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  • NHL Awards 2013-14: Puck Daddy picks the winners for this season’s hardware

    (The 2013-14 NHL season is upon us. Puck Daddy’s writers are previewing the teams, conferences, playoffs, awards and various other things until the puck drops.) In looking over the 2013-14 Puck Daddy Staff Prognostications for the NHL Awards, one thing … Continue reading →

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  • Top Four Buffalo Sabres Rivalries for the 2013-14 NHL Season

    COMMENTARY | While the recent preseason tussle with the Toronto Maple Leafs is fresh in our minds, it's time to look ahead at the regular season and highlight the dates for the top Buffalo Sabres rivalries for the 2013-14 National Hockey League season. Some of the rivalries have been brewing for…

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  • How does the Blackhawks’ 2013 Cup ring compare to the 2010 edition? (Photo)

    Sunday night marked the end of the NHL preseason, which means the actual season is only a few days from getting underway. But before we drop the puck on another year of hockey, there's still one piece of business to … Continue reading →

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  • Josh Harding’s toque goalie mask is the coolest of the season (Photo)

    Minnesota Wild netminder Josh Harding is no stranger to creative designs for his masks. When an equipment truck fire burned almost everything inside, including Harding's mask, his new lid paid homage to the Ottawa Fire Department, who helped put out … Continue reading →

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  • The Pluses of Plus/minus

    The first Hockey Daily Dose of 2013-14 gives you sage - and maybe controversial - advice regarding which stat categories to use in your league.

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  • Ovechkin silent on gay law, Sochi security no issue

    By Karolos Grohmann ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - Russian ice hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, who will become the second torchbearer for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Sunday, refused to comment on Russia's controversial anti-gay law that threatens to disrupt preparations for February's…

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  • Sochi in final stretch as flame lit in Olympia

    By Karolos Grohmann ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch was lit in ancient Olympia on Sunday heralding the start of what will be the longest torch relay for any Winter Games, including a trip to space, as Russia prepares to showcase its modern post-Soviet face.…

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  • Landeskog scores 2 in 2nd as Avalanche beat Kings

    LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Gabriel Landeskog scored twice in the second period, rallying the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

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  • Jonathan Drouin, No. 3 pick, sent to juniors by Lightning, so hold those Calder votes

    Our faith has been shaken in EA Sports’ NHL 2013-14 season simulation. Jonathan Drouin, whom the video game company’s NASA supercomputer predicted would win the Calder Trophy this season, has been sent back to the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec … Continue reading →

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  • Leafs place D Liles on waivers

    TORONTO (AP) -- The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed defenseman John-Michael Liles on waivers as their opening-night roster begins to come into focus.

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  • Freed BizNasty: Coyotes’ Paul Bissonnette has 10-game suspension dropped to 3 games

    Phoenix Coyotes fan favorite Paul Bissonnette was suspended 10 games by the NHL on Sept. 15 for receiving a game misconduct for “leaving the bench on an illegal line change to join an altercation.” It was an automatic 10-game suspension, … Continue reading →

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  • Shaw's OT goal lifts Blackhawks past Caps 4-3

    CHICAGO (AP) -- Andrew Shaw knocked in a rebound at 1:47 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night in the teams' preseason finale.

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  • NHL-National Hockey League roundup

    Sept 28 (The Sports Xchange) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will stay off the ice this weekend due to a lower leg injury and will be evaluated when the team returns home on Monday the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on Saturday. Letang was apparently injured during practice on…

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  • Battle of the Blades IV, Week 1: this show is still bad television

    Two years ago, when I started writing for this website, I was assigned to watch and recap Season 3 of Battle of the Blades, the CBC reality show that takes retired hockey players and pairs them with figure skaters. I … Continue reading →

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  • Blue Jackets send 8 to AHL Springfield Falcons

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets assigned eight players Saturday to their American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Mass.

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  • Bissonnette's suspension reduced to 3 games

    NEW YORK (AP) -- The NHL reduced Phoenix Coyotes forward Paul Bissonnette's suspension for leaving the bench to join an altercation from 10 regular-season games to three Saturday

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  • Penguins D Letang out with lower-body injury

    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is out indefinitely with what coach Dan Bylsma described as a lower-body injury.

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  • Maple Leafs send Colborne to Flames for pick

    TORONTO (AP) -- The Toronto Maple Leafs traded center Joe Colborne to the Calgary Flames on Saturday night for a fourth-round pick next year.

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  • Canucks acquire Dalpe, Welsh from Hurricanes

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The Vancouver Canucks acquired right wing Zac Dalpe and center Jeremy Welsh from the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night for right wing Kellan Tochkin and a fourth-round pick next year.

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  • Brian Burke brings Joe Colborne to Calgary in trade with Maple Leafs

    There’s just something illicit about any trade between the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs that involves a player previously acquired by Brian Burke. It’s got the musty odor of the old boys network, as Dave Nonis does his mentor … Continue reading →

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