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Category Archive: Hockey

Dec
16

Sharks manage a win with late rally

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The Sharks managed to overcome a two goal deficit by managing to get an impressive three goals in a little over four minutes against the Avalanche last night.  Brent Burns, Joe Pavelski, and Logan Couture all managed to find the back of the net last night, midway through the third period.  This gives the Sharks …

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Dec
16

Are the Flyers still Contenders

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As I am sure everyone is aware by now, Chris Pronger will be out for the season with severe concussion symptoms.  The initial questions immediately surface, about what are the Flyers going to do without their captain and one of their best Defensemen?  Can they be contenders for the Stanley Cup without him?  Who is …

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Dec
04

What’s going on with the Capitals?

Currently 8th in the Eastern Conference with 27 points and are a nasty 3-7-0 in their last ten, giving them a 13-11-1 record. 18 teams have more points than Washington at this point in the season. What in the world is going on in Washington? They are 8th in the league in goals per game …

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Nov
22

Sid the Kid is Back!

Sidney Crosby had an excellent night back with 2 goals and 2 assists.  There were times when Sid looked out of gas, which, is to be expected after all that time off, and you will hear many of the naysayers talk about how they didn’t play anybody good and it was a rookie goalie, but …

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Nov
11

Columbus Blue Jackets

I talked about a feel good story thus far in the season when I wrote about the Toronto Blue Leafs here, so I figured I’d go with a “What the heck happened here?” story in the Columbus Blue Jackets. I am going to quote a tweet from @ESPNStatsInfo (which can be read here) to describe …

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Nov
06

Toronto Maple Leafs

So how many of you out there said the Toronto Maples Leafs would be 9-4-1, in first place in the Northeast division and tied for 3rd with 19 points in all of hockey? No one? Really? Alright, me either. It’s quite the difference from a team that won 37 games and had 85 points last …

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Oct
24

Jonathan Quick could be the best goalie this year and beyond

In this very young season, but we may have already found who could be the best goalie in hockey this season in Jonathan Quick. He’s the 25-year old goalie for the Los Angeles Kings and he is putting up some pretty crazy good numbers right now. This is awesome if you’re a Kings fan and …

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Oct
18

4-0-0

Sitting atop the Western Conference is a familiar face. At 4-0-0 the Red Wings are off to a stellar start. With 2 wins both home and away, they are looking to be a force throughout the season. The Red Wings have 2 shutouts in the first 4 games and a +8 point differential. With 10 …

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Oct
14

Detroit to dominate once again

We’re only three games into the season and already, to me, the Red Wings look to be the ones to beat… yet again. They are 3-0 and looking, already own a +7 goal differential and have consecutive shutouts under their name. Let’s take a look at some of the reason why they are the team …

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