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Will Senators hire man attached to this mustache as new coach?
Ottawa Senators GM Bryan Murray said before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final that he's in the last stages of hiring his next coach, with second interviews with top candidates forthcoming. The coaches...
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As Bruins run him, can Ryan Kesler play hero again for Canucks?
Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final is Friday night, and there's currently more being written about Ryan Kesler's sex appeal in Vancouver than about him being the playoff MVP. Which is what happens when...
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Listen to Puck Daddy Radio for Game 5 preview, Paul Stewart
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: Former NHL ref Paul Stewart joins us to talk Stanley Cup Final...
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Bourne Blog: Canucks must stop playing the Bruins’ game
You'd be hard-pressed to find an avid hockey fan outside of Massachusetts who'd describe the Boston Bruins' style of hockey as "pretty." And that's no disrespect to the men in black and gold. Boston...
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Why the NHL told Shawn Thornton to ditch Red Sox hat
Boston Bruins tough guy Shawn Thornton is one of those blue-collar players coach Claude Julien likes to talk about, one who simply connects with the fans and the community. Typically he looks the part,...
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Puck Headlines: Flyers trade talk; girl with the Seguin tattoo
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. • As far as sports tattoo...
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Video: Johnny Canuck’s playoff adventures are incredibly intense
His name is Johnny Canuck. He is a Canadian superhero who helped inspire the Vancouver Canucks' team moniker. And now he's on a mission to murder a bear with a hand axe and/or win the Stanley Cup,...
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Trending Topics: Let’s stop with the Canucks obituaries
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...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s Stanley Cup Final Game 5 Live Chat
It's Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, as the Boston Bruins visit the Vancouver Canucks with the series tied 2-2. Cotsonika is in Vancouver for the fun, as we see which team will have a chance to raise...
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Canucks punish Bruins, Luongo rebounds, Stanley Cup in reach
Before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, Ryan Kesler was asked how the Vancouver Canucks could get the rancid aftertaste of their two losses in Boston out of their system. "It starts with the start,"...
View ArticleLuongo: Game 5 goal Thomas gave up ‘an easy save for me’
Roberto Luongo speaks the truth in this post-Game 5 comment about Max Lapierre's game-winning goal: Tim Thomas plays aggressively, and thus is susceptible to the type of goal Kevin Bieksa's bank-pass...
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Friday’s Three Stars: Luongo rebounds, Canucks a win from the Cup
No. 1 Star: Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks Well, that's one way to rebound after allowing 12 goals in two games. Luongo was spectacular as his 31 saves put the Canucks a win away from the Stanley...
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Why Game 5 was the essential Max Lapierre performance
When Maxim Lapierre was acquired by the Vancouver Canucks at the 2011 NHL trade deadline, there were questions about how this renowned agitator would mix with their first-place team chemistry. Those...
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Parise says ‘nothing’ going on with Devils; arbitration next?
On April 18, New Jersey Devils President/GM/Ruler of All He Surveys Lou Lamoriello said the following about re-signing star winger Zach Parise, who is tagged for restricted free agency this summer: "I...
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Video: Hear the city of Vancouver react after Max Lapierre’s goal
We'll never get enough of these videos capturing the sounds of Vancouver after a big moment for the Canucks during this playoff run. After sweating out a tense opening two periods last night in Game 5,...
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NBC ratings rebound for Game 5, but down from 2010
When we last left the Stanley Cup Final on NBC the ratings had dropped a million viewers from 4.56 million to 3.56 million from Game 1 to Game 2. On VERSUS for Games 3 and 4, and available to a lower...
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It’s Tim Thomas’ Conn Smythe Trophy, win or lose
When asked after Game 4 about being on a roll like other great goaltenders have been on in the past, Tim Thomas said, "I felt like that for a lot of this year, to be honest with you. I have felt so...
View ArticleVideo: Bruins, Roberto Luongo comment on his Thomas critique
Roberto Luongo's comments about Tim Thomas after Game 5 were pretty straightforward: We're two goalies with different styles; sometimes he makes saves I can't, but my kung-fu would have been stronger...
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With Bryzgalov’s leverage, Flyers staring at huge price tag
When Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney traded the rights to free agent Ilya Bryzgalov to the Philadelphia Flyers, he said the goalie was "looking to be one of the top-paid goaltenders and one of the...
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On Milbury, the Sedins and measuring their playoff impact
BOSTON — The problem with Mike Milbury's "Thelma and Louise" crack about Daniel and Henrik Sedin wasn't just that it reinforces his reputation as a Euro-trashing xenophobe who has now worked...
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