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E.J. Hradek: The seriousness and silliness around dirty hits
If nothing else, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Matt Cooke is consistent. There's never a vulnerable opponent he doesn't take advantage of with an elbow o...
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E.J. Hradek: The rules didn't let the NHL slap Matt Cooke on the wrist
Before I resume my Thursday picks (and I was doing a pretty darn good job with my once-a-week puck prognostications before that Olympic break), I want...
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E.J. Hradek: Some teams hog the top center in the NHL.
Well, we lost the Edmonton Oilers over the weekend. Pat Quinn's team was officially eliminated from the playoff chase after a 6-4 loss in Toronto. If ...
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E.J. Hradek: As Bruins ready for revenge match with Penguins, another dirty...
By his actions during the Anaheim Ducks' 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night, Ducks D James Wisniewski must believe you can hit anyone on t...
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E.J. Hradek: Bruins come up empty, NHL gets Wisniewski suspension right
Well, what do you know: We got through a whole night of NHL games without an "incident." I hope Colin Campbell finally got a decent night's sleep. H...
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NHL: E.J. Hradek analyzes the Pittsburgh Penguins and picks all of Tuesday...
Before we get to the Hradek selections for Tuesday night, here are three things I noticed watching the Coyotes-Penguins game Monday: First, they're ...
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NHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
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NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins wing Matt Cooke deserves a hefty suspension from the...
I really don't want to waste a lot of time talking about Penguins left wing Matt Cooke. Here's the bottom line: At the very least, Cooke deserves an e...
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NHL: Picking Tuesday night's winners, including game between Philadelphia...
First things first, I have to give a shout-out to the NHL for slapping a significant suspension on repeat offender Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Pengui...
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