
by Yahoo! Sports - February 23, 2012 5:55 PM EST
Rick Nash quickly went from untouchable to the NHL's most coveted player as the trade deadline approaches.
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The saddest part of the Rick Nash saga is that he has never been a bigger name than he is right now.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 17, 2012 7:11 PM EST
Ryan Suter's long-term future in Nashville is unclear, but we know this much: the Predators have the pieces in place to make a run at the Stanley Cup this season.
By Nicholas J. Cotsonika
DETROIT – Ryan Suter stood in the Nashville Predators' dressing room Friday morning, dreaming about the future – not about July 1st, when he can become an unrestricted free agent, but about Feb.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 16, 2012 4:57 PM EST
Chicago struggles when its stars aren't scoring, and Jonathan Toews & Co. have been held in check since the all-star break.
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This is why I'm not that worried about the Chicago Blackhawks, even though they're flirting with disaster, even though there is talk of firing coach Joel Quenneville and trading Patrick Kane, even though their nine-game losing streak could stretch to 10 on Thursday night when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 16, 2012 1:40 PM EST
Spitfires goaltender John Cullen, above, has taken teammate and fellow goalie, Jaroslav Pavelka, under his wing in Windsor.
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The first time John Cullen met his new roommate and Windsor Spitfires goaltending partner, Jaroslav Pavelka, was like something out of a bad comedy.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 13, 2012 11:05 PM EST
BTN Dynamic Dozen: Cats’ and Dogs’ fight continues
By Neate SagerOnce again, the Quebec league's two heavyweights occupy the top spots, but they've traded places.
The Saint John Sea Dogs have the most recent laugh in their broiling rivalry with the Shawinigan Cataractes.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 13, 2012 11:05 PM EST
By Neate SagerOnce again, the Quebec league's two heavyweights occupy the top spots, but they've traded places. The Saint John Sea Dogs have the most recent laugh in their broiling rivalry with the Shawinigan Cataractes.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 10, 2012 5:18 PM EST
It was easy to spot Tomas Holmstrom's shortcomings when he arrived in the NHL in 1996, but he eventually won over the Wings with his heart, hockey sense and competitive instincts.
By Nicholas J. Cotsonika
DETROIT – Of all the hilarious Tomas Holmstrom stories, the most famous is the one about his number.
In March 1998, late in his second season with the Detroit Red Wings, Holmstrom gave up No.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 10, 2012 11:44 AM EST
By Ryan Lambert Trending Topics is a column that looks at the week in hockey, occasionally according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad death of your dear internet instead? You might remember Ralph Nader as the crusader who a million years ago wrote "Unsafe at Any Speed" and made it so cars had seatbelts and all those things.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 9, 2012 6:40 PM EST
Nicklas Lidstrom's Red Wings will face off against the Maple Leafs in front of a huge crowd at the 2013 Winter Classic.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Before I gush over the 2013 Winter Classic – the greatest event in the history of hockey, if not mankind – let me be up front about a few things: I graduated from the University of Michigan.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 8, 2012 4:34 PM EST
Ryan Smyth said he was "devastated" when the Oilers traded him away in 2007.
By Nicholas J. Cotsonika
On the surface it seems simple – a win-win.
Ryan Smyth wants to play for the Edmonton Oilers and hoist the Stanley Cup.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 6, 2012 8:00 PM EST
BTN Dynamic Dozen: Sea Dogs stay on top, while Knights step out
By Neate SagerA light schedule last week was not conducive to a ton of movement in the Dynamic Dozen. There was enough action to cause the London Knights, however, to drop out of the ranking for the first time all season, leaving just a sole representative of the Ontario Hockey League.
by Yahoo! Sports - February 6, 2012 8:00 PM EST
By Neate SagerA light schedule last week was not conducive to a ton of movement in the Dynamic Dozen. There was enough action to cause the London Knights, however, to drop out of the ranking for the first time all season, leaving just a sole representative of the Ontario Hockey League.
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