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NHL Preview: 10 players to keep an eye on this season
BRAD RICHARDS Bought out of the final six years of his nine-year, US$60-million contract by the New York Rangers and joined the powerhouse Chicago Blackhawks on a one-year contract. The 20-goal scorer...
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Why Toronto Maple Leafs’ luck was sure to run out: Hockey analytics explained
In a recent column for Montreal’s The Gazette, Jack Todd referred to a provocative quote from NBC hockey analyst Pierre McGuire regarding the NHL’s full embrace of analytics (aka fancy stats). “Any...
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Can Montreal Canadiens return to the conference finals?
The 2014-15 NHL season begins Oct. 8 and this year the National Post will examine one of the seven Canadian teams each day leading up to opening night. We will offer an outlook for the coming season as...
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EA Sports simulation picks Los Angeles Kings to repeat as Stanley Cup champions
TORONTO — The Los Angeles Kings will hoist the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row and third time in four years, according to a simulation of the 2014-15 season by EA Sports. Generated by the...
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The race to last place: A look at the Connor McDavid Derby
ERIE, Pa. — In a sport that doesn’t exactly feature the language of saints and choir boys, there’s a dirty, four-letter word that even hockey players don’t want to hear: tank. Tank, in this case,...
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Vancouver Canucks’ Willie Desjardins aims to pick up the pace: A look at NHL...
Six NHL teams have new head coaches to start the 2014-15 season. The Canadian Press takes a look at those changes and how they might impact the clubs moving forward. Willie Desjardins — Vancouver...
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Can the Calgary Flames and their crop of rookies return to relevance this...
The 2014-15 NHL season begins Oct. 8 and this year the National Post will examine one of the seven Canadian teams each day leading up to opening night. We will offer an outlook for the coming season as...
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Can the Oilers’ young guns finally shoot their way into the playoffs?
The 2014-15 NHL season begins Oct. 8 and this year the National Post will examine one of the seven Canadian teams each day leading up to opening night. We will offer an outlook for the coming season as...
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Has time finally passed the Vancouver Canucks by?
The 2014-15 NHL season begins Oct. 8 and this year the National Post will examine one of the seven Canadian teams each day leading up to opening night. We will offer an outlook for the coming season as...
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Great Analytics War of ‘old’ versus ‘new’ stats wages on in the NHL
After a summer in which several NHL teams hired statistical analysts into their front offices, it seemed that the Great Analytics War was officially done. The conquering armies carried laptops and...
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Winnipeg Jets need to turn years of patience into immediate success
The 2014-15 NHL season begins Oct. 8 and this year the National Post will examine one of the seven Canadian teams each day leading up to opening night. We will offer an outlook for the coming season as...
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Ottawa Senators enter new era with Erik Karlsson leading the way
The 2014-15 NHL season begins Oct. 8 and this year the National Post will examine one of the seven Canadian teams each day leading up to opening night. We will offer an outlook for the coming season as...
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Don Cherry, musical montages and everything else you need to know about...
Keith Pelley has a hockey rink in his basement, complete with boards and penalty boxes, a red line and blue lines. “But I don’t have ice,” he said. “It’s for road hockey.” The rink with ice is at his...
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Vancouver Canucks counting on fresh start for last year’s ‘stale’ core
VANCOUVER — “Change is Coming” was the Vancouver Canucks’ marketing slogan this summer. In truth, most of the upheaval had already happened. With a 25th-place finish and their first spring without...
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Vancouver Canucks make things interesting and the Colorado Avalanche take a...
A new National Hockey League season, a new chance for hockey writers to make predictions that will in no way come back to haunt them in two months. The Post Panel returns to break down the 2014-15...
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Is the NHL regular season just a test run for the playoffs?
At the Air Canada Centre this week, executives with Rogers showed off some of the sparkly jewels that will be available to their subscribers, including a package that allows you to access fancy new...
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Toronto Maple Leafs trying something new this season
The 2014-15 NHL season begins Oct. 8 and this year the National Post will examine one of the seven Canadian teams each day leading up to opening night. We will offer an outlook for the coming season as...
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2014-15 NHL preview: The Post’s complete guide to the hockey season
It’s here. It’s finally here. Today we stop talkin’ ’bout practice and start watching the games. The NHL season kicks off Wednesday night with a classic rivalry when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the...
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Toronto Maple Leafs scouting report: A look at the opening-night roster
The Toronto Maple Leafs step on the ice Wednesday night to play the Montreal Canadiens in the first game of the 2014-15 season. Post hockey writer Michael Traikos offers a short assessment of the...
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NHL live chat: Join Scott Stinson and Cam Cole as they break down the 2014-15...
Another NHL season is upon us, with mixed hopes for Canada’s teams. The Montreal Canadiens are coming off an unexpected playoff run, the Vancouver Canucks are trying to rebound from a disaster season,...
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