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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 –...
Detroit Red Wings: Second Period Issues

I don’t know what to say and I’m not sure how to feel. I do know that these feelings are new to me – this heartache and disappointment, game after game....
Jason Pominville to Minnesota, and Marian Gaborik to Columbus Highlight Trade Deadline

It took until after 2:30 pm but the two biggest trades of the NHL’s trade deadline have finally been made. We take a look at those trades, plus other noteworthy transactions...
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...
The Phoenix Soap Opera Must End

Ever since Jerry Moyes put the Phoenix Coyotes into bankruptcy in May 2009, the drama surrounding this NHL team and its ownership has been non-stop. We went through a long, protracted...
Essential Hockey: The NHL and Its Fans are Back!

You know what? God damn you NHL. God damn you to hell….Awww, well FINE! Since you are going to make that face… I can’t stay mad at you! That is the...
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...
“The Big Mick” on the Five NHL Teams We Feel Bad For

Editor’s Note: LastWordOnSports is pleased to have Russell “Big Mick” McKenzie join the team. The Big Mick brings years of writing, and more importantly many thousands of hours of watching hockey,...
Top Shelf Prospects: A night in Guelph and Meeting Trevor Timmins

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of my them here. Last night I had the...
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: Phoenix Coyotes

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...
The Canucks need Shane Doan, and he needs Vancouver

Here we are, August 6th, 2012, and Shane Doan is still a free agent. With nearly every other big name unrestricted free agent off the market, Doan is clearly the crown...
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...
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Life in Columbus After Rick Nash

If I ask you to name a good solid franchise in the NHL with excellent management and a good up and coming pool of talent, what are the few teams...
NHL Free Agency Watch: Top RFAs who were Not Qualified

With the NHL Entry Draft now concluded, GMs, players, and fans turn their attention to July 1st and the day dubbed by hockey pundits as the Annual NHL Free Agent Frenzy. ...
Can Life Possibly Be Any Sweeter in Phoenix Right Now?

The Phoenix Coyotes have done the impossible! They have knocked off the heavily favoured Nashville Predators, and now find themselves in the Conference Championships for the first time in history! Led...
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The Phoenix Coyotes: A Conflict of Interest?

Who would have thought it would have taken 16 years for the Phoenix Coyotes to win their first playoff series in franchise history? Founded as a team in 1996 after relocating...
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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...
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...