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Scott Burnside's 5 Things: Struggles for Bruins, Wings and Sharks
Scott Burnside's 5 Things: Struggles for Bruins, Wings and Sharks
1. Do the recent struggles of the Boston Bruins , San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings suggest there is hope for the rest of the playoff fields in both conferences? No. Well, sort of. The Sharks have hit a soft part in their schedule. They have lost four in a row and are 1-4-1 in their past six ...
Morning Skate XTRA: Tuesday, 3/10
Morning Skate XTRA: Tuesday, 3/10
thehockeyprogram.net — Here is a special edition of the Morning Skate! Since 9 of the 11 games have playoff... implications, I’m bringing you a full slate of mini-previews… Enjoy! Ryan really throws it down today...can you feel the heat playoff teams on the bubble? (more) Morning Skate XTRA: Tuesday, 3/10
Morning Skate: Saturday, 3/7
Morning Skate: Saturday, 3/7
thehockeyprogram.net — The ten pack of games is ready and Ryan breaks them all down only on THE MORNING... SKATE!!! Just a couple hours till all the action begins!!! (more) Morning Skate: Saturday, 3/7
Power Rankings:  The Program Wk 6!
Power Rankings: The Program Wk 6!
thehockeyprogram.net — That's right...if its Friday...it is time for Castle Greyskull and He-Man to make their appearance....see who has... the power this week and who wishes they did in this week's power rankings!!! The Program Top 10 (more) Power Rankings: The Program Wk 6!
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KK Hockey — from Scott Burnside of ESPN, What’s up with the Atlanta Thrashers and the New York Islanders? They trade away players and show signs of life? Kudos to first-year coaches Scott Gordon (Islanders) and John Anderson (Thrashers) for not just keeping their teams focused, but actually winning in the wake of the March 4 trade deadline. The Isles sent defenseman Chris Campoli and center Mike Comrie to Ottawa and Bill Guerin to Pittsburgh, and are without Doug Weight and Rick DiPietro, but are 4-1-0 in their past five games, including wins over New Jersey and Buffalo. Atlanta, meanwhile, is playing its best hockey of ...

Afternoon Delight: Monday
IllegalCurve.com — 5 Things from Scott Burnside. The weekly college hockey polls from Goon’s World. A look at the NCAA playoffs is here. John Tavares set the all-time OHL goal scoring mark this weekend. David Kolb of Max Hockey comments on the Islanders mini-resurgence. The NHL is looking for rule changes with regards to hits to the head. More on this topic here. Adam Proteau fills us in on the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. The Slapshot blogs updates the various European playoff series’. ...

Mediocrity loves company
Snapshots — ESPN's Scott Burnside points out that the Red Wings' issues with consistency of late have paralleled struggles by their peers in this week's "Five Things" column: March 9, ESPN : Do the recent struggles of the Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings suggest there is hope for the rest of the playoff fields in both conferences? No. Well, sort of. The Sharks have hit a soft part in their schedule. They have lost four in a row and are 1-4-1 in their past six games, a slide that has cost them the top spot in the NHL (they were tied with Detroit for second overall behind ...

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