ITEMS PUBLISHED IN February 2010
![The Semis Are Set: Canada/USA Rematch Shaping Up? thumbnail]( "The Semis Are Set: Canada/USA Rematch Shaping Up?")
- With an assist on Zach Parise's first goal, defenceman Brian Rafalski earned his sixth point of the tournament. He is ...
![The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! thumbnail]( "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!")
- Two Norwegian players impressed at these Olympics, and one of them could attract some attention from the NHL. Pal Grotnes, ...
![Roberto Luongo Will Spark Team Canada’s Rebound thumbnail]( "Roberto Luongo Will Spark Team Canada’s Rebound")
Team Canada's loss to the United States creates a challenging path to the Gold medal game. Changes must be made if ...
![Miller, Lundqvist, Brodeur Highlight Super Sunday thumbnail]( "Miller, Lundqvist, Brodeur Highlight Super Sunday")
The 2010 Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament sees its most exciting and eventful day yet, with two huge upsets and plenty of ...
![Around the Olympics: Two Upsets In One Day thumbnail]( "Around the Olympics: Two Upsets In One Day")
As the men's Olympic Hockey tournament continues in Vancouver, Crosby and Ovechkin fail to lead their teams past inferior competition, each ...
![Around the Olympics: Selanne, Sweden and Scottsdale thumbnail]( "Around the Olympics: Selanne, Sweden and Scottsdale")
Thoughts from Day 2 of the Olympic tournament:
- If you want to track any team's lineup, go here to find even ...
![Lots To Say After One Day Of Olympic Hockey thumbnail]( "Lots To Say After One Day Of Olympic Hockey")
Thoughts on day one's three matchups:
Switzerland vs. United States
- Ryan Miller could prove to be a huge factor in this tournament, ...
![No More Waiting, Olympic Hockey Is Finally Here thumbnail]( "No More Waiting, Olympic Hockey Is Finally Here")
Just a few hours until the puck drops on 2010 Olympic Hockey, here's some points to chew on:
- Friday's overblown Opening ...
![Weekly NHL Power Rankings: Olympic Break Edition thumbnail]( "Weekly NHL Power Rankings: Olympic Break Edition")
As the three quarter mark of the NHL season hits, we arrive at the highly-anticipated Olympic Games.
As far as elite teams ...
![Instant Analysis: Cam Barker goes into the Wild thumbnail]( "Instant Analysis: Cam Barker goes into the Wild")
The Blackhawks and Wild squeezed in a deal just before the 3 p.m. Olympic trade freeze.
The Trade
To Chicago: D Kim Johnsson ...
![Instant Analysis: Matt Cullen Lands In Ottawa thumbnail]( "Instant Analysis: Matt Cullen Lands In Ottawa")
Second round picks continue to fly off the shelves, as Carolina sells off another expiring contract with an eye to the ...
![When Will Pittsburgh Feel Deadline Deal Backlash? thumbnail]( "When Will Pittsburgh Feel Deadline Deal Backlash?")
Two years ago, it was Marian Hossa and Hal Gill. Last year, it was Bill Guerin and Chris Kunitz. This year, ...
![Hockeycentric Fantasy Focus: February 11th, 2010 thumbnail]( "Hockeycentric Fantasy Focus: February 11th, 2010")
The NHL will break for the Olympics with every team having played around 60 games, which will give fantasy owners time ...
![Instant Analysis: Kari Heads To Dallas For Vishnevskiy thumbnail]( "Instant Analysis: Kari Heads To Dallas For Vishnevskiy")
The Dallas Stars made it clear to Marty Turco that they'd be going a different direction in goal moving forward, and ...
![The Cupboards Are Plenty Full In Oil Country thumbnail]( "The Cupboards Are Plenty Full In Oil Country")
A quick glance at the standings will tell you of the Oilers' struggles this season. Handcuffed by injuries and lacklustre performances ...
![Weekly NHL Power Rankings: February 8th, 2010 thumbnail]( "Weekly NHL Power Rankings: February 8th, 2010")
Click here to check out last week's rankings.
The Washington Capitals retain the top spot this week thanks to their incredible 14-game ...
![Instant Analysis: San Jose Sharks Are Wallin And Able thumbnail]( "Instant Analysis: San Jose Sharks Are Wallin And Able")
The San Jose Sharks added some depth to their defensive corps on Superbowl Sunday. With the playoffs approaching, the Sharks looked ...
![Top-10: Why Cup Final Game Seven Owns The Superbowl thumbnail]( "Top-10: Why Cup Final Game Seven Owns The Superbowl")
Hockey fans know that the greatest sporting event of the year happens in June, not February.
The following list is as biased ...
![Around the NHL: Boring Deadline Day, Streaks Aplenty thumbnail]( "Around the NHL: Boring Deadline Day, Streaks Aplenty")
To touch on various happenings around the league:
- Now that the Kovalchuk deal is done, will the trade deadline be as ...
![Instant Analysis: Kovalchuk, Grab Your Pitchfork thumbnail]( "Instant Analysis: Kovalchuk, Grab Your Pitchfork")
For the rest of this season at least, the New Jersey Devils will ice two of the three best left-wingers in ...
![Hockeycentric Fantasy Focus: February 4th, 2010 thumbnail]( "Hockeycentric Fantasy Focus: February 4th, 2010")
For a non-trade deadline week, there was an abnormal amount of wheeling and dealing going down in the NHL, which has ...
![Instant Analysis: Darryl Sutter Deals Again thumbnail]( "Instant Analysis: Darryl Sutter Deals Again")
Darryl Sutter continued his overhaul of the Calgary Flames late Monday night, one day after acquiring Ian White, Niklas Hagman, Matt ...
![Time For Bob Gainey To Put On His Trading Cap thumbnail]( "Time For Bob Gainey To Put On His Trading Cap")
On the heels of a trade-crazy weekend, the dust settles at the feet of Brian Burke, Bob Murray and Darryl Sutter, ...
![Weekly NHL Power Rankings: February 1st, 2010 thumbnail]( "Weekly NHL Power Rankings: February 1st, 2010")
The Washington Capitals take top spot on the strength of their 10-game winning streak.
The Leafs, Flames and Ducks were busy on ...
