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Pittsburgh's Offseason Challenge: Affordable Wingers

It's officially the offseason, meaning the time is right to look into the future. We'll be running our division-by-division preview of the offseason beginning later in the week, but we wanted to give the two top dogs their own space. Yesterday we took a look at the Red Wings. Today: the summer outlook for the Pittsburgh...

Breaking Down Detroit's Dominant Night in the Face-Off Circle

One of the key factors in Detroit's 3-1 win on Saturday was its dominant performance in the face-off circle, as the Wings won 39-of-55 draws. It's an impressive number on its own, but when you consider the Wings were playing without Pavel Datsyuk (winning 52 percent of his draws this postseason) and Kris Draper (64...

Penguins Welcome Back Ryan Whitney; Have Logjam of Defensemen

The Pittsburgh Penguins defense has been crushed by injuries through the first three months of the season, as they've been without their top two defenders -- and power play quarterbacks -- in Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Whitney. A couple of weeks ago, they also lost Hal Gill to a shoulder injury, meaning the Penguins have been...

Yesterday's Newsmakers in the NHL: Canucks Win, Brawl With Penguins

While Vancouver suffered what could be a devastating injury to starting goalie Roberto Luongo, the Canucks did manage to walk out of Pittsburgh with a 3-1 win, so, they at least have that going for them. Still, the sight of Luongo being helped off the ice probably steals some of the thunder from what was a solid defensive...

Yesterday's Newsmakers in the NHL: Pascal Leclaire's Rough Night in Columbus

Tuesday night's game against Edmonton is probably one that Columbus goalie Pascal Leclaire would like to permanently erase from his memory, seeing as how it's probably the worst game he's ever played in the NHL. Leclaire gave up seven goals on just 19 shots, as the Oilers rolled to a 7-2 victory, snapping a three-game...

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05/10/12 Onward and Upward Source: Damien Cox - The Toronto Star ABBOTSFORD, B.C.--The suits at MLSE may not know what to do with themselves.
04/23/12 AMERKS LOOK TO STAVE OFF ELIMINATION IN GAME 3 Source: NHL - Buffalo Sabres The 7:05 p.m. contest will be broadcast live on Sports 1280 and 107.3 WHTK.
04/19/12 AMERKS KICKOFF 2012 CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS TONIGHT IN... Source: NHL - Buffalo Sabres After meeting 10 times during the 2011-12 regular season, the Rochester Americans and Toronto Marlies kickoff the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs tonight in Game 1 of their best-of-five Western Conference Quarterfinals at Ricoh Coliseum.