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E.J. Hradek: Ilya Kovalchuk hasn't been the answer for the New Jersey Devils
The Edmonton Oilers' 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings last night left me below .500 for the first time in many Thursday's. Who knew L.A. he...
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E.J. Hradek: Breaking down Day 1 of Olympic action
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- What a day! It was wall-to-wall hockey at GM (I mean, Canada Hockey) Place. Throughout the tournament, I'll give you da...
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E.J. Hradek: Tyler Myers is still No. 1, but a goalie might push him.
With the Olympic break and the usual hoopla surrounding the trade deadline taking up a lot of my time in recent weeks, it's been a while since I've be...
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NHL free agency 2010: Ideas on Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Gonchar, Matthew...
Tick. Tick. Tick. If you're reading this blog, you darn well know that the NHL's free-agent window opens Thursday at noon Eastern Time. That'...
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NHL free agency 2010: Analysis on Sergei Gonchar, Anton Volchenkov, Paul Martin
If you were looking to add a defenseman this offseason, I hope you didn't blink. It didn't take long for several of them to find new homes on the firs...
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NHL: The Vancouver Canucks may finally be ready to win the Western Conference
While there's still a lot cutting and pasting to be done in most NHL cities, the early summer returns from the Pacific Northwest have been favorable f...
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NHL: Matt Duchene, Dan Hamhuis, John Madden could be keys to Northwest...
The preseason schedule got underway on Tuesday evening; there were nine games, including something of an oddity -- or at least, it was an oddity for m...
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NHL: Tim Thomas, Steven Stamkos and Ryan Kesler in the running for the Hart...
If you didn't stay up late in the East, you missed a turn-back-the-clock offensive performance from the Washington Capitals, who outscored the Anaheim...
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NHL: Early trade winners and losers, led by St. Louis Blues
The trade deadline is a week away, but that hasn't stopped the league's general managers from acting aggressively to strengthen their rosters or addre...
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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: Los Angeles Kings lead the rankings for the top five teams to watch at...
Alexei Kovalev received a lovely 38th birthday present from the Ottawa Senators: They traded him to the playoff-bound Pittsburgh Penguins. The vetera...
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NHL Trade Deadline -- Postdeadline winners and losers in the Western Conference
E.J. Hradek evaluates each team in the Western Conference following the flurry of trade deadline deals Monday.
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NHL: Why the Dallas Stars will upset the Phoenix Coyotes and other Tuesday...
It's always tough to make picks on the day after the trade deadline. You never know how certain teams will respond to all of the moves. Still, I'll gi...
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