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Flames Backlund Back With a Bang The Calgary Flames are happy to have Mikael Backlund back from abdominal surgery. He returned Wednesday versus the Red Wings and bolted back onto the score sheet with a shorthanded goal, and assist. The 25-year-old Swede has been a perennial underachiever, but has shown strong promise late in the year last year, and in the few games he has played this season. If your looking for a long shot with high potential consider picking up Backlund. He is owned by just by

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Hutchinson Emerges in Winnipeg

It looks as though it may have finally happened. Winnipeg Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson may just now be the main man in Winnipeg. After years of up and down struggles with goalie Ondrej Pavelec the Jets may have found his replacement. Pavelec and Hutchinson have been splitting starts thus far, but based on recent numbers, and Hutchinson’s recent 38 save 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, the trend may change. Michael Hutchinson is 8-2-2 on the year with a 1.67 goals against, and a very impres

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Salary Cap Trouble in St. Louis may Force Trades?

Winds of change may be blowing in St. Louis, and the culprit is not poor play. It is the salary cap. Things are about to change for the Blues. Sudden superstar Vladimir Tarasenko is currently making $900,000 this year, and will be a free agent at the end of this season. Based on his play this year he will probably be seeking a huge pay raise next season. According to Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tarasenko will be seeking a deal worth $5 to $6 million dollars a year. To make things

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Las Vegas Testing the Market

The potential ownership group for a NHL expansion team in Las Vegas is making steps to prove a team belongs in sin city. Hockey Vision LLC is a group led by William Foley that is looking to bring a new NHL franchise to Las Vegas. The NHL has approved a plan to explore a season ticket drive, and has given Hockey Vision LLC. the permission to explore interest. The group is planning to start a season ticket drive in February of 2015. The group has now launched a website to help spark interest, and

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Mumps Outbreak getting Serious!

The National Hockey League anticipates problems that they will have to deal with each, and every season. The thought that a mumps outbreak would be one of them was not even on the radar. Mumps is a viral infection that is very, very uncommon. The United States and Canada usually have under 2000 cases a year. Often times considerably less. If it is so uncommon, than how has 15 NHL players been diagnosed with the rare virus? It is a mystery. No other professional sport has experienced an out

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The Hotseat is Getting Hotter for some NHL Coaches

All thirty NHL coaches have kept their job this year so far. How long will it be before one will be fired? It may be days or weeks, but I do know that some are definitely on the hot seat. Last season, the Buffalo Sabers relieved long–time bench boss, Lindy Ruff a month into the season. The Philadelphia Flyers did not even wait that long when they ousted coach Peter Laviolette just three games into the season. We are now midway through the first week of December, and all coaches are still in plac

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Feast of Trade Talk

– The Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabers are reportedly working on a deal that would send Jordan Nolan, Nick Shore and a 2015 first round pick to Buffalo for Tyler Myers. This sounds all well and good, but I just don’t see Nolan going to play for his father in Buffalo. Just seems a little made up, and fairy tale. Buffalo needs improvement, and must get full worth for Myers. – There seems to be panic in San Jose. After a disappointing playoff collapse last season, they are off to a disappointin

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Edmonton in Panic Mode

After another week of loses in Edmonton, which featured a 7-1 drubbing at home at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks, the Oilers are in full panic mode. The fans are irate, management is quiet, and trade winds are blowing. Here is a couple of trade scenario’s that have surfaced over the past few days. The Edmonton Oilers are in trouble, big time trouble. It seems as though the Oilers are bound and determined to make a move in the next few days. Times in Edmonton are at an all time low. Amongs

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Oilers Booed Off the Ice

When Edmonton Oilers fans watched their beloved Oilers draft Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nail Yakupov they dreamed of bringing the Stanley Cup back to Edmonton. With Saturday nights embarrassing loss to the Chicago Blackhawks it has come to realization that the Oilers will never win with the current roster. The rebuilding Oilers were supposed to be turning the corner this and pushing for a playoff spot. Instead they are all but guaranteed their eighth straight season miss

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Superstar Surprise Team

The fantasy hockey season is now in its sixth week, and there have definitely been some players on the rise, and some surprise failures. Drafting good at the beginning is always critical, and it is always nice when your fourth or fifth round pick explodes off the start. Here is a list of the top surprise player per position. GOALIE – Ondrej Pavelec – Winnipeg Jets He was pegged as an underachiever last year. Many of the problems in Winnipeg were blamed on him, and trade rumors floated around

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Surprises: The Good! - The Bad!

