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Light Flashes: Weekend preview, Quebec fans invade the Isles, and more notes
Get out your glasses: the Habs and Leafs will coming at you in 3D. (Graig Abel/NHLI via Getty Images) By Stu Hackel Televised hockey in 3D makes its debut in Canada this weekend when the Maple Leafs...
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Two under-the-radar teams worth a look
Trading with the Capitals for forward Tomas Fleischmann has proved to be a savvy move for the surging Avlanche. (Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) By Stu Hackel Pop Quiz: Who is the general...
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Who’s happy: Eastern teams at the break
While Matt Carle’s Flyers have soared, Dustin Byfuglien’s Thrashers have seen the air steadily go out of their surprisingly strong start to the season. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) By Stu Hackel It’s...
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Thrashers’ plight stirs relocation threat
There may be nothing about the Thrashers’ attendance woes that a little winning (in the postseason) wouldn’t fix, but then again, Atlanta’s fans are notoriously fickle. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) By...
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Playoff notes: Sharks face tough task, Bruins get their game on, Winnipeg...
Sharks forward Ben Eager is taking some real heat in San Jose for his antics that helped cost his team Game 2 and created a more charged and distracting atmosphere for Game 3. (Harry How/Getty Images)...
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A day to celebrate in Winnipeg
Winnipeg’s hockey history is proudly linked to the Jets of captain Lars-Erik Sjoberg, here with the WHA’s Avco Cup after beating rival Edmonton in 1979, that pioneered the current NHL’s fast-paced...
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New market study produces some howling
According to The Business Journals, Denver leads the NHL’s current “overextended” markets, but there’s very likely nothing wrong with the city’s ability to support the Avalanche that a little winning...
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Euphoric Winnipeg ready for the Jets
Evander Kane and the Jets will enjoy a hero’s welcome in Winnipeg this season and quite likely beyond. (Fred Greenslade/Reuters) By Stu Hackel “It’s crazy here,” said Brett MacLean, the 22-year-old...
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NHL free agent Alex Burmistrov leaves Winnipeg Jets to play in KHL
A top 10 draft pick in 2010, Alex Burmistrov had made it known that he was unhappy in Winnipeg. (Getty Images) By Allan Muir Just eight Russian prospects were selected at the 2013 NHL Draft. Not...
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New Jersey Devils' Ilya Kovalchuk stuns NHL with retirement announcement
Ilya Kovalchuk, 30, shocked the NHL world by announcing his retirement on July 11. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) By Allan Muir The New Jersey Devils have announced that forward Ilya Kovalchuk is retiring...
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