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As part of my coverage of the NHL season, I’m going to begin providing a daily preview of the games across the league. Now, this won’t be a comprehensive guide to every game that is being played — I’ll leave … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Daily Previews, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Hockey, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby | Leave a comment

The first full week of NHL regular season hockey has finally come to a close, which means that it is time to evaluate where each team stands to this point. Naturally, we expect things to change rapidly over the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey, NHL, Power Rankings, San Jose Sharks | Leave a comment

We’re less than a week into the regular season and the red flags in Detroit and Philadelphia are waving relentlessly through the cold winter skies, riots have engulfed the narrow city streets, and citizens are calling for the heads of … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Detroit Red Wings, Hockey, NHL, Penalty Kill, Philadelphia Flyers, Power Play | Leave a comment

Finally, after many months of banging our heads against the wall out of utter frustration, the NHL has returned. And, during an opening weekend that included 19 games, there were a lot of good, bad and interesting occurrences across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Cory Schneider, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Hockey, Jaromir Jagr, Los Angeles Kings, Manti Te'o, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Teemu Selanne, Zach Parise | Leave a comment

As we are all aware, at this point, the lockout is allegedly a difference of opinion between players and owners, but in truth is a problem caused by an income disparity between wealthy teams and those that aren’t as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Ryan Henning | Tagged Labor Negotiations, New York Islanders | Leave a comment

The NHL Lockout is on and it’s not going anywhere. I’m not negotiator and I’m not an economist, but I think, since my only intent is to get hockey back on the ice, that I can bring up some novel … Continue reading →

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“You don’t want to say this, but it seems like it’s been kinda in the works anyway.” That’s a direct quote from Sidney Crosby, undoubtedly the biggest North American star in the league, in reference to the pending lockout. It’s … Continue reading →

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From a bottom-feeder in the Western Conference (Anaheim) to a constant favorite in the race for a Stanley Cup. The Boston Bruins are coming off a year in which they finished atop the Northeast Division and with the number two … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Boston Bruins, NHL, Offseason, Tim Thomas, Tuukka Rask, Tyler Seguin, Zdeno Chara | Leave a comment

The regular season may be in jeopardy at the moment; there’s simply no denying that. But, let’s be positive and pretend that everything is peachy in the world. This means that it’s time to take a look at all 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anaheim Ducks, Cam Fowler, Corey Perry, Hockey, NHL, Saku Koivu, Season Preview, Teemu Selanne | Leave a comment

NHL.com is previewing every team leading up to the theoretical start of training camp, and recently, they highlighted the Winnipeg Jets, who are preparing for their second season in Manitoba, and are going to make a hard push for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Ryan Henning | Tagged Alexei Ponikarovsky, Olli Jokinen, Winnipeg Jets | Leave a comment

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