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In a story that has received surprisingly little press, the Washington Capitals and the NHL may find themselves once again at the center of a drug controversy. Some of you may recall the original story from last May when former bodybuilder Richard Thomas was arrested for possession of a banned substance. The Polk County Sherriffs' Department seized more than $200,000 worth of illegal drugs and paraphernalia from Thomas' ...

After a bad 3-2 double-overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, the Buffalo Sabres are one game away from elimination in the first round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and there are plenty of people to blame. The recent string of injuries is obviously hurting the Sabres, who have been without superstar Thomas Vanek for the last three games and defensive-forward Jochen Hecht for the whole series. Buffalo normally ...

Wednesday, Game Four of the Eastern conference quarterfinal between the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals was contested at the Bell Centre. Down 1-2 in the series, the Canadiens desperatly needed a victory, and head coach Jacques Martin sent Carey Price in net. But the goalie change did not hold off the Capitals and Alexander Ovechkin. The Canadiens dominated the second period, but faced very good opposition from goaltender Simeon ...

Now usually I am not a supporter of fans bringing in signs that obstruct my view when I'm at a game, but there are those who's creativity makes it well worth missing a nice goal or a big hit every now and then. Like this guys sign for instance, that reads, "Are you pregnant Ref? Because you missed two periods!" Now that's comedic genius that sounds like it came straight from a ...

It is a strange thought to consider that the top-seeded team in the Western Conference and second-best team in the NHL in the regular season could in anyway be considered an underdog.   Still, in many ways, the 2010 San Jose Sharks ought to be.   The Sharks really are not facing the Colorado Avalanche in the first round, but the lingering ghosts of last year’s first round embarrassment against the eight-seeded Anaheim Ducks, ...

Yeah sure, after finishing one article that I will store away for the time being and then having to scramble to write another. This one though has a much happier ending. What looked like a sure loss with the Penalty Kill giving up another two LA goals turned around in the third period and you watched the most dominant third period play of the series by the Nucks. The best players rose to the occasion ...

We're at the mid-point of most of the NHL's first round playoff series, and there are very few things determined in the Western Conference. In the East, hope is not completely lost but, with all three series now sitting at 3-1, the trailing teams are going to need a special effort to see more than a fifth game. There have been some special players stepping up (Sidney Crosby), and other players ...

"It is a brand new series." "Best of 7 turned into a best of 3." San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski tied up San Jose's first-round series with the Colorado Avalanche at two games apiece on Tuesday night with a wicked wrist shot at 10:24 of overtime. Pavelski's clutch game-winning goal gave the Sharks much-deserved new life after dominating most of the series' first four games. Had he failed to score, San ...

The Flames fired Mike Keenan last year after his team's terrible first-round playoff performance against the Blackhawks. Then-Devils coach Brent Sutter noticed a job opening in Calgary. He wanted to be close to home, and he wanted to work for his brother, Darryl Sutter, who is the general manager of the Flames. Sutter decided to quit his job as the Devils head coach. He insulted everyone's intelligence by saying he needed to take care ...

Making good on his promise to scour the universe for unknown talent, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke is at it again, as he is rumored to be very close to signing Jussi Rynnas (one of the premier Finnish goaltenders) to a contract.The addition of Rynnas will only strengthen an already crowed collection of goaltenders within the Leafs organization which includes Jonas “The Monster” Gustavsson and J.S. Giguere.Rynnas, was/is ...