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Matt Cooke after suspension: ‘I realize that I need to change’
The NHL on Monday suspended Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins for 10 regular-season games and the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for his elbow to the head of the New York Rangers' Ryan...
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Monday’s Three Stars: Quick wins again in shootout
No. 1 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings The Kings goalie made 27 saves, including four in overtime, as Los Angeles outlasted the Calgary Flames, 2-1, in the shootout. Quick moved to a stellar...
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What’s inside the Flyers’ magic Slurpee-like athletic drink?
The first-place Philadelphia Flyers have a lot going for them this season. An explosive offense. A veteran defense. The hunger to return to the Stanley Cup Finals. And, of course, a frozen beverage...
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Cooke suspension: NHL finally serious on discipline or aberration?
That Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins would be suspended for 10 games wasn't an outlandish prediction. It allows the NHL to puff out its chest, declare him banned "FOR THE REST OF THE REGULAR...
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Who the heck is Marcus Kruger (and will he save Blackhawks)?
At the beginning of the season, Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman wanted Marcus Kruger, a fifth-round pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, to stay with the team rather than returning to Djurgarden of the...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for suspension fallout, Kelly Hrudey
It's a Tuesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Kelly Hrudey, former goaltending great and current CBC Sports analyst, talks to...
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Bourne Blog: 4 simple tips for shootout domination
To put it mildly, the shootout's place in the NHL has been a contentious issue with hockey fans (the majority of the Puck Daddy staff, including myself, feel about it the way Marc Savard does Matt...
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Puck Headlines: Sharp out up to 3 weeks; more Coyotes strife
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Yes, Carolina Hurricanes...
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Justin Williams done until late postseason for LA Kings
Great win for the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night against the Calgary Flames, but ultimately a costly one: Right wing Justin Williams, the team's second-leading scorer, injured his shoulder in the...
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Adam Reasoner goes from Wall Street to Panthers goalie
The NHL has had its share of emergency goaltender stories when a professional keeper is suddenly unable to participate in a game or a practice. The college kid who fills in between the pipes at the...
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Tuesday’s Three Stars: Duchene, LaRose spark comebacks
No. 1 Star: Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche Down 3-1 in the third period, Duchene lead the Colorado comeback with a pair of goals and Milan Hejduk scored the only goal in the shootout to defeat the...
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Capitals ‘Winning’ shirts finally link Charlie Sheen with Ovechkin
The primary reason hockey fans in other NHL cities find those on the Washington Capitals bandwagon so endearing? It has to be their legendary modesty. And really, what better way to exhibit that...
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Video: Jonathan Quick may, in fact, control pucks with his mind
There were 111 saves made by five different goaltenders in the NHL on Monday night. Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings made 27 of them in a shootout win against the Calgary Flames. One of them...
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The rookie of the year case for Islanders’ Michael Grabner
For months, the Calder Trophy race for rookie of the year has been between a gaggle of talented young goaltenders and two forwards: Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks, who had been the rookie leader...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Theo Fleury, NHL injury talk
It's a Wednesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: NHL legend Theo Fleury talks about the Calgary Flames, player safety and his...
View ArticlePuck Daddy NHL Playoff Race Live Chat
It's down to the wire in the Western Conference; which team will see their bubbles burst by the end of the season? We're talking playoff races and postseason awards today. Please join us beginning at 2...
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Deal dead for NHL to open 2011-12 season in Russia
The talk about the NHL opening the 2011-2012 season in Russia has been going on for some time. A few months ago, KHL President Alexander Medvedev announced that it was a certainty that the Washington...
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Puck Headlines: Ovechkin talks injury; NHL’s top villains
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • With the Matt Cooke...
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If you can pony up $1,000, you might be able to own the Leafs
When the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan announced earlier this month that they are selling their 66-percent stake (estimated at $1.3 billion) in Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, the sports business...
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Recchi: Canadiens embellished Pacioretty’s injury for Chara case
The Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens will meet on Thursday night for the first time since Zdeno Chara's brutal hit on Max Pacioretty left him, in the words of Coach Jacques Martin, with "a...
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