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The First round of the 2010 NHL entry draft has a lot of depth. There will be talented players near the bottom end of the first and into the second rounds. The following article outlines my choices compiled from numerous scouting rankings and reports. This is a list from 30-21 of who I think will get drafted, where, and when.   30. Washington Capitals: Jarred Tinordi (D)      Current team: USA U-18 NTDP      Ht/Wt: ...

The games for Canada kicked off on a rather poor note winning only 8 medals in the first week of competition. Many Canadians were starting to feel that the games were going to be a huge failure, but during that second week the atheletes kicked it up into full gear. Claiming 18 medals in the final week, Canada set a record for most gold medals ever won at a winter olympic ...

This years olympics appears to be showing more of a shift from veteran players to the youth of today. This should promise a lot of exciting games. But who really stands to have the best olympics this year. Will Canada rebound from last olympics dissappointment? Will Sweden continue to build on their successes? Or maybe Russia's high flying offence can get things done. Whatever the tale 2010 looks to be a good ...

After the sting of the 2006 Olympics, there will likely be a bigger shift from aging veterans to the youth of the today. A healthy mix of experienced veterans and younger stars is likely to make a winning combo come February. The following is my take on this years Canadian Olympic squad (letters in brackets represent captaincy). á Goaltending Martin Brodeur : Brodeur owns just about every record a goalie can win, ...

The following article is based upon my previous rankings, and Week One performances. PR= Previous ranking DIF= differential fromápreviousáranking á 30. New York Islanders (PR: 30, DIF: E) 29. Tampa Bay Lightning (PR: 20, DIF: -9) 28. Toronto Maple Leafs (PR: 23, DIF:á-5) 27. New Jersey Devils (PR: 12, DIF: -15) 26. Buffalo Sabres (PR: 24, DIF: -2) 25. Carolina Hurricanes (PR: 11, DIF: -14) 24. Dallas Stars (PR: 16, DIF: -8) 23. Edmonton Oilers (PR: 21, DIF: -2) 22. Minnesota Wild ...

Well the first two are in the books, and if you are a Toronto Maple Leafs fan you may not like what you see. The two big pick-ups of the offseason, Francois Beauchemin, and Mike Komisarek, have been mediocre at best. To start off the season Komisarek has managed to stay even, but has been caught on several occasions making stupid plays, and really not reading and reacting as well as he ...