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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Don’t look now, but Markus Naslund is almost back to being a point-per-game dude. You remember that guy who used to play for the Vancouver Canucks, had a wicked wrist shot, and would put up around 90 points a season? Yeah, that Markus Naslund guy. I’ve heard a rumour that he’s back. Okay, 22 points
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Marion Gaborik provided something to give thanks to for our Southern neighbours by acknowledging to fantasy players that he has not been up to snuff this season. How can you not celebrate American Thanksgiving without giving thanks to someone like the Minnesota Wild’s Marian Gaborik, who actually apologized to fantasy players for his performance this
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Henrik Zetterberg’s point streak finally ended. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Henrik Zetterberg has come back down to earth — as in, he went an entire game without getting a point. The new current points streak leader is one Sidney Crosby with 18 games. More importantly, the Pens gave Marc-Andre Fleury his first win since the ice
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If Ilya Kovalchuk continues to score goals at a ridiculous pace, will it inspire more NHLers to wear kilts? Atlanta Thrasher Ilya Kovalchuk is about as hot as a player can be this week. A hat trick against the Senators? That’s hot. A hat trick two nights later against Tampa Bay (part of a four-point
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For all of you Sidney Crosby naysayers, chew on this — Captain Crosby has an 11-game point streak going on. That’s 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) over that streak. Not too shabby for someone who’s supposedly “slumping” this season, eh? Speaking of slumping, if you’re stuck with Patrick Marleau and Jonathan Cheechoo, here’s some
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First, the bad news. Just when will the sleeping New York Rangers wake up? How can Jaromir Jagr have one goal in nine games? How can Chris Drury have one goal in nine games? How can no one on the team have more than two goals? If not for the stellar play of goalie Henrik
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