thehockeywriters.com - 11/4/2009
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Nicklas Backstrom clearly prefers making his teammates around him better rather than shooting. Whoever continues insisting that he should fire the puck more needs to let the Swede play his game in peace. After all, it’s gotten him 175 points in 178 career games in just over two years.
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Powerless play
pensburgh.com 11/4/2009 —
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by Gus Ruelas - AP
Despite winning four out of the past six games without the power-play quarterback Sergei Gonchar, the Penguins haven't been doing much celebrating on the man advantage.
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Mike Green Interview
simplysensationalcaps.blogspot.com 30 days ago — If you haven't already, you should head over to The Hockey Writers to check out my interview with Mike Green . VERSUS did a great job putting the Podcast together and I was able to ask all the questions I had prepared. Green was the third person I interviewed since I started the blog last ...
Capitals at Panthers
nhl.com 30 days ago — The Washington Capitals didn't let losing two more players keep them from getting two more points. The Alex Ovechkin -less Capitals got two goals from Brendan Morrison in Friday night's 4-1 victory over the Panthers despite leaving with two fewer ...
The "Gifted" Paradox
peerlessprognosticator.blogspot.com 11/5/2009 — People who look at the Washington Capitals’ lineup do so and see a collection of extraordinarily skilled players. Alex Ovechkin is the most prolific goal scorer of this generation. Alexander Semin might have a more complete set of skills than Ovechkin ...
Something Brewing?
myteamrivals.typepad.com 28 days ago — The Maple Leafs, now winners of two straight, all of a sudden look like a team that is poised to make the playoffs.
Ever since Jonas Gustavsson has joined the Maple Leafs, he has been playing outstanding. With a record of 3-2-3, a GAA of 2.60 and a save percentage of .918, The Monster is ...
Fantasy Stars of the Week - Week #5
fantasyhockeyscouts.com 11/2/2009 — The biggest and brightest from the past week:
3rd Star , from the Pittsburgh Penguins, numero 87, Sidney Crosby ... 3+2=5, plus-4, 15 sog... and the 11 PIMs were just gravy.
2nd Star , from the Nashville Predators, numero 35, Pekka Rinne ... apparently he ...
Vokoun Makes 31 Saves for Second Straight Shutout —
NYT > Hockey 11/5/2009
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves for his second straight shutout, Steven Reinprecht opened the scoring early in the third period, and Florida extended Carolina's winless streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night.