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Monday’s Three Stars: Downie time for Tampa; Sharks advance
No. 1 Star: Steve Downie, Tampa Bay Lightning The pugnacious Bolts winger scored the game-winning goal and assisted on tallies from Teddy Purcell and Sean Bergenheim as the Lightning survived Game 6,...
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Capitals win Stanley Cup in jinx-tastic medieval oil painting
Look, we know what you're thinking: Why are Joe Mantegna, Princess Buttercup, Black Francis from the Pixies and two dwarfs giving the Stanley Cup to Gabriel Byrne? OK, you might not be thinking that....
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Tin-foil hat time for Canucks media, GM about refs vs. Chicago
It's a known fact that the worse things get for the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the more clinically insane anyone with a tangential interest in their success becomes. As the series...
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Sabres vs. Flyers: Three factors that will decide Game 7
The Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers have played six games, each winning three, in their Stanley Cup Playoff quarterfinals. So why does Tuesday night's Game 7 feel like an entirely different...
View ArticleVideo: Swedish goalie gaffe gives Petteri Nokelainen easy goal
From the Czech Hockey Games, a tune-up for the IIHF World Championships, here is Sweden's goalie not exactly being helpful to his defense. Although we're pretty sure former Boston Bruins and Anaheim...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Game 7 previews, Jean Perron
It's a Tuesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Former Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup winning coach Jean Perron joins us to...
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Bourne Blog: The LA Kings and Shooting for the Pillows
Shooting for a goaltender's pads is a tough concept to wrap your head around when you're a young kid. When a coach first suggests it, you feel like explaining the concept of what defines winners and...
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Puck Headlines: Roberto Luongo faith; ex-NHL goon road rage
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. • Via Katherine of Chicago...
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NHL Masterton Trophy Finalists: Emery vs. Langkow vs. Laperriere
Arguing why one player "deserves" the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy over another is a little squirmy, because it's essentially a contrast in hardships. Does a disease trump a concussion? Is a personal...
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Blackhawks vs. Canucks Game 7: Kane confident, Vancouver crazy
We're going to live chat both Game 7's on Tuesday evening, starting with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Buffalo Sabres at 7:30 p.m. ET and then right on through to the end of the Chicago Blackhawks...
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Puck Daddy Game 7′s Live Chat: Sabres/Flyers, Hawks/Canucks
At 7:30 p.m. ET, the Buffalo Sabres visit the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. At 10 p.m. ET, the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the...
View ArticleVideo: Milan Lucic ejected from Game 6 vs. Habs for boarding
Game 6 of the Boston Bruins' series with the Montreal Canadiens took an unexpected turn at 4:37 of the second period when Milan Lucic hit Habs defenseman Jaroslav Spacek from behind, earning a 5-minute...
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Bourne Blog: Flyers dominant, Sabres hopeless in Game 7
As hockey fans, we're used to clichés like "goaltending wins championships" and "hard work beats talent if talent doesn't work hard." For those very reasons, we knew the Philadelphia Flyers weren't...
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The redemption of Alex Burrows, and emancipation of Canucks
In the opening minutes of Game 7 between the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks and the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks, Ryan Kesler slipped a perfect pass to Canucks teammate Alex...
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Tuesday’s Three Stars: Canucks, Flyers advance; Habs survive
No. 1 Star: Alex Burrows, Vancouver Canucks The Canucks winger had an adventurous night: Goals, a penalty shot failure, an untimely penalty and a key turnover. But the bottom line is that Burrows...
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Domino’s Pizza would like to see the end of Phoenix Coyotes
This full-page ad ran in the Tuesday edition of the Winnipeg Free Press, confirming that the retail pizza industry in Canada will gladly turn its marketing to the "extra cheese" setting in order to...
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Five thoughts on end of Chicago Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup reign
The champions went out Tuesday night, and but they went out like champions. There's no getting around the fact that the Chicago Blackhawks' title defense was a disappointment, from their Cup hangover...
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Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Buffalo Sabres
(Ed. Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey. We've asked for these losers, gone but not forgotten, to be eulogized by the people who knew the...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Game 7 previews, Hawks/Canucks
It's a Wednesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Note: No Puck Daddy Chat today, as we're going to have Live Chats for the Game 7s this evening. •...
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NHL Selke Trophy Finalists: Datsyuk vs. Kesler vs. Toews
Entering this season, Pavel Datsyuk had a chance to win his fourth straight Selke Trophy for top defensive forward, tying Bob Gainey's NHL record. But competition from his peers, and injuries that...
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