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NHL Trophy Watch: Why John Tavares Should Win the Hart over Crosby

With the season coming to a close, it’s time to turn brief attention to the Hart Trophy race. Everything that I’ve seen has Sidney Crosby winning the Hart Trophy. If this...
Brian Burke is Suing the Internet

Former Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke is suing the internet! Well maybe not the internet but he is suing a series of anonymous internet posters for spreading rumours and lies about...
J.T. Compher: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #17

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Adam Erne: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #16

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Erik Karlsson Returns to Sens’ Lineup; Crosby may follow with Pens

The Ottawa Senators, needing just 2 points in their remaining 3 games to lock up a playoff spot are about to get a big boost in that quest, and a possible...
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...
The Redemption of Brad Richards

Before the trade deadline, Brad Richards looked like he was playing the final days of his tenure with the Rangers in slow motion. His gigantic contract often came up in discussions...
Josh Morrissey: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #15

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Anthony Mantha: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #14

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Max Domi: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #13

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Nikita Zadorov: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #12

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Worlds Apart: Changes Since the Leafs Last Made the Playoffs

Rejoice, Leafs Nation, your Toronto Maple Leafs have earned their ticket to Lord Stanley’s Spring Fling. It has been a long wait for Leafs fans, who have waited patiently through over-hyped...
Hunter Shinkaruk: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #11

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Rasmus Ristolainen: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile #9

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
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...
Valeri Nichushkin: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #8

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
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...
Ryan Pulock: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #7

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Sean Monahan: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #6

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical...
Peculiar Side of Sports: Origins of NHL Nicknames (West)

Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Earlier we took a look at the Origins of Eastern Conference names. Today we complete the trek and look at the remaining teams in the league....