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Playoff Matchups: Henrik Zetterberg vs. Joe Thornton

Getting the right individual or line matchup can go a long way toward winning a playoff series. Adam Gretz takes a look at some of the matchups that could be worth watching this postseason. This is one of them. There is perhaps no player in the NHL that is a bigger lightning rod for postseason criticism than San Jose's...

Playoff Matchups: Tuukka Rask vs. the Buffalo Sabres

Getting the right individual or line matchup can go a long way toward winning a playoff series. Adam Gretz takes a look at some of the matchups that could be worth watching this postseason. This is one of them. This isn't the same type of one-on-one matchup we've looked at this week, but it's still going to be vital for...

Playoff Matchups: Anze Kopitar vs. Ryan Kesler

Getting the right individual or line matchup can go a long way toward winning a playoff series. Adam Gretz takes a look at some of the matchups that could be worth watching this postseason. This is one of them. With 33 points in his first 27 games (including 21 in his first 14) there wasn't a hotter player in the NHL to...

Playoff Matchups: Sidney Crosby vs. Anton Volchenkov and Chris Phillips

Getting the right individual or line matchup can go a long way toward winning a playoff series. Adam Gretz takes a look at some of the matchups that could be worth watching this postseason. This is one of them. For the third time in four years the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators are facing off in the opening round...