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Why teams in the Rick Nash Derby actually don’t need Rick Nash
In the lifecycle of coveting thy neighbor's superstar player, we've now entered the "second thoughts" phase with Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Remember the initial euphoria a whopping three...
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Puck Daddy Reader Art Contest: Create a cheesy 1990s-style NHL Player Poster
How does an NHL player know that he's "made it" as a professional? When he holds his first hockey card? When he wins the Stanley Cup? When he gets his first no-trade clause? For many years, success...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Debating no-trade clauses; beer in the shower;...
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: It's GAME SHOW FRIDAY, as one...
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Support for Instigator Penalty drops sharply in NHLPA/HNIC poll
Last month, GM Brian Burke of the Toronto Maple Leafs lamented the decline of the enforcer in the NHL, wondering where the notions of accountability and player protection were headed in today's NHL....
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The USS Hal Gill docks in Nashville, as Montreal gets a Geoffrion
We're 10 days away from the NHL's trade deadline and the movement is starting to pick up. A day after the Philadelphia Flyers acquired Nicklas Grossman from the Dallas Stars and Dominic Moore walked...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Musical tribute to Rick Nash trade; Jack Johnson in play?
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. • The Royal Half covers Hall...
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Trending Topics: Here’s who should be mad about Blue Jackets trading Nash,...
Trending Topics is a column that looks at the week in hockey, occasionally 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...
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Puck Previews: Wings look to extend streak; Time Warner, MSG make peace
Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when...
View ArticlePavel Datsyuk extends Red Wings’ home winning streak with dazzling buzzer...
It should go without saying that, when you win 21 homes games in a row, you're a team firing on all cylinders. But let's be clear, as tight a game as the Red Wings are playing right now, it helps that...
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Friday’s Three Stars: Little comes up big; Sabres loss puts them in...
Florida mascot Stanley C. Panther gives in to his primal, feline urge to hunt. No. 1 Star: Bryan Little, Winnipeg Jets The Jets entered the third period versus the Boston Bruins leading by one, but...
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Puck Daddy chats with KHL President Alexander Medvedev about NHL...
KHL President Medvedev is also the head of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom. He was in New York to attend the annual meeting with American shareholders as well as conduct other Gazprom business. But...
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Aaron Boogaard punches photographer, earns game misconduct in CHL game (VIDEO)
Aaron Boogaard, former Pittsburgh Penguins farmhand, is a winger for the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the CHL. Like his late brother Derek Boogaard, he's an enforcer: 109 penalty minutes in 46...
View ArticleWatch goalie Nick Boucher’s WWE-style run-in for line brawl sucker punch (VIDEO)
Continuing Puck Daddy's unofficial CHL anarchy day, there was a line brawl on Friday night between the Fort Wayne Komets and the Bloomington Blaze just 1:53 into the game; an incident tied to a...
View ArticleNHL denies that Greg Jamison’s the next Phoenix Coyotes owner
The Phoenix Coyotes ownership soap opera has had more stops and starts than an NFL game, with nowhere near the entertainment or occasional catharsis. Yet there are more parties interested in its...
View ArticleWild, Blues get chippy; suspensions coming for Peters, Clutterbuck, Backes?
It's pretty easy to understand why the Minnesota Wild were frustrated Saturday. On a macro scale, they have all of 4 wins in 2012 and they leave Missouri mired in a 7-game losing streak. On a micro...
View ArticleNHL fines Jordan Staal $2,500 for boarding Braydon Coburn (Video)
The Pittsburgh Penguins scored three times in the third period to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 this afternoon and tie their cross-state rivals for fourth overall in the Eastern Conference. As...
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Flyers add another defenseman by acquiring Pavel Kubina from Lightning
It may not be Rick Nash, but the Philadelphia Flyers are stockpiling defensemen ahead of the NHL trade deadline in nine days. Two days after acquiring Nicklas Grossman from the Dallas Stars for two...
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Saturday’s Three Stars: Four points for each Sedin; Kiprusoff blanks Kings
No. 1 Star: Henrik/Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks Another night of collecting points for the twins as the Canucks downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2. Each Sedin had four points with Daniel notching a...
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Thank you, Geno: James Neal gets 6-year deal from Penguins after breakout year
Pittsburgh Penguins left wing James Neal has eclipsed his career highs in goals and points in just 58 games this season, heading into restricted free agency this summer. His timing is impeccable: Neal...
View ArticleAwesome goalie fight highlights USHL brawl; ‘We have a major melee here!’...
It was going to take something remarkable to trump the 5th annual Sioux Nation Pet Clinic Wiener Dog Races during the Sioux City Musketeers' game at the Sioux Falls Stampede on Saturday night....
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