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Trending Topics: The Sabres and what passes for honour
Trending Topics is a new column that looks at the week in hockey according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad...
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Friday’s Three Stars: Toews, Sharp boost Hawks; Elliott keeps rolling
No. 1 Star: Jonathan Toews / Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks Down 4-2 entering the third period, the Blackhawks ripped off four goals in a span of 8:18 for a come-from-behind 6-5 win over the...
View ArticleVideo: Braden Holtby’s shootout celebration pisses off Penguins
Braden Holtby is a goalie for the Hershey Bears and a top prospect for the Washington Capitals. He's also an enthusiastic fellow, as you'll no doubt notice in this shootout celebration following a 3-2...
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NHL Awards at the quarter mark of the 2011-12 season
When the New York Rangers and the San Jose Sharks finish their respective games on Saturday, every team in the National Hockey League will have played in at least 20 contests. Hence, it's time for the...
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Fight Video: Chaos in Finland leads to 439 penalty minutes, record
Watch the first 1 minute and 17 seconds of this clip, and you might wonder what all the fuss is about: There's a multi-player skirmish that results in Siim Liivik of HIFK squaring off against Arttu...
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Video: Goalies brawl as KHL goon squad Vityaz strikes again
The reign of tyranny continues for KHL goon squad Vityaz Chekhov. Already this year, there were the brawls with Metallurg. There was the line brawl with Riga. There was Jeremy Yablonski elbowing Darcy...
View ArticleVideo: Kris Letang shreds Carey Price’s goalie stick with shot
While he's one of the better offensive defensemen in the NHL, Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins isn't known for having a Shea Weber-esque cannon. The next time someone steps up with that critique,...
View ArticleVideo: Detroit’s Patrick Eaves stretchered off after slap shot to head
Frightening moment on Saturday night in Detroit: Patrick Eaves of the Detroit Red Wings took a puck to the side of the head on a slap shot from Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators, send him flat on...
View ArticleAfter headshot from Pacioretty, Kris Letang scores game-winner
Late in the third period Saturday night, Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens lined up Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang as he took a shot on Carey Price. The result: Contact with the...
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Saturday’s Three Stars: Schneider, Red Wings, Rangers roll
No. 1 Star: Cory Schneider, Vancouver Canucks The "backup" goalie for the Canucks won his fourth straight start, stopping 43 San Jose Sharks shots in a 3-2 victory. He was the difference in the game:...
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Kari Lehtonen’s groin vs. the Dallas Stars’ season
Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Derek Morris cranked a shot from the blue line. Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen stretched to his right to block a shot that wouldn't have counted — the linesman whistled...
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Will Jarome Iginla get traded? That’s entirely up to him
Jarome Iginla has played a grand total of 1106 NHL games, all of them with the Calgary Flames. At this point, it seems like it would be sacrilege to see him play in another uniform. But that's where...
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Capitals panic button rumor: Dale Hunter could replace Boudreau
It's no secret that (a) the Washington Capitals look as emotionally conflicted and ineffective now as they ever have under Coach Bruce Boudreau, losing five of seven games; and (b) the next week could...
View ArticleWho sprayed Jarome Iginla with water bottle from Wild bench?
At 8:26 of the third period on Sunday, Jarome Iginla capped the scoring for the Calgary Flames in their 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild with his seventh goal of the season. He muttered something as...
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Sunday’s Three Stars: Hitch wins in Columbus; Leafs sink Ducks
No. 1 Star: David Backes, St. Louis Blues Inglorious Backes converted a sweet T.J. Oshie pass on the power play at 7:49 of the third period to break a 1-1 tie; it stood up as the game-winning goal, as...
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Dale Hunter as Capitals coach and the demise of Bruce Boudreau
Can Dale Hunter lead the Washington Capitals deeper into the playoffs than Bruce Boudreau? That's the essential, and frankly the only, question that needs to be asked as Bruce Boudreau was fired...
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What We Learned: Trade Jarome Iginla while the price is high
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each...
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Maurice fired, Kirk Muller hired, it’s OK to be jealous of Carolina
The time to fire Paul Maurice had arrived for the Carolina Hurricanes, with 20 points in 25 games and with four players sporting a minus rating in double-digits. So GM Jim Rutherford made an easy call...
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Was NHL’s Thanksgiving Showdown experiment a success?
On the biggest shopping day of the year, the National Hockey League tried to sell something to American sports fans: a new tradition. The NHL Thanksgiving Showdown on Black Friday featured the Detroit...
View ArticleCapitals GM: Boudreau ran on empty, ‘time is right’ for Hunter
Washington Capitals GM George McPhee had seen slumps before. Losing eight games in front of HBO cameras last season was a slump, albeit one that had Coach Bruce Boudreau's job in doubt. But losing five...
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