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Column: Nazem Kadri doesn’t need to prove himself
There are plenty of narratives surrounding the upcoming contract of 25-year-old Nazem Kadri. Some say he needs to grow up. Last season, the former seventh overall pick, drafted in the same summer as...
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Eichel and Rienhart reminiscent of another Sabres rookie duo
There was a wide range of expectations for the Buffalo Sabres as they approached the 2015-16 season. Many of those expectations were linked to the acquisition of Jack Eichel, the second overall pick in...
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Playoff streak ending could be positive for Red Wings
Ever since Steve Yzerman retired in 2006, writers looking for the ultimate “I told you so” have been predicting the demise of the Detroit Red Wings and their playoff streak. The number of pundits...
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Evaluating Senators’ sophomores: Stone, Hoffman, Hammond
At this time last year, nobody was talking about the Ottawa Senators. They looked like any other team bound to finish out of playoff contention and with an early-to-mid first-round pick. A month and a...
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Red Wings’ offensive woes lead to embarrassing home loss
There’s never a good time for an NHL team to lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs – a franchise that is killing time until the draft lottery. Losing a home game in March when you’re battling to extend your...
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Anthony Mantha holds keys to Red Wings playoff hopes
Anthony Mantha was recalled from the AHL by the Detroit Red Wings today, and fans of the team had a wide range of responses. There’s a lot going on here, and the storm that has been Detroit’s 2015-16...
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Under-the-radar prospect Nikita Soshnikov shining on NHL stage
There isn’t much to like about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2015-16 campaign. The club’s ‘scorched earth’ brand of rebuild had the season doomed from the start, as the Leafs’ management team has set their...
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Could David Pastrnak be the next ‘elite’ Bruin?
The 2014 NHL Draft was never really considered to be a “deep” draft, with only the top five picks expected to become “elite” NHLers, though many taken late in the first round had the potential to be...
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A look to the future as the Sabres’ season comes to a close
With the passing of the trade deadline, things have been relatively quiet for the Buffalo Sabres. With only one deadline day deal, in which the team gained another draft pick but no players, there...
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Red Wings fans given yet another case of late-season heartburn
The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons seem to be in a battle to see which team can make their fans the angriest in the shortest period of time. With both teams trying to hold on to the Eastern...
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Red Wings rally in Sunrise could be turning point in playoff hunt
If the Detroit Red Wings make the playoffs, Saturday night in Florida will be the game that made it possible. After an embarrassing loss at home against the Maple Leafs was followed by a loss in...
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William Nylander adjusting to life in the NHL
It’s been about three weeks since William Nylander was recalled from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies to play for the Maple Leafs. In the first week-and-a-half of his NHL career, he played fairly well,...
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Blashill lacks parachute as Red Wings plummet out of playoffs
Things have gotten so bad for the Detroit Red Wings that Jeff Blashill is reduced to trying random lineup changes in order to get his team to make an effort. Some nights it pays off – the Red Wings...
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Does Erik Karlsson really need to be more defensively responsible?
Thursday morning, Elliotte Friedman made some remarks on Toronto’s Sportsnet 590 about likely Norris candidate, Erik Karlsson, and how he needs to set an example defensively as captain of the Ottawa...
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Anthony Mantha gives grandfather thrill against Montreal
Andre Pronovost did a lot of memorable things in his 10-season NHL career, including winning four Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens. None of them may have meant more than a goal he watched from...
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Comeback kids Larsson and Eichel lead Sabres
The wind has picked up on the shores of Lake Erie recently, and there is some speculation that the breeze is just Sabres’ fans breathing a collective sigh of relief. With only eight games left in the...
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Alex Galchenyuk emerges as lead centreman
One season after Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price rose to become the NHL’s top talent – snagging the 2015 Vezina Trophy, Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award, and William M. Jennings Trophy –...
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Column: Owner Melnyk deluded about state of Senators
The Ottawa Senators are one of the few NHL teams that operates on an internal budget, with owner Eugene Melnyk working to save money when it comes to player spending, and still win hockey games. Not...
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Fasching and Nelson impress in NHL debut
Though the trade deadline passed almost a month ago, Buffalo Sabres’ general manager Tim Murray has been very busy. With the NCAA regular season coming to an end, Buffalo has signed several of their...
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Red Wings can’t blame goaltenders for late-season struggles
Every Detroit Red Wings fan knows, deep in their heart, that the day will come when the team finally misses the playoffs. It might not even be this year – they are still tied for the second Eastern...
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