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The Bad, the Ugly, and the Stupid Part I: Let the Buyouts Begin! (Eastern Conference)
With the 2013 NHL season coming to a close, it seems to be a good time to turn our attention to the last echo of the great lockout of 2012. We’re...
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Three Stars: All-Time Greats of Southeast 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 –...
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No Fire in the Belly: The Rangers’ Scoring Woes Continue
It should be a simple thing. Score goals. It’s the whole point of a hockey game. The Rangers found themselves with an unlikely lead in Game 1 of their best of...
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Deja Vu All Over Again for the Rangers and Capitals
Let’s not beat around the bush here. This Rangers-Caps series of hockey-poker has a lot at stake for both teams. Tomorrow night will mark the beginning of the fourth playoff series...
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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...
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Wings, Maple Leafs and a look back at the Best Jerseys in Winter Classic History
The Winter Classic, and the outdoor game in general, has been one of the best modern innovations in hockey history for various reasons. The exposure drawn from the event has been...
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To Buy or To Sell: Eastern Bubble Teams and the Deadline
Its less than one week to the NHL trade deadline, and we’ve already seen our first deals of the season with the Penguins adding Brenden Morrow from the Dallas Stars and...
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Capital Pricing: Trade Deadline Shopping in Washington
The NHL trade deadline is about three weeks away, however, in this shortened season the race for playoff spots is tighter than ever. The number of teams who have all but...
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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...
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Leafs Future Banking on Kadri-Frattin Combo?
Is the chemistry between Nazem Kadri and Matt Frattin for real? Leafs fans would like to think so. Toronto has had many issues with its young players and developing talent properly...
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A Capital Disappointment
Not long ago, NHL headlines were dominated by a rivalry which was in every way dynamic, youthful and immensely entertaining. It was unique in the fact that it contained the two...
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Essential Hockey: Putting the Current Standings into Perspective
So, we are still really enjoying the sweet, sweet nectar of hockey as the NHL rolls into week three. The fans have zero gripe and zero dollars left as we dump...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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NHLPA and NHL Resume Talks: Hope Rests on Reason and Responsibility
The NHL and NHLPA resume talks in NYC on the status quo of the CBA and probably some other minor issues that will shape the world of hockey in North America...
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NHL Last Minute Signings: Hypocrisy or Smart Business?
As the clock clicks down towards an NHL lockout, we have seen a number of big money last minute NHL signings and contract extensions. NHL Owners have thrown around money like...
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CBA Talks Heat-up: NHL vs NHLPA and Fan vs Fan
CBA talks seem to be getting us nowhere as of right now. We have many issues at hand that some of us understand and some of us do not (Ben Kerr...
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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...
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Top Shelf Prospects: Washington Capitals
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. As I continue my alphabetical journey, I bring you a look at...























