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Radek Dvorak, Dennis Wideman Traded by Panthers to Division Rivals

The Florida Panthers are sellers at the NHL's trade deadline. The Panthers, last in the Southeast Division and sliding down the Eastern Conference standings, have dealt two more key players ahead of Monday's deadline. Both trades were made with Southeast Division rivals. Forward Radek Dvorak was traded to Atlanta, while...

2010-11 Atlanta Thrashers Season Preview: New GM Rick Dudley Revamps Roster

The Atlanta Thrashers have only made the playoffs once in their 11-year history, so it's no surprise that many fans in the city have started to sour on the hockey team. They have yet to win a playoff game in their existence and have finished in the bottom three for two straight years in average attendance in the NHL. But...

Ilya Kovalchuk Signs With New Jersey

Finally, after nearly three weeks of speculation, rumors and hundreds of guesses, the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes has reached a conclusion -- the longest deal in NHL history. He's staying with the New Jersey Devils, signing a 17-year, $102 million deal. The Los Angeles Kings were the other serious contender for Kovalchuk's...

Atlanta Lets Another Opportunity Slip Away

When the Atlanta Thrashers traded Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils back in February, there weren't many people outside of the team's front office (they were still buying at the deadline) and locker room expecting them to hang around in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Amazingly, they entered play on Monday night...

The Low Cost of Acquiring a 40-Goal Scorer

The Atlanta Thrashers might have been better off continuing to negotiate a contract with Ilya Kovalchuk, even if they ended up losing him for nothing. The package of assets they received from New Jersey amounts to not much more.In return for Kovalchuk, one of the NHL's few game-breaking stars, the Thrashers brought back a...

Background on niclas bergfors

Niclas Bergfors (born 7 March 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the first round, 23rd overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In 2004–05, Bergfors played for Södertälje SK of Sweden.

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