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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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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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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The New York Rangers missed the playoffs last season by just one point. It was the first time since the lockout that they were not in the pot season. Given that fact the Rangers brain trust decided ...
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I guess the good news is the New Jersey Devils got Ilya Kovalchuk signed to a 15 year 100 million dollar contract. Of course the cost of that contract is going to go way up. For signing ...
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This is a team that came oh so close to a title a year ago, and that will either mean a renewed fire this season or a severe hangover. The jury is still out on that one. ...
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The 2010-11 season will be a big one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sure they will enter the season as teh favorites in the Atlantic Division, but questions remain whether they did enough to improve the roster in ...
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1. New Jersey Devils- Zach Parise is on pace to score 50 goals
2. San Jose Sharks- Patrick Marleau is creating a lot of chance with his speed
3. Washington Capitols- Alex Ovechkin has missed 6 games, and yet ...
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1. San Jose Sharks- After an early season road trip this is a grittier team
2. Washington Capitals- Put up seven against Florida without Ovechkin
3. Pittsburgh Penguins- They have been hit hard by injuries
4. Colorado Avalanche- Having a ...
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The Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 due to their inability to keep star players in Winnipeg and because Winnipeg featured a hockey arena that was the smallest in the league. The problem with the ...
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1. Pittsburgh Penguins- Gonchar is injure but Alex Goligoski is stepping up
2. Calgary Flames- Averaging four goals per game
3. Colorado Avalanche- The biggest surprise so far
4. San Jose Sharks- Went 4-2 on their East Coast trip
5. New ...
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After an underhanded attempt to sell the Phoenix Coyotes after the NHL had stepped in to help with payroll dollars, a bankruptcy fight that went on and on over the summer, and after losing millions upon millions ...
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