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In a salary cap world, how does the defending Stanley cup champions retool for another campaign? Well they have to convince players to play for them at a reduced rate. In return they get a shot at ...
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The Detroit Red Wings have been one of the finest sports organizations in any sport over the past twenty years. It is really too bad that the NHL salary cap finally caught up to them. In previous ...
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One goal is more then a slogan to help sell tickets to the Chicago Blackhawks. it has become the mantra of the entire organization and its fans. While they had only been the NHL playoffs once in ...
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Clearly the San Jose Sharks are a great hockey team. The only real question is just how great they are, or how great they actually good be. Last year they went out and scored 117 points and ...
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When the Washington Capitals finally decide on a net minder, they are going to be a very dangerous Hockey team. Until then the hockey fans in America's capital are going to remain pretty frustrated. They already have ...
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They say to the victors go the spoils, but in the NHL Northwest Division this off-season we could change that to the victors go a stay of execution. While many of the teams in this division spent ...
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In the 2008-09 season the Boston Bruins had the best record in the eastern Conference. That distinction does not come without its rewards and the Bruins hauled in many over the summer. They have the reining Coach ...
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For the Philadelphia Flyers the future is now. That is the only way, we can explain the high price that they traded away to get Defenseman Chris Pronger, and the questionable move to bring in goaltender Ray ...
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It appears that the Calgary Flames finally have the right coach in Brent Sutter. One has to wonder why it took General Manager Darryl Suter so long to get the right man for the job. Two years ...
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John Tortorella took over as Head Coach of the New York Rangers last season from Tom Renney and immediately began to question his offensively challenged clubs physical fitness, and their ability to play nasty Eastern Conference style ...
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No one should ever underestimate the ability of the New Jersey Devils to win hockey games. No one picked them to score 106 points last year, even while missing goalie Martin Brodeur for three months of the ...
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The Anaheim Ducks made a strong late season push to make last year's playoffs. Once there they quickly dispatched, the President trophy winning San Jose Sharks, and even pushed the Stanley Cup runner ups Detroit Red Wings ...
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The Carolina Hurricanes went 45-30-7 and earned 97 points last year in a season that ended up lasting a lot longer then many thought. The Hurricanes made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before ...
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This might be the year for St. Louis Blues fans to celebrate, or it night not. One thing is for sure and that is the Blues are back. After making the playoffs for the first time since ...
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After making the playoffs for the first time in the team's eight year history, the Columbus Blue Jackets headed into the off season looking to resign their 25 year old Captain LW Rick Nash to a long ...
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The Dallas Stars suffered a lot of injuries in the 2008-09 season, and they had the misfortune of having one Sean Avery on their roster until that exploded right in their face. After making the Conference finals ...
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Playoffs or bust seems to be the Mantra of the Los Angeles Kings these days. This is a team that has not seen the post season since 2002, and the organization seems to be taking an all ...
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The 2008-09 season ended on a very sour note for the Montreal Canadiens. They were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the Boston Bruins. So heading into their 100th season General Manager Bob ...
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For a team that missed the 2008-09 NHL playoffs by just two points the Buffalo Sabers have been strangely quiet for mush of this off season. Of course they have finished 10th in the Eastern Conference for ...
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Toronto Maple Leaf's General Manager Brian Burke wants the Maple Leafs to be bigger and cruder. He wants to return this team to an old school style of hockey where the team not only beats their opponents, ...
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The Florida Panthers are for sale, and like most pro sports teams that are for sale this team is somewhat of a mess. While some may point to the fact the Panthers are victims of the over ...
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So far in 2009 the Minnesota Wild have been busied changing themselves. After missing the playoffs for the third time in the past five season’s owner Craig Leopold had enough. He fired, head coach Jacques Lemaire, and ...
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