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Commodore back in AHL with a mission
NEW YORK -- There is something more circular than arc-like about the path Mike Commodore's career has taken. Seven years ago, the big defenseman wa...
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ESPN.com's 2013 NHL preview: Tampa Bay Lightning
2013 NHL preview: Scott Burnside takes a look at the Tampa Bay Lightning
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What you need to know: Day 4
--Let's start with the reunion of Ryan Suter and his former teammates from Nashville in Minnesota. This won't have the emotional charge of Suter's muc...
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Need to know: Those Devils are riding high
• The New Jersey Devils, surprise leaders of the Eastern Conference, dumped Pittsburgh in a home-and-home series on this snowy weekend, def...
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Need to know: Wings' Kronwall hits the top
• There's no forgetting Nicklas Lidstrom. That goes without saying. But here's to Niklas Kronwall for at least helping Wings' fans with the...
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Need to know: Southleast curse prevails
At the beginning of this lockout-shortened NHL season, we projected the Southeast Division to be among the most interesting divisions in the game. Car...
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Need to know: The trouble with goalies
Promising starts for two Eastern Conference teams have been rendered moot by goaltending issues ranging from poor play to a lack of durability. Tha...
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NHL - What is next for Tampa Bay Lightning after firing Guy Boucher?
After firing coach Guy Boucher, the question that remains is what is next for general manager Steve Yzerman and the Tampa Bay Lighting, writes Scott Burnside.
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Need to know: Here come the Capitals
After a night that saw Jaromir Jagr score the winner in his first game as a Boston Bruin and Marian Gaborik duplicate the effort in his first go-round...
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Lecavalier will be missed in Tampa area
It is first and foremost a business. Always has been, always will be. But know this: The business of the National Hockey League is, at its heart, a...
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The frenzy was kind of freaky this time
We often describe the first day of free agency as a frenzy. Guess what? Friday, they finally got the frenzy part right. From the moment the m...
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NHL - Scott Burnside: Vincent Lecavalier the new guy in Philadelphia Flyers'...
After 14 seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Vincent Lecavalier is the new guy in the Philadelphia Flyers' locker room, writes Scott Burnside.
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Ramblings: Alfie's contract, Drouin's future, Ference's leadership and more
DENVER -- You've no doubt read my colleague Pierre LeBrun's popular "rumblings" blog. Well, this is more a rambling than a rumbling. To whit: Cheat...
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Wait, what? Lightning are rocking the East?
For most of the first month of the NHL season, there has been pretty much nonstop praise for the Colorado Avalanche and general marveling at the depth...
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Stamkos says he'll come back stronger
Tampa Bay Lightning star winger Steven Stamkos underwent successful surgery to repair a broken tibia on Tuesday. Now comes the grueling effort to g...
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Orpik shouldn't have had to pay for hit
While we await word on just how big a whack Boston's Shawn Thornton will get for hunting down and pummeling unsuspecting Penguin Brooks Orpik (the gue...
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NHL - Taking league's temperature at halfway point
Scott Burnside offers up his midseason report on the NHL, including teams and players who sputtered out of the gate and some who have stepped up in a big way.
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Sochi Olympics - No easy answers for Team Canada
With so many weapons to choose from, how could Team Canada possibly go wrong in selecting its 25-player squad? The truth is that it could go very wrong.
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Brian Rafalski to attempt return with ECHL's Florida Everblades
After serving for the past two years as team chaplain for the ECHL Florida Everblades veteran NHL defenseman Brian Rafalski will attempt a comeback with the team beginning Friday night with an eye to...
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NHL -- 10 biggest names to know as the trade deadline approaches
Some big names are flying through the trade deadline rumor mill, and there are 10 in particular you need to know, writes Scott Burnside.
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