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Picks For 2010 NHL Hall of Fame Class
Yesterday, the NHL announced this year's candidates for entry into the Hockey Hall of Fame and, to be honest, it might take a while to make the final picks...
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NHL Awards Picks, Part 1
With the culmination of this year’s NHL season coming tomorrow night at the Awards show in Las Vegas, many are interested to find out who will go home with the hardware...
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Chicago Feeling Buff, As Byfuglien Has His Team Heading To Stanley Cup Finals
Tons of people in the hockey world thought they could do it. Vince Vaughn believed in them. Hell, even the EA Sports game NHL 10 predicted it. The Chicago Blackhawks are headed to the Stanley Cup Finals, and boy, did they earn it...
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Philadelphia Flyers Take Commanding Lead, Head To Montreal
We are now two games in to the Conference Finals in the NHL, and so far in the East, the Philadelphia Flyers have taken a comfortable lead on their opponents, the Montreal Canadiens...
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How the Orlando Magic Can Come Back and Win Eastern Conference Title
Despite being down 2-0 to Boston in their Eastern Conference Final series, the Orlando Magic are still very much alive. Game two was a close one and a solid improvement from the poor play of game one...
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Top 10 Olympic Snubs Who Are Playing Like All-Stars
Everyone loves the Olympic fever and the decisions for the final rosters that cause debate and excitement. Since the Olympics have come and gone and the playoffs have arrived, a few players are making their Olympic exclusions seem like huge mistakes...
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Philadelphia Flyers Back on Track, Open Series with Big Win
I don't think anyone expected a score like this. At least not Montreal fans. Everyone knew Philly could score, but 6-0? That's not just a win, that's sending a message to Montreal: the Cinderella story is over...
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Orlando Magic Show Their Toughness in Game One Loss
If last night's game taught us anything, it's that the Magic are not quitters. The sea of critics who are quick to put down the No...
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Chicago Blackhawks Proving They're the Best in the West
What a game! I haven't seen such a fast-paced, exciting NHL contest in a long time. In game one of the Western Conference Finals, San Jose and Chicago stood deadlocked for almost the ...
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Playoff Burnouts: What The Teams Who Lost Need To Work On
With only four teams left standing in the playoffs, we've seen a lot of the NHL's best fall by the wayside. What these teams are thinking about now is how to prevent an early exit in next year's playoffs...
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A Cinderella Story: How The Final Four Teams Made it This Far
If this year's playoffs have shown us anything, it's that anything can happen. While the Eastern Final has the 7th and 8th seeds, the Western Final has the numbers one and two seeds...
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NHL Stanley Cup: Five Reasons to Expect an Original Six Final
The Original Six teams have always been the foundation of hockey. Even though in recent years not all of them have been on the the same level skill-wise, they still have the heritage and legends that make hockey so great...
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Olympics Are So February, It's World Championships Time!
I don't know about you, but I LOVE international hockey competitions. During the Vancouver Olympics we all witnessed some of the best hockey in recent years, including the incredible gold medal game...
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Canuck Craziness: Vancouver Needs to Wake Up If They Want To Move On
Heading into yesterday's match-up, Vancouver's playoff dreams seemed all but over. They had almost completely self-destructed in the previous three games, and flew to Chicago looking ...
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Do You Believe in Magic? Why Orlando Is Heading to the Championships
They've played seven games this postseason and have seven wins. They were two wins away from tying the Cavs for first place in the Eastern Conference during the regular season...
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Going for the Sweep: How the Boston Bruins Can Avoid a San Jose Meltdown
We all saw what happened last night when the San Jose Sharks had the ability to knock out the Red Wings after 4 games and were formally embarrassed...
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Cheering in Montreal: Canadiens Win a Wild One and Tie the Series
What a game. What. A. Game. Coming off of a decisive shutout in Game Three, the Penguins roared out of the gate to put the pressure on Montreal right from the start...
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Two Minutes for Untimely Roughing: Frustration Fights in the Playoffs
One thing is for sure, when you step onto the ice in the NHL playoffs...it's going to get rough. Fighting and scrapping is a huge part of hockey, that's just the way it is...
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Home Ice Disadvantage? How To Win on the Road in the Playoffs
Last night's decisive win by Chicago is just following the odd pattern that has been happening in this year's postseason...
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Top 8 Players and Coaches Left Out of NHL Award Nominations
With the season coming to a close not too long ago, the NHL began naming its nominees for this year's awards. It's an exciting time of the year, and these decisions always bring up endless debates...
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Top Free Agents Whose Fates Are Tied To Their Team's Playoff Runs
Free agency is always an exciting time and this year some big names are coming to the end of their contracts. These players could be switching locations this summer depending on how their teams finish in the playoffs...
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Penguins Fly North: Pittsburgh Looks To Knock Out 2nd Canadian Team
Hockey crazed Canadians might not be their biggest fans, but the Pittsburgh Penguins are headed north tonight looking to take a lead in their second series against a Canadian team...
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NBA Rerun: Why Do The Top Teams Keep Losing Every Year?
I know it's only the second round and I also know only a few games have been played so far in this round, but what is going on here?? Where is Dallas? Denver? Anybody heard from Miami ...
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NHL Playoffs: There's Never Been a Better Time To Be a Hockey Fan
If you've been following the NHL playoffs so far this year, there is probably nothing else you would rather be doing than dropping everything to watch hockey. Let's be honest, I'm like that most of the year, but the playoffs are different...
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Woe Canada: The Rough Life Of Toronto Sports Fans
(Image thanks to Dolighan Cartoons) I read an article a few years ago about how the city of Philadelphia is considered one of the worst sports cities in North America. That was before a consecutive World Series win and runner-up finish...