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2012 NHL draft -- Jordan Staal trade a win for Carolina Hurricanes and...
No matter how you poke and prod the league's first blockbuster trade of the offseason, it's hard not to see reason for optimism and excitement from both vantage points, writes Scott Burnside.
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Penguins will be doing some shuffling
Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma, echoing the sentiments of his GM, Ray Shero, acknowledged remorse about losing center Jordan Staal, who was dealt to Caro...
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Can change of scenery ignite Brad Boyes?
There may be no more wacky franchise in the NHL than the New York Islanders. We don't care about the math, offering every draft pick you have in order...
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2012 free agency -- Signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter will pay off big...
GM Chuck Fletcher's bold signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter will pay off big for the Wild, writes Scott Burnside.
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NHL: Time to ponder the complete stupidity of the lockout
Just when it looked as if the NHL had it figured out, it threw it all away on a foolish lockout, Scott Burnside writes.
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What's an NHLer to do in North America?
Eight years ago, Matt Cullen's agent Mike Gillis -- now the GM of the Vancouver Canucks -- called and asked Cullen if he wanted to wait out the lockou...
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Commodore back in AHL with a mission
NEW YORK -- There is something more circular than arc-like about the path Mike Commodore's career has taken. Seven years ago, the big defenseman wa...
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Brian Burke, Leafs fans deserve better
In the end, it doesn't really matter whether the Toronto Maple Leafs and the horde of suits that now own the game's most lucrative hockey team thought...
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NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins' Paul Martin refused easy option
Instead of asking the Penguins to trade him, Paul Martin dedicated the offseason to improving his game and the results have been remarkable, writes Scott Burnside.
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NHL - Struggling Nashville Predators face return of Minnesota Wild's Ryan Suter
It is hard not to believe that the return of former Nashville defenseman Ryan Suter and the woes of the current edition of the Predators are inexorably linked, writes Scott Burnside.
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Brenden Morrow move ups trade demand
It is almost a rite of spring, the annual pre-trade deadline move by Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero. It doesn't always have the intended result -...
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Need to know: Are Stars buyers or sellers?
It's never too early for the second-guessing to begin when it comes to trades made or not made at this time of the season. And so it goes for Dal...
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Burnside: Teams under pressure at trade deadline
Here's a look at five teams for whom the trade deadline looms large, writes Scott Burnside.
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GM McPhee: We weren't going to be sellers
Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee said the Capitals had been looking for a top-six forward for a long time, and the fact that the team...
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Pens' Fitzgerald has emotional day in hometown Boston
Former Penguins great and Boston native Tom Fitzgerald had an emotional day at TD Garden.
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Vigneault a victim of the blame game
So Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis fed head coach Alain Vigneault and assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown to the lions. Hardly a surprise. Tha...
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Scott Burnside: Is Dan Bylsma on the hot seat?
Penguins GM Ray Shero has decisions to make, and, after the Pens got swept by the Bruins, the first one might involve the future of Dan Bylsma at the helm, Scott Burnside writes.
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Penguins, Malkin commit to each other
For Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero, it was never about whether he should trade Evgeni Malkin but about whether Malkin wanted to be in Pittsburgh. P...
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As U.S. GM, David Poile in tuneup mode
NEW YORK -- Of the many memorable hours leading up to the epic gold-medal game at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 between Canada and the United States,...
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No big-ice excuses for U.S. GM Poile
ARLINGTON, Va. -- If you received a dime for every time you heard either Canadian or American Olympic officials talk about the importance of adjusting...
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