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New Jersey Devils \ Scott Niedermayer \ Scott Stevens
A Just Injustice
By Mike Luciano Yesterday, speculations were surfacing that the New Jersey Devils were planning on retiring former defenseman Scott Niedermayer’s No. 27. Today, I woke up to find out these speculations have materialized into fact. Tom Gulitti of the Bergen Record, confirmed on his notarized Fire & Ice Blog that the organization intends on retiring [...]
Anaheim Ducks \ Bobby Ryan \ Brent Burns \ Dallas Stars \ Drew Doughty \ Jamie Benn \ Kyle Clifford \ Los Angeles Kings \ Martin Havlat \ Mikkel Boedker \ Phoenix Coyotes \ Prospects \ Ryan Getzlaf \ San Jose Sharks
Fantasy Forecast: Pacific Division Player Predictions
By Todd Cordell In case you missed any – or all – of the first three editions, I am doing team-by-team fantasy predictions sorted by division. In this six-part series, I will make fantasy predictions on two players from each team in every division and say why or why not I think that player will [...]
Future is Now: Flyers re-up van Riemsdyk for Six Years
By Anthony Mingioni The Philadelphia Flyers resigned top left winger James van Riemsdyk to a six-year contract extension worth $25.5 million on Tuesday. The contract will carry a $4.25-million salary cap hit that will begin during the 2012-2013 season. Per John Buccigross of ESPN, the contract includes a modified no trade clause. He also reports [...]
Central Division \ Detroit Red Wings
Centering in on the Central
By Rhys Richards The Central Division may be in for the tightest race yet in what is likely to become its last season with its current makeup. With realignment being discussed, fans should not be surprised to see the Central Division without the likes of Detroit, Chicago, or Nashville in the 2012-2013 season, if it [...]
Alexander Ovechkin \ Fantasy Hockey \ Sidney Crosby \ Steven Stamkos
Fantasy Hockey 101
By Ryan Harrison With the first overall pick in the 2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey draft, Renegades select… Ovechkin? Crosby? Lundqvist? Malkin? The beauty of fantasy sports… Everyone has a favorite player and a different sense of direction in each league. I’ve been in leagues where guys have drafted so young that they won’t compete for another [...]
Concussions \ Ian Laperriere \ Manny Malhotra \ Prospects \ Sidney Crosby
Concussion Chatter
Concussions are one of the top problems that the NHL has been dealing with for almost two decades now. The topic continues to dominate league meetings and has spurned new rules on the ice, new medical rules about head injuries, and lots of new attempts to protect the players head with equipment like helmets and [...]
Hockey \ james reimer \ Mike Komisarek \ nikolai kulemin \ Phil Kessel \ Prospects \ Toronto Maple Leafs
What Can We Expect From the Maple Leafs This Season?
By Lukas Hardonk (PJMixer/Flickr) Last season gave every Toronto Maple Leafs fan reason to believe. Contributions from every player on the team, including those who found themselves skating on the fourth line for much of the year, made for an exciting stretch run that saw the Maple Leafs come as close as three [...]
Art Ross \ Corey Perry \ Detroit Red Wings \ Lady Byng \ Pavel Datsyuk \ Prospects
Pavel Datsyuk Dazzles Kids on Road to Recovery
By Rhys Richards For the first time in his nine-year career, Pavel Datsyuk played less than 60 games in a season in 2010-2011. In fact, Datsyuk has only played less than 70 games in a season one other time in 2002-2003 when he played 64 games. In 56 games last season, Datsyuk scored 23 goals [...]
Flyers Blurbs \ Ilya Bryzgalov \ Ilya Bryzgalov press conference \ Philadelphia Flyers
“The Wizard of Bryz Takes Voorhees”; Flyers Prized Offseason Acquisition Meets the Press
By Anthony Mingioni Flyers prized free agent acquisition Ilya Bryzgalov participated in his first team skate on Thursday morning. The imposing Russian netminder stepped out onto the ice at 10:01 am, donning his “Amur Tiger” mask and what appeared to be brand new Flyers-colored Vaughn equipment. He went to occupy a crease that the team [...]
Claude Giroux \ Evgeni Malkin \ Ilya Kovalchuk \ John Tavares \ Marian Gaborik \ New Jersey Devils \ New York Isanders \ New York Rangers \ Philadelphia Flyers \ Pittsburgh Penguins \ Prospects \ Tyler Kennedy \ Zach Parise
Fantasy Forecast: Atlantic Division Player Predictions
By Todd Cordell In case you missed the first and second edition, I am doing team-by-team fantasy predictions sorted by division. In this six-part series, I will make fantasy predictions on two players from each team in every division and say why or why not I think that player will perform well, or fail to [...]
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