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Penguins Complete the Sweep
It’s been 19 years since the Penguins have swept a team in the playoffs. Now the Ottawa Senators can be added to the likes of the Oakland Seals, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers after losing 3-1 against Pittsburgh … Continue reading
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It’s Just Avery Being Avery…
I spoke about this with the other puckheads on TWeekD last night, but I want to elaborate on my position. What Avery did was unheard of, but also innovative. Don’t forget the fact that Avery scored shortly afterwards on a … Continue reading
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April 9th Recap: Captain Clutch Saves the Night
Wednesday night was a night of upsets with only one top seed winning their game. In case you missed it, here’s a wrap up of last night’s games. Penguins 4, Senators 0 Don’t blame Gerber for this loss; the Senators … Continue reading
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Calm Before the Storm: My Picks for the First Round
Now that there is downtime before the postseason starts, the predictions start to fly. Here’s my breakdown for the eight series that start on Wednesday and Thursday. Montreal (1) vs Boston (8) Boston doesn’t have a prayer with this matchup. … Continue reading
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Endgame: How the Season Wrapped Up
The 2007-2008 regular season has officially ended. There are just three days until the playoffs begin. The matchups have been set and the schedules are posted. Now, the only thing hockey fans can do is bide their time, speculate, and … Continue reading
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NHL Mandates Mullets for Players, Cites Fairness as Cause
In keeping with the recent tradition of rule tweaks and equipment mandates, the NHL and their competition committee has stated today that, starting with the 2008-2009 season, a mullet haircut will be required by all players with the ability to … Continue reading
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The Final Countdown
With all that the NHL got wrong with their post-lockout schedule matrix, the all-divisional playoff push at the end of the season is genius. Right now we’re seeing incredible match ups and nail-biting points races to round out the season. … Continue reading
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Pronger Puts His Foot Down
Last Wednesday, Chris Pronger got tied up against the boards with Ryan Kesler during a game between the Anaheim Ducks and the Vancouver Canucks. After Pronger got his leg free from Kesler’s, he delivered a vicious stomp onto Kesler’s calf. … Continue reading
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Everybody Hurts
“Everybody cries, Everybody hurts sometimes.” – REM If you don’t think hockey takes a toll on a person’s body, just take a look at the big name players that are injured right now over at TSN.ca. The list is massive … Continue reading
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Nose to Nose: Should the Winter Classic Close the Doors To the House That Ruth Built?
Nosebleed’s first edition of Nose to Nose — think “point, counterpoint” — pits hockey lover and writer of the Daily Deke, Grant Beery, up against baseball-obsessed Chris Roberts to go tit for tat on who and what should be the … Continue reading
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