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Chicago Blackhawks, Ray Emery May Part Ways After Unfortunate Play Against Pens
When a goalie gets offered a tryout contract during the preseason, there are two simple rules to follow to ensure a roster spot in October. Play solid. Don't get fancy...
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Alabama vs. Florida: Ranking the 4 Running Backs for the Monumental Matchup
We've all heard the phrase, "Rainey and Demps are the two fastest running backs in college football" until we've wanted to puke orange and blue...
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Should Make Edmonton Oilers Opening Day Roster
This kid is for real. With much speculation about his size and strength, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has silenced critics this preseason and has very much lived up to the hype that naturally ...
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Washington Capitals: Perreault and Other Hopefuls Lead the Way Past Jackets
The Washington Capitals training camp and preseason exhibition just got a little more interesting after Monday's 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets ...
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NHL: 12 Big-Time Players Who Would Benefit From a Change of Scenery
Whether it be because of previous issues with their current team or an overall decline in the team's shot at a Stanley Cup, several NHL stars would definitely do better playing in different cities than they currently are...
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Brendan Shanahan: New NHL Sheriff Doles Out 2 Preseason Suspensions
Former superstar Brendan Shanahan took over the reins as the NHL 's chief player disciplinarian this past June with a mission...
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Washington Capitals: 4 Possible Starting Line Combinations
With the opening of training camps all around the league, hockey is so close that all of us fans can almost taste it...
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NHL: The 6 Players That Get the Most Press
The NHL may be the least popular of the four major sports in America but that doesn't stop some of the biggest players in the league from rising to the level of superstardom...
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NHL: The 6 Funniest Alex Ovechkin Commercials
Now while some may argue that off-ice distractions are bad for an NHL player's concentration, Alex Ovechkin has decided to ignore that old adage for his six-season NHL career...
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Teemu Selanne to Return for Last Season with Anaheim Ducks
Future Hall of Famer Teemu Selanne agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. The contract, reportedly worth $4 million, will likely be his last as a professional hockey player...
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NHL Power Rankings: Rating Each Team's Starting Goaltender for 2011-12 Season
Although not all of the free agent goaltenders have been picked up yet, it appears as if most of the starting goalies for each team are set for 2011-12. Therefore it is time now for a power ranking of the 30 tenders who will be on the ice come October...
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NHL Predictions 2011-12: Projected Point Totals for Team Captains
A captain is more than a three inch letter on a jersey. A captain defines a franchise's image in the media, leads by example on the ice and inspires in the locker room...
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NHL Predictions 2011-12: The Stanley Cup Finals
Although brackets are normally saved for March, some early Stanley Cup predictions can't hurt. After wading through the first , second and third rounds, the time has come to pick the winner of the 2011-2012 Stanley Cup...
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Jonathan Quick and the 9 Most Coincidental Names in Hockey
The inspiration for this list is the legendary Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt. Bolt holds three Olympic golds along with multiple world records, and is often referred to as the fastest man in the world...
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NHL Predictions 2011-12: Predicting the Conference Finals Matchups
This article is a continuation of my first and second round picks articles which can be found here: First Round and Second Round Overall these four teams will be battling it out in the Conference Finals: East (1) Washington Capitals vs...
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NHL Predictions 2011-12: Predicting the Second-Round Matchups
This article is a continuation of my first round picks article which can be found here . Here are the elite eight teams that I think will have survived after their first round matchups: ...
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Predicting the First-Round Matchups for the 2012 NHL Playoffs
The NHL season starts in just over a month and I'm sure that we are all twiddling our thumbs waiting for the drop of the puck...
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NHL Breaking News: Former Enforcer Wade Belak Found Dead in Toronto Condo
Wade Belak , 35, was found dead on Wednesday night in his Toronto condo. Belak is the third NHLer this summer to pass away. Strangely enough, Rick Rypien, Derek Boogaard and Belak all carried the "enforcer" title during their playing careers...
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Boston Bruins: Marc Savard Will Not Return for the 2011-2012 Season
Peter Chiarelli, the Boston Bruins general manager, announced today that two-time All-Star Marc Savard will not be returning to the Bruins' lineup for the upcoming season...
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Bargain Barrel: The 6 NHL Players Worth More Than Their Price Tags
With all of the money being thrown around this offseason, it is time now to look at some of the best bargain deals in the NHL today...
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Jeff Skinner, Tyler Seguin and the Seven Must Watch Sophomores
In hockey, the term "rookie sensation" is often accompanied by the dreaded "sophomore slump." Well documented in a couple of recent players such as Steve Mason of Columbus and Michael ...
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The 5 NHL Teams Headed for a Rebuild After This Season
The NHL can best be described as a system of gears. Some gears spin faster and longer than others while others start to slow and eventually come to a grinding halt...
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The Top 3 NHL Players of Each Nationality
The NHL is a hodgepodge of players from all corners of the world. As hockey and the NHL grows more and more popular, more nationalities will become represented in the league...
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Ed Jovanovski and 4 Other NHL Veterans Facing a Downgrade
Part topically humorous and part serious, this list breaks down five potential candidates for a veteran blowout this season. These players, All-Stars and future hall of famers were once considered among the best in their respective positions...
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One Dark Horse Team from Each Division
Urban Dictionary defines a "dark horse" as someone (in this case, a team) who everyone expects to lose but somehow could find a way to win...
