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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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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
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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Tagged Artemi Panarin, Brayden Point, Brooklyn Nets, Canadiens, Chris Kreider, Clippers, Column, Devils, Hard Hits, Hurricanes, Jacob Trouba, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Mikko Rantanen, Mitch Marner, NBA, NHL, offer sheet, offseason, Patrik Laine, Paul George, PK Subban, Predators, Rangers, RFA's, Sebastian Aho, Shea Weber, Taylor Hall
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HARD HITS: How the Jeff Skinner contract by Sabres sets up the market
IT’S DONE! We have signed forward Jeff Skinner to an eight-year contract with an average annual value of $9 million: https://t.co/X4sumuHW7H pic.twitter.com/Wwzk9qbPSk — Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) June 8, 2019 The much rumored new contract for Jeff Skinner finally came to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Pietrangelo, Anders Lee, Artemi Panarin, Blue Jackets, Blues, Brad Marchand, Bruins, Chris Kreider, Colton Parayko, Column, Conn Smythe, David Krejci, David Pastrnak, Devils, Erik Karlsson, Hard Hits, Islanders, Jack Eichel, Jack Hughes, Jaden Schwartz, Jeff Skinner, Kaapo Kakko, Matt Duchene, Pat Maroon, Patrice Bergeron, Rangers, Ryan O'Reilly, Sabres, Sam Reinhardt, Stanley-Cup, Taylor Hall, Vladimir Tarasenko
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HARD HITS: To Trouba or not to
As the calendar finally turns to June, there are at most four games left to play in the Stanley Cup. With Game Three in the books and the Bruins delivering a message to the Blues with a 7-2 blowout in … Continue reading
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Tagged Artemi Panarin, Blues, Boston, Bruins, Column, David Pastrnak, Erik Karlsson, Hard Hits, Jacob Trouba, Jaden Schwartz, Jason Zucker, Jordan Binnington, Matt Grzelcyk, Oskar Sundqvist, Patrice Bergeron, Phil Esposito, Phil Kessel, Rangers, St. Louis, Stanley-Cup, Torey Krug, Tuukka Rask, Vladimir Tarasenko
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HARD HITS: Bunch of Jerks prove winning division overrated
By show of hands, how many of you had the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final? Unless you live in Raleigh or maybe even Hartford, I’m guessing the answer is no. The thing about underdogs like the Hurricanes and … Continue reading
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