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Pivotal players: Washington vs. Tampa Bay
Sergei Gonchar and Dave Andreychuk will be key figures in their first-round matchup.
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ESPN The Magazine: Hradek's story lines
The Pens don't have a monopoly on good back stories as these playoffs begin. E.J. Hradek tells you what you need to know for the rest of this season's playoff teams.
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Sabres-Rangers game good for game of hockey
Sunday's Rangers-Sabres game was good for the game of hockey.
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Sabres-Rangers game good for game of hockey
Sunday's Rangers-Sabres game was good for the game of hockey.
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It wasn't easy, but Sabres finish job in Game 6
The Sabres did what they had to do, and what the Rangers couldn't do in Game 5: finish the job.
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Hradek: How teams fared on Day 1 of free agency
If you hockey fans were looking for some wild spending reminiscent of the good ol' pre-lockout days, the opening day of free agency didn't disappoint. Here's how the teams fared.
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ESPN The Magazine: Eastern Conference previews
ESPN The Magazine's E.J. Hradek breaks down the Eastern Conference by division.
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E.J. Hradek: USA defeats Canada in Olympic hockey stunner
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Three games for Olympic tournament seeding between blood rivals. They lined them up and played them back-to-back-to-bac...
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E.J. Hradek: Team USA needs fast start versus Switzerland
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Before I look at Wednesday's quarterfinal matchups, I must offer a tip of the cap to Latvia, Norway and Belarus. Those ...
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E.J. Hradek: Time to start talking Sweden repeat
VANCOUVER -- In the preliminary round, the teams created their road map to the gold medal. After map-questing the field, here are a few thoughts on ea...
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E.J. Hradek: Team Canada invokes junior game plan to stop Ovechkin
VANCOUVER -- What a wonderful Wednesday it was. We watched some wall-to-wall hockey -- four quarterfinal matches. The Americans, Canadiens, Finns and ...
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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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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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