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Tyler Bozak Breaks Goalless Drought in Leafs Win over Canadiens

February 25th, 2011
It seems one of themes of the Toronto Maple Leafs season has been the teams battle with inconsistencies. Prior to the rise of James Reimer the Leafs battled with inconsistent performances in goal from J.S Giguere (11-10-3) and Jonas Gustavsson (6-13-2).The same inconsistency has plagued ...

New Jersey Devils: Pondering the Future of Star Zach Parise

February 14th, 2011
For the New Jersey Devils and, in fact, the entire NHL, the 2010 offseason was consumed by one major storyline—the future of Ilya Kovalchuk.The speculation of where the Russian sniper would end up went on for months until finally (after having one of their offers to Kovalchuk rejected by the ...

Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Francois Beauchamin, Acquire Lupul, Gardiner and Pick

February 9th, 2011
Brian Burke seems to be becoming synonymous with pre-deadline deals. Just last February, the Toronto Maple Leafs' general manager swung goaltender Vesa Toskala and Jason Blake to Anaheim in exchange for J.S Giguere. He also acquired Dion Phaneuf (current Leafs captain) as a pre-deadline deal that sent Matt Stajan, Ian ...

Gaborik Leads Rangers in Offensive Clinic Against Leafs

January 20th, 2011
It was just three days ago that John Tortorella benched Marian Gaborik, the New York Rangers most dynamic offensive threat in a game against the rivaled Philadelphia Flyers. “We need production from him,” Tortorella said in his post game comments Monday.So, it was only fitting that Gaborik rebounded Wednesday in the ...

Fantasy Hockey Watch: Big Time Backstoppers

January 10th, 2011
The importance of goaltending varies from league to league, depending on what type of point system your commissioner has set up, but either way, having a goaltender (or two or three) who wins games and puts up good numbers can’t hurt your chances of winning your league. And trust me, ...