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The Red, White and Black and Blue

08:01 AM ET 02.22

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The few of you that actually watch hockey have heard about the increase in players crashing the net and goalies taking the brunt of the damage while inside the blue paint. The result of players such as Avery, Lapierre and a few others crashing the blue paint has been teams such as Ottawa to have their goalie suspended for 3 games, Brodeur to get in a fist fight and has raised a lot of questions as to what the NHL is going to do to protect their star netminders.Well, the GM meetings have come and gone and we have our answer. Nothing! The GM's met in Florida this week and…

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The Rise of the European Captains

08:36 AM ET 02.19

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"No NHL team captained by a European has ever one a Stanley Cup".We've all heard this. Over and over and over again people babble about this stat as if they know hockey. They are convinced that you require a Canadian or recently a 'North American born player' to win the NHL. It's a stat that even the most average of fans have heard. This could possibly be the weakest argument in all sports, thrown out by the weakest hockey fans out there.The first European captain was Alexander Mogilny who took over as captain during the 93-94 season when Pat…

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Skate softly and carry a big... fist!

08:32 AM ET 02.15

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The new NHL has undergone some changes in the past few years but one of the biggest changes has been the change in the role of the enforcer. In the new NHL, speed and skill has become required more than having the big goon to protect your club. The salary cap era has forced teams to decide if they want to carry an enforcer to play their 4-6 minutes a game (when they actually play) or carry more depth. Many teams don't even carry an enforcer now or start one only if the other team has one.In the past year, criticism has been aimed at the enforcers for…

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