, and...
Parise/Suter fallout: How long is too long?

Job security. What is job security worth to you? I know that I value job security very high when looking for a new job. Company stability, the face value of the...