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NHL: Mark Letestu, Brad Marchand and Anders Lindback are playing well
Every Wednesday, I devote this space to a discussion -- in some way, shape or form -- of rookies. Despite all this chatter about the freshman class, t...
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NHL: On the rise of the Dallas Stars, the speedy offense of the Colorado...
Did you see that celebration by the Washington Capitals after they rallied from two goals down to beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in Ottawa last night? Y...
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NHL: Picking Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals and other Tuesday...
I closed out 2010 with a solid week, correctly picking six of nine last Tuesday. I have to admit, I'd take that just about every week. It's hard to fi...
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NHL: On Russia over Canada, Winter Classic 2012, Vancouver Canucks as Stanley...
What a wild night in Buffalo. A resilient Russian team rallied for five (count 'em, five!) third-period goals, overcoming a 3-0 deficit en route to a ...
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NHL: Logan Couture, Jeff Skinner, Jordan Eberle and John Carlson highlight...
On Tuesday, the league announced its All-Star selections, which includes a group of 12 rookies. To those selected, I say congratulations! To those who...
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NHL: Picking Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres and other Tuesday night games
After some not-so-busy Tuesdays during the first half of the season, I'm faced with my second consecutive 10-game slate. I did okay last week, hitting...
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NHL: Mario Lemieux's comments, Peter Forsberg's abbreviated comeback and more
As human beings, we'd always like to have it both ways. I know I've been guilty of that about 1,000 times. And so it is with both Penguins icon Mario ...
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NHL: Analyzing the Pittsburgh Penguins-Dallas Stars trade and Tuesday night...
Before I get to my regularly scheduled Tuesday NHL picks, I thought I'd weigh in on yesterday's Dallas Stars-Pittsburgh Penguins deal and pass along a...
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NHL: How Boston Bruins will beat Montreal Canadiens and other Tuesday night...
After a couple of very mediocre weeks, I finally rebounded by nailing 9-of-10. I think Charlie Sheen would call that "Winning!" In fact, if that darn ...
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NHL: Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby has come up big for Bruce Boudreau
Whenever I've spoken to Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee about his goaltending situation over the past several months, he has never o...
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NHL: Washington Capitals have adopted new identity
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It has been an interesting season in Washington, where the home team has been remaking itself on the fly. On Friday night, I made ...
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NHL: John Carlson of the Washington Capitals is the league's best rookie...
You'd have to go back to the tail end of the Original Six era to find the last time that defensemen won back-to-back Calder trophies. In 1963 and 1964...
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NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins wing Matt Cooke deserves a hefty suspension from the...
I really don't want to waste a lot of time talking about Penguins left wing Matt Cooke. Here's the bottom line: At the very least, Cooke deserves an e...
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NHL: Ranking five trends for the 2010-11 season, including Sidney Crosby's...
At the track, they'd say we were in the deep stretch. Three days and 26 games remain in the 2010-11 regular season campaign. Ten playoff spots already...
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2011 NHL Playoffs: Roberto Luongo, Marian Gaborik feeling the heat as...
Are you nervous today, Canucks fans? I'd think you might be after suffering your second straight butt-whipping by the champs-on-the-brink Chicago Blac...
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