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After an uncharacteristically poor first half of the season, the Detroit Red Wings have come to life, and are a favorite to return to the Stanley Cup Finals for the third consecutive season. The Red Wings were hit by the injury bug early and often this season; it definitely affected their game. Players that missed time for the Red Wings this season due to injury included Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Holstrom, Valterri Filppula, ...

The Buffalo Sabres were missing a ton of talent on Monday night, but that didn’t stop them from defeating the Boston Bruins at TD Garden by a score of 3-2. The big story heading into the game was Buffalo’s injuries. Scratched from the Sabres’ lineup were Tim Connolly, Thomas Vanek, Patrick Kaleta, and Raffi Torres. Filling in for the injured players was Buffalo’s tremendous trio of young talent: Tyler Ennis, Nathan Gerbe, ...

It’s been almost one month since the NHL trade deadline. The 2010 deadline day, back on March 3, featured the most trades and players moved in NHL history. However, the day was definitely one of the more boring trade deadlines in recent memory due to a lack of big names. Despite the deficiency of major players being shipped around, a number of teams have benefited from their deadline deals. However, certain players have ...

The Buffalo Sabres better start praying to the hockey gods that they don’t get matched up with the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the playoffs. After a 4-2 loss to the Sens on Friday night, Buffalo dropped to 0-4-1 this season against their Northeast Division rivals. They have been outscored 18-9 by Ottawa in those five games. “They’re playing a certain kind of system against us and it goes against our ...

It’s been said that a great goalie can win his team the Stanley Cup. Well there are a lot of playoff teams questioning their goaltender situations with the postseason just a couple of weeks away. A lot of the problems can be found in the Eastern Conference. Let’s start with Washington Capitals. Now, the Caps have more of a good problem than anything else—a dilemma, if you will. At the beginning of ...

Believe it or not, it isn’t easy ranking the top fighters in the NHL. When ranking forwards, you can compare points. When ranking defenders, you can look at plus/minus. When ranking goaltenders, there are goals-against and save percentage to help. But when ranking fighters, what criteria can be used? Sure, I can look through tons of fights on Youtube, which I did, and I can look at who has beaten who over the ...

The Buffalo Sabres have 11 games remaining in the regular season, and hopefully a lot more after that. The Sabres currently have a five point lead over the Ottawa Senators in the Northeast Division, with three games in hand. Unfortunately for Buffalo, its 11 remaining games take place over the course of just 19 days. There are also three sets of back-to-back games left for the Sabres. Six of the 11 games will ...

The NHL playoff picture is starting to come into focus. The Washington Capitals are just a couple of wins from clinching the top spot in the East, but not every team is as lucky as the Caps. The Edmonton Oilers have officially been eliminated from playoff contention and are looking to secure the number one pick in the upcoming 2010 NHL Entry Draft. And then there are those teams on the outside of ...

Love to play with him, hate to play against him. When the Buffalo Sabres drafted Patrick Kaleta with the 176th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, they knew that they were getting a hard-hitting grinder who may put up 10 points a season, but they didn’t know they were drafting the league’s best agitator. From Kaleta’s bone-crushing hits to his overly elaborate goal celebrations (see picture), he ...

Can you believe that Georgetown was upset in the first-round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament? Nobody cares. Stop watching the NCAAs and get your focus back on hockey. This season has featured a number of standout goaltenders in the NHL. While some goalies have been more consistent than others, this year’s Vezina Trophy race for goalie of the year should be a memorable one. Before I start, many of you will probably be ...