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Craig Anderson's Dominant Ottawa Debut

Craig Anderson was one of the surprise performers during the 2009-10 season with the Colorado Avalanche, at times standing on his head, helping to lead the Avs to the playoffs and pushing their opening round series with San Jose to six games. For as surprising and strong as his play was a season ago, this year had to be...

Mikhail Grabovski Gets Dazed, Scores Awesome Game Winning Goal

During Toronto's 4-3 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night, Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski was on the receiving end of a pair of hits from Zdeno Chara that clearly left him dazed and more than a little off balance. Following the second hit (both hits can be seen by clicking here) he actually stumbled and...

Maple Leafs Barely Alive for Playoffs as All-Star Break Begins

TORONTO -- This being the week that the Oscar nominations were announced, you could say the film version of the Toronto Maple Leafs would be "A Bridge Too Far" or "Mission Impossible." The Maple Leafs head into the All-Star break with a less-than-stellar 19-25-5 record for 43 points. The betting line says it will take 90...

The NHL Column: Just Wait Until a Goalie Crashes a Spin-o-Rama

One of these nights, maybe before the end of this regular season, probably in a game when the second point will not be so vital, a goaltender is going to run an opponent. The shootout participant will be someone like Jason Blake or Mason Raymond or Mikhail Grabovski, one of the growing number of forwards to score over...

Ben Eager Sucker Punch Helps Bury Thrashers

With one stupid sucker punch to the face of Toronto's Colby Armstrong, Atlanta Thrashers forward Ben Eager helped to turn a run-of-the-mill blowout into one of the biggest and most lopsided routs of the NHL season (a 9-3 Toronto win). Late in the second period of Friday's game, with Atlanta already in a 5-1 hole, Eager...