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Ronco1a

Ronco1a is an avid fan of the Maple Leafs and it certainly shows in his opinionated blog posts. He's been active in posting to the Hockey.com forums and has linked up with a network of friends, as well.


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Chris Osgood

Age: 35
Team: Detroit Red Wings
Born: Alberta, Canada

By only allowing a pair of goals in the first two games against Dallas last week, Osgood has helped Detroit to continue their dominance in the 2008 playoffs. Mr. Reliable has yet to lose a game in this current post-season and sports a save percentage in t

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NHL playoff fantasy pools full of surprises

Posted by: Marty Henwood 114 days 37 minutes ago.

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While Stars’ captain Brenden Morrow made a name for himself long before this playoff run, he has turned up his game a few notches as the Stars make a spirited run for the Stanley Cup.(CP Images)

They've hit the half way pole in the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs and just four horses remain in the hunt as they head for home.

Some things just don't seem right here. Marty Turco is in Conn-Smythe form. Ditto Martin Biron. Marian Hossa is scoring. Johan Franzen has more points than Zetterberg and Datsyuk - and, no, that is not a typo.

What's next? Chris Simon wins the Lady Byng?

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Nik Lidstrom is chasing his sixth Norris Trophy. (File photo)

Nicklas Lidstrom should own rights to Norris Trophy

By : Marty Henwood 168 days 12 hours 25 minutes ago.

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Whoever tears open the envelope to announce the best defenseman at this summer's NHL Awards could be forgiven if he lets slip "and the winner of the Nicklas Lidstrom Trophy is...."

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Martin Brodeur is a strong candidate for the Hart Trophy

Hart Trophy race is more than one-horse sprint

By : Marty Henwood 171 days 14 hours 36 minutes ago.

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Over this past weekend, as my buddy and I enjoyed a cold one - or two, perhaps even three - the talk, as it invariably does, turned to hockey.

This week's ~~discussion~~ argument revolved around whose name will been inscribed on the Hart Trophy later this summer.

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Fantasy Focus: Traded players who will make impact

By : Marty Henwood 182 days 12 hours 8 minutes ago.

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Trade deadline deals could be a boon for these five

If you think finishing — or, in my case, starting — your holiday shopping on Christmas Eve is tough, try keeping up with the rumors and innuendo flying around on the NHL's Trade Deadline Day.

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Fantasy Focus: Impact goalies down the stretch

By : Marty Henwood 189 days 10 hours 23 minutes ago.

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So, you're now into the stretch drive of your weekly hockey pool and find yourself flirting with the lead. One point here or there could make the difference between watching the game on a big-screen plasma TV or another night of Kraft Dinner and wieners.

To try and help you enhance both your viewing pleasure and eating habits, here are my best bets for your goaltending picks in the final weeks of the season.

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Fantasy Focus: Top Ten line combinations

By : Marty Henwood 196 days 11 hours 6 minutes ago.

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Every team seems to have one.

That one line that, on any given night, can dominate and steal a pair of points in the standings on their own.

With the playoffs looming in the next couple of months, head coaches will be expecting their premier lines to produce and, with a little luck, help them go off on a deep run into the playoffs.

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