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Dallas Stars Daily Links: Goalie Scout Believes Jack Campbell's Development On Track
The Dallas Stars selection of goalie Jack Campbell in the first round of the 2010 draft remains controversial among some fans. All you have to do is mention Campbell's name to get some people on a rant about selecting a goalie in the first round and passing up the opportunity to draft Cam...
NHL General Manager And Coach Rankings
John Boruk Comcast Sportsnet Philly (a division of NBC Sports) has ranked the General Manager and Head Coach combinations in the NHL. He's not clear if he is ranking them on their reputation or on their body of work with their current team. I would assume that they are a hybrid because here's the...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Ribeiro Comes Through In Stars Win Over Nashville
One of the big topics of conversation in Dallas Stars land recently was that Mike Ribeiro and the rest of his linemates needed to up their offensive production. Well one winger switch and 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators later, and Ribeiro has answered all of those criticisms. With two first...
Tuesdays with Dani: Save Our Sons, Turn in Your Guns
While we all talk about the new realignment plan (and how screwed over the Florida teams got), the Lightning continue their work in the community. This initiative is called "Save Our Sons, Turn in Your Guns". With $12,500 given by the team for the program, the Tampa Police Department will collect...
Silver Nuggets: With Boudreau hiring, is Ryan still available?
Old news at this point, but there have been plenty of rumours since the weekend that Anaheim Ducks winger Bobby Ryan was being shopped on the trade market, and--as would be expected--that possibility generated ample interest from around the league. With the firing of Randy Carlyle and the hiring of...
Concussions, CTE and Confusion Among Experts
The Internet makes everybody an instant expert. For most of us, if we're curious about a topic, we plug it into Google, read the Wikipedia article and maybe a few of the citations and boom, knowledge. The more research-inclined might go seek out articles from reputable journals if they're available...
Knowing the Enemy: The Maple Leafs in 2011-12
We haven't done a lot of coverage on our opponents on this site recently, and we completely ignored the Toronto Maple Leafs in our season preview podcast. Most of the attention in the Northeast Division is on the defending Stanley Cup.... ugh, I can't say it, the fricking Bruins, as well as the...
Sleektooned Blog Logos 5: Sunday evening edition!
In case you missed it, I'm doing a late-summer project that involves Sleektooning other SBN hockey blogs' logos. Earlier chapters: Part 1: Japers' Rink, Raw Charge, Nucks Misconduct.Part 2: The Copper & Blue, SB Nation St. Louis, Winging It In Motown.Part 3: In Lou We Trust, Matchsticks and...
Isles News: A John Tavares Contract Would Give Toronto Columnists Nothing to Troll About
[**UPDATE: The Islanders will make an announcement "about Tavares' future" at 1 p.m. Thursday. One can assume he won't be leaving hockey to enter the clergy. [**UPDATE 2: Bob McKenzie, Arthur Staple, Katie Strang and your Uncle Al report it's 6 years, $5.5 million average salary.] To tell you the...
On The Bear Hug Rule
I try not to comment too much on the NHL on this site, but the rule changes they bring have a profound impact on the game itself, so it is quite a relevant topic. I know safety is a huge concern at all levels of hockey, but I can't honestly fathom how this rule is being considered. "The most...
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