Things aren’t too rosy in Blueland, where Atlanta coach Bob Hartley is visiting the unemployment office. However, what may be more upsetting to fantasy owners is the fact that Kari Lehtonen injured his groin — yes, that groin — again. A visibly frustrated Lehtonen worked his way off the ice, opening the door for Johan […]
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Jaromir Jagr, owned by 65 per cent of the players in ESPN’s fantasy hockey area, and taken on average within the top 10 picks, is sure to be disappointing some with his two assists in three games. After all, this is a player who started last season with a goal on the first shot of
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After a pair of games in jolly old England, the bulk of the NHL season is finally underway. So far in this season’s handful of games, I personally have noticed that the pace seems to be a little faster, though the defense is a little tighter. And the new unis? By and large, they suck
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Will Kings’ centre Anze Kopitar grab a pint of ale at Mike’s old bar? (Noah Graham, Getty Images) It’s the end of September and that means that it’s… well, it’s normally time for pre-season hockey, but this season’s a little different. We’re starting the NHL season a little early — on another continent, no less.
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An injury has left Kosuke Fukudome’s ability to come to the majors in 2008 in doubt. Today we’ve got a mishmash of material to report, including some notes from Japan and Independent Ball. RotoRob.com MLB Rankings Editor and resident Japanese Baseball expert Tim McLeod passed along an interesting tidbit about Japanese star outfielder Kosuke Fukudome,
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Daniel Alfredsson has exorcised plenty of playoff demons already, but the best may be yet to come. At the start of the season, I don’t think anyone would have predicted this match-up for the Stanley Cup final. Sure, a lot of pundit-types picked the Ducks (hell, I did), including The Hockey News in its annual
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The Eastern Conference Finals could very well come down to Ray Emery, right, vs. Ryan Miller. EASTERN CONFERENCE #1 Buffalo Sabres vs. #4 Ottawa Senators Many moons ago, the Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators played a regular season game that wound up with multiple fights, a gajillion penalties, and smilin’ Ray Emery knocking the crap
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