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Colorado Avalanche – At the quarter mark, a
tale of two seasons. A case can be made
for describing the Colorado Avalanche as the surprise of the 2009-10 NHL season. The consensus of preseason predictions had the Avs finishing 14th out of 15 in the Western Conference and 29th out of 30 in ...
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Colorado Avalanche 1st Quarter Evaluation
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thehockeywriters.com - 3 hours ago
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Jim Neveau, Blackhawks Correspondent When Marian Hossa signed
a monster 12 year contract over the off-season, hockey
pundits from across the blogosphere assailed the signing as the signal of doom on the horizon. After all, the Hawks had three absolutely huge restricted free agents after the ...
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Cap Crunch: Five Blackhawks Who Might Be On the Move
thehockeywriters.com - 6 hours ago
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(Image via Wikipedia) “After I shot it I
didn’t see it go in, but (goaltender Alex Auld)
was trying to pull his foot out and clearly it was in the net. I just saw the highlight of it. I have no idea why that’s not a goal.” —Wings forward Brad May. Neither do I ...
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Horrible Call Against the Red Wings Explained (Somewhat)
thehockeywriters.com - 6 hours ago
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Ryan O'Byrne skates in pre-game warm up (Photo
by svictoria29@Flickr) This week has been a wild one
for the Montreal Canadiens or maybe it has been for many fans. I listen to some sports talk radio and often hear many callers giving their opinions on the Canadiens. One of the themes ...
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Thoughts from HabLand wilderness
thehockeywriters.com - 10 hours ago
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Not too long ago, you would have been
hard pressed to find star players in the NHL
from the United States. Players like Joey Mullen, Jeremy Roenick, Mike Modano, John LeClair and Keith Tkachuk showed that the U.S. could produce NHL players among the same caliber as their northern neighbors, ...
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NHL Stars From….New Jersey? Part 1 – Bobby Ryan
thehockeywriters.com - 18 hours ago
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Evgeni Malkin recently returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins
line-up (Photo by Author) It’s gotten to the point
where it seems strange to hear positive news on the Pittsburgh Penguins injury front. On Saturday night Evgeni Malkin returned to the team and helped the Penguins defeat the ...
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Finally Some Good Injury News For The Pittsburgh Penguins
thehockeywriters.com - 18 hours ago
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By Jon Gabrielle, Stars correspondent The Dallas Stars
entered last night’s game coming off quite possibly their
best effort of the season Wednesday night against the Detroit Red Wings. A 3-1 win in Motown. Unfortunately, they couldn’t muster any momentum on Thursday ...
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Jackets pound Stars, 4-1.
thehockeywriters.com - 34 hours ago
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Estranged Blue Jacket Nikita Filatov (Photo by Elisalou_Designs/Flickr)
By Rick Gethin “CSKA can give me more right
now than Columbus, to whom I am thankful. And all I need is to get playing time.” ~ Blue Jacket Nikita Filatov to Dmitry Chesnokov ( PuckDaddy ) ...
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A Counter-Point View to “Filatov and The System”
thehockeywriters.com - 43 hours ago
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Sellouts have been the rule at Xcel Energy
Center....or have they? (Credit: Bobak, Via: Wikipedia Commons.) Since
birth in 2000, the Minnesota Wild has never played to a less-than full house at home. Ever. Heading into Friday’s game against the Islanders, the Wild is seven games ...
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Wild’s Sellout Streak A Pathetic Farce
thehockeywriters.com - 2 days ago
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Marilyn Sarvis, Buffalo Sabres Correspondent At first glance,
a 6-2 loss looks like a horrible game- and
it was. In the span of 1 minute and 2 seconds; the game went from close to a blowout. Ryan Miller has played outstanding in net this year for the Sabres. At first glance, one would ...
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Why Miller Was Not At Fault
thehockeywriters.com - 2 days ago
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Nikita Filatov /Image courtesy of Elisalou Designs/Flikr Long
before Nikita Filatov was born, his parents and fellow
Russian citizens were intimately familiar with the аппарат ( apparat ) – the Russian term for the bewilderingly massive and complex Soviet bureaucratic system that governed ...
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Filatov and The System
thehockeywriters.com - 2 days ago
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Christopher Ralph – THW’s Flames Correspondent I was
recently able to do an in depth interview with
promising young Flames prospect, netminder Joni Ortio , who was drafted in the 6 th round (171 st overall) in this past summer’s entry draft. Like his idol, Miikka Kiprusoff, Ortio ...
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Calgary Flames Joni Ortio: Full Potential Profile And ...
thehockeywriters.com - 2 days ago
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:by Michael P. Kelly Who is on your
Team Canada? (photo courtesy: Phil Walsh - Flickr) When
it comes to selecting the Canadian mens Olympic hockey team for the 2010 games, everyone is a general manager. The person reading this, the person beside them ...
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The Team Canada Debate: Think, Then Speak
thehockeywriters.com - 2 days ago
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Hanzal, Bryzgalov and Aucoin Stand Guard Against Dallas..Photo
by Sharon Murphy Say that five times fast. November
has not been kind to the Phoenix Coyotes. Winning only 2 of their 7 games this month there’s really not a lot to be thankful for. With Jason LaBarbera in net and not playing ...
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Power Play, Penalties and Persistent Injuries Plague Phoenix
thehockeywriters.com - 2 days ago
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I would like to welcome two of our
newest advertisers, the Rbar (Columbus, Ohio) and the Jacket
Backers (Official Booster Club of the Columbus Blue Jackets). Be sure to visit their websites and let them know that The Hockey Writers sent you. Rick Gethin is the Associate Editor of ...
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