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For the Most Part, Canadian Teams Stand Pat at Trade Deadline

Canadian teams were generally quiet on NHL trade deadline day – with one notable exception. The Edmonton Oilers dealt top scorer Dustin Penner and to the Los Angeles Kings for defenseman Colton Teubert and a first-round 2011 draft choice. Teubert, L.A.'s first-round pick (13th overall) has been playing for the...

Veteran Rob Scuderi Feels at Home on West Coast

Chances are good Rob Scuderi will not score a goal in these Stanley Cup playoffs, but L.A. Kings coach Terry Murray isn't complaining. Scuderi, a stay-at-home defenceman who has struggled to get comfortable in his first season on the West Coast, did not score a goal this season. In fact, he only has all of three markers...

Murray's Gamble On Wayne Simmonds Pays Off as Kings Draw Even

Wayne Simmonds made his coach look like a genius on Saturday night. Installed on his club's top line as part of a bold gamble, Simmonds scored a key goal as the Kings overcame an early two-goal deficit and beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in overtime in the second game of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. The...

Deadline Buzz Hurt by Lack of Fire Sales

The NHL's trade deadline didn't exactly come and go with a whimper, but there wasn't nearly as much buzz as in years past. The lack of big deals was likely disappointing to many, but looking back, none of this should be terribly surprising.There were teams that could go in as buyers. What they were missing was a glut of...

NHL Premier 2010 Heads to Three European Cities

The NHL started playing games in Europe in 2007, sending the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings to London.They sent four teams to Europe, including Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins, in 2008, and they followed that up with four more teams playing there to open this season. Among them was Detroit, a team full of Swedish...

Background on Fredrik Modin

Fredrik "Freddy" Modin (born October 8, 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger, who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and most notably won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003–04 season.

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