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2012 NHL Draft Quotes-Brendan Woods
The 2012 NHL Draft recently wrapped up and three Badgers were selected in Pittsburgh over the weekend. Sophomore-to-be Brendan Woods heard his name called on Saturday, when the Carolina Hurricanes...
View ArticleNashville Predators announce pre-season schedule
Sure, it's a little anticlimactic after the release of the regular season schedule last week, but at least now we know when the Nashville Predators' pre-season games and training camp will take...
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What were the Hurricanes' best lines and defense pairings this season?
In the coming age of advanced stats in hockey, one of the most helpful tools is the WOWY charts because it provides a way to show how dependent certain players were on each other. I have done this...
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Carolina’s Draft Weekend? Most Pundits Deem It A Success
Only time will tell if the hefty price Carolina paid to acquire Jordan Staal will pay off. Most seem to think that Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero fared well despite being in a no-win situation with Staal,...
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Tampa Bay Lightning preseason schedule features five games in Florida
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced a seven game preseason schedule on Thursday that spreads the hockey love through Florida and the southeast. That's a departure of recent seasons where the Lightning...
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A look at free agent defensemen
We all know that defense is a major need for the Hurricanes. For the last two seasons, they have been among one of the worst teams in the NHL at preventing shots against and have also struggled...
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Hurricanes Sign Alexander Semin To One-Year, $7M Contract
The Carolina Hurricanes solidified the biggest offseason in their history Thursday, signing free agent sniper Alexander Semin to a one-year, $7 million contract. The addition of Semin, along with the...
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Alex Semin signs with the Carolina Hurricanes
After spending seven years as a left-winger for the Washington Capitals, Alexander Semin has signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. It is likely that "rumors" will begin...
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Jim Rutherford "Analytics Show Semin A Different Player Than What Critics Think"
Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford held a press conference at the PNC Arena Friday morning and spoke to the media regarding the signing of Alexander Semin. The GM confirmed that not...
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Canes keep Semin in Southeast; opportunity missed by Panthers or prudent...
Literally yesterday's news: high-scoring but ultimately perplexing former Capitals winger Alexander Semin finagled a one-year tryout-style contract (his third in as many seasons) within the Southeast...
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Jordan Staal's linemates
One of the best things about the Hurricanes recent signing of Alexander Semin is that it gives the team a legitimate top-six and almost guarantees that they will have two-scoring lines next season...
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Silver Nuggets: Which is More Likely Series: Borowiecki vs O'Brien
We have now reached day 11 in our WIML Senators player prediction series, and I have to say, each day the series gets more fun as the quality of the comments and debates get better and better. This...
View ArticleLBC's All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown: 60-59
Welcome to another day of your Florida Panthers All-Time Countdown. For a detailed explanation, click here. Yesterday, we closed out our three-a-day section of the countdown with winger Ville Peltonen...
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AIH [Wednesday] Winnipeg Jets Mailbag Edition 1: Jason Megna, Defensive...
Hey all and welcome to the Arctic Ice Hockey Mailbag! This will be a regular feature on the site, covering any questions you may have pertaining to the Winnipeg Jets. In order to kick your work weeks...
View ArticlePoll: How long will Peter Laviolette remain Philadelphia Flyers head coach?
The Flyers signed head coach Peter Laviolette to a multi-year contract extension on Wednesday morning. It'll keep him under contract with the team through the 2014-15 season, but as we all know with...
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LBC's All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown: 56-55
Welcome back to another Friday edition of the All-Time Florida Panthers Countdown. If you need the story behind the story, click here. Yesterday, we touched on former Florida players defenseman Ruslan...
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LBC Quick-Poll: Lots to loathe within improving Southeast Division
Poll Keeping it relatively local with this one: Which divisional forward/goaltending group is poised to provide the largest six-game headache for Florida in 2012-13? CAR - dual Staal action, Skinner,...
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Wednesday Morning Skate: Jeff Skinner's Contract Makes Seguin's Agent Smile
Bob Mackenzie broke the news last night from his hammock: Jeff Skinner's extension with CAR expected to be 6 years with an AAV of $5.725M. — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) August 8, 2012 If there's...
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Jeff Skinner's Contract May Spell Trouble For Tyler Ennis
The Buffalo Sabres have one more major move coming this summer, at least that we know about, and that's the re-signing of RFA Tyler Ennis. But even after months of waiting, there's been little talk of...
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Hal Gill is a beast, Shane Doan's agent touts major offer: Wednesday...
Well whattaya know, for a mid-August day we've actually got enough going on to bring you a second bushel-full of hockey notes, starting off with a thorough examination of what Hal Gill went through in...
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