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After hearing, "Why didn't they trade for a defenseman to help the power play?", the No. 1 question I get these days from just about everybody concerns the status of...
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It's been in the planning for months, but we are proud to officially launch a mobile version of Habsinsideout.com on Saturday. It's the same great website you have all come to love, but now you can take it with you wherever you go. Now you can get Mike Boone's live game blog whether
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Canadiens' Mathieu Darche, Andrei Kostitsyn and Tomas Plekanec celebrate a goal last week. Christinne Muschi, Reuters Preview Matchups Saturday's NHL schedule Boone's Game Blog and About last night ... Stubbs on Twitter Hickey's game story The Canadiens look to
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Maurice Richard addresses the people of Quebec 03/18/1955 HHOF photo Who would think, outside of the well-known rivalry, that a game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins on March 13, 1955 would result in one of the most infamous incidents in NHL, Quebec and Canadian h
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Friday was a very good night to catch the New York Ranger prospects in action as the Canadian Juniors were entering their final weekend while the NCAA prospects were getting serious about their playoffs. Coast to Coast we had a blast as several of the lower draft picks elevated their games whic
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Even with tonights win the Rangers are precariously close to falling completely out of contention. With only 14 games left in the season the Rangers are 3 full points behind the Bruins, who have 2 games in hand. That could balloon up to 7 points in a hurry. *gulp*. With such ...
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from Jim Gintonio of the Arizona Republic, The schedule certainly does not favor the Phoenix Coyotes - 11 of their final 15 games are on the road - but coach Dave Tippett thinks the current four-game trip is coming at an opportune time.... "When you're in one place too long, a change o
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It's hard to knock the effort the Stars rolled out Friday night against the Kings. They played well against a very good team and battled them to a draw through 65 minutes of hockey. It got settled in the shootout and they came up short. A few years ago shootouts were almost an automatic win fo
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Wild 3, Sabres 2: Josh Harding stopped a season-high 43 shots, as Minnesota escaped from Buffalo with a 3-2 win at HSBC Arena. Andrew Ebbett, Andrew Brunette and Guillaume Latendresse lit the lamp for the Wild, who halted a four-game losing streak.
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No. 1 Star: Jonathan Bernier (notes) , Los Angeles Kings Bernier last played in the NHL in October of 2007 and was once considered Los Angeles' goaltender of the future. Jonathan Quick (notes) later emerged and Bernier has found himself playing in Manchester of the American Ho
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Hockey coaches don't like playing long stretches of games at home, fearing that complacency will set in among their players. The Capitals on Friday night, with another rejiggered lineup, and skating the final game of a five-game homestand and their second game against the Lightning in about a w
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It's hard to be mad at the Stars after that one, because they fixed a lot of problems and were a lot better. But the bottom line is they have...
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Stars nation turns a lonely eye to you. (Sung to the tune of Mrs. Robinson). OK, so what is wrong with the Stars on the shootout this year? Friday's 0-for-6...
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It's hard to be mad at the Stars after that one, because they fixed a lot of problems and were a lot better. But the bottom line is they have put themselves in position to be nearly perfect right now...
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Shea Weber scored in the first period and Pekka Rinne made31 saves as Nashville defeated the Ducks, 1-0, on Friday night at Honda Center. The Ducks remain winless (0-4-1) since the Olympic break and are nine points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 15 games remaining. Nas
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Here are some postgame notes and quotes from the Stars PR staff. The Bottom Line: The Dallas Stars earned one point in the standings in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night at American Airlines Center, moving their record to 29-25-13 on the season for
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Interesting revelation in this Slap Shot piece on headshots: But Rutherford told Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News&Observer that the managers heard from Scotty Bowman, the Hall of Fame coach who attended the meetings as part of the Blackhawks' delegation and had spoken out against the
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Drew Miller has found his niche in Detroit while Ryan was the Olympic MVP after leading the United States to a silver medal.
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Lessons I've learned in the past two seasons For two years now -- and with increasing confidence in the fairness and accuracy of the process -- I've been grading the various Oilers players in the majority of games. Others have helped out at this as well. It started out a
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DS Richards forehand, stopped LK Kopitar forehand, blocker save DS Eriksson backhand, nope LK J. Johnson forehand, nope DS Lehtinen ...
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DS Richards forehand, stopped LK Kopitar forehand, blocker save DS Eriksson backhand, nope LK J. Johnson forehand, nope DS Lehtinen forehand, nope LK Brown, forehand, post DS Ribeiro,...
