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NHL: Picking Nashville Predators vs. Phoenix Coyotes and other Tuesday night...
Clearly, I can't pick games that are played on Wednesday night. Last week, because of an extremely light Tuesday night slate, I ventured into Wednesda...
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NHL: As December dawns, Sergei Bobrovsky and Logan Couture are top rookies
Two months in, this is proving to be a very deep, competitive class of freshmen. I don't see mega-stars; but there are a bunch of very good hockey pla...
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NHL: E.J. Hradek analyzes the Pittsburgh Penguins and picks all of Tuesday...
Before we get to the Hradek selections for Tuesday night, here are three things I noticed watching the Coyotes-Penguins game Monday: First, they're ...
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NHL: Tackling All-Star selections, Sharks' struggles, Devils' trades and more...
I think the Blues and Ducks are still beating the daylights out of each other on the Pond. The two Western Conference rivals couldn't seem to get enou...
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NHL: Gary Bettman chats on Winter Classic, other topics prior to All-Star...
With the All-Star Weekend upon us, I figured it was a good time to catch up with Gary Bettman. The NHL commissioner will soon be celebrating his 18th ...
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NHL: Mailbag on the Phoenix Coyotes' playoff chances and Peter Forsberg's future
Did you know that since 1945 only two NHL players have scored six goals in a single game? And, believe it or not, their names weren't Wayne Gretzky an...
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NHL: After Brent Johnson's knockout of Rick DiPietro, a ranking of the best...
For whatever reason (it has to be the equipment, right?), fights between opposing goaltenders get a lot of attention. The Wednesday night bout between...
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NHL: Why the Carolina Hurricanes will beat the New Jersey Devils, and other...
Talk about an All-Star hangover! After enjoying some real good fortune in the first half of the season, I got hit in the face with a cold glass of wat...
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NHL: Early trade winners and losers, led by St. Louis Blues
The trade deadline is a week away, but that hasn't stopped the league's general managers from acting aggressively to strengthen their rosters or addre...
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NHL: Analyzing the Pittsburgh Penguins-Dallas Stars trade and Tuesday night...
Before I get to my regularly scheduled Tuesday NHL picks, I thought I'd weigh in on yesterday's Dallas Stars-Pittsburgh Penguins deal and pass along a...
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NHL Trade Deadline -- Postdeadline winners and losers in the Western Conference
E.J. Hradek evaluates each team in the Western Conference following the flurry of trade deadline deals Monday.
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NHL: Why the Dallas Stars will upset the Phoenix Coyotes and other Tuesday...
It's always tough to make picks on the day after the trade deadline. You never know how certain teams will respond to all of the moves. Still, I'll gi...
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NHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
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NHL: Odds are against them, but New Jersey Devils could still make playoffs
I'm looking forward to Thursday night's Western Conference showdown between the top-seeded Vancouver Canucks and the current No. 3 seed San Jose Shark...
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NHL: The St. Louis Blues aren't likely to move as result of new ownership
There are 11 games on the NHL slate tonight, and they all have some sort of playoff implications. Among others, I'll be keeping a close eye on the Cal...
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