Fantasy owners will be without Dan Cleary for the next few weeks as he eats his meals through a straw. Yesterday may have been Valentine’s Day, but there’s not a lot of hugs and kisses being given around the league this time of year. In fact, as the race to grab a playoff spot intensifies, […]
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BY ROB REATH Let Steve Downie play! It was a question Gil Stein had put before the league. It was a question that at least temporarily caused the National Hockey League to consider what its fans wanted. Rather than to serve its own purposes in terms of image, revenue, and political correctness, the league took
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Nicklas Backstrom is chalking up the helpers as Alexander Ovechkin’s centre. Best Super Bowl ever, blah blah blah. That’s right North America, turn off the gridiron and go to where the real battles take place — on ice with weapons in everyone’s hands and a frozen piece of rubber that goes over 100 mph. No
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Who will Ducks’ GM Brian Burke lure out of retirement next? If you’ve been holding on to Ottawa goalie Ray Emery, hoping he would turn things around, ignoring the fact that he’s given up 12 goals in his last four starts, you’re probably going to be disappointed to learn not only is Ottawa trying to
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The biggest news to hit any mainstream media paying attention to the NHL is the fact that Sidney Crosby will be officially out 6-to-8 weeks. Not only will he give up the scoring title, he’ll also watch as his teammates hopefully step up to fill his void. So far, Evgeni Malkin’s done his best, but
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Georges Laraque, right, seen here performing the tree pose, needs to help pick up the pace for the Crosby-less Penguins. The Montreal Canadiens, playing extremely well of late as they peck away at Ottawa’s division lead, were stopped in their tracks by the Penguins last night. The Penguins, absolutely blazing and now the Atlantic Division
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