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Puck Headlines: NHL’s solutions for video review; Torres gets 4
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View ArticleWith 4-game ban, NHL makes Raffi Torres its playoff scarecrow
As we've said in previous cases involving suspensions for the postseason: Playoff games are often viewed as being "worth" two regular-season games in NHL circles. So the four-game suspension for...
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Puck Daddy chats with Michigan’s Carl Hagelin about leaving Sweden,...
This weekend is the NCAA Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minnesota. Leading up to this weekend's events, we're chatting with one player from each of the teams involved. For our last interview, we spoke with...
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Fantasy Hockey: Western Conference dark horse players
Playoff pool time. While the bubbly admin assistant in your office drafts some nice sleeper picks thanks to their cool sounding last name, or your chain-smoking, heavy drinking buddy who only shows up...
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Case for Daniel Sedin against the Corey Perry MVP movement
The greatest threat to Daniel Sedin's candidacy for the Hart Trophy is timing. The Professional Hockey Writers Association is voting now for the NHL's Most Valuable Player, and there's no question...
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Video: Fan throws salmon at Canucks game, creeps out ref
Throwing sea creatures on the ice is a storied tradition in the NHL. We've had octopi in Detroit for decades. We've had a shark eating an octopus in San Jose. Nashville Predators fans have thrown...
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Thursday’s Three Stars: Rangers stunned at home; Kesler trick
No. 1 Star: Ondrej Pavelec, Atlanta Thrashers The Thrashers keeper made 29 saves in shutting out the New York Rangers on home ice, 3-0, opening the door for the Carolina Hurricanes to potentially...
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NCAA Frozen Four: Shawn Hunwick just played the game of his life
In which we recap the day's events in the NCAA tournament. For 60 solid minutes, North Dakota out-everythinged Michigan, but the Fighting Sioux are now headed back to Grand Forks for one reason. Shawn...
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Jersey Fouls: ‘Corey Fairy’ and the Spring of ’69
Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at...
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Death Watch: Hurricanes control fate; Dallas alive, needs help
Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. It's April 8, and the Carolina Hurricanes control their...
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Who won the Coyotes’ $5K diamond giveaway? No one
Please recall in February when the Phoenix Coyotes, looking for a way to boost attendance on Valentine's Day against the Washington Capitals, partnered with a local jeweler to give away 3,000 cubic...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Scott Howson, Murray’s new deal
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • The Ottawa Senators give Bryan Murray a 3-year extension. Don't laugh. • Special...
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Bourne Blog: Want long playoff run? Manage your stars’ ice time
Playoffs are a long haul. By the time you get into rounds three and four, your morning wake-up becomes a self-run physical exam that exposes your potential for that night's game. Wrist: swollen and...
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Puck Headlines: Penguins vs. Isles preview; Modano on retirement
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. • Marty St. Louis was one of...
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Fantasy Hockey: Eastern Conference playoff dark horse players
Yesterday we took a look at some solid candidates for Western Conference playoff domination. Today, let's turn our attention east, where even three days before the end of the season, the Rangers, the...
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Trending Topics: When it comes to failure, stop blaming the coaches
Trending Topics is a 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 death...
View ArticleFight Videos: Trevor Gillies, Zenon Konopka vs. Penguins in rematch
The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Islanders met on a Friday night at Nassau Coliseum, it resulted in 346 penalty minutes, three suspensions and a $100,000 fine for the Islanders....
View ArticleVideo: Nathan Gerbe’s dazzling spin-o-rama goal vs. Flyers
There haven't been a large number of plays this season that immediately demand goal of the year consideration. But this long-distance spin-o-rama backhander from Nathan Gerbe of the Buffalo Sabres on...
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Friday’s Three Stars: Night of clinches; Wild/Oilers chaos
No. 1 Star: Teemu Selanne, Anaheim Ducks The ageless wonder scored both of the Ducks' goals in their 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings, clinching a playoff berth for Anaheim. His wrister with...
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Frattin, Colborne debuts help Leafs end on a note of hope
On the right is an image of Matt Frattin, then of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, and Tyler Bozak, then of Denver University, batting in a 2007 NCAA hockey game. Bozak will end his season with the...
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