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Rumor Roundup: Will the Caps trade Alex Semin?

The Washington Capitals have been busy since late June, adding four players (Tomas Vokoun, Roman Hamrlik, Joel Ward and Jeff Halpern) via free agency and re-signing forwards Troy Brouwer (acquired at the draft from Chicago) and Brooks Laich to multi-year extensions. Those moves, however, pushed the Capitals above the $64.3 million salary cap for next [...]

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New York Rangers defeat the Boston Bruins 5-3 – NHL Recap

The New York Rangers played host to the Boston Bruins this Monday at Madison Square Garden which saw the Rangers winning 5-3 in the end. The Rangers were looking to score important points in the surge to move up the National Hockey League play-off cut. The Bruins on the other hand were looking to win [...]

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Preparing for the stretch run in fantasy hockey

The NHL trade deadline has passed and teams have made the necessary moves they feel can lead them into the playoffs — or, if they’re on the other end of the totem pole, can help them build for the future. Fantasy owners should be doing the exact same thing as they head down the home [...]

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Key players return to the ice

The wait is over. After being sidelined the past 10 games with concussion-like symptoms, talented Dallas Stars playmaker Brad Richards is set to make his return Wednesday night against the Calgary Flames. As the Stars get their long-awaited boost, so too can fantasy owners with their rosters. Inserted back into your lineup will be 24 [...]

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Does Regular Season Momentum Lead To NHL Playoff Success?

The common wisdom with any team going into the playoffs is that you don’t want to peak too early. Many factors can contribute into this: injury, chemistry, strength of schedule and just plan luck. If players were robots (or at least cyborgs, like the Terminator), then the mental aspect of momentum wouldn’t come into play [...]

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Fantasy Spin: Mixed news on Sidney Crosby

While superstar Sidney Crosby might finally be inching closer to a return to the ice, Penguins General Manager Ray Shero stated Crosby will not return during the regular season and his availability for the playoffs is still uncertain. The Penguins center, who had been regularly skating on his own of late, has officially been cleared [...]

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Gaborik, Kovalchuk have let down fantasy owners

Most fantasy owners know going into a draft that the players you pick could have an up or down season. Injuries play a significant part, as seen with Sidney Crosby, Zach Parise, Evgeni Malkin, Mike Green, Chris Pronger and Semyon Varlamov. Other players though, fail to replicate numbers from past seasons and are seen as [...]

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