The NHL season is now a month old, and most teams have played a total of 10 to 13 games. The season has been fast paced, and very exciting thus far. Games have been filled with big time highlight goals, huge hits, and most of all some surprises. THE GOOD SURPRISES! 1- Nashville Predators The Predators have Pekka Rinne back and under new coach Peter Laviolette they have been on fire. Nashville is 6-2-2 (14 points) in ten games. That is a pretty good winning percentage for a team that was predicte

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Dripping Oilers Talk Eberle?

The Edmonton Oilers have started yet another season with struggles. A 2-4-1 start in the first seven games has the Edmonton faithful up arms again this season. The Oilers seven game home stand will provide the teams destiny again this season. A terrible home stand will more than likely result in Leon Draisaitl being sent back to juniors, and wholesale changes. The fans have been screaming to shake things up, and Craig MacTavish looks to be at that point. The Oilers plan to draft all these ultra

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Waiver Wire Breakouts!

The fantasy hockey season is up and running, and there are definitely some surprise players this year. That is great news for fantasy owners that had a rough time with the draft this season. Help is on the way with these great waiver wire pick-ups. Radim Vrbata – Right Wing – Vancouver Canucks When Vancouver signed him in the offseason everyone looked at the Canucks plan to put him with the Sedin twins, and said wow. It looked like a great fit, and by the way, it has been a great fit in the firs

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The Goalie Unemployment Line

Because of the salary cap hockey world, and the abundance of quality goalies, a few quality veteran goalies have been left unemployed. Martin Bordeur, Tomas Vokoun, and Ilya Bryzgalov are all at home watching hockey and waiting for a team to call them. Martin Brodeur The Hall of Fame is waiting for him to retire, but when will it happen. He is by far the biggest name goalie that is a free agent, but I believe he is probably the least likely to find a team to finish the year with. The options are

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15 Predictions for the 2015 NHL Season

1 – Edmonton Oilers coach Dallas Eakins will be the first coach fired. 2 – Television ratings will be at an all time high. 3 – The Los Angeles Kings will struggle out of the gate – the Kings played a lot of hockey last season/playoffs, without much of an off season. 4 – Jake Allen will emerge as the goaltending answer in St. Louis. 5 – Tyler Seguin will lead the league in points. He has the potential, and he will be playing with one of the best in Jamie Benn. 6 – Alex Ovechkin will have a bounce

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2014-15 NHL Predictions

CENTRAL DIVISION 1 – Chicago Blackhawks 2 – St. Louis Blues 3 – Dallas Stars 4 – Minnesota Wild (wildcard) 5 – Nashville Predators 6 – Colorado Avalanche 7 – Winnipeg Jets PACIFIC DIVISION 1 – Anaheim Ducks 2 – San Jose Sharks 3 – Los Angeles Kings 4 – Vancouver Canucks (wildcard) 5 – Arizona Coyotes 6 – Calgary Flames 7 – Edmonton Oilers ATLANTIC DIVISION 1 – Boston Bruins 2 – Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – Montreal Canadiens 4 –

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Who's Your Fantasy Netminder Pick?

