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30 NHL Prospects Ready for Prime Time
Posted on 15 Jun 2011 by Corey Krakower.
Cap space has become one of the best assets a team can have in the NHL’s Salary Cap Era. One of the easiest ways for a GM to give himself cap flexibility is to use roster spots on rookies that carry entry level deals, and that’s precisely what teams are doing. NHL rosters were loaded with rookies during the 2010-11 season, and the trend is expected to continue in 2011-12. As fans start to p...
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Radical Realignment Idea
Posted on 10 Jun 2011 by Eric Cooney.
How many times has this happened to you; you're at your house watching the hockey game and a friend (and non-hockey fan) comes over and asks, “What quarter is it?” Hockey is dominated by threes. Three periods, three zones, three forwards on a line, three goals for a hat trick. There are 30 teams in the NHL, so why not three 10 team divisions? (more…)
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Oilers follow Red Wings’ lead; ink another Swede
Posted on 2 May 2011 by Scott Pattison.
First it was Paajarvi, then Omark and now Lander. The Edmonton Oilers are doing their best to follow in the shadow of the Detroit Red Wings, whose success over the last two decades has much to do with the players they've drafted from Sweden. The Oilers signed another Swedish prospect, Anton Lander, to a three year entry-level contract. The six-foot, 194-pound centre scored 11 goals and 26 point...
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Detroit vs San Jose Preview
Posted on 28 Apr 2011 by Kirk Butler.
With Game 1 set for Friday night it's time for the Detroit Red Wings to start removing the rust in preparation for their second round match-up the San Jose Sharks. These two teams have many similarities however their paths to this point were polar opposites. The Sharks required 6 games and 3 OT wins to eliminate a worthy Kings opponent while the Red Wings walked right over the Coyotes in 4 game...
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Round Two Predicitons! Winnipeg!
Posted on 28 Apr 2011 by Shane Hoopfer.
Damn you Dwayne Roloson! A shutout by the ageless one in game seven was the only thing keeping me from going 8-0 in round one. Oh well I'll take 7-1 anytime. The first round may go down as one of the best in NHL history and it would be tough to disagree with that assessment. Overtime game after overtime game, and enough drama to satisfy the cast of Glee! We can only hope that the second round i...
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Lessons Learned from round 1 of the playoffs (so far)
Posted on 21 Apr 2011 by Mika Oehling.
It's still early in round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs and there's still a lot of hockey left to play before round 2 can begin. But let's take a quick look at some important lessons from this 2011 round 1. Don't Mess With: 1- Ryan Miller. This is one goaltender whom you should never question. First, because he really is that good. Second, because as he clearly articulated to the press recently...
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The Sun Sets On The Phoenix Coyotes
Posted on 21 Apr 2011 by Shane Hoopfer.
Perhaps for the last time? I don't know but that is for a different blog anyways. The Coyotes played their best game as a group in game 4 of their series against the Detroit Red Wings but Ilya Bryzgalov let the desert dogs down again giving up two bad third period goals en route to a 6-3 loss and a sweep at the hands of the Wings. Tied at three in the third period Bryzgalov gave up a terrible g...
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Just Not Good Enough
Posted on 19 Apr 2011 by Shane Hoopfer.
Detroit took the play again to the Phoenix Coyotes and came out with a 4-2 win to go up 3-0 in the first round series. There is no big secret or magic formula as to why the Coyotes have dropped all three games so far and it was the same reason tonight. Once again the Coyotes best players were not their best players. Ilya Bryzgalov and Shane Doan were simply just not good enough again tonight. S...
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Detroit Holds Serve
Posted on 16 Apr 2011 by Shane Hoopfer.
Well I'm sure being down 2-0 in the series was not part of Dave Tippett's plans. But thanks largely to another all world effort from Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk's goal and three assists that is the situation they are facing heading into Monday night's game 3 back in Glendale. Detroit came out and was ready to go from the start and overwhelmed the Coyotes early and built it up to a early 4-0 lead ea...
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Wasted Opportunity
Posted on 14 Apr 2011 by Shane Hoopfer.
Well you couldn't have asked for a better start in game 1 for the Phoenix Coyotes when Kyle Turris went roof on Jimmy Howard a couple minutes into the game for a quick 1-0 lead. It quickly went downhill from there. The Yotes had numerous opportunities to put the game to bed after that goal getting five power plays in the first period including a 5 on 3 for a minute and a half and couldn't get a...
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Phoenix Coyotes Playoff Preview
Posted on 12 Apr 2011 by Shane Hoopfer.
The Phoenix Coyotes scratched and clawed their way through the 2010-2011 regular season ending with a 43-26-13 record which was good enough for 6th in the Western Conference which granted them a chance at redemption in the way of another first round match-up with the Detroit Red Wings. These two teams met in the playoffs last year with the Red Wings winning the series in 7 games despite Phoenix...
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Chicago Blackhawks Playoff Preview – Round I
Posted on 12 Apr 2011 by Anna Santiago.
It's been over a decade since an NHL team has won back-to-back Stanley Cups, but of course the Chicago Blackhawks would love to snap that streak. After all, they snapped their nearly 50-year Cup drought in 2010 when the dynamic Toews and team defeated the Philadelphia Flyers. And the Stanley Cup playoffs is where history is made. Well, history-making doesn't necessarily come easy. As the 8th se...
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Steve Massey said: Don't worry about the vase, my friend; as I plan on living even longer (until my C...
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Steven Keys said: Yes, very "open" and very disdainful of the "run first QB." And since I won't hav...
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Steve Massey said: Elmer Fudd didn't land because "wabbiters" was my 'not so obvious' allusion to you...
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Steven Keys said: You lost me on "Elmer Fudd," Steve, but a Warner Bros. reference is always welcome...
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