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Three Stars: All Time Greats of Central 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 –...
To Buy or To Sell: Trade Deadline Bubble Teams (West)

Its less than 10 days to the NHL trade deadline, and we’ve already seen our first major deal of the season with Brenden Morrow going from the Dallas Stars to the...
Getting it Right: Why the NHL Needs a Coach’s Challenge

Let’s first set the scene. The Colorado Avalanche were up 2-1 on the Nashville Predators. The Preds had scored a power play goal right before the end of the first period,...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Big Mick Previews the Central Division

The Central is historically the division that produces some of the tightest matchups in the entire NHL. Two of the previous five Stanley Cup winners have come from this division. Think...
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 – 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...
Top Shelf Prospects: Nashville Predators

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...
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Predators Match Shea Weber Offer Sheet: Flyers Fallout?

The Nashville Predators have decided to match the 14 year $110 million offer sheet made to their captain and star player Shea Weber. After losing Ryan Suter earlier this month to...
Potential NHL Offer Sheet Targets?

With news this week that the Philadelphia Flyers made a 14 year, $110 million offer sheet to Shea Weber, is it possible that the offer sheet may be a weapon that...
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...
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Weber agrees to 14-year deal with Flyers: the Fallout?

The big news out of NHL HQ today is that Shea Weber accepted a 14-year $100 million deal from Philadelphia Flyers. Not to be outdone by his former partner, Ryan Suter,...
In Limbo: Shea Weber and the impact of a new NHL CBA on Contract Negotiations

There is no doubt that Shea Weber is one of the best defencemen in the NHL. He is an Olympic Gold Medalist, a multi-time Norris finalist, and multi-time NHL all-star. A...
Left Scrambling: Where Do the Losers in the Parise/Suter Sweepstakes Turn Now?

As you all know by now, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter have signed identical 13 year contracts to play for the Minnesota Wild. The two prize free agents of this year’s...
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Can We Just Give the Stanley Cup to Los Angeles Now?

Cinderella story? I don’t think so! The Los Angeles Kings have knocked off the number one seed, and are one game away from knocking off the number two seed in typical...
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Nashville Secretive as Predators Suspend Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn

The Nashville Predators have suspended Russian forwards Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn, but have not specified the reasoning behind the decision. General Manager David Poile played coy as to the exact...
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NHL Crime and Punishment: How Sheriff Shanahan & Co. are Failing with NHL Discipline

With the first round of the NHL play-offs safely behind us and a roaring start to the second round under way, we’ve had enough time pass to really examine the NHL...
NHL Playoffs Second Round Predictions

So who’s ready for round two? After one of the most thrilling, controversial, and unpredictable first rounds in recent memory, how can you not be excited for the second round? And...
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Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen in the NHL!

How can you not love playoff hockey? So far this year we’ve seen; big hits, upsets, fights, goaltender duels, goaltender blow-ups, questionable reffing, and lots of controversy. We’ve also seen records...