The Minnesota Wild finished in 13th place in the Western Conference lat year, and to their fans that seemed a little disappointing. It is not like they though this team was going to the Stanley Cup Finals ...
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The Edmonton Oilers were in the cellar of the NHL, and they won the lottery for youngster Taylor Hall. I think Pat Quinn, at 68 years old, was a bad fit as head coach of a team ...
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The goal for the Colorado Avalanche is to set out in the new NHL season and provide that last year's surprise team was no fluke. Last year the goal seemed to be the start of giant rebuild ...
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It is the Sutter show up in Calgary, but with a lot of managerial neglect the once promising Calgary Flames have gone a little cold, especially on offense. There is a big problem here, Darryl Suter, the ...
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Over the last decade the Vancouver Canucks have won more regular season games than all but five NHL teams. Their fans have bought up every ticket since 2002, and this organization has some of the nicest facilities ...
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Sure the Columbus Blue Jackets have LW Rick Nash, and Goalie Steve Mason. There is no doubt that they are two great players, but for this team to improve they need to add pieces around them. Sometimes ...
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The mood round the St. Louis Blues is filled with cautious optimism. They may not have all of the pieces that will put them over the top, but they have a lot better pieces then they have ...
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When the Nashville Predators exited last year Stanley Cup Playoffs in the first Round, it seemed like business as usual for this club. In the club's twelve year history they have made teh post season six times, ...
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The Chicago Blackhawks find themselves in an interesting position. Sure they met the short term goal and won the Stanley Cup, but it has cost them long term in Salary Cap headaches and a lot of roster ...
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It has been a long time since the Detroit Red Wings did not have home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs, and it has been a long time since this team was bounced out ...
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The Florida Panthers have not made the playoffs for the past nine years. So they are turning over the franchise to Ex Chicago Blackhawk GM Dale Tallon. He comes to Florida ready to rebuild the Panthers organization ...
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The Atlanta Thrashers are a team in transition. In their 10 year history they have yet to win a playoff game so two years ago they brought in General Manger Rick Dudley. Now he has brought in ...
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I guess the best thing we can say about the Carolina Hurricanes is they are a team in transition. Last year was an up and down roller coaster that nearly landed them into the post season. However ...
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There doesn't seem to be any good way to gauge what the Tampa Bay Lightning are going to be this year. They have a new owner in Jeff Vinik; they have a new General Manger in Hockey ...
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In the regular season the Washington Capitals scored 121 points last year. In the post season they were upset in the first round by the Montreal Canadiens. That left Capitals General Manger George McPhee with a big ...
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On the surface it looks like the Ottawa Senators traded a lot of brash for a little flash on their blue line. They singed D Sergei Gonchar to a three year 16.5 million dollar deal. In the ...
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The bad news for the Toronto Maple Leafs is they finished 29th a year ago in the standings. The new defensemen Dion Phaneuf told General Manger Brian Burke that they needed bigger forwards, and that was what ...
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I hate to say a team’s season comes down to one player, but that seems to be the corner the Montreal Canadiens have painted themselves into. Success in the coming NHL season will ride on 23 year ...
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Head Coach Lindy Ruff and General Manger were both brought back on one year deals for this season. The two have been together in Buffalo for 13 years now, but this team feels no closer to a ...
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It wasn't all that long ago that the Boston Bruins had a 3-0 lead in a playoff series. Then there was an epic collapse, and the team headed into the off season with a questionable future. They ...
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Former Maple Leafs coach Pat Burns, suffering from lung cancer, is said to be very ill.
News of his death has hit several Canadian news sites, including the Toronto Star, but posts on other sites have been pulled. ...
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For the New York Islanders it seems they are learning the lesson that you get what you pay for. Even though I have taken some great delight in ripping this organization for getting so many things wrong, ...
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