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Rangers Add Ales Kotalik in Free Agency, Might Improve Power Play

The New York Rangers continued their free agency spending on Thursday by signing 30-year-old forward Ales Kotalik to a three-year, $9 million deal. It's a move that could signal the end of restricted free agent Nikolai Zherdev's tenure in New York after one, uninspiring season. As for Kotalik, he spent the 2008-09 season...

Erik Cole, Patrick O'Sullivan,Justin Williams Move in 4-Team Trade

Even though the NHL's trade deadline has already passed, deals are still being announced because, as ESPN describes it, there's been a log jam at the NHL's fax machine. For some reason the idea of the NHL, in this world of modern technology, still using a fax machine on its biggest day of the regular season is somewhat...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Welcome Back to New Jersey Brendan Shanahan

Brendan Shanahan made his season debut for the New Jersey Devils on Monday night, and it didn't take him long to make an impact. At the 1:38 mark of the second period, the 39-year-old forward beat Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne from right on top of the crease, giving the Devils a 1-0 lead on their way to a 3-1 win over the...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Alex Ovechkin Takes Over, Capitals Win

For two periods Wednesday night's Penguins-Capitals tilt lived up to the hype -- and we certainly hyped it. Following some spirited trash talk between Alex Ovechkin and the Penguins bench prior to the start of the third period, Ovechkin transformed himself into a one-man wrecking crew, as he helped take over the game and...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Steven Stamkos Gets a Night Off

I think it would be fair to say that Steven Stamkos, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NHL Entry Draft, has been somewhat of a disappointment for the Tampa Bay Lightning during his rookie season. After Lightning management hyped the stuffing out of him before he was even a member of the organization, the 18-year-old...