The gold medal hockey game is scheduled for Feb. 28. Even VANOC should be able toákeep that on schedule.
On March 1, Detroit flies to Colorado to play the Avalanche and the last quarter of the NHL schedule gets underway.
Teams will have three more days before the trade deadline to make a deal once the Olympicátrade hiatus is over. They are in earnest at this point in the season and almost always give you all the effort they can manage at this time of year as they struggle to make the playoffs or improve their playoff position.
This is a quick look at where I see teams in the National Hockey Leagues Western Conferenceástanding and where I see them going betweenáthe end of the Olympics andáplayoff time.
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San Jose
San Jose is currently leading the We ...
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After The 2010 Winter Olympics: NHL Western Conference Sprints to The End
Posted: 17th February 2010 by Scott Weldon in NHLComments Off on After The 2010 Winter Olympics: NHL Western Conference Sprints to The End