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Five things we learned about prison from Nikolai Khabibulin
The great Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal interviewed Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin about his incarceration at the Tent City in Arizona this summer, the result of that "extreme DUI"...
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Why Brad Marchand’s 2-year deal with Bruins is a win/win
Here's what Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli was up against with restricted free agent and burgeoning hip-hop star Brad Marchand: He was trying to sign a 23-year-old forward with 21 goals and 20...
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Puck Headlines: Doughty update; Jackets in Columbus until 2039?
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. • Designer Tommy Hilfiger...
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Six-year deal for John Tavares and the cult of Garth Snow
When it comes to commitment, the New York Islanders have a multiple personality disorder. On the hand, you have a community that wouldn't approve funding for a new arena complex, leading to outsiders...
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Paying for potential: Winnipeg inks Zach Bogosian to 2-year deal
"I haven't exactly had the greatest start to my career... but I'm still young and up to learning new things." That was 21-year-old Zach Bogosian earlier this week, talking about the No. 2 pick (Drew...
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Puck Daddy Season Preview 2011-12: Minnesota Wild
It's going to be another year of blockbusters and huge flops in the NHL. Which teams blew out their budgets for big name stars and gigantic special effects to score Michael Bay-levels of box office...
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How Japanese baseball video game inspired EA Sports’ NHL series
With the release of NHL 12, EA Sports continued its tradition of producing hockey video games with incredible detail and immersive entertainment — have you seen how pretty the Winter Classic mode...
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Tyler Myers inks 7-year deal; big changes for Sabres in 2012?
In the next eight years, Tyler Myers will probably win a Norris Trophy. He plays in every situation. He puts up points. He's noticeable on the ice, and not just because he can lick the bottom of...
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Montreal, Andrei Markov and the battle of wounded knee
There comes a point with any often-injured player in which the fans' perception turns from "we need him to play 82 games in the worst way" to "if we get him for 40 good ones it's icing on the cake";...
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Ex-Red Wing Darren McCarty now working in ‘Hardcore Pawn’
Seeing ex-Detroit Red Wings forward Darren McCarty in a pawn shop isn't all that astonishing, given his financial history. It's seeing him behind the register at a pawn shop, that's surprising....
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Inside the NHL’s new social media policy for players
When the NHL announced that, for the first time, it was implementing a social media policy for players, the concerns and backlash were predictable. None of us want to be deprived of Ilya Bryzgalov's...
View ArticleTeemu ‘One More’ Selanne announces he’s back for Ducks
Just when Teemu Selanne couldn't get any more pimp, he announces he's back for another run with the Anaheim Ducks on a video message to the fans: Ducks Blog has the contract details: The Register has...
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Puck Headlines: Stars, Coyotes updates; season on line for Bailey
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. • From readers AllyK: "Came...
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Chatting with NHLPA’s Donald Fehr about player painkiller addictions,...
NEW YORK -- NHL Players' Association executive director Don Fehr sat down recently with Yahoo! Sports for an hour-long interview at a Manhattan hotel. In addition to the rebuilding of the union and the...
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Puck Daddy Season Preview 2011-12: Montreal Canadiens
It's going to be another year of blockbusters and huge flops in the NHL. Which teams blew out their budgets for big name stars and gigantic special effects to score Michael Bay-levels of box office...
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Kings GM Dean Lombardi and the Drew Doughty drama
The history between Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi and Don Meehan, restricted free-agent defenseman Drew Doughty's agent, has been rehashed a few times during their tense negotiations this summer....
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Josh Bailey avoids Islander exile, signs new deal before deadline
In 2006, Sean Bergenheim discovered two things about New York Islanders owner Charles Wang: His policy that if a player doesn't sign before the first day of training camp, he doesn't play for the...
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Report: Leafs, Luke Schenn agree on 5-year deal
According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, the Toronto Maple Leafs and restricted free-agent defenseman Luke Schenn have agreed on a new 5-year deal the night before camp begins; and "while exact details of the...
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Puck Daddy Season Preview 2011-12: Phoenix Coyotes
It's going to be another year of blockbusters and huge flops in the NHL. Which teams blew out their budgets for big name stars and gigantic special effects to score Michael Bay-levels of box office...
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Jody Shelley given 10-game suspension for hit on Boyce
Brendan Shanahan's first two supplemental discipline cases were akin to starting your NHL career with two tap-ins on the power play. They were obvious, non-contentious infractions by players if ill...
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