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• The NHL Column: Trade Deadline, Olympic Debate and Brendan Burke, Hero
• By Christopher Botta 3/01/2010 11:03 AM ET
• With major deals involving Ilya Kovalchuk, Dion Phaneuf and J.S. Giguere completed before the Olympics trade freeze, there are now less than 50 hours left for shopping before Wednesday's deadline. ... More »
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• Rangers Add Ales Kotalik in Free Agency, Might Improve Power Play
• By Adam Gretz 7/09/2009 5:30 PM ET
• The New York Rangers continued their free agency spending on Thursday by signing 30-year-old forward Ales Kotalik to a three-year, $9 million deal. It's a move that could signal the end of restricted ... More »
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• Mike Babcock Patiently Waits for Salary Cap to Break Up the Blackhawks
• By Adam Gretz 5/19/2009 2:10 PM ET
• After jumping out to a 1-0 series lead in the Western Conference Final, Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock held a press conference on Monday and fielded a variety of questions from the media. For the ... More »
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• Despite Additions, Rangers Fall Due to Old Problems
• By Kevin Schultz 4/29/2009 11:14 AM ET
• Before the Rangers made a whole host of changes to their team in March -- the additions of Sean Avery, Derek Morris, Nik Antropov and a coaching switch -- they had a few problems; their high paid ... More »
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• Lundqvist Puts Caps on the Brink
• By Eric McErlain 4/23/2009 12:15 AM ET
• After a dominating 4-0 win over the New York Rangers in Game Three of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal playoff series, it seemed as if the Washington Capitals had finally found a winning ... More »
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• NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
• By Bruce Ciskie 4/14/2009 3:30 PM ET
• Exactly 1,230 regular season games have been played. We're down to the best eight teams in each conference. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Wednesday night with four series lid-lifters. In the Eastern ... More »
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• Playoff Stars You Might Not Expect
• By Adam Gretz 4/14/2009 1:46 PM ET
• You're going to hear about Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin quite a bit during the NHL playoffs (probably more than you care to hear about them) but they are far from the only players in the NHL that ... More »
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• Chris Drury Leads Rangers Over Montreal
• By Adam Gretz 4/08/2009 1:30 AM ET
• Newsmakers in the NHL is a weekday morning attempt to clear yesterday's rebounds and look to the day ahead. Rangers 3, Canadiens 1: It was called the most critical regular season game since the ... More »
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• Rangers, Canadiens to Fight for Their Playoff Lives
• By Adam Gretz 4/07/2009 2:05 PM ET
• The playoffs might not start for another week, but Tuesday's throw down in Madison Square Garden between the Rangers and Canadiens might as well be a playoff game. How big is this game? Well, if we ... More »
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• FanHouse Chats With NHL Director of Officiating Stephen Walkom
• By Adam Gretz 4/03/2009 11:00 AM ET
• During Pittsburgh's 4-3 win over the New York Rangers this past Saturday, Colton Orr received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for interference on Penguins defenseman Mark Eaton. The call ... More »
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• Newsmakers in the NHL: Olli Jokinen Scores 2 in Calgary Debut
• By Adam Gretz 3/06/2009 1:30 AM ET
• Flames 5, Flyers 1: The Calgary Flames were the big winners during the NHL's trade deadline, picking up Olli Jokinen from the Phoenix Coyotes and Jordan Leopold from the Colorado Avalanche. It didn't ... More »
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• NHL Trade Deadline Preview: East
• By Bruce Ciskie 3/03/2009 3:30 PM ET
• Weeks of rumors, innuendo, and e5s will finally come to a head on Wednesday. At 3pm Eastern, the NHL trade deadline will pass. You can follow all the activity with our NHL Trade Deadline Tracker. ... More »
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• Staying or Going: Ilya Kovalchuk
• By Bruce Ciskie 2/27/2009 12:00 PM ET
• The Clash once posed the question: Should I stay or should I go now? We take a look at the big names surrounding the NHL trade deadline and whether they'll be staying in place or going to finish the ... More »
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• Newsmakers in the NHL: Rangers Finally Win, Canadiens Lose Again
• By Adam Gretz 2/19/2009 1:30 AM ET
• Rangers 3, Islanders 1: For one night, everything was great at Madison Square Garden as the Rangers picked up a much needed 3-1 win over the Islanders. Scott Gomez, Nigel Dawes and Fredrik Sjostrom ... More »
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• What Team USA Could Look Like in Vancouver Olympics
• By Bruce Ciskie 2/19/2009 12:00 AM ET
• We're less than one year away from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Once again, the NHL will take a mid-season break and allow its players to participate in the Games. After a wonderful run to ... More »
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• Rangers Continue Slide in Playoff Race
• By Adam Gretz 2/15/2009 3:00 PM ET
• Things are getting ugly in New York as the Rangers continued their recent slide with a 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday afternoon, their seventh loss in the past eight games, putting them ... More »
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• Sean Avery Clears Waivers, Could Be Headed for Hartford
• By Bruce Ciskie 2/09/2009 2:20 PM ET
• The Sean Avery saga took a turn last week, as it was learned that the New York Rangers were interested in re-acquiring the controversial forward. Avery played there before signing in Dallas as a free ... More »
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• Rangers Send '9' to the Rafters
• By Bruce Ciskie 2/03/2009 8:40 PM ET
• It was a very emotional night Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. The New York Rangers retired the number of forward Adam Graves before their game against Atlanta. 52 of Graves' 329 career goals came ...
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• Newsmakers in the NHL: John Madden's Controversial Goal
• By Adam Gretz 1/17/2009 1:10 AM ET
• Columbus goalie Steve Mason was perfect for 59 minutes on Friday night in his quest for his seventh shutout of the season. It was that one minute that proved to be the difference, as Travis Zajac and ... More »
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• Newsmakers in the NHL: Zdeno Chara, Tim Thomas Help Lead Bruins
• By Adam Gretz 1/14/2009 1:30 AM ET
• It was a great night of rivalries in the NHL on Tuesday, including a classic original six tilt in Boston, where the Bruins pulled out a 3-1 win over Montreal. Tim Thomas stopped 34-of-35 shots, and ... More »
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