Picking a goaltender in fantasy hockey can be a tricky task. A great deal of how a goalie produces is based on the team in front of him, and of course his abilities. It seems that every year another goalie slips into the Tier 1 level of goalies. It is just hard to determine what goaltender will perform on a consistent basis. Another question that is very important is, when should a person select their first goalie? Some guys start as early as the second round, but I believe the third round is us

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$$$ Deadlock -Columbus vs. Johansen

Every top notch NHL team has a solid first line center. They are very, very hard to come by. So what is one worth? That is the question that Columbus must figure out. Restricted free agent Ryan Johansen and the Columbus Blue Jackets are at a stalemate that might not get solved before the puck drops on a new season. Johansen has completed three NHL seasons of play. The strong, young NHL forward has posted 96 points in 189 games played over three seasons. Last year was his breakout year where he p

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Buyer Beware! - Risky Fantasy Picks

NHL Fantasy drafts are drawing closer and closer everyday. It is always an exciting time of year. Making quality mid-round quality picks is critical to the success of a fantasy team. There are always players who look like strong picks, but actually are risky and dangerous picks. It is important to look at last year’s numbers, but often time’s players do not continue that upward trend. Here is a list of five players that may look like strong picks, but buyer beware. They might not be as strong as

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Brodeur Odd Man Out?

NHL Trade Talk: July 3,2014 BRODEUR ODD MAN OUT? Sometimes you feel that “enough is enough”. Martin Brodeur has had an amazing career with the New Jersey Devils. He has done it all, and will be a guarantee first time ballot hall of famer. But, is his career over, or should his career be over. Many believe that he should have just retired as a member of the New Jersey Devils, and went out as one of the greatest goalies of all time. Well Martin just wants to play! He is now an unrestricted free ag

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Draft by Numbers

The 2014 National Hockey League Draft is now in the books. A total of 210 players were selected in the seven draft rounds. PLAYERS BY COUNTRY A total of twelve countries were selected at this years NHL Draft in Philadelphia. Here is a breakdown of the counties, number of players selected, and the percentage of players from that country. Canada – 77 players – 36.7% United States – 67 players – 31.9% Sweden – 27 players – 12.9% Russia – 13 players – 6.2% Finland – 9 players – 4.3% Czech Republic

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NHL Trade Talk - The Summer is Heating Up!

NHL Trade Talk: June 18, 2014 Avalanche Problems? The Colorado Avalanche has some very difficult decisions ahead of them this summer. TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger thinks that the decisions, and actions concerning Ryan O’Reilly and Paul Stastny will be very troublesome. He thinks that the Ryan O’Reilly situation, and pending team requested arbitration case, will make this a very difficult and messy situation. It is no secret that teams are interested in O’Reilly. This will get messy, and it

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The Best and Worst Stanley Cup Match-ups

Every hockey fan wants their NHL team to make the Stanley Cup Finals every year. We all know that is not possible. So do you watch when your team is not in the Stanley Cup Finals? Or, are you the hardcore NHL fan that will watch no matter what? Every year the NHL hopes for parity, and new teams in the finals. It creates a broader level of excitement. But, we all know that fans, and the league hope for certain match-ups. Great television ratings in the United States depend on certain match-ups.

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Big Moves Coming in Toronto

NHL Trade Talk: May 11, 2014 Does Toronto Management want Phaneuf Gone? - With the hiring of Brendan Shanahan as President in Toronto, many expect changes this summer. It has been widely speculated that center Nazem Kadri , defensemen Carl Gunnarsson, Cody Franson, and Jake Gardiner could be trade bait this summer. Well add captain Dion Phaneuf to the list. Just one year after signing a seven year, $49 million dollar contract. The Leafs are currently shopping him. This report came from Ni

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Playoff Chokers!

Playoff Collapse Cements Sharks Reputation as Chokers The label for playoff choker is thrown around very modestly when it comes to professional sports teams. Coming into the season, the San Jose Sharks were no different, having earned the label at times and being unfairly given it at others. After blowing a 3-0 series leading in their first round matchup with the rival Los Angeles Kings, the Sharks became the definition of playoff failure. The Sharks became just the fourth team in NHL history to

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