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Facing giant goalies like Tuukka Rask and Ben Bishop, does the NHL need...
In ESPN The Magazine, Craig Custance asks if the answer to shrinking playoff scoring -- on a steady decline since 2010 -- is a bigger net to counteract giant goalies like 6'3" Tuukka Rask.
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Depth is key to Anaheim Ducks' Stanley Cup chances - NHL
ANAHEIM -- The nicknames are starting to pile up for Anaheim Ducks center Nick Bonino. For most of the year, it was simply Bones. Pretty self-explanat...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Key roles for Detroit Red Wings' young players
ANAHEIM -- When the Detroit Red Wings were making their playoff push down the stretch, most of the focus was on extending the playoff streak to 22 con...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Why Johan Franzen is so dominant in postseason
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Henrik Zetterberg pointed to the spot on the ground in the Detroit Red Wings dressing room where Johan Franzen spent a good portion...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - The impact of Justin Abdelkader's hit
DETROIT -- The Anaheim Ducks' penalty kill was just starting to settle in after a slow start to the series against the Detroit Red Wings. Early on in ...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Viktor Fasth paving the way for more Europeans free agents?
DETROIT -- He was one of the best stories of the shortened regular season. Anaheim Ducks goalie Viktor Fasth came over from Sweden as an unknown to mo...
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California outdoor game offers risk, reward - NHL
The first time Bruce Boudreau coached in an outdoor hockey game, it was like nothing he'd ever experienced in the NHL. In 2011, his Washington Capital...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - How Bruce Boudreau has matured, evolved as a playoff coach
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Anaheim Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau was posed with the question, thought for a moment and responded. What has been the biggest chang...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Vancouver Canucks facing five big offseason questions
After getting knocked out of the playoffs one year, the GM of a successful franchise was asked if it was time for serious restructuring of his team. H...
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Cam Fowler and Emerson Etem playing key roles for Anaheim Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Cam Fowler was taking pictures with his family on the night he was selected by the Ducks with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2010 d...
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NHL - What to watch in Game 7 between the Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- This series between the Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks has already been one that has lived up to every expectation you'd have ...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Anaheim Ducks, other eliminated Western teams face big...
ANAHEIM -- The mood during Teemu Selanne's post-Game 7 interview shifted from disappointment to hope. As always, after Anaheim's last game of the seas...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Extra time between series helping out San Jose Sharks
This may be the one rare instance in which the long break is advantageous. Typically in the playoffs, when a team has to wait a long period of time fo...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - What's next for upstart Islanders, other Eastern...
During the handshake line following the Penguins' first-round playoff series win over the Islanders, a couple of the Penguins were complimentary in th...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Size growing in importance to NHL teams
There's a little bit or roster envy going on among NHL general managers right now. The reigning champ Los Angeles Kings' makeup of a big, heavy and fa...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Toronto Maple Leafs face questions on Phil Kessel contract
Last year, Brian Burke told a story about one of his first interactions with Phil Kessel, long before Kessel was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. ...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Detroit Red Wings closing gap on Cup-favorite Chicago...
DETROIT -- It's a theory Mike Babcock has had going back to his days as a junior coach. When it comes to the development of young players, a playoff g...
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NHL - Patrick Roy stirs up summer coaching talk
A general manager has only so many coaching hires before ownership starts to question the man doing the hiring. So Jim Nill isn't rushing this. Th...
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NHL - Playoff performances of Marc-Andre Fleury, Corey Crawford affect summer...
In 2011, knowing they wouldn't be able to keep Ilya Bryzgalov, the Phoenix Coyotes prepared a list of replacements. Mike Smith, then with the Tampa Ba...
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2013 NHL Playoffs - How Detroit Red Wings are shutting down Jonathan Toews
DETROIT -- There was a moment in the final two minutes of Game 3 between Chicago and Detroit that captured perfectly just how hard Blackhawks captain ...
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