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SBN Hockey picks NHL award winners

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 01:18:02 +0000

More photos » by Jae C. Hong - AP NHL commissioner Gary Bettman comments on the weather during a news conference held to promote the NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas, Monday, April 6, 2009. The event will be held ...

The playoff push: 90+ points or bust

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:16:00 +0000

For an explanation of what this is, see the year's first playoff push post here . Western Conference (90 points) San Jose - 13-30-1 Detroit - 16-27-1 Chicago - 20-25-1 Calgary - 20-23-0 Vancouver - 21-19-1 Anaheim - 22-19-1 Minnesota - 24-19-1 Phoenix - 23-18-1 Edmonton - ...

How hard is it to win the Stanley Cup?

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:00:28 +0000

More photos » by Carlos Osorio - AP Browse more photos » The best posts always start with a question or questions that I don't know the answer to, and this one began with a few doozies: How many ...

Do the Habs have a 'party' problem?

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:00:00 +0000

So that's the "Carey Price smoking!" picture we've been hearing so much about ... he'll have a pack-an-hour habit in no time at that rate. Last season, rumours and inuendo about off-ice conduct plagued the Ottawa Senators, and the team ultimately imploded at the halfway point of the ...

American viewers are tuning in

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:34:00 +0000

... barring a huge increase in interest and a seven-game finish, Hockey Night In Canada is almost surely looking at its second straight ratings drop for the final. Even though hockey still beats out everything on the sports dial here, the fact is twice as many Americans are watching the final ...

The unfortunate truth behind Fleury's comeback

Sat, 8 Aug 2009 12:00:30 +0000

View full size photo uploaded August 7, 2009 Sources tell TSN Theoren Fleury is attempting a comeback and wants to play in the NHL again. After playing senior hockey last season, Fleury decided in February he was fit enough to ...

Canadiens scandal rumours abound

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:40:00 +0000

Something big is about to hit in Montreal. At Habs Inside/Out (which is down right now due to the traffic volume), Mike Boone reports that one French-language columnist is touting "a blockbuster story in Friday’s edition" of La Presse that pertaints to some of the Habs "enjoying too ...

Rangers seek compensation for Cherepanov

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 05:13:00 +0000

The Rangers are seeking a compensatory selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for the loss of Alexei Cherepanov, The Post has learned. Sather is submitting that the Rangers should receive the 17th selection in the second round of June's draft as compensation for losing Cherepanov, the 17th ...

Islanders: The NHL's most-injured team

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:32:37 +0000

My sincere thanks to a reader who provided all of the man games lost totals for the past four seasons for all 30 NHL teams. There's some fascinating stuff in here. Totals for this season are 82-game projections: Teams 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 Proj. Totals ...

Patrick Kane: A reputation ruined in an instant

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:00:14 +0000

"One guy pays and the other guy grabs me by the throat, Patrick Kane , turned out to be a hockey player — I don't know who they are. "I didn't have 20 cents to give change, I said I don't have change... the one Kane is choking me, the other is punching me, 'don't you know who ...

Meet Raffi Roenick (and other NHL mutants)

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:48:53 +0000

This is Raffi Roenick. He was created on The Island of Doctor Moreau (Ethan's dad) and has some serious company among the legions of NHL mutants on this here Flickr page.

Why the Sedins have arrived as elite peformers

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:43:51 +0000

More photos » by Darryl Dyck - AP Browse more photos » I've talked quite a bit lately about the Sedin twins out in Vancouver and why they're so important to the Canucks' success , but what I haven't ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 10: Penguins nab Elliott at 30th

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:00:25 +0000

Welcome to Day 10 of SB Nation's 10-day mock draft here in downtown Toronto, as I call the 'Hawks, Red Wings and Pens to the big board for the final three picks from No. 28 to 30. The defending champs from PensBurgh have the final pick of the draft: # Team Pick Blogger's ...

The top 100 unrestricted free agents

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:01:47 +0000

More photos » by Paul Chiasson - AP Canadiens' Saku Koivu, Alex Tanguay and Alex Kovalev may have new homes Wednesday. Browse more photos » All right, I've already run though ...

July 1 Roundup: 46 players signed, $406-million spent

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:49:45 +0000

More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP "I followed your lead, buddy, and got the green." Browse more photos » I'm fairly certain that was a record in terms of spending on July 1 ...

Early attendance trends in the NHL

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:28:56 +0000

More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP Browse more photos » Keep in mind that it's still very early to draw conclusions. I'm comparing the full season attendance totals from last season to the attendance ...

Sizing up the NHL

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:25:00 +0000

Following up on a look at the average age of NHL teams , here's a look at the average weight of the 30 teams through the first two weeks of the season: Team Weight 1 SJS 213.5 2 OTT 212.2 3 TBL 209.1 4 MTL 208.4 5 EDM 207.8 ...

The bracket racket: 2009 NHL playoff predictions

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:45:07 +0000

More photos » by DARRYL DYCK - AP Browse more photos » ROUND 1 Eastern Conference (1) Boston v. (8) Montreal Series key: Carey Price A rematch of last season's great series, albeit with the ...

Putting your faith in the 'new' stats

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:00:46 +0000

Received a great email a little while back asking about some of the relatively unheralded statistical work going on in hockey: Hi James: I've been trying to read up on some of the new (at least new to me) metrics, because I'm fascinated by the work that people doing, making an effort to ...

2009-10 NHL man games lost to injury

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:53:42 +0000

More photos » by Mark Avery - AP Browse more photos » All right, all right, I cave. I've been asked for these figures so often that I pulled them together while watching the Leafs cough up a hairball ...