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2011 NHL Entry Draft Recap

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  2011 NHL ENTRY DRAFT RECAP   The dust has settled on the floor of the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, as the 2011 NHL Entry Draft has completed.  The hometown Minnesota Wild made the first big splash at the draft, trading Brent Burns to the San Jose Sharks.  The rest of the NHL Entry Draft weekend saw more trades, a lot of picks, and the … [Read more...] about 2011 NHL Entry Draft Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 2011 Draft Picks

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2011 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Draft Picks   The 2011 NHL Entry Draft is completed, and all seven rounds are in the books.  Before we look ahead to free agency in the National Hockey League, let's take a look at a team by team synopsis of all of this year's draft picks.  Find out who they are, what to expect from them, and when you can expect to see them putting on a … [Read more...] about Columbus Blue Jackets 2011 Draft Picks

Winnipeg Jets 2011 Draft Picks

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2011 Winnipeg Jets NHL Draft Picks   The 2011 NHL Entry Draft is completed, and all seven rounds are in the books.  Before we look ahead to free agency in the National Hockey League, let's take a look at a team by team synopsis of all of this year's draft picks.  Find out who they are, what to expect from them, and when you can expect to see them putting on a sweater … [Read more...] about Winnipeg Jets 2011 Draft Picks

Minnesota Wild 2011 Draft Picks

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2011 Minnesota Wild NHL Draft Picks   The 2011 NHL Entry Draft is completed, and all seven rounds are in the books.  Before we look ahead to free agency in the National Hockey League, let's take a look at a team by team synopsis of all of this year's draft picks.  Find out who they are, what to expect from them, and when you can expect to see them putting on a … [Read more...] about Minnesota Wild 2011 Draft Picks

Detroit Red Wings 2011 Draft Picks

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2011 Detroit Red Wings Draft Picks   The 2011 NHL Entry Draft is completed, and all seven rounds are in the books.  Before we look ahead to free agency in the National Hockey League, let's take a look at a team by team synopsis of all of this year's draft picks.  Find out who they are, what to expect from them, and when you can expect to see them putting on a sweater … [Read more...] about Detroit Red Wings 2011 Draft Picks

Blackhawks and Canucks Heading Back to Chicago, UNRULY Fans

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With a resounding 5-0 win in game five, the Chicago Blackhawks took a game from the Vancouver Canucks in their building and got right back in goaltender Roberto Luongo's head. They've out-scored the Canucks 12-2 in the last two games, and 17-11 in the series (yet they still face elimination being down 3-2). Maybe the Chicago fans and their taunts are getting to them? Much … [Read more...] about Blackhawks and Canucks Heading Back to Chicago, UNRULY Fans

Columbus Blue Jackets Season in Review

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Mr. McConnell, who unlike his father, the late John H. McConnell, has, to date, preferred to avoid the spotlight and quietly allow those entrusted to run the organization to perform their duties. That is, until now. Another season of great disappointment from the Blue Jackets, the result of an ill-timed freefall at the worst possible time of the season - a 3-12-7 record in … [Read more...] about Columbus Blue Jackets Season in Review

NHL Eastern Conference Midterm Assessments

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Early in the season, I provided my predictions as to how I thought the NHL Eastern Conference would pan out. While I fared pretty well in my mid-season assessment of the NHL Western Conference predictions, I learned two things in assessing how I did in previewing the Eastern Conference: I should stick to covering the Western Conference, and I really needed to assess the … [Read more...] about NHL Eastern Conference Midterm Assessments