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Power Rankings: San Jose on Top

For the third time in three weeks we have a new team on top of our power rankings, as the NHL-leading San Jose Sharks take over the top spot. The Devils take a fall thanks to their recent six-game losing streak, while Anaheim continues to climb the rankings. 1. Sharks (Last Week: 4)The Sharks currently occupy the top...

Islanders Sign Wade Dubielewicz, Rick DiPietro Likely Done for Season

The bad news continues to pour in for the New York Islanders on Thursday, as Greg Logan reports the team has signed goaltender Wade Dubielewicz to a one-year, $500,000 deal. Such a move would likely indicate Rick DiPietro, out for much of the season with a knee injury, will be shut down for the remainder of the season. The...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Zdeno Chara, Tim Thomas Help Lead Bruins

It was a great night of rivalries in the NHL on Tuesday, including a classic original six tilt in Boston, where the Bruins pulled out a 3-1 win over Montreal. Tim Thomas stopped 34-of-35 shots, and even inserted himself into the rough stuff when he clobbered Montreal's Andrei Kostitsyn just moments after he sent Aaron Ward...

Joey MacDonald Gets Injured, Islanders Get Extra Push in Tavares Sweepstakes

Fun times to be an Islander fan. Really, I swear. Right now the Islanders are in the middle of the second period against the Rangers at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. The Islanders are losing 2-1 after two periods, which is not surprising considering the record of the two teams (the Islanders are the worst team in the...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Islanders Are the Worst 3rd Period Team Ever

Okay, so maybe the title is a bit of an overreaction. Still, that doesn't change the fact the New York Islanders are a terrible, terrible third period hockey team, and they proved it once again on Tuesday, giving up four goals in the final 20 minutes on their way to a 5-4 loss to the Rangers.The Islanders actually entered...

JoeyMacdonald News From the Web

05/18/12 Red Wings afternoon news: Tomas Jurco's time to shine;... Source: Kukla's Korner Eyeballs will drift back toward the NHL, and, thanks to the NHL Network's decision to Piggyback Sportsnet's coverage for U.S. viewers, the Memorial Cup in Shawinigan, Quebec.
04/28/12 Red Wings mid-day news: more about Joey MacDonald's... Source: Kukla's Korner Updated with prospect news at 1:04 PM : Yesterday, the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan offered an update regarding Joey MacDonald's recovery from a slightly herniated disc in his back, and today, MLive's Ansar Khan also spoke to MacDonaldâwho will probably back up Jimmy Howard next seasonâabout the state of an injury which more or less forced the Wings to bring Ty Conklin up and, to some extent, overplay Howard down the stretch: "I had two injections (of cortisone) already, can see a big improvement, MacDonald said. "I can do another (injection) in 10 days. It's going in the right direction. I'm working out, doing stuff I wasn't allowed to do for three weeks.
04/28/12 Red Wings' Joey MacDonald expects to avoid back... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI Detroit Red Wings goaltender Joey MacDonald believes he will not need back surgery this off-season and expects to be ready to play at the start of training camp in September.
04/22/12 Wings' MacDonald May Need Surgery Source: CBSSports.com Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek, and Max Talbot scored goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
04/21/12 Detroit Red Wings 2012-13 Season: Looking Ahead to... Source: Bleacher Report With the 2011-12 season ending tonight, the Detroit Red Wings need to reload.