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2012 Stanley Cup playoffs - Jonathan Quick tops the final Conn Smythe watch list
Tom Awad provides the season's final edition of the Conn Smythe watch. Jonathan Quick leads four Los Angeles Kings at the top of the rankings. The first New Jersey Devil appears at No. 5.
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Advanced stats helping to guide NHL coaching searches - NHL
When Calgary Flames GM Jay Feaster narrowed his head coaching candidate list to its finalists, he made a request to Chris Snow. "Come back to me wi...
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2012 NHL Free Agency - Who is helped hurt, by Suter, Parise delays?
July 1 is the starting line for NHL free agency, but with the biggest names, it doesn't always mark the finish. Last year, Brad Richards waited until ...
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2013 NHL Season Preview - Roberto Luongo and other key personnel moves take...
In December 2011, Roberto Luongo was 9-3-1 with a 2.04 goals-against average and .928 save percentage, so when last month came and went without an NHL...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - New CBA makes for interesting offseason
Just 48 hours after the completion of the Stanley Cup final, the window opens for general managers looking to claw out additional cap space or pull th...
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NHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: Ken Hitchcock could fit as Devils' new coach
There's something that seems right about the Montreal Canadiens' gaining a huge playoff win on the same day that former Habs star turned savvy head co...
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NHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: New Jersey Devils should cut bait on Ilya...
Before I offer a short review of the Wings' sensational Game 7 performance and make my selection for Wednesday night's Caps-Habs showdown, I wanted to...
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NHL: The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings square off tonight
OK, I've got a little catching up to do. I was so busy yesterday celebrating both Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving, I didn't get down to our usu...
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NHL: On Rick Rypien, Drew Doughty, the San Jose Sharks' struggles and moving...
On Thursdays, I do a mailbag. You can ask me questions by clicking here or by Twitter. From Rocky B in Venice Beach, CA: What happened to my guy Dre...
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NHL: The New Jersey Devils, and Ilya Kovalchuk, certainly appear in decline
The league went a little hat trick crazy over the weekend. There were a trio of hat tricks on Friday night and another three on Saturday. According to...
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NHL: Duncan Keith's TOI and other key numbers of the early season
What's in a number? Sometimes it's a story. Here are five key numbers and what they mean for five teams and players this season. Just a little somethi...
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NHL: Henrik Sedin, Patrik Elias and other no-trade, no-movement clauses that...
Matthew Wuest of CapGeek.com looks at no-trade (NTC) and no-movement (NMC) clauses in NHL contracts. They're all over the league, and as a result, teams like the Bruins, Flames, Canucks and Devils are...
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NHL: Led by Dustin Byfuglien, the Atlanta Thrashers are the savviest salary...
Matthew Wuest of CapGeek looks at the five best -- and worst -- teams in terms of managing the salary cap. The Thrashers are a revelation; they could win the Presidents' Trophy and no one makes more...
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NHL: Daniel Alfredsson, Brad Boyes, Craig Anderson and other stars who need...
We've moved past the midway point of the regular season and we're speeding toward All-Star Weekend. The playoff chases -- particularly in the Western ...
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2011 NHL free agency: Projecting contracts for Brad Richards and other free...
Matthew Wuest of CapGeek explains why there won't be too many big contracts handed out among forwards and goalies this season, but defensemen are in line for some big raises.
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Is Ilya Kovalchuk returning to the NHL? The plot thickens
DENVER -- There are lots of rumors flying around about the future of former NHL scoring star Ilya Kovalchuk who, according to reports from Russia, has...
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