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Custance: NHL Power Poll: Sharks swimming at the top
It was hard to watch Tuesday night's exciting game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Re...
Custance: NHL Power Poll: No changes at the top
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Snapshots — ... outgunned on their own turf. I don't know about you, but last night's "fun" factor escaped me as soon as Staal scored his first third-period goal. When a 5-2 third-period lead becomes a 5-4 squeaker, you know that your team's lost control of the game. The Sporting News's Craig Custance does point out that the Red Wings's goals-for versus goals-against differential is under half a goal, which has Ken Holland worried (and the Wings entrenched in 3rd place on Custance's "power poll"): November 12, The Sporting News : Detroit G.M. Ken Holland told us Monday he's concerned with his ...

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