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Detroit Red Wings Summer Playbook
Posted on 28 Jun 2011 by Corey Krakower.
As per usual, the Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs in 2010-11, and they even took the San Jose Sharks to 7 games in the Western Conference Semifinal. Hit with the unexpected retirement of Brian Rafalski, as well as the likely retirement of both Kris Draper and Chris Osgood, the Red Wings will look to get a bit younger heading into 2011-12 and beyond. The Red Wings will need to decide quickly...
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Who’s next you ask?
Posted on 24 Jun 2011 by Jim Mulligan.
With the ninth overall pick, Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced the club has drafted 6’4’’ defenseman Dougie Hamilton with in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Hamilton, a 6’4”, 193-pound defenseman has spent the past two seasons playing with the Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In 2010-2011 Hamilton tallied 12 goals and 46 assists...
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All the latest NHL News & Trade Rumors
Posted on 24 Jun 2011 by Corey Krakower.
It sure seems like the NHL draft is the new trade deadline! 2 blockbuster deals were completed that rocked the hockey world today; one of which was Jeff Carter being dealt to Columbus; while the other seeing top prospect Brayden Schenn and rising star Wayne Simmonds traded from LA to Philadelphia in exchange for Mike Richards. While those are monster deals, the most plugged in hockey insiders a...
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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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Canucks Advance To Finals With Unusual Goal
Posted on 25 May 2011 by Kevin Kelly.
Kevin Bieksa scored a strange goal in the second overtime and eliminated the San Jose Sharks sending the Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals. Vancouver who defeated San Jose 3-2 has not made it to the Stanley Cup Final for 17 years when they defeated Toronto also in overtime in 1994. They will now wait to see if they will play Boston or Tampa Bay for the Stanley Cup. The first pe...
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Round 3 could be shorter than we thought
Posted on 19 May 2011 by Mika Oehling.
I would actually like to be proven wrong on this point. A long third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs would be a pleasure to watch. It's been crappy weather with record rainfalls and the recent results of the elections in Canada definitely makes me want to stay inside with a beer and the tv on. But it looks like the Canucks may be able to make short work of the San Jose Sharks in the Western...
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Top 10 Vancouver Flasher Thoughts
Posted on 19 May 2011 by Corey Krakower.
Overshadowed by the Vancouver Canucks’ dominant performance over the San Jose Sharks in game 2 of the Western Conference finals was the story of a woman who decided to flash Ben Eager while he was in the penalty box. The shot was caught on camera and pictures have been circulating over the Internet. Here are the Top 10 Vancouver Flasher Thoughts 10 – It's undecided what was a bigger war...
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Conference Finals – Preview and Predictions
Posted on 13 May 2011 by Kirk Butler.
Eastern Conference: (3) Boston Bruins vs (5) Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction: Bruins in 5 For those who have forgot the Eastern Conference Finals will feature two teams that haven't played in weeks. Both teams managed to sweep their opponents in the last round to get to this point. Despite their commanding wins I don't see this being a close series and in fact another sweep is a real possibility...
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Round 3 – Blame The NBA!
Posted on 13 May 2011 by Shane Hoopfer.
Prediction time again! After a not so impressive 2-2 in the second round I'm sitting at 9-3 in this years post season picks. We have a couple really intriguing match-ups in the Conference Finals lets get picking! Vancouver Canucks (1) vs San Jose Sharks (2) I don't know if it could have worked out much better for the Canucks in this match-up. San Jose got taken to the limit and were quite fortu...
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Wings Fall Short in OT Yet Again
Posted on 5 May 2011 by Kirk Butler.
The series may have shifted to Detroit however the outcome did not; as the Red Wings fell just short again to the San Jose Sharks to fall behind 3-0. Both teams had the powerplay firing on all cylinders as both teams managed to go 2-4 on PP and Devin Setogouchi provided hockey fans the first hat-trick of the postseason.. in dramatic style. The Sharks managed to come out on top 4-3 in OT for the...
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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...









