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Panthers top 4 rookies
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Sep 25 2010 - 19:30: Heading into the 2010-11 season, the Florida Panthers are no doubt considered a long-shot to make... Read More
Sending A Message To Kabanov
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Sep 25 2010 - 13:28: (Special thanks to Cory Twibell for providing the photo in the rotator) Kirill Petrov is a forward... Read More
Two with Toronto
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Sep 25 2010 - 10:19: To continue with the preseason evaluations, I watched intently as the Flyers played a two night... Read More
Was Staal Worth the Investment
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Sep 24 2010 - 23:50: The highlight of what has for the most part been a quiet offseason for the Rangers finally came to... Read More
Niklas Hagman: A Good Fit
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Sep 24 2010 - 11:14: Coming over in “The Trade” from the Toronto in late January of last season, Niklas Hagman was... Read More
Rangers Win a Overtime Thriller Over the Devils
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Sep 24 2010 - 09:35: New York, NY - It didn’t feel like a preseason game as the New York Rangers and the New Jersey... Read More
Kovalchuk Snipes, Wipes Out; Devils Fall In Overtime
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Sep 23 2010 - 23:42: It’s often debated how star players should be used in the pre-season, if at all. It can be... Read More
Thank You Notes
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Sep 23 2010 - 20:16: I'm going to make this introduction short and irrelevant, and no it's not about the Montreal... Read More
TCL Version 3 is up and running!
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Sep 23 2010 - 19:18: I'd like to welcome everyone to the new version of The Checking Line! Come in, take your shoes off... Read More
Mikael Backlund: The Time is Now
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Sep 23 2010 - 13:25: Answer: Trevor Kidd, Niklas Sunblad, Cory Stillman, Jesper Mattsson, Chris Dingman, Denis Gauthier... Read More
Time to Cut Carey Price some slack
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Sep 23 2010 - 12:30: Last night, the Montreal Canadiens lost a pre-season game against the Boston Bruins. Just in case... Read More
Hendricks No Surprise to Boudreau
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Sep 22 2010 - 23:20: By Scott Lowe Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau gave the world a heads up about Matt... Read More
One of the Many Metropolitan Rivalries Renewed
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Sep 22 2010 - 20:02: New York, NY -Yes it is a preseason game, but hockey fans still get excited when they hear that... Read More
Alex Tanguay: Back in the Saddle
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Sep 22 2010 - 12:33: Brought back from the depths of darkness, Alex Tanguay is back in a city he loves and playing with... Read More
Prospects looking to leave their mark as Habs host Bruins
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Sep 22 2010 - 10:39: While many hockey fans finally got their fill of hockey last night, with pre-season action opening... Read More
New Jersey Devils get Iced in Philly
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Sep 22 2010 - 08:51: New York, NY - Philly fans know the good news about the Flyers 4-3 shootout win over the Devils in... Read More
The Puck has Dropped
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Sep 21 2010 - 21:56: Preseason hockey has started in Philadelphia, and that sigh of relief you hear is coming from my... Read More
New York Rangers Training Camp News
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Sep 21 2010 - 19:32: New York, NY - The New York Rangers took to the ice for training camp on Tuesday, and 24-year-old... Read More
Devils Feeling the Cap Crunch (Again)
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Sep 21 2010 - 18:08: The closer we get to the opening of the regular season, the tougher the decisions become for all... Read More
Atlantic Division Preview
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Sep 21 2010 - 16:55: (Photo in rotator by valorfaerie via Flickr) When Neil Smith took over the GM reigns of the New... Read More
Flyers Pre-Season Opener vs. Devils
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Hurricane Relief - Jeff Skinner Signs
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Sep 21 2010 - 12:56: The wait is over, the deal is done. Jeff Skinner is officially a Carolina Hurricane. They did... Read More
Could Vancouver Be Morrison’s Last Chance?
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Goons "R" Us
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Sep 21 2010 - 10:36: Raitis Ivanans and Tim Jackman. When Sutter made these signings I couldn’t help but scratch my... Read More
A New Sheriff in Town?
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Sep 21 2010 - 10:05: By Scott Lowe It looks as though Bruce Boudreau may have learned a valuable lesson from last year’... Read More
Penguins Ink GM Ray Shero to Five-Year Contract Extension
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Sep 20 2010 - 18:45: Pittsburgh Penguins co-owners Ron Burkle & Mario Lemieux announced today that the club has re-... Read More
Devils Putting All Their Eggs in One Basket
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Sep 20 2010 - 17:37: Ah yes, training camp time. It’s a time for giddiness, excitement, but more importantly, it’s a... Read More
Scrimmage gives sneak-peak into possible line combos
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Sep 20 2010 - 13:41: The Bruins held their Black vs. White scrimmage this afternoon, and though many of the players... Read More
Rocket Robyn Regehr
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Sep 20 2010 - 13:17: Let’s do some role-play. Robyn Regehr plays Maverick , Jordan Leopold is Goose, and Dion Phaneuf... Read More
Centers of Attention
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Sep 20 2010 - 12:55: By Scott Lowe The math is simple for the Washington Capitals. They have five players competing for... Read More
Weekend Q Roundup
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Sep 20 2010 - 12:37: With several lineups depleted due to the onset of NHL camps, this weekend had its share of... Read More
TCL Top Ten Pre-Season Injuries
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Sep 20 2010 - 10:25: The NHL pre-season is finally upon us, and we all know what that means! For starters, the new... Read More
Day 1 at Flyers Camp
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Sep 18 2010 - 18:13: On a crisp, sunny, Saturday morning, the Flyers opened training camp at the Skate Zone in Vorhees... Read More
A Steady Growth of Moss
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Sep 17 2010 - 13:35: When talking about players who were drafted in the 7th Round of an NHL draft, not many players... Read More
Jordan Staal to Miss Start of 2010-11 Season
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Sep 17 2010 - 02:40: The Pittsburgh Penguins received some disappointing news from their medical staff on Thursday, as... Read More
No C Means No More Excuses
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Brian Gionta-The One that got away?
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Sep 16 2010 - 10:25: New York, NY - It was announced by the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday that right winger Brian... Read More
The Bouw-Meister!
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Sep 16 2010 - 00:47: Last year, the Calgary Flames traded for Jay Bouwmeester’s negotiating rights two days before the... Read More
Captain Gionta
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Sep 15 2010 - 23:59: Brian Gionta is the new captain of the Montreal Canadiens, per La Presse. More details to come!... Read More
A Rebuttal: Let Management Pick the Captain
More from George Prax■5 Comments
Sep 15 2010 - 14:41: We’ve probably spent the better part of the summer arguing over who’s going to be the 28th captain... Read More

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