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Harding to Start Again for Wild in Game 4
Josh Harding will be back in goal tonight when the Wild take on the Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center. Harding, who replaced Niklas Backstrom prior to Game 1 of the series, has been stellar in relief of the injured Finn...
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What's Wrong With the Vancouver Canucks?
The Vancouver Canucks once again find themselves in an unenviable task of having to dig themselves out of a monsterous hole early in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs...
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Ideal Replacements for Every Edmonton Oiler Who Disappointed in 2013
Some observers of the 2013 edition of the Edmonton Oilers might argue they would like to replace the majority of the team...
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Biggest Lessons Learned from Start of Vancouver Canucks' Playoff Campaign
This seems oddly familiar: the Vancouver Canucks entering the postseason with high hopes, but just three games later on the brink of elimination...
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Fan Cancels Pizza Pickup Because Canucks Tied Playoff Game
Sometimes, the best way to gauge hockey hysteria is through its effect on everyday events. Like when the water consumption in Edmonton spiked at the end of each period and after the ...
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Unsung Hero: Jason Zucker Makes a Difference for Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker, 21, entered his name into franchise lore with an overtime, game-winning goal in Game 3 against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday...
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Pominville Practicing for the Wild; Dumba, McMillan Recalled
Wild right wing Jason Pominville, who missed the first three games of the postseason and final two games of the regular season, has just taken the ice for today's optional practice...
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Seth Jones Ready for Life as Possible No. 1 NHL Draft Pick of Avs
Seth Jones knows his story is irresistible to media who like things in neat little boxes. And the boxes in his story come gift-wrapped...
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Motive Was Same in Trades for Pominville, Capps
There was a suggestion on one of my controversial Twitter accounts that if the Wild failed to get out of the first round of the playoffs, it would be legitimate to make this connection: Johan Larsson for Jason Pominville = Wilson Ramos for Matt Capps...
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Jonas Brodin Snubbed as Calder Trophy Finalist
Jonas Brodin, the youngest defenseman in the NHL at age 19, was arguably the biggest name snubbed as a Calder Trophy finalist this morning. The finalists are Montreal 's Brendan Gallagher, Florida 's Jonathan Huberdeau and Chicago 's Brandon Saad...
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Who's Hot and Who's Not for Vancouver Canucks in 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Well, not much has gone right so far for the Vancouver Canucks , as they fall into a 3-0 deficit against the San Jose Sharks . They can't score, and despite outhitting the Sharks, they are losing the possession battles as well...
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Canucks Chewed Up 5-2 by Sharks in Game 3
SAN JOSE — Dead Team Skating. That pretty much describes the Vancouver Canucks , who for the second straight year find themselves down 3-0 in a first-round playoff series...
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Luongo Replaces Schneider After Dismal Start
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Setoguchi before OT: 'We're not leaving the ice without awin'
The Minnesota Wild needed to win Game 3 far more than the Chicago Blackhawks did. Plenty of Blackhawks admitted as much in the post-game comments on Sunday...
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Solutions to the 3 Biggest Problems Faced by the Edmonton Oilers in 2013
2013 was a season of missed opportunities for the Edmonton Oilers that saw the team once again finish outside of the playoffs extending the postseason drought to seven straight seasons...
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Cory Schneider Will Start Game 3 for Canucks
After missing the first two games of their playoff series against the Sharks , Cory Schneider will return to the starting lineup for the Canucks for Game 3 on Sunday night, the team announced...
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Cory Schneider Returns Tonight for Crucial Game 3 vs. Sharks
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Wild Recalls Three Players from AHL Houston; Lineup Changes Coming?
Sadly, the Houston Aeros' season and their existence came to a painful end last night in Grand Rapids as the Griffins beat them 7-0. The Aeros relocate to Des Moines, Iowa, next year...
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Wild Notes: Yeo Willing to Alter Top Line If Needed
With his team yet to win a game in its first-round playoff series against Chicago , Wild coach Mike Yeo said Saturday that he is open to making any changes that might help...
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Wild Notes: Backstrom Perseveres Through Disappointment of Untimely Injury
CHICAGO – If you're a goaltender who was ridden from Day One of this shortened season to Day 99 and backstopped your team into the playoffs on the very final day, it's safe to ...
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Canucks Need to Heed Their Own Lessons
The past does matter. The Vancouver Canucks certainly can learn from their own. A year ago, the Canucks found themselves in the very same situation they're in right now, having ...
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Ryan Kesler on Face-Offs
Face-offs were once again a focal point Friday morning between the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks . Ryan Kesler, Vancouver's top draw man, admitted this team had to get “better in that department, especially on specialty teams...
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Harding In, Backstrom out for Wild in Game 2 vs. Blackhawks
Josh Harding will start in goal again for the Minnesota Wild in tonight's Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. And this time, Harding has had plenty of time to think about it...
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X's and O's - WCQF Game 1
After each Canucks postseason game in 2013, an important play will be broken down and analyzed. More likely than not these plays will be of the “goal for” variety, but ...
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Luongo, Canucks Hope to Rebound Against Sharks on TSN
The Vancouver Canucks will try to avoid falling into an 0-2 series' hole on home ice when they host the San Jose Sharks in Friday's Western Conference quarterfinal clash at Rogers Arena...






