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Ruff times continue for Sabres, as coach gets extended
The lasting memory of Buffalo Sabres Coach Lindy Ruff from their Game 7 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers was an in-game interview with VERSUS while his team was being dominated. Ruff was exasperated,...
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Youth hockey team’s goalie stunt: Illegal or impressive?
Wild guess: You've never heard of the Blessed Sacrament Bruins, a team of 11- and 12-year-old players, or the North York Knights of Columbus Hockey Association in Toronto. But their debate over an...
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Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Pittsburgh Penguins
(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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NHL Jack Adams Award: Bylsma vs. Trotz vs. Vigneault
Every season, the Jack Adams Award has a field of several coaches that all deserve consideration for best of the year. But the 2010-11 season produced a few candidates that were exceptional; and one of...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Mike Richter, Conn Smythe watch
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: New York Rangers legend and U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Mike...
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Bourne Blog: How hot goalies make good snipers go mental
As I took another sip from my glass, I realized I was squeezing it so hard that it had a realistic chance of shattering in my hands. I was watching two hot goaltenders in the Vancouver...
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Puck Headlines: Crosby suffers setback; Russia shocked at worlds
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. • Germany shocks Russia at...
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Trending Topics: Ghosts haven’t gone yet for Bruins, Canucks
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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Bubbly NHL Playoff Preview: Sharks (2) vs. Red Wings (3)
The San Jose Sharks dispatched the Detroit Red Wings in five games last postseason, taking it on the chin in Game 4 in Detroit but closing out the series on home ice. It was the playoff underachiever...
View ArticleVideo: Simon Gagne hits head on ice, out of Bolts/Caps Game 1
Scary moment here in D.C. during the first period of Game 1 between the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning, as Simon Gagne was checked by Scott Hannan and then tumbles on his head at 8:22....
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Bolts beat ‘hockey machine’ as Boudreau bemoans ‘river...
WASHINGTON, DC — Bruce Boudreau was speaking about Steve Downie's tying goal in the Washington Capitals' Game 1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, but he might as well have been talking about the...
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Friday’s Three Stars: Bolts down Caps; Ferriero plays hero
No. 1 Star: Steve Downie, Tampa Bay Lightning Having won their final three games against the Pittsburgh Penguins to advance to Round 2, the Lightning made it four in a row with a 4-2 victory over the...
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Bubbly NHL Playoff Preview: Flyers (2) vs. Bruins (3)
"I think last year is last year, and this year is this year." Those are the words of Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien. While forgetting about their historic collapse from a year ago, it will...
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NHL linesman accused of ‘stealing’ Chicago Cup puck back in...
UPDATE: Both Bob McKenzie of TSN and ESPN's Pierre LeBrun reported tonight that Miller has been put back into the rotation for Round 2. He'll be in Tampa this week for the Lighting-Capitals series and...
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Carrie Underwood joins Vince Vaughn as Green Men celeb target
When Sully and Force, better known as the Vancouver Green Men, appeared on Puck Daddy Radio Thursday, they told Wysh and Pizzo they would be in attendance for tonight's Game 2, and gave a warning to...
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Video: Pekka Rinne’s OT robbery boosts Preds to 2-1 victory
If Nashville Predators head coach Barry Trotz described his players after their Game 1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks by calling them "passengers", then Pekka Rinne is the "bus driver" after his Game 2...
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Saturday’s Three Stars: Preds stun Canucks; Krejci powers Bruins
No. 1 Star: Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators Rinne's numerous outstanding stops, like the game-saver in overtime on Kevin Bieksa, propelled Nashville to a road split with a 2-1 double overtime win...
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Stat Nerd Sunday: ‘Better rest’ means more success in playoffs?
(Ed. Note: Welcome to Stat Nerd Sunday, where we occasionally obsess over hockey numbers like a Dungeon Master obsessing over the level of his warrior elf. Here's Matt Barr, formerly of LCS: Guide To...
View ArticleBrutal IIHF Worlds as Kulda suspended, Russia/Slovenia bloody
The IIHF World Championships are well underway in Slovakia and they've been rather brutal. Witness this hit by Latvian defenseman Arturs Kulda on Czech defenseman (and New York Islanders blue-liner)...
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Wayne Gretzky rookie card sells for record $94,613 price
Sports cards have turned into big business over the past 25 years and as time has gone on, certain ones have garnered interest beyond the rest, such as the famous Honus Wagner T-206 that has enamored...
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