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Martin Brodeur has been the picture of stability for the Devils franchise since joining the team in the 91-92 season.
In fact, since 1998 Brodeur has played in at least 70 games during the regular season, hardly ever suffering any serious injuries. Well, it seems that, that streak will be coming to an abrupt end with [...]

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By Matt Valentine
Yes, its true.  Yes, I understand most of you could probably care less . Yes, that bothers me. Either way, whether you love it or hate it the NHL season will begin and it will begin sooner then you think.
In fact, the NHL is taking a page from MLB and the NBA in [...]

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Its been a long while since I’ve talked hockey and because I love the sport so damn much I may be one of the only people even thinking about it today, especially on the eve of the opening night for the NFL (go G-MEN!), but I’m going to do it anyway so here it goes.
NHL [...]

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By Matt Valentine
Wrigley Field is no stranger to blustery, cold conditions with the stiff winds coming off Lake Michigan giving Cubs fans each year.

Yet, Wrigley is due for an even further drop in temperature on New Years Day 2009. That’s because Wrigley has been chosen as the site of the NHL’s next Winter Classic, the [...]

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Hockey fans in Florida can rejoice on two fronts. First, Barry Melrose the esteemed ESPN NHL analyst and former coach of the Los Angeles Kings will be taking the place of John Tortorella to try his magic on Vincent Lecavalier and the rest of the Tampa Bay Lighting. Second, Melrose brings with him one of [...]

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After a year in which Carlos Delgado and Alex Rodriguez were both robbed of home runs and umpires have continued to make questionable call on boundary plays the MLB has finally decided to implement instant replay into the game.

( A-Rod attempt to show the umpires where his “home run” landed.)
Baseball wants to implement the new [...]

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For the fourth time in 11 seasons the Stanley Cup will spend the off season nesting in Detroit
Thats because the older,and more experienced Detroit team once again outplayed the young rising stars of the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, securing their place as the NHL’s best team of the [...]

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By Matt Valentine
Move over Babe Ruth, you have some company in the form of Penguins forward Petr Sykora. And while, Ruth’s mythic called shot at Wrigley Field has become the thing of legend and much speculation there can be no doubt about Petr Sykora’s overtime heroics in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Before overtime [...]

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Now that we’ve seen the contenders from the Red Wings, lets take a look at the Conn Smythe contenders from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
1. Sydney Crosby

Any conversation about the Penguins needs to start with their captain and face of the franchise, Sydney Crosby. Crosby has accomplished a lot in his three short years in the NHL, [...]

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BY Matt Valentine
I really don’t know what Major League Baseball is thinking, but I am pretty sure it’s a thought process that is stuck somewhere in the 1900’s.
MLB needs to face the facts and realize that we are living in a fairly technologically advanced society. Every other major sport including the NFL, NHL, and [...]

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