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San Jose Sharks entering critical season - NHL
In their first game of the season, the San Jose Sharks beat the Calgary Flames convincingly, 4-1. They play the Oilers on Tuesday night, then the Coyo...
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NHL - San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks seeing plans pay off early
It wasn't lost on Todd McLellan that a different kind of team than his San Jose Sharks experienced playoff success last spring. The San Jose coach saw...
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NHL - Inside a potential San Jose Sharks roster 'reset'
There's a method of counting cards in blackjack documented in the book "Bringing Down the House" called the High-Low Method. Since a deck full of low ...
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NHL - Are the San Jose Sharks contenders or not?
St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock was analyzing the game of his own goalie Brian Elliott, but he could have been speaking for any number of NHL goal...
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2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Rivals scout the San Jose Sharks - NHL
Craig Custance talks to San Jose's rivals to scout out how to beat the Sharks in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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2013 NHL Playoffs - Extra time between series helping out San Jose Sharks
This may be the one rare instance in which the long break is advantageous. Typically in the playoffs, when a team has to wait a long period of time fo...
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2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Boston Bruins' third line providing the difference
BOSTON -- When Jonathan Toews won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2010, it wasn't an easy vote. He had been a force during much of the Blackhawks' title run...
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2013 NHL offseason - How Pacific Division teams are trending
One of the by-products of San Jose GM Doug Wilson's trade deadlines moves was that his team's speed improved. It gave younger legs an opportunity to r...
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NHL - 2013 mock expansion draft protected teams in West
Craig Custance reveals which players in the West would be protected from being selected in a mock NHL expansion draft.
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Custance: The challenge of RFA negotiations
A couple years ago, a GM was asked about the contract status of one of his restricted free agents in early summer. You know how it goes, he answered, ...
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NHL Future Power Rankings - Chicago Blackhawks positioned well for future...
Craig Custance, Frank Provenzano, Neil Greenberg, Corey Pronman, Robert Vollman and Ryan Schwepfinger rank every NHL team based on how well they're set up for future success.
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NHL - Teams facing tough decisions on impending veteran UFAs
DETROIT -- There they were, on opposite ends of the visitor's dressing room, preparing for another Buffalo Sabres season opener. On one side of the ro...
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San Jose Sharks' early success not a fluke - NHL
There are a lot of flashy explanations for the San Jose Sharks' success. Tomas Hertl has emerged as one of the game's best rookies, with his combinati...
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NHL - Custance mailbag on overrated players, surprise teams
Who are the most underrated and overrated players in the NHL this season? What would it take to land Thomas Vanek? Should the Penguins make a run at R...
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Behind the forward pairs strategy - NHL
NHL history is filled with forward pairs who had chemistry and success together that somehow transcended reality. Bossy and Trottier. Gretzky and Kurr...
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Ranking teams 1-30 based on their outlook three seasons in the future - NHL
A panel of ESPN's Insiders ranks every NHL team based on its projected success three years from now. The Lightning take the top spot.
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