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Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau was visibly disappointed after his team lost to Tampa Bay, 3-2, but made sure to say it was not the fault of goalie Semyon Varlamov, who faced 27 shots. Varlamov was the victim of some bad bounces, including a puck that deflected off center Vincent Lecavalie
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Scoring Summary First Period 7:49: Vinny Prospal (16) beats Johan Hedberg with a hard slapshot with an assist by Marian Gaborik (36). 8:30: On the power-play less than a minute later, Gaborik (36) finds some open space at the far post, as Chris Drury (13) sends a pass to the front of the net. 13:26
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Chris Botta on Twitter John Tavares may only have one goal and one assist in the five games since the Olympic break, but his coach is pleased with the 2009 first overall pick. "The improvement in John's play since the break has been night and day," said Scott Gordon. "Not every
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The Stars captain breaks an 18-game goal-less drought as he circles around on the cycle and takes a great pass from Stephane Robidas in the slot and slams home his...
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The Stars captain breaks an 18-game goal-less drought as he circles around on the cycle and takes a great pass from Stephane Robidas in the slot and slams home his 15th goal of the season. It is 1-1 at the...
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For the sake of changing things up, I present you with two mostly unrelated Red Wings stories in the same entry:First, MLive.com's Aaron Foley noted that Oakland County L. Brooks Patterson not only growled at Detroit mayor Dave Bing's suggestion...
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I wish I hadn't deleted last night's game from my DVR list in the heat of frustration because there was a great view of these two idiots not backchecking on Blake Wheeler's opening goal. Yes, the idiot with the long hair that turned the puck over high. Yes, the idiot with the short h
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from Adrian Dater of All Things Avs, While I think Joe Sacco is a very good coach and will stay that way for a long time, I just have to respectfully disagree with his decision lately to bench Kyle Quincey. Sacco said last night Quincey needs to get back to playing an assertive, aggressive game
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Red Wings coach Mike Babcock addressed former Wings defenseman Chris Chelios's return to the NHL as a member of the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday,* and Babock's comments regarding Chelios's tenure in Detroit and decision to continue playing hockey in the...
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You know, when this season started, if you'd told us that our favorite series with any opponent in the league would be the one with the Pens, we would never have believed you. But as it's shaken out, if we could have had 82 Devils/Pens games like the ones they've played so far this ...
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Marty Turco took a holding penalty and Fredrik Modin scored with 34.8 seconds left in the period. Dustin Brown had the shot from the left point and Modin tipped it...
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Marty Turco took a holding penalty and Fredrik Modin scored with 34.8 seconds left in the period. Dustin Brown had the shot from the left point and Modin tipped it while battling Karlis Skrastins for position. It is 1-0 after...
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A bit late in the day to be declaring this, maybe, but I only just now got a chance to finish listening. So I can tell you: be sure you check out the latest Globe and Mail Sports Roundtable podcast here. Great discussion by James Mirtle and Eric Duhatschek on headshots and Phoenix, but don't mi
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Brandon Segal and Fabian Brunnstrom are the scratches at forward for tonight. Nicklas Grossman is out with back injury.
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Issue your opinions on that coaching decision if you like. Grossman (back) and Brunnstrom (healthy) are also scratched....
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I have an appointment and will not have web access until 5:30pm ET or so today. So with that, anything on your mind you wish to make public, of course, only hockey related. Leave a comment below and I shall return in a few hours.
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Earlier this week Bruins forward Shawn Thornton joined Toucher&Rich of 98.5 The Sports Hub to announce the third annual "Cuts for a Cause" event which will take place at Ned Devine's on March 31st. Once again the event...
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The Wild are doing a good job of restrricting flow through the netral zone. One up and four back. *** 2-0 Wild. ** Vanek scores for Buffalo. Vanek scores again in garbage time. Too little. too late, 3-2 Wild win. *** ***** 2-1
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via Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly, Flyers forward Dan Carcillo will not be suspended for pushing off linesman Greg Devorski during an attempt to fight Boston's Matt Hunwick's during Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Bruins. Devorski tried to separate the two late in the two period when Carcil
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Not that any Sabre likely will be silly enough to do so, but I hope the Wild's Derek Boogaard fights tonight. I want to see at least one good bout...
