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By Jess Knaster - TheFeeder.com Last week, an event took place in Buffalo. It was a hockey game that reminded all of those involved where they grew their love for the game. Strapping on the gear in the great outdoors, with the temperature low, the snow falling, and 73,000 screaming maniacs ready to watch every move. Ok, so maybe playing in front of those 73,000 aren't exactly the roots from

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By Heather - SoVeryObsessed.com Oh, internets. Being without my very own computer is taking its toll on my delicate psyche, and not just because I haven' t heard head nor tail of what the repairs are going to cost, but because I miss all my files and my programs and my bookmarks. Wireless internet is grand, but I don't mind being tethered to the cable router, because I like my desk. I miss my

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By Matt Schwartz - LetsGoWings.com The last 48 hours have treated Chris Osgood rather well: Just a day after inking a new three-year contract, the netminder will help represent the West in the NHL All-Star Game later this month. The door for Osgood to be named to the team opened up on Wednesday when starting Western Conference goaltender Roberto Luongo opted to withdraw from the event so that he

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By Mike Lee - TheFeeder.com So I actually ended up watching some of the NHL's latest gimmick to market the sport, albeit on the day that most Americans are either sobering up from a long night of drinking and revelry, or watching college football. I'm still not sure I agree with trying to compete for American TV viewers during one of the biggest sports television viewing days of the year, but by

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By Bubba - CanesCountry.com After a slow start, (okay, would you believe a very slow start), the Carolina Hurricanes held on, then revved themselves up to beat the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-3. Atlanta’s Mark Recchi scored just 32 seconds into the contest and it was like deja vu, all over again for Caniacs. Welcome to your new team, Michael Leighton! Todd White scored later in the period to make the

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By Toby Ivey - OutsideTheGarden.com It was another frustrating loss for the Rangers, with a team seemingly handing them opportunities to win the game, only to have the Blueshirts themselves make the mistakes that put it out of reach. Henrik Lundqvist was nowhere near his best, and critical mistakes by several players, including a series where three Rangers were beaten by a single Flame forward

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By Derek Renner - Sabersfans.com When it snows, ain't it thrilling,Though your nose gets a chillin…. From the first moment you parked your car in Orchard Park, you couldn’t help but think the day was special. And by the time you got back to car after it was over, the feeling was confirmed.

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By Matt Schwartz - LEtsGoWings.com Tomas Holmstrom hopes to return to the lineup this Sunday in Chicago or Tuesday at home against the Colorado Avalanche. “I feel pretty good,” Holmstrom told Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press. “I’m shooting for Sunday. I really hope Sunday.”

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By Gann Matsuda - Online Kingdom LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings continued their head-first plummet into the abyss called the National Hockey League’s dungeon on Wednesday night in a 3-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks in front of an announced sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center.

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By Ken Smyth - TheFeeder.com It's finally hit me. Next home game, I want the guy from "Pulp Fiction" at the press conference. "Say what again, motherf@#$, say "what" one more damn time!" Next player or coach who has a bad game and then says "what we need is.." or "What we didn't do is.."gets one! The plain fact is that this is far and away the most talented group of players the San Jose Sharks'

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By Gann Matsuda - Online Kingdom LOS ANGELES — On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Kings officially became the worst team in the National Hockey League.

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By Gann Matsuda - Online Kingdom LOS ANGELES — Anze Kopitar scored his fourteenth goal of the season and was the best player on the ice, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in front of an announced crowd of 15,087 fans at Staples Center on Monday night.

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By Caniac - LetsGoCanes.com The Hurricanes ripped the Canadiens last night, 5-1 at the Bell Centre, where it seems like they are just as much at home as in Raleigh, going 9-0 there stretching back to the 05-06 season. They played a full 60 minute game on the evening, with 100% effort and won as a team through their ability to skate and control the play.

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By Gann Matsuda - Online Kingdom LOS ANGELES — The last time the Los Angeles Kings and the Buffalo Sabres met, Kings television play-by-play announcer Bob Miller said during his broadcast, “...burn your tape of this one!”

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By SabresFans.com It's over between the Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans. What turned into something of a messy divorce has come to a head. Sabres' managing partner Larry Quinn told the Buffalo News yesterday "That’s over. We’re going to go elsewhere." The Sabres cite their desire to have more control over the development of their players. Because the Sabres struggle financially they depend

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By Gann Matsuda - Online Kingdom LOS ANGELES — After a month of dismal performances, the Los Angeles Kings came out with all cylinders firing on Monday night, something fans have not seen in roughly one month. Nevertheless, they still dropped a 4-3 shootout decision to the Edmonton Oilers in front of an announced crowd of 14,193 fans at Staples Center.

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By Lyle Richardson - SpectorsHockey.Net Hockeybuzz's "Eklund" made an interesting post recently on his blog regarding what he calls "the reality of the logic" of trade rumours. There are even people writing articles about the logic to use when evaluating a trade rumour. They all make some valid points that should be taken into account. I'm naturally assuming that I'm one of those people he's

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By James DeBerardine - OutsideTheGarden.com We have certainly seen a lot of the Wolf Pack this year, that is, the former Wolf Pack. Numerous players which we did not figure would fit into our plans this year have stepped up and made a big difference, while even more are banging at the door in Hartford, what should we do with all of these young, talented, hungry players? Well… it’s not that bad of

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By Caniac - LetsGoCanes.com Most people probably either turned their TV off or switched to a rerun of Sanford & Son last night at some point during the game against Buffalo. It was that bad. Late in the third the score was 0-8. You read that right. 0-8, until Ray Whitney decided to at least deny Ryan Miller the shutout.

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By Heather - SoVeryObsessed.com Things that need to end with a quickness: 15-minute warmups. What is this, Boston? Things that need to start with a quickness: Some kind of score summary on the Jumbotron at the start of the second and third periods. This weekend, Providence faced two teams we don't hardly ever get to see: the Rockford Ice Hogs (Chicago), and the Rochester Americans (Buffalo &

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By Jason Parkin - CalgaryPuck.com Losing streaks can do funny things. The players hold the sticks a little tighter, the coaches pace around a little faster, and the fans grow more and more impatient with every impending loss. With this current 4 game losing skid, it seems the games are just all too predictable now. Tonight was no different, With the same themes popping up time after time giving

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By Matt Schwartz - LetsGoWings.com Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary scored third period goals as the Red Wings overcame a 2-1 deficit entering the final 20 minutes to defeat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 Saturday night. Zetterberg also added an assist and defenseman Brian Rafalski had two assists in the victory. Goaltender Chris Osgood made 24 saves. Pavel Datsyuk gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead in the

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By Daniel Naimer - HabsCast.com The Maple Leafs are in the midst of a crisis and because of the “democracy” on the board of directors, no one that deserves to be fired is being fired. According to Richard Peddie, President of MLSE, the hiring of John Ferguson Jr. was a mistake and in order to fire Ferguson there must be a majority vote within the board. This is why it’s better to have one owner

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By Bubba - CanesCountry.com The Carolina Hurricanes were the recipients of a few good bounces last night and beat the Washington Capitals, 4-3. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining about the win. But a couple of the goals scored by the Canes were fortunate, to say the least. A couple of possible goals by the Caps were waived off, one because it was kicked in, the other because it crossed the

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By FlyersHive.com The sound is very quiet, but it is there. As he pulls his purple and orange jersey over his head, surely Denis Gauthier curses the salary cap and Gary Bettman while his face is shrouded in the fabric of the Phantom. How could he not? The 31 year old Gauthier, a veteran of 489 NHL games under his belt, is riding the buses of the AHL because his $2.1M contract didn’t fit nicely

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