The holidays certainly do strange things to people. Take Marian Gaborik from the Minnesota Wild. He’s been on a tear lately, with a shocking eight goals in his past four games, putting him at 18 goals and 15 assists on the season. Not bad for a guy who was apologizing to fantasy fans for his […]
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So, I guess some guy named Scott Nieder-something-or-other is going to be suiting up in a game any day now. Just in case, you know, he’s still available in your league. The Niedermayer effect? Everyone involved in the dismal Anaheim power play should get a lift, including underachieving Andy MacDonald. Who’s on their way out
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If you’re seeking the root of Carolina’s issues, don’t point a finger at Cam Ward. Last year was a complete disaster for the Carolina Hurricanes. At six games over .500, it wasn’t that they sucked horribly, but a season after winning the Stanley Cup, last season’s 88-point effort wasn’t even good enough for a return
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Will Mark Recchi, centre, be able to help the Atlanta Thrashers? The Atlanta Thrashers, fighting to regain the form that made them Southeast Division Champions last season, have claimed Mark Recchi on waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday. Atlanta is currently in second place in the division at 14-13-1, but is playing much better of
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As sad as it sounds, Boston probably hasn’t had a good goalie since Byron Dafoe was saving pucks almost a decade ago. The Bruins really haven’t had a solid goalie since Englishman Byron Dafoe in 1998-99. Since then, the team has basically treated goalies like an afterthought, more of a cherry on the cake than
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The closest Teemu Selanne is getting to a faceoff these days is having his facial epidermus peeled off from too much sauna action. It’s hard to get mad at Teemu Selanne. He seems like such a nice fellow, always smiling and driving cool cars at ridiculously fast speeds. Oh, and scoring goals set up by
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Stephen Weiss is getting the helpers, but can’t score to save his life this season. After winning four straight games to get back to .500 and pull within four points of the division lead, the Florida Panthers have dropped their past two games to slide back to eight points behind the first-place Hurricanes. Losing to
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