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<title><![CDATA[NHL - Columbus Blue Jackets among five teams with hardest trade deadline decisions]]></title>
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It's as impressive now as it seemed improbable a month ago. The mighty Columbus Blue Jackets, with their 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, currently res...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 01, 2013 05:33:31 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2013 NHL Season Preview -- The 10 most important players of 2013]]></title>
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With their impressive track records of success, we already have a pretty good idea of who the most productive players of the 2013 NHL season will be. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 18, 2013 02:11:48 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NHL - Potential Western Conference compliance buyout candidates]]></title>
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Editor's Note: Earlier this week Craig Custance looked at potential compliance buyout candidates in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. With neg...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 31, 2012 06:45:44 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2012 NHL draft grades -- Penguins, Canadiens among top marks]]></title>
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ESPN Insiders Grant Sonier and Craig Custance review each team's picks and trades to see who came out on top following the 2012 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 23, 2012 06:02:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2012 Stanley Cup Final - Teams seeking a GM could poach Ron Hextall from Kings front office - NHL]]></title>
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LOS ANGELES -- Since they won their Stanley Cup in 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks have had trouble keeping their assistant general manager position occu...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 06, 2012 05:52:27 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Zach Parise among high-end goal scorers Rangers could target this offseason - NHL]]></title>
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While the New York Rangers were in the middle of their grueling playoff run, shot-blocking their way to wins, one former player observed the method of...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 05, 2012 03:34:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Dustin Penner among free agents enhancing their value - NHL]]></title>
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Last year it was Joel Ward and Sean Bergenheim. They were two players who seized the moment when the spotlight was on them during the postseason and p...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 02, 2012 04:34:14 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NHL - From Ryan Suter to Sidney Crosby, the risks and rewards of long contracts]]></title>
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It's hard to find too many long-term contracts that have worked out. Those deals, often structured to circumvent the salary cap, typically range from ...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 30, 2012 02:24:28 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evgeni Malkin for the Hart Trophy, and other awards picks - NHL]]></title>
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It's the final look back at the regular season before diving into the playoffs. Every season, the Professional Hockey Writers Asso...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 10, 2012 04:26:57 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NHL - Pressing questions for the stretch run]]></title>
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For the last month, the biggest questions in the NHL centered around the trade deadline. The trade rumors were passed from star player to star player,...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 29, 2012 04:44:32 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evaluating trade deadline's biggest individual winners, losers - NHL]]></title>
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Good friend and colleague Scott Burnside has already tackled the teams that benefited the most or didn't accomplish their goals during the trade deadl...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 28, 2012 03:27:16 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Rick Nash or Jeff Carter the better buy in Columbus? - NHL]]></title>
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Rick Nash played at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, one of the arenas he could end up competing in more often this season if the New York Range...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 20, 2012 03:28:27 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[As trade deadline approaches, captains not eager to bail - NHL]]></title>
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The first attempt came in training camp last season. Coming off the summer of Ilya Kovalchuk that sent the New Jersey Devils into a salary cap emergen...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 19, 2012 03:35:10 PST</pubDate>
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By Michael Arace's count, there were 27 scouts in attendance for the game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night....]]></description>
<pubDate>October 13, 2011 03:11:59 PDT</pubDate>
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In just one night of hockey, we learned so much. Last night, Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer buried a shaky preseason. Jaromir Jagr looks as if he's r...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 07, 2011 03:10:07 PDT</pubDate>
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