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My 2010 Canada Team

Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in NHL | 2 Comments »

With the IIHF World Championships in Halifax and Quebec winding down and the lesser lights being eliminated, there's a lot of talk being generated about which players on Canada will also be on the team when the Olympics come to ...

The Cup Finals Will Change Vancouver

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Canucks, NHL | No Comments »

The Vancouver Canucks are nowhere near an ice rink at this point and time. In fact, hockey is probably the last thing on a lot of players' minds at this point. But whether they're aware of it or not, the ...

Post Your Playoff Predictions!

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in NHL | 14 Comments »

And then there were four. What started out as sixteen has now dwindled to four teams and now we're getting into the nitty gritty of the playoffs. The Conference Finals offer a wealth of outcomes and unlike the first and ...

Top 10 Playoff Zeroes

Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in NHL | 5 Comments »

Last time I put forth my top ten playoff heroes of 2008. Similarly, the playoffs have revealed a number of players who have disappointed thus far in the second season and have either been eliminated because of it or need ...

Top 10 Playoff Heroes

Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in NHL | 7 Comments »

The NHL's latest playoff commercial comes with the slogan that "The Cup Changes Everything". What they're trying to market to their fans is that when the playoffs begin, those are the times where NHL players earn their stripes. No longer ...

Stamkos Bolting For T-Bay

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in NHL | 3 Comments »

Tampa Bay has drafted the highly touted Steven Stamkos two months before the NHL Entry Draft. Yahoo! Sports has indicated that Tampa Bay has begun marketing Stamkos as if he has been drafted. They have created a website, "Seen Stamkos", pretty ...

Playoff Predictions, Part II

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in NHL | 11 Comments »

With Round 2 of the NHL playoffs, it's time once again to lay the hammer down on your bold predictions. As well, I have taken the liberty of updating the scores of who is ahead of who. The scoring system ...

NHL Agents Turned GMs

Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Canucks, NHL | 3 Comments »

The latest garb coming from The Province indicates that not only Brian Lawton and Rich Winter, but Mike Gillis may be involved in the hunt for the vacant general manager position for the Vancouver Canucks. What do all three of ...

Defending Sean Avery

Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in NHL | 9 Comments »

That's right, I said it. Folks, look outside your window and make sure you're not seeing curly-tailed oinkers sprouting wings. Look, I could go on and on about how much I disrespect Sean Avery. I have no problem saying it: The ...