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Despite Early Exit, Coliseum Was True Advantage for New York Islanders

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Despite Early Exit, Coliseum Was True Advantage for New York Islanders

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Nassau Coliseum was quite different Tuesday than it had been three days prior. The ice was gone and instead of fans there were only workers. There was no cheering anymore, just the sound of silence. But as the New York Islanders gathered their things and said goodbye to the 2013 season, they [...]

Jarome Iginla: The End Of An Era In Calgary

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Jarome Iginla: The End Of An Era In Calgary

By Ryan Holmer (@ProspectReport) Talk about a confusing night. I shut off my computer, and phone at 1:00 am on Wednesday, March 27th with the thought that Iginla to the Bruins was essentially completed. Conflicting reports had been surfacing all night on the Twitter-verse, but general consensus was that Iginla was indeed going to Boston. [...]

Jarome Iginla: A Look At The Calgary Flames’ Options

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Jarome Iginla: A Look At The Calgary Flames’ Options

By: Christian Roatis (@CRoatis) The list has been submitted – or so say the juggernauts of mainstream media, TSN and RDS. On that list are said to be 4 teams: the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Boston Bruins, the Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks. What do those teams have in common? First of off, they [...]

With OHL Trade Freeze Set to Lift, Barrie Colts Face Tough Decisions

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With OHL Trade Freeze Set to Lift, Barrie Colts Face Tough Decisions

By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) With the trade freeze set to lift in the Ontario Hockey League Wednesday, August 1st, many OHL teams are getting set to make changes and finalize their rosters heading into the season, which starts in September. Many teams are facing a lot of uncertainty, especially with a potential NHL lockout impacting [...]

New Ranger Rick Nash’s Effect on The Eastern Conference

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New Ranger Rick Nash’s Effect on The Eastern Conference

By Benjamin Woodward (@_BWoodward) After months of speculation and enough rumors to fill the HockeyyInsiderr’s twitter feed for an entire calendar year, Rick Nash has finally been traded. The former Columbus Blue Jackets captain was dealt to the New York Rangers on Monday in exchange for a package centered around two-way pivot Brandon Dubinsky. The [...]

Penguins Draft Day One Recap :  Staal, Michalek Traded; Blue Line Bolstered

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Penguins Draft Day One Recap : Staal, Michalek Traded; Blue Line Bolstered

By Joe Depto (@PensDeptoTFP) With the Pittsburgh Penguins playing host to the 2012 draft, it surely wasn’t a surprise that they went out of their way to steal the show for themselves. In one evening, the team traded away one of the franchise’s biggest faces,  a substantial member of the team’s blue line, and continued [...]

NHL Payroll vs. Draft: Which Is More Important?

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NHL Payroll vs. Draft: Which Is More Important?

By John Gilbert (@jgilbertmedia) The very first NHL draft was held on June 5, 1963 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. Since then, the draft has increased in both popularity and importance. Specifically, in 2005, the entire league changed. New rules were put into play and the biggest change of all, a salary [...]

Penguins Notebook – Tomas Vokoun acquired and signed; Sidney Crosby Contract update.

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Penguins Notebook – Tomas Vokoun acquired and signed; Sidney Crosby Contract update.

By Joe Depto (@PensDeptoTFP) Penguins acquire/sign goaltender Tomas Vokoun Those following the Pens potentially loaded offseason didn’t need to wait until the NHL draft hits Pittsburgh at end of the month for substantial news to come out of the 412 area code. This morning, the Penguins acquired veteran netminder Tomas Vokoun from the Washington Capitals [...]

Suspensions in the NHL

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Suspensions in the NHL

By Bob Haynes – Follow me on Twitter @BobHaynesJr So we all know that the fine structure in the CBA is useless for fining players for illegal contact. The maximum fine of $2500 is useless as a deterrent to prevent future hits that target the head. So the league needs to react to that value [...]

Much On The Line In Atlantic Division Clash

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Much On The Line In Atlantic Division Clash

By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) The New York Rangers have a chance to do something they haven’t done since 1994 – take home the Atlantic Division crown and secure home-ice advantage throughout the first three rounds of the playoffs by clinching the Eastern Conference. It couldn’t be a more perfect scenario. Just two years ago, it [...]

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