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Western Conference Round Table

Western Conference Round Table

Over the Holidays I conducted a Q&A session with several bloggers covering Western Conference clubs for various websites. Engaging several points of view to gain a better understanding of the tougher of the NHL’s two conferences. The Panel Josh Sargent (@Josh_Sargent)- Minnesota Wild correspondent for NHLHotStove.com. Andy Ajer (@FightNightAtJoe) – Detroit Red Wings blogger. Runs [...]

New Jersey trades captain Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas for conditional draft pick

New Jersey trades captain Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas for conditional draft pick

Earlier this morning the New Jersey Devils have traded captain Jamie Langenbrunner to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional third-round 2011 draft pick. Langenbrunner returns to the team that drafted him 35th overall in the 1993 NHL entry-draft, for which he played from 1994 to 2002. Langenbrunner won a Stanley Cup with Dallas [...]

DAILY RUMORS: New Year, Another Brad Richards Rumor

DAILY RUMORS: New Year, Another Brad Richards Rumor

Back from my Christmas holiday and time to keep tabs on some of the more “interesting” trade rumors flying around. Hockeybuzz.com’s “Eklund” still believes the Dallas Stars will trade center Brad Richards because they won’t be able to afford to re-sign him. “I continue to compare the situation to Kovalchuk last year. Brad wants to [...]

Daily Rumors: Picking Apart Potential “Blockbuster” Deals This Season

Daily Rumors: Picking Apart Potential “Blockbuster” Deals This Season

The NHL’s annual trade deadline is still three months away (February 28th, 2011) but the lack of significant player movement early in the season has more than a few pundits and bloggers musing over potential deals as the deadline nears. Thomas Copain of The Bleacher Report recently looked at ten potential “Blockbuster deals that could [...]

Throwing Away Points to Dallas | Potentially Hossa-less Hawks Next

Throwing Away Points to Dallas | Potentially Hossa-less Hawks Next

Coming off a big shootout victory over the Nashville Predators the St. Louis Blues hoped to carry the momentum of a three game winning streak in to a home and home series against the Dallas Stars. Offensive inconsistency reigned yet again as the Stars used two come from behind efforts to sweep the Blues. Mental [...]

Blues Steal Two in Nashville & Head to Big D (*Updated)

Blues Steal Two in Nashville & Head to Big D (*Updated)

Recapping the St. Louis Blues thievery of two points in Nashville and a preview of the final back to back set in November in a home and home series against the Dallas Stars.

How much NHL teams spend on buyouts for 2010-11

How much NHL teams spend on buyouts for 2010-11

Below you will find the amount each team spends on buyouts as well as the name of the played bought out and where that players is right now. Anaheim Ducks Nathan Oystrick – $197,083, playing for the St.Louis Blues this season. Atlanta Thrashers Donald Brashear – $1,400,000, playing for Sorel-Tracy of the LNAH this season [...]

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NHL Power Rankings: Week 5

Who sits atop the pile of 30 this week?

An Embarrassing Night in Dallas

An Embarrassing Night in Dallas

The Pittsburgh Penguins rolled into Dallas Wednesday night eying to continue riding the momentum they started in Carolina last Saturday.  Those hopes, and maybe Brent Johnson’s hot streak ended quickly in the 1st period after the Penguins and their poor passing and defensive play gave up a quick 2-0 lead to the Stars on goals [...]

Michalek Returns, Dupuis Returns Home for Pens

Michalek Returns, Dupuis Returns Home for Pens

The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting good news on two fronts today.  First is the announcement via Twitter that Defenseman Zbynek Michalek will return to the lineup tonight in Dallas after missing almost the entire month of October with a shoulder injury.  Joining him on the ice will be Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Alex Goligoski [...]

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NHL Power Rankings: Week Four

After a month of NHL action the Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues are the surprises of the Top 10. The New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres and Phoenix Coyotes have to be the surprises of the Bottom 10. How did the rest of the league fare?

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NHL Power Rankings: Week 3

Week Three of Hockey Independent’s NHL Power Rankings.

Blues Lose Goaltending Duel to Stars

Blues Lose Goaltending Duel to Stars

A recap and analysis of the 2010-11 NHL game between the St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars.

Gameday: October 16th, 2010 – Blues @ Stars

Gameday: October 16th, 2010 – Blues @ Stars

A preview of the 2010-11 NHL game on October 16th, 2010 between the St. Louis Blues and the Dallas Stars from American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.

DAILY RUMORS: Canucks and Canadiens interested in Stars potential UFA Brad Richards? Not Likely

DAILY RUMORS: Canucks and Canadiens interested in Stars potential UFA Brad Richards? Not Likely

We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]

Pre-Season Game 7: Blues vs. Blackhawks

Pre-Season Game 7: Blues vs. Blackhawks

As always, I welcome you to follow me on Twitter – @618_STLBlues and @BlueNoteZone for in game St. Louis Blues news and analysis. – Flying high after a come from behind victory over Dallas  in front of 14,000 plus  FANFest laden crowd, the St. Louis Blues travel up I-55 to take on the Chicago Blackhawks. [...]

Blues lose in Big D and head to Colorado

Blues lose in Big D and head to Colorado

An up and down preseason continued Saturday as the Blues fell to the Dallas Stats in a 5-2 loss. First year pro Jake Allen allowed four of the five goals on 13 shots in a five minute stretch during the first period. Definitely not the way the former QMJHL goaltender wanted to begin his first [...]

Pre-Season Game 4: Blues vs. Stars

Pre-Season Game 4: Blues vs. Stars

A preview of the NHL preseason game between the St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars.

9/11/10

9/11/10

I won’t write about hockey today. I won’t even write a new blog. I really have not more to say than what I wrote on back in 2007. Each year since I have just run that same blog, because simply…not much has changed. This day is fraught with menace and overcast with uncertainty. This is [...]

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Preseason Power Rankings: Western Cellar Dwellers

“Is it hockey season yet?” The quote repeated (and re-tweeted) daily by the faithful fans from Vancouver to Minnesota to Carolina to New York. Everyone is ready for training camps, preseason games and another opener in Europe. All three are still close to a month (or more) away. How do hockey fans find their fix [...]