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HARD HITS: Blue Jackets trade of Dubois to Winnipeg involving Laine is a 2016 Draft redux
Getty Images It was only five years ago (really four and a half) that following top pick Auston Matthews to the Leafs, Patrik Laine went second to Winnipeg and Pierre-Luc Dubois went third to the Blue Jackets. That top three … Continue reading
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Special Hockey Podcast: Derek on Rangers loss to Canes, big upsets and Matt Dumba’s important message
I decided to do a special hockey podcast before on my Hard Hits Network channel on Blogtalk Radio. Among the big topics covered includes: -My assessment of the Rangers 3-2 loss to Hurricanes in Game One. What they didn’t do … Continue reading
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Tagged Artemi Panarin, Black Lives Matter, Blackhawks, Carey Price, Dominik Kubalik, Ending Racism, Game One, Habs, Hard Hits, Henrik Lundqvist, Hockey, Hockey Diversity Alliance, Hockey Programs, Hurricanes, Igor Shesterkin, Jaccob Slavin, Jesper Fast, Marc Staal, Matt Dumba, Mika Zibanejad, NHL, Oilers, Pens, Podcast, Rangers, Sebastian Aho, Stanley Cup Playoffs, upsets
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HARD HITS: Malkin somehow still gets overlooked
AP Photo credit sportnet.ca via Canadian Press Imagine being one of the game’s brightest stars on a team you helped win three Stanley Cups, a Calder, a Conn Smythe, a Hart Trophy and two scoring titles. All this list of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Fox, Anthony Cirelli, Art Ross, Body Checks, Bryan Rust, Calder Race, Cale Makar, Canadiens, Carey Price, Chris Kreider, Column, Conn Smythe, Connor McDavid, Devils, Elvis Merzlikins, Evgeni Malkin, Hard Hits, Hart Trophy, Henrik Lundqvist, Hurricanes, Ilya Kovalchuk, Islanders, Jacob Trouba, Jake Guentzel, James Reimer, Jaromír Jágr, Kieffer Bellows, Kris Letang, Leafs, Leon Draisaitl, Lightning, Mackenzie Blackwood, Mario Lemieux, Neal Pionk, Nick Suzuki, Penguins, Pens, Petr Mrazek, Phil Kessel, Pittsburgh, Quinn Hughes, Rangers, Sidney Crosby, Stanley-Cup, Tristan Jarry, wildcard race, Winnipeg
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HARD HITS: Blue Jackets prove you don’t need a high priced goalie to have success
AP Photo credit Russell LaBounty of USA Today via Getty Images Like most observers, I didn’t have many expectations for the Blue Jackets. They lost star forward Artemi Panarin to the Rangers. Let Sergei Bobrovsky go to his destination of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Vigneault, Alex Ovechkin, Alex Wennberg, Anton Stralman, Artem Anisimov, Artemi Panarin, Blue Jackets, Body Checks, Brad Richards, Brandon Dubinsky, Brandon Prust, Brian Boyle, Bryan Rust, Cam Atkinson, Canucks, Carl Hagelin, Chris Kreider, Column, Connor McDavid, Dan Girardi, David Pastrnak, David Savard, Derek Stepan, Elvis Merzlikins, Evgeni Malkin, Gustav Nyquist, Hard Hits, Hart Race, Henrik Lundqvist, Jack Adams, John Carlson, John Tortorella, Joonas Korpisalo, Marc Staal, Marian Gaborik, Martin St. Louis, Mike Sauer, Nathan MacKinnon, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Penguins, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Rangers, Ryan Callahan, Ryan McDonagh, Seth Jones, Sidney Crosby, The Sedins, Wayne Gretzky, Zach Werenski
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HARD HITS: Hot starts by late signings prove one thing
For the whole summer, Mikko Rantanen couldn’t reach agreement with the Avalanche on a new contract. Like many pricey Group II free agents, the high scoring right wing remained unsigned. It didn’t matter. He waited until September 28 to sign … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackhawks, Brayden Point, Cale Makar, Cody Glass, Column, Connor McDavid, Devils, Erik Karlsson, Flyers, Hard Hits, Jack Hughes, John Hynes, Kaapo Kakko, Leon Draisaitl, Lias Andersson, Matthew Tkachuk, Mikko Rantanen, Mitch Marner, NHL Schedule, Nikita Gusev, Oilers, Patrick Marleau, Patrik Laine, PK Subban, Quinn Hughes, Rangers, Sabres, Sam Reinhardt, Scott Stevens, Sharks, Victor Olofsson
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HARD HITS: How to spice up the NHL offseason
Let’s be honest. The NHL offseason has become boring and predictable. All the action takes place in the week leading up to July 1, which is basically the only day in free agency that’s hectic. It reminds me of that … Continue reading
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