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NHL Playoff Predictions

As the NHL FanHouse Staff continues rolling out predictions on the upcoming season, it's time to peer ahead to April and the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Instead of a traditional No. 1 through No. 8 list, we asked our writers to pick one team in each conference to make the playoffs after missing last year, as well as one team in...

2010-11 NHL Season Predictions

With the curtain about to pull back on another NHL season, it's time for the NHL FanHouse staff to make predictions that we sure hope no one will remember in April (assuming they're all wrong). Of course, knowing that they're probably wrong doesn't stop us from trying. Check out our division-by-division picks, as well as...

2010-11 Chicago Blackhawks Preview: Rebuilding While Contending

There are many good reasons why it's exceptionally tough to repeat as a champion in virtually any sport. The nature of the Stanley Cup Playoffs -- combined with the salary cap in the NHL -- conspire to make it even harder in hockey. The Chicago Blackhawks learned that this summer, as close to a dozen players who were a...

2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers Preview: No Question Marks at Two of Three Positions

The Philadelphia Flyers are going to hear about their goaltending problems probably until they win the Stanley Cup again, and maybe again after the parade. This is what the Flyers have been about since Ron Hextall won the Conn Smythe Trophy (in a losing cause) in 1987. On the bright side, it sure beats having to deal with...

2010-11 Montreal Canadiens Preview: All Carey Price, All the Time

What else, other than goaltending, would be the topic of discussion for this year's Montreal Canadiens team? It's always about the goaltending in Montreal. There are few -- if any -- players in the NHL this season that will be under more pressure to perform -- and perform at an extremely high level -- than Montreal's Carey...