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The NHL Column: Trade Deadline, Olympic Debate and Brendan Burke, Hero

With major deals involving Ilya Kovalchuk, Dion Phaneuf and J.S. Giguere completed before the Olympics trade freeze, there are now less than 50 hours left for shopping before Wednesday's deadline. This time, you can expect a dozen or so trades of veterans for prospects or draft picks -- a more traditional swap meet of...

It's Alex Ovechkin vs. Zdeno Chara

BOSTON -- The Washington Capitals do not have all the answers for getting around Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Zdeno Chara, so maybe they're trying to kill the 6-9 defenseman with compliments."Best defenseman in the league," said head coach Bruce Boudreau after Thursday morning's skate at TD Garden."Big, strong, longest...

Bruins Fight Off Elimination

After losing three straight games for just the third time this season, the Boston Bruins were facing elimination on Sunday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Bruins, behind a 19-save shutout by Tim Thomas, managed to keep their season rolling with a commanding 4-0 win at TD Banknorth Garden. Following Boston's 4-1...

Can Boston Stop Carolina's Momentum?

The Bruins and Hurricanes enter their Eastern Conference semifinal coming off completely different opening round wins. On one hand, Boston absolutely dominated a hapless Canadiens squad with a clean four-game sweep. On the other hand, Carolina had to go seven games with the Devils, including a nail-biter in the deciding...

Norris Trophy Nominees Announced

On Thursday, the NHL announced the three finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenseman, while Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom, Boston's Zdeno Chara and Washington's Mike Green were the top three vote-getters. Lidstrom has won the award six of the past seven years -- including three in a row --...

ZdenoChara News From the Web

05/20/12 World Hockey Championships: Medal Round Source: Kukla's Korner The World Hockey Championships concluded today.
05/19/12 Chara to Play for Gold at IIHF World Championship Source: WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - Boston MA Former Boston Bruins forward Miroslav Satan slipped home a short-handed tiebreaker to give Team Slovakia an eventual 3-1 victory over the Czech Republic in Saturday's semifinals of the IIHF World Championship.
05/19/12 Zdeno Chara, David Krecji Face Each Other in World... Source: NESN Zdeno Chara and David Krecji may be tight when they play together for the Bruins, but they were on opposite sides of the puck on Sunday when their home countries faced off.
05/06/12 USA faces Chara, Slovakia in World Championships Source: USA Today The Americans won't take winless Slovakia lightly Monday (1:15 p.m., ET, NBC Sports Network) at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, because it's hard to look past a team with a 6-9 defenseman.
05/01/12 Vancouver Canucks Forward David Booth Kills... Source: NESN David Booth wasn't with the Canucks when they lost to the Bruins in last year's Stanley Cup Final.