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With Marc Savard recently deemed to be likely done for the year, fresh off of a visit to a neurologist to have his concussion examined, the Bruins know they're in desperate need of someone to supplant the star center's missing offense. Then again, the B's have been in dire need of anyon
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Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Preview : Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils , 7 p.m. EST . The top two t
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Can the Devils build some momentum off that silent win on Wednesday against the Rangers? Can they do something to stop the bleeding in their standings free-fall? Will we watch the game with sound tonight? Here's hoping the answer to all those questions is yes! Join us for a fun-filled open
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Just when you thought the Phoenix Coyotes' saga couldn't get anymore confusing, things took yet another odd turn today. The Canadian paper "The Globe and Mail"sounds more like two things you'd find on a desk and than a beacon of journalistic integrity reported earlier today th
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Semyon Varlamov appears set to start in goal against Tampa Bay, and it looks like Mike Smith will be in goal for the Lightning. The probable rest of the starting lineup: Forwards Ovechkin-Backstrom-Knuble Fleischmann-Morrison-Semin Laich-Belanger-Walker Gordon-Steckel-Bradley Defense Schultz-Green
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Have you ever watched a Preds game and thought "Boy, I could use a bottle of wine". Nashville heard and misunderstood your lamentations, and is now announcing their 2010 Wine Festival and Tasting ! As if to signify the classiness of the event, the entrance is under the "Premium s
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Talked with Brian Boucher today, who told me Michael Leaighton will start against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon. Boucher said he has not been told whether he will get the call Sunday in New York when the Flyers visit the Rangers, but my guess is that he will.
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The Game: The Rangers (29-29-9) visit the Southeast's second-place Atlanta Thrashers (28-28-10). For a preview, click here. The Goalies: Johan Hedberg (16-12-5) vs. Henrik Lundqvist (26-23-8) Atlanta's Key Players: Nik Antropov (17,38) Maxim Afinogenov (20,30) Rich Peverley (19,29) Notes
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As we get closer to deciding which teams will make the top 8 in each conference, it is important to note the games remaining for the teams still in the playoff hunt. Thanks to the NHL PR department, you can view below a breakdown of the remaining games.
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The Game: The Rangers (29-29-9) visit the Southeast's second-place Atlanta Thrashers (28-28-10). For a preview, click here. The Goalies: Johan Hedberg (16-12-5) vs. Henrik Lundqvist (26-23-8) Atlanta's Key Players: Nik Antropov (17,38) Maxim Afinogenov (20,30) Rich Peverley (19,29) Notes
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As we get closer to deciding which teams will make the top 8 in each conference, it is important to note the games remaining for the teams still in the playoff hunt. Thanks to the NHL PR department, you can view below a breakdown of the remaining games.
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BRUINS AUDIO: Coach Claude Julien English and French Mark Recchi Patrice Bergeron At first yesterday, Bruins veteran Mark Recchi said he didn't want to revisit last Sunday's near-decapitation of Boston's Marc Savard by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke, a hit that might have
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Here's a concept that should take root in the NHL's offices: Expand the size of the playoff pool. I'm not talking the money, well I guess I kind of am, but mostly I'm talking the number of teams t
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7:00 PM Prudential Center Listen to the game at WXDX Know the Enemy: Running with the Devils From their gameday : "It's one of those 4 point swingers. While the offense was certainly firing on all cylinders the other night, the defense ha
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As we get closer to deciding which teams will make the top 8 in each conference, it is important to note the games remaining for the teams still in the playoff hunt. Thanks to the NHL PR department, you can view below a breakdown of the remaining games.
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BRUINS AUDIO: Coach Claude Julien English and French Mark Recchi Patrice Bergeron At first yesterday, Bruins veteran Mark Recchi said he didn't want to revisit last Sunday's near-decapitation of Boston's Marc Savard by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke, a hit that might have
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NCAA Hockey 101 is a weekly feature on U.S. Division I college hockey. Stick around and you just might learn a thing or two. Do you know how many of the 58 teams in NCAA Division 1 hockey actually make the playoffs every year? Think real hard about this one and come up with what you think
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Here's a concept that should take root in the NHL's offices: Expand the size of the playoff pool. I'm not talking the money, well I guess I kind of am, but mostly I'm talking the number of teams t
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7:00 PM Prudential Center Listen to the game at WXDX Know the Enemy: Running with the Devils From their gameday : "It's one of those 4 point swingers. While the offense was certainly firing on all cylinders the other night, the defense ha
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