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Schneider's quiet excellence, pondering the end for Doan, Bryzgalov waived and more...   *   Quiet Monday in terms of on-ice action with only two games being played.   *   Arizona took their anemic offense on the road to New Jersey getting shutout by Cory Schneider on 38 shots. This was Schneider’s first shutout [...]

Kassian on the top line, Malcolm Subban's debut, Anaheim's line shuffle and more...   *   No Alexandre Burrows for the Canucks last night. He was absent with a lower-body injury. That meant a glorious opportunity for recent healthy scratch Zack Kassian. He skated just 13:47 but was on the top line with the hot [...]

Discussing the Art Ross race, Backstrom ties for the league lead, and more...   *   I did a radio spot for Fantasy Sports Network yesterday. I’ll throw up a link to the audio if I can track it down. I bring this up because the NBA trade deadline was yesterday and they got so [...]

Michalek and Stone hot for Ottawa, Chara is toast, Yak-City reaches six and more...   *   Some serious rumours floating around out there. It is that time of year. Pierre LeBrun warns not to put too much stock in the Blackhawk rumours you read in his latest rumblings blog.   I tend to agree. [...]

Injuries Perreault, Lehner, Stafford and others, Marty St. Louis gets a goal, Yakupov hot and more...   *   Wicked game between the Islanders and Rangers last night. The energy in that arena was palpable with what seemed an even split between Islanders fans and Rangers fans. The pace was absolutely frenetic with both teams [...]

Seguin goes down with potentially horrific consequences, Hossa scores again, Teravainen demoted and more...   *   Update: Both Seguin and Eaves have been placed on IR retroactive to yesterday. As such, each will have to miss at least a week.   *   Happy Valentine's Day folks. Remember to set your lineups extra early [...]

Lee is hot, Toffoli is scorching, Tampa Bay's tough schedule and more...   *   That dude Anders Lee is rolling right now. Two goals for him last night. Seven shots on-goal too. Turns out that skating alongside John Tavares is a pretty good deal.   No points for Tavares the past couple of games [...]

Hossa pots another two, Sharks drowning without Vlasic, Comeau returns and, oh yeah, that Evander Kane trade...   *   Remember when Marian Hossa’s shooting percentage was woefully below his career average, which was why he made for a decent buy low? Three straight two-goal games later and Hossa’s shooting percentage has jumped from 6.5% [...]