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E.J. Hradek: Ilya Kovalchuk hasn't been the answer for the New Jersey Devils
The Edmonton Oilers' 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings last night left me below .500 for the first time in many Thursday's. Who knew L.A. he...
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E.J. Hradek: Breaking down the winners at the NHL trade deadline
It was a strange trade deadline. It figured to be that way with the Olympic trade freeze changing the normal timeline for the general managers. There ...
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NHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: New Jersey Devils should cut bait on Ilya...
Before I offer a short review of the Wings' sensational Game 7 performance and make my selection for Wednesday night's Caps-Habs showdown, I wanted to...
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2010 NHL draft - In a revised 2001 NHL draft, Derek Roy moves up 28 spots
As we wait and wonder where top free agent Ilya Kovalchuk might end up, I thought I might take a stab at re-drawing the first round of his draft class...
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NHL free agency 2010: Ideas on Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Gonchar, Matthew...
Tick. Tick. Tick. If you're reading this blog, you darn well know that the NHL's free-agent window opens Thursday at noon Eastern Time. That'...
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NHL: What the Ilya Kovalchuk ruling means for Chris Pronger, Marian Hossa and...
Arbitrator Richard Bloch is quite a magician. (Literally.) He shuffled 20 pieces of paper and made $102 million disappear. Now you see it. Now y...
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NHL: New Jersey Devils should let Ilya Kovalchuk walk
It's the early stages of Ilya Kovalchuk free agency Part II -- and the Devils seem determined to work out another deal to keep the elite goal scorer i...
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NHL: Ilya Kovalchuk, Antti Niemi, Paul Kariya and more who need a new home
It's been a long, hot summer for a number of proven pros looking for work in the 2010-11 season. We're more than midway through August and a bunch of ...
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NHL: Mark Giordano, Zach Parise dot E.J. Hradek's All-Bargain team
Although Wednesday's chatter will center on the NHL's decision on the 15-year, $100 million contract between the New Jersey Devils and star sniper Ily...
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NHL: Recapping the summer of Ilya Kovalchuk
After 65 days (and a roughly 15 additional hours), Ilya Kovalchuk can finally settle into life in northern New Jersey as a true member of the New Jers...
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NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins look ready to retake the Atlantic Division
What a weekend. This time of year, after Labor Day, there's just a lot of everything going on. Kids go back to school. Schedules change. Football is e...
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NHL: How big is Dustin Byfuglien's absence from Chicago Blackhawks?
Training camps got rolling over the weekend. The most interesting news probably came from New Jersey; where the Devils' $100 million man, Ilya Kovalch...
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NHL: Preseason observations on the decline of Carey Price and Sean Avery vs....
With a week's worth of preseason action in the books I thought it would be a good time to bring back "The Monday 10," where we canvas the NHL for some...
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NHL: On Rick Rypien, Drew Doughty, the San Jose Sharks' struggles and moving...
On Thursdays, I do a mailbag. You can ask me questions by clicking here or by Twitter. From Rocky B in Venice Beach, CA: What happened to my guy Dre...
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NHL: The New Jersey Devils, and Ilya Kovalchuk, certainly appear in decline
The league went a little hat trick crazy over the weekend. There were a trio of hat tricks on Friday night and another three on Saturday. According to...
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