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Secrets Revealed! An In Depth Breakdown of the NHL's 76,000 Page Financial...
If you haven't heard, the NHL turned over a 76,000(!) page financial report to the NHLPA earlier this week. It's easy to speculate what actually went into the report, but then again, Donald Fehr said...
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Best Canucks Masks, Round I: Jason LaBarbera vs. Gary Bromley
Half way through the Linden Conference and we arrive at the 3rd vs 6th seed which features a battle of colorful individuals: (Antonio) Jason LaBarbera and Gary Bert "Bones" Bromley. If you enjoy metal...
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Morning links: Bias, Cup Odds, Mike Lange and more!
Ok, yeah it's summer and things have been slow here. After free agent frenzy, I klutz-ly deleted a copy of my Kris Letang season recap (and it was a good one too) so it's been bum city lately. That'll...
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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's All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown: 54-53
We're back for another week of the LBC exclusive All-Time Panthers Player List. Follow this hyperlink to read up on the standards for the ordering of this countdown. On Friday, we looked at former...
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5 Players the Flames Need to Shine for a Successful Season
The 2012-13 season is a new start for the Flames. 3 long years under Brent Sutter's two-way D system is over. Not to knock the system, it worked in L.A. and won the Kings the Cup. In Calgary the...
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Kings Links: Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Willie Mitchell Day Is Coming
Tanner Pearson signs his first NHL contractJon Rosen's profile of the late bloomer who beat the odds to become a first round pick. Good quotes from Pearson, Yannetti, and Nelson Emerson. The...
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College free agents: Worth it?
Some good news came about recently for Bobby Butler: Teams are interested in his services. Of course, this good news followed the bad news that the Ottawa Senators were no longer interested in his...
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Can Brad Stuart move back to the left side?
One somewhat underreported angle of Brad Stuart's return to San Jose is that the defenseman was almost exclusively slotted into the right side on Detroit's blueline over the past four-and-half seasons...
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Best Canucks Masks, Round I: Curtis Sanford vs. Corey Hirsch
Welcome to the Smyl Conference folks. Where it's an ideal 70 degrees (21 Celsius) with a light breeze all year long. A loving land where you'll never hear Miley Cyrus. Where Damian Cox isn't allowed...
View ArticleCBA Update: Are the Owners Trying to Exert Total Control?
Ah, remember last season at this time when we were all super pumped about the Kings, waiting in hopeful anticipation of a possible playoff berth and not having to see the head coach get fired....
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Report: You can cross Shane Doan off the Sharks' wish list
David Pollak reports that a "well-placed source" has confirmed to him that the Sharks have dropped out of the Shane Doan sweepstakes after deciding not to offer the 35-year-old forward the 4th...
View ArticleAlmost Famous: The One Where Basic English Falls Prey to Number Love
Editor's Note: Before you jump down this particular rabbit hole, please know that it is about the advanced stats debate. It is written for an audience of one, though all are welcome. Enjoy. Apparently...
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2011-12 Los Angeles Kings Player Evaluations: Simon Gagne
Simon Gagne #12 / Left Wing / Los Angeles Kings Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Born: Feb 29, 1980 GP G A P Points per 60 ZSAC/60 Quality of Competition PDO Gagne 11-12 34 7 10 17 1.36 (6th) 9.898 (6th)...
View ArticleLBC's All-Time Florida Panthers Roster Countdown: 46-45
Welcome to the Friday edtion of the LBC's exclusive All-Time Panthers Roster Countdown. For an explanation as to how the list was built, click here.Yesterday, we looked at two Former Panthers,...
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Quick Has 'Minor' Back Surgery (Or: Don't Trade Jonathan Bernier, Part Deux)
Conn Smythe-winning goalie Jonathan Quick's short summer has gotten even shorter. After enjoying his day with the Cup, he went under the knife: The Kings announced that Jonathan Quick underwent a...
View ArticleWho is the greatest #14 in Nashville Predators history?
Here's something you may not have known (and that I didn't know until I sat down to write this): more Nashville Predators have worn the number 14 than any other sweater number in franchise history. 10...
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2011-12 Los Angeles Kings Player Evaluations: Kyle Clifford
Kyle Clifford #13 / Left Wing / Los Angeles Kings Height: 6-2 Weight: 208 Born: Jan 13, 1991 GP G A P Points per 60 Possession Quality of Competition Finishing Luck Clifford 11-12 81 5 7 12 .99 (9th)...
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Videos: Willie Mitchell's Day With The Stanley Cup
Yea, yea, he plays for the damned LA Kings, but I was very happy for BC-Boy and former Canuck Willie Mitchell when he won that Cup. Here are a few clips of his celebrations in Port McNeill. Port...
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Shark Week: The Most Important Goals in Franchise History (Honorable Mentions)
If there's one thing we love here at Fear The Fin, it's cheesy commercial tie-ins. So seeing as Discovery Channel is kicking off its annual airing of Shark Week, which I strongly suspect is one of...
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