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Tag: Bertuzzi

  • Sharks Move On From Past; Ducks Mired in It

      Game 3 was a must-win for the Anaheim Ducks after losing two games at home to the San Jose Sharks.  The embarrassing 8-1 lost showed a tale of two California teams–one finally moving beyond the team helmed by Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton for the past decade and the other desperate to relive their…

  • Merkle’s Weekly Bumblings: Week 18

    Skater of the Week: Connor McDavid It feels sort of wrong that he hadn’t won this until now. Just doesn’t seem possible, right? Likely a byproduct of the abysmal season Edmonton is having, McDavid has been enjoying a solid if less-than-stellar season (he’s still put up 64 points in 54 games, we’re just talking about the…

  • Detroit Red Wings 2017-2018 Season Preview

    Detroit Red Wings 33-36-13, 79 points, 7th in Atlantic (‘16-‘17) Key additions: Trevor Daley, Luke Witkowski  Key subtractions: Tomas Jurco (signed with Chicago), Steve Ott (Retired), Thomas Vanek (Signed with VAN) Unsigned: Andreas Athanasiou Offseason Analysis: The Detroit Red Wings’ offseason was spent trying to keep their current players. With contracts due to Tomas Tatar and…

  • February 2 – Day 106 – Can Yeo save the Blues?

    It’s a busy day in the NHL, so let’s jump right into tonight’s schedule. Montréal at Philadelphia (RDS) gets the action