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Doug Risebrough's Biggest Mistake?

When the NHL trade deadline passed Wednesday without the Minnesota Wild making a significant move, no one was really surprised. After all, the Wild have never really been known for their deadline aggression. Not only that, but they are on the fence when it comes to buying or selling, and those teams usually tend to stand...

Andrew Brunette's Ironman Streak Ends

One of the perks of signing a guy like the Wild's Andrew Brunette is that you can rely on him to be in the lineup, despite his style of play. He's a rugged leader, and he goes in the tough areas. When he gets in the tough areas, he makes things happen.Brunette played in 509 consecutive games, dating back to New Year's Eve...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Evgeni Malkin Saves Penguins

Penguins 4, Lightning 3: I feel as if I've said this before, but this could be the game that turns the Penguins season around. It has to be. If it doesn't spark something with this group, nothing will. Trailing 3-0 in the third period, Evgeni Malkin transformed himself into a one-man wrecking crew as he scored a pair of...

The Western Conference: A Marvelous Mass of Mediocrity

There are certainly at least two really good teams in the NHL's Western Conference. Defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit and fast-starting San Jose appear in the clear to duke it out for the right to play for the Stanley Cup later this year.Of course, we know that anything can happen in a best-of-seven series. In...

NHL Season Preview: Minnesota Wild

Welcome to the NHL FanHouse 2008-09 season preview. While other sites are previewing "30 teams in 30 days," we decided to take advantage of the extra time off before the start of the season to bring you all 30 previews over the next three weeks. We're counting down in reverse order of finish from last season in each...

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04/25/12 Hawks' Brunette facing big decision on future Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL Andrew Brunette hobbled to the podium with a gym shoe on his left foot and his right one wrapped to the point no shoe would fit.
04/25/12 Missing 'net front guy' short-circuited Hawks power... Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL Though it was one of the greatest mysteries and biggest headaches this season, the reason the Blackhawks power play struggled despite an all-star cast is really quite simple, according to Patrick Kane. There really wasnt a net front guy the whole year, Kane said.
04/11/12 In NHL playoffs, anybody can beat anybody Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA The Phoenix Coyotes ride a five-game winning streak into the playoffs for the franchise's first division title, and their reward is Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and, likely at some point, Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks.