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Pros & Cons: Detroit Red Wings vs San Jose Sharks

BallHype: hype it up!

Our newest feature, Pros and Cons, holds a debate between two of our featured writers as they make an argument for each team in the series.  We will continue this series throughout the playoffs as we delve deeper into how these two teams will fare against each other.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Anthony Curatolo - April 29, 2010 at 8:19 pm

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Pros & Cons: Detroit Red Wings vs. Phoenix Coyotes

Our newest feature, Pros and Cons, holds a debate between two of our featured writers as they make an argument for each team in the series.  We will continue this series throughout the playoffs as we delve deeper into how these two teams will interact.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Dave Strehle - April 14, 2010 at 6:26 am

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Thursday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)

In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.

Michal Neuvirth Makes a Save in Washington, DC

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Alexander Monaghan - January 28, 2010 at 11:57 am

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Monday NHL Morning Papers (Western Confernece)

In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country.  By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.

Colorado Avalanche v Dallas Stars

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Anthony Curatolo - January 25, 2010 at 6:00 am

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Restoring the Rosters: Detroit Red Wings

Game 1 - Anaheim Ducks v Detroit Red Wings

Based on Matthew Pouliot’s series on Circling the Bases, I have decided restore the rosters for every NHL team. Like Pouliot, I have established some ground rules for my selections.

  1. Each team contains players they originally drafted or signed before any other NHL team. This includes players drafted and not signed, as well as European free agents coming over at an older age.
  2. I have chosen to leave retired players off the list, and lean toward players in the AHL rather than those deported (KHL, SEL, DEL, etc.).

Essentially I am choosing the best available players for a team to succeed in the current NHL season. All 30 teams will be covered, with grades assigned to forwards, defense and goaltending. After all 30 articles are written, they will be ranked in order. This series’ intent is to reward or shame NHL scouts.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Jose Simoes - January 23, 2010 at 4:49 pm

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Saturday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)

(hat tip to the boys of Illegal Curve. Thanks to their amazing class and their blessing to take over this feature here at NHL Hot Stove. We hope you enjoy the latest daily series.)

Edmonton Oilers v Colorado Avalanche

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Alexander Monaghan - at 9:34 am

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NHL Players in the Olympics

2010 Bridgestone Winter Classic - Philadelphia Flyers v Boston Bruins

The title says it all.  This article will be no more than a comprehensive list of NHL (and some other players owned by NHL teams) players set to participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Alexander Monaghan - January 7, 2010 at 9:09 pm

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Will the Red Wings Make the Playoffs?

Stanley Cup Finals - Pittsburgh Penguins v Detroit Red Wings - Game Five

Coming into last year, the Detroit Red Wings looked stronger than ever.  Fresh off a dominating cup win they added arguably the best sniper on the market and seemed poised to create another dynasty, even in this cash strapped salary cap era.

This year certainly seems to be another story.  Gone are Marian Hossa, Tomas Kopecky, Jiri Hudler and Mikael Samuelsson amongst others leaving the team with roughly 31 percent of the offense to replace.

Who did they bring in?

Todd Bertuzzi, Drew Miller, Jason Williams and Patrick Eaves amongst others.  Those four combined for a whopping 54 goals last year, a little more than half of the 89 goals that left this past offseason.  If you subtract 35 goals from last year’s totals the team still would finish 7th in scoring and not first.

GM Ken Holland planned on using rookies and young players such as Ville Leino, Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm in scoring roles, hoping it would force them to step up their games and make up the remaining 35 goals needed.  What Holland did not expect were injuries.  Injuries and injuries alone could derail all hope this team had to make the playoffs, let alone another return to the Stanley Cup.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Alexander Monaghan - January 4, 2010 at 4:19 pm

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