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One of the things that a lot of fans can't stand about the NHL is the fact that you get a point for an OT loss.áI'm one of those fans, and this statistic has been harming the Canucks for the entire season. I know that the NHL wants to reward teams for putting up a good fight, and I know that OT hockey is a little different from regulation hockey, especially ...

With the end of the year quickly approaching, NHL.com has been counting down the best of the decade. Today, they gave the top five teams of the decade . Two of the five teams were Red Wings. The Wings also owned the top spot with the 2001-02 team that won the Stanley Cup. I don't really think that's much of a surprise. However, the Wings also owned the third spot with the ...

Last night's game against the Vancouver Canucks could have gone either way. The Canucks had many scoring opportunities and were consistently shelling TyáConklináwith a ton of shots. Even though they won, I saw a lot of things that I didn't like in St. Louis. They did not give Conklin much help defensively. I thought that this game showed defensive weaknesses that may help explain why the Blues are at the bottom of ...

Like all Wings fans, I think that I'm a little bit nervous about the next month now that Henrik Zetterberg is gone. I knew that we were going to have a tough time against the Blackhawks last night. Defense has been a weakness for Detroit for a while. It was a weakness last year when they went to the Stanley Cup finals. Thankfully, our goalies were able to cover for it. I'm not ...

A lot of people are talking about the great win the Maple Leafs had over the Bruins the other night in Toronto. However, I think that's a little bit less important than Gustavsson's milestone. Most of you know that Gustavsson made his first career shutout last night against the Bruins. This was his first start sinceáthe heart surgery that put him on the sidelines. When the Maple Leafs put Gustavsson on the ice ...

This year, the Chicago Blackhawks are known for their star offensive players. Jonathon Toews, Marian Hossa, and Patrick Sharp are three of the biggest superstars in the game today. One of the biggest mistakes a Hawks fan can make is to think that these three players are the reason they are winning games. Although they are putting up good numbers, the Hawks still have the ninth best offense in the NHL. The ...

Not a lot of people outside of the Florida Panthers community have heard the name Nathan Horton. This 24-year-old Florida forward has been flying under the radar for the entire season. However, that doesn't mean he hasn't put up alarming numbers. Right now, he is 19th in the NHL in points and 11th in assists. He's actually tied with a few players you may have heard of. In the points category, he's ...

The Calgary Flames are well known for their strong defensive play and All-Star goalie Miikka Kiprusoff. However, during their recent slump, that hasn't been enough. The biggest problem for the team right now is scoring goals, something that the coaching staff knows all too well. The flames have lost three of their last four games and they have only scored eight goals. They are losing a lot of close games even though ...

It seems like the entire NHL season has been full of injuries, cheap shots, and suspensions. Despite all of the action, Alexander OvechkinÆs suspension is probably the one most people know about. However, Jarkko RutuuÆs hit on Patrick Kaleta in Wednesday night's game was another hit that made a few people upset. Buffalo fans are clearly unhappy about the hit, and Ottawa fans donÆt seem to see anything wrong with it. The ...

With all of the hype surrounding Martin Brodeur, I got to thinking about who the greatest goalie of all time is. If you could pick any goalie, who would it be? Would it be Brodeur with a record up and coming, or would you choose Hasek, who is widely known for being the best goalie in the world? Or would you choose a legend, like Terry Sawchuck? Or, would you choose ...