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The Thin Blue Line: Souray back

Victoria Matiash discusses the return of Sheldon Souray to the lineup in her weekly roundup and ranking of fantasy hockey defensemen.

Bucci's Mailbag: Hey, check out my new Whalers hat!

...Olympic blogumn this week, Brian Burke and Team USA will have options on defense. Brian Rafalski, Ryan Suter, Paul Martin and Erik Johnson probably are four locks. From there, I'm sure Team USA...

Pair of 3-point efforts help Predators hold off high-scoring Sharks

Joel Ward and David Legwand each had a goal and two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Tuesday night for their third straight win and seventh in nine games.

Like 'em or not, my Olympic hockey selections

...has been a really good goalie for a while, not just this season. Defensemen Brian Rafalski Ryan Suter Paul Martin Jack Johnson Brooks Orpik Ryan Whitney Erik Johnson This is a good group. There...

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The Thin Blue Line: Fantasy wasteland

Victoria Matiash looks at the latest among fantasy defensemen, noting the Hurricanes' slow start has hurt the values of Joe Corvo and Joni Pitkanen.

The Thin Blue Line: Myers here to stay

Victoria Matiash adds Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers to her rankings but warns readers to keep their expectations reasonable for the 19-year-old rookie.

Wild chase Ellis in 2nd but extra effort from Smithson the difference for Preds

Jerred Smithson scored a short-handed goal midway through the third period to give the Nashville Predators their second regulation victory of the season, 4-3 over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

The Thin Blue Line: Shuffling Canucks D

Victoria Matiash establishes the pecking order for Canucks defensemen in her weekly news, notes and rankings of the position.

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Predators-Blackhawks Preview

Preds blow 3-0 lead in 3rd but Weber sparks late rally, finishes Sens in OT

Shea Weber scored his second goal of the game on a power play in overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 6-5 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

The Thin Blue Line: Sharks D in flux

When a player emerges on an already strong team, his minutes and production must come at the expense of others. In San Jose, Jason Demers' emergence means Rob Blake's decline is expedited that much more.

Morrow's two scores bookend four-goal first as Stars chase Ellis early

Brenden Morrow scored twice in the opening 4 minutes of Dallas' four-goal first period, and Marty Turco stopped 29 shots for his 37th career shutout in the Stars' 6-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.

...wing Brenden Morrow (10) shoots against Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, as Predators' Ryan Suter (20) looks on in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009...