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Luongo, Canucks Respond to Adversity

Most teams suffer their first loss of the NHL Playoffs before they've won a series. In the case of the Vancouver Canucks, they won five straight before Chicago took them down 6-3 on Saturday.Game 3 of this physical series was played Tuesday night in Chicago. Not only was Vancouver coming off a loss, but they were dealing...

Canucks' Salo Out; Demitra Questionable

The Vancouver Canucks have come a long way as an offensive team. This group is much more dangerous than previous Canuck teams, and it's a big part of why they're considered a legitimate threat to win the Stanley Cup.That said, Vancouver still thrives with their defense. Coming off a big-time meltdown in Game 2 of the...

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: 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...

More Good News for Canucks: Luongo Expected Back This Week

First, they signed Mats Sundin before Christmas, and got him in the lineup for the first time last week.Now, the Vancouver Canucks have gotten even more good news. The backbone of their team in the first part of the season, team captain and star goaltender Roberto Luongo, appears ready to get back in the lineup this...

PavolDemitra News From the Web

05/24/12 #NHL Tomas Kopecky visits Pavol Demitras grave with... Source: LetsGoKings.com Pavol Demitra's impact on Slovakian hockey can't be understated.
05/21/12 Russians capture world hockey championship Source: The Chronicle Herald Russia steamrolled its way to gold at the IIHF world hockey campionship on Sunday with an impressive 6-2 victory over Slovakia, completing a perfect run through a tournament where it was barely even threatened.
05/20/12 Underdog Slovaks playing for Pavol Source: Calgary Herald - Alberta - Canada How else to explain SlovakiaÃ¢s unlikely march to the gold-medal game at the IIHF World Hockey Championship?
05/09/12 Facts on the Fly: Special Edition Source: LetsGoKings.com I do not mean this thread to be a Debbie Downer but rather a celebration of some past players.