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Gaborik Returns, Koivu Hurt in Wild Win

It was a Sunday of good news and bad news for the Minnesota Wild. There was plenty of good, as star forward Marian Gaborik played in his first game since December 23, and the Wild used two Owen Nolan goals to beat Edmonton 3-0. A regulation win over a fellow West playoff contender has to be looked at as a positive.However,...

The Western Conference: A Marvelous Mass of Mediocrity

There are certainly at least two really good teams in the NHL's Western Conference. Defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit and fast-starting San Jose appear in the clear to duke it out for the right to play for the Stanley Cup later this year.Of course, we know that anything can happen in a best-of-seven series. In...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Buffalo Snaps Boston's Winning Streak

Thanks to a pair of goals from Matt Ellis, the Buffalo Sabres ended Boston's 10-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory at TD Banknorth Garden on Saturday afternoon. The loss not only snaps Boston's 10-game winning streak, it also ended a 14-game home winning streak, while also giving the Bruins their sixth regulation loss...

Marian Gaborik Having Hip Surgery Monday

What an amazing soap opera this has been. Perhaps we'll now get some closure in the Marian Gaborik story.We've gone from trade rumors to an injury to more trade rumors to a comeback to another injury to trade rumors, and now we have a knife involved.The knife in question belongs to Dr. Marc Philippon of Vail, Colorado....

Yesterday's Newsmakers in the NHL: Niklas Backstrom Pulled in Loss to Avalanche

The Minnesota Wild are probably the last team you would expect to be involved in a 6-5 game, but, hark, here we are. Paul Stastny scored a pair of goals and picked up an assist for the Avalanche, as they snapped the Wild's modest two-game winning streak on Monday night. Minnesota goalie Niklas Backstrom had what was,...