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Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers
(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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Canucks’ master graters taking Predators off their game
In a season where he broke out offensively with 41 goals, earned some Hart Trophy talk and was nominated for the Selke Trophy for the third consecutive season, Ryan Kesler credited his "MVP" status to...
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Saturday’s Three Stars: Ward’s third period pair keeps Preds alive
No. 1 Star: Joel Ward, Nashville Predators Needing a win to stay alive, Ward came up big for Nashville scoring twice in the third period as the Predators hung on for a 4-3 win over the Vancouver...
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Why Sean Avery’s endorsement of gay marriage is important
That New York Rangers winger Sean Avery is an advocate for gay rights isn't news. When asked earlier this year about a gay player coming out in the NHL, Avery said "I'll stand beside him in the...
View ArticleVideo: Russia’s Evgeny Artyukhin is hitting everyone at IIHF Worlds
In late April, former Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers forward Evgeny Artyukhin was a catalyst in a small-scale brawl between Russia and Finland at the Czech Hockey Games. Which, apparently,...
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Stat Nerd Sunday: Which NHL teams excel with chance to advance?
We often hear about "elimination games," in which a team sees its playoff run end or extended. We sometimes look at a goalie's record and statistics in games in which his team might be eliminated and...
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Injury questions for Datsyuk, Franzen in Game 5 vs. Sharks
The Detroit Red Wings are 2-0 in Game 4's against the San Jose Sharks in the last two Stanley Cup Playoffs. The bad news is that they're 0-7 in the other postseason games vs. the Sharks, and were...
View ArticleVideo: Joe Thornton’s Best Actor nomination for Game 5 dive
We'll preface this by saying that every player in the NHL, and especially the great ones, will embellish plays in an attempt to draw a power play for their teams. Which is to say that a dive doesn't...
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Sunday’s Three Stars: Datsyuk dangles, Detroit forces Game 6
No. 1 Star: Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings Playing with an injured wrist, the Red Wings star continued his MVP performance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with three assists in Detroit's 4-3...
View ArticleVideo: Meet Goooly, IIHF Worlds’ rail-sliding hockey mascot
The official mascot for the 2011 IIHF World Championship is Goooly, which is a name that sounds way too close to both Gillooly and a slang term for testicles. In reality, the name is inspired by the...
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What We Learned: Who are the NHL playoffs’ greatest role players?
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team....
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Roenick calls Marleau ‘gutless’: Constructive critic or crossed...
Sunday night was not a good night for Patrick Marleau. He was invisible for most of Game 5 between the San Jose Sharks and the Detroit Red Wings, failing to register a point for the fifth consecutive...
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What’s the most compelling Stanley Cup matchup left for NHL?
The Nashville Predators could be eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday night, facing a Game 6 against the Vancouver Canucks. Or they could forge ahead, force a Game 7 and continue their...
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Listen to Puck Daddy Radio for ref Paul Stewart, Wings/Sharks
It's a Monday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Everybody be on your best behavior, because former NHL ref and current ECAC head...
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Puck Headlines: Canucks vs. Preds preview; surgery for Pronger?
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. • We've often said the...
View ArticleVideo: Demitra’s tearful farewell, Russia’s shootout loss at worlds
One League's inconsistent scorer is another country's hockey hero. Which is to say that Pavol Demitra was a good, never great, player in the NHL from 1994-2010, finishing his career with the Vancouver...
View ArticleEx-NHL ref Paul Stewart on diving, stealing puck from Boston Garden
Paul Stewart was an NHL referee from 1986-2003, and it now director of officiating for the ECAC. As anyone that's ever spoken to the man will attest, he's an opinionated guy with a ridiculous number...
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Along with Canucks, Predators battle ice questions for Game 6
Nashville Predators Coach Barry Trotz isn't a licensed meteorologist, but he knows from heat and its effect on ice conditions. "This morning, [they were] good, because it's still not 89 degrees, which...
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NHL player agent attacks Sean Avery’s pro-gay marriage stance
Sean Avery of the New York Rangers made waves last week when he appeared in a video endorsement of legalized same-sex marriage in New York State for the Human Rights Campaign, becoming what HRC claims...
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Even after elimination, Predators’ fan ‘renaissance’ will...
With seconds remaining in Game 6 on Monday night, Nashville Predators rookie defenseman Jonathan Blum intercepted a clearing attempt, dished to team captain Shea Weber, and then watched the guy with...
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