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The NHL Column: Embrace the Winter Classic Overhype

By the time the NHL Winter Classic is played on New Year's Day, this could be one of the most overhyped, one-in-82 regular season games in the history of major professional team sports in North America. That is, if HBO, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Washington Capitals, and the National Hockey League's PR and marketing...

Simon Gagne Traded to Tampa Bay

The Tampa Bay Lightning are quickly developing into a very dangerous offensive team. Busy first-year general manager Steve Yzerman made a potentially huge move Monday, acquiring veteran forward Simon Gagne from the Philadelphia Flyers. The Lightning give up tough defenseman Matt Walker and a fourth-round draft pick to...

The Risks and Rewards of Trading for Simon Gagne

With the rest of the NHL -- New Jersey and Los Angeles to be specific -- waiting for Ilya Kovalchuk, the biggest fish in a small free agent pond, to sign his name on a contract, other players around the league have taken a backseat. One situation worth keeping an eye on is the Philadelphia Flyers and what they're going to...

Nikolai Zherdev Signs With Flyers

Last summer, we all watched as talented young forward Nikolai Zherdev basically priced himself out of the National Hockey League. After a so-so season with the New York Rangers, Zherdev couldn't work out a deal to return to the team, they balked at giving him what he was awarded in arbitration, and decided to head back to...

Patrick Marleau No Longer Captain in San Jose; Rangers Sign Prospal

Newsmakers in the NHL: During the regular season it's our daily look at the previous night's action. During the offseason, it's our link dump that looks at some of the storylines and moves taking place around the league three times per week. Have a tip or something you want linked? Send it in to nhlfanhouse@gmail.com."As...

Background on nikolai zherdev

Mykola Olehovych "Nikolay" Zherdev (; born November 5, 1984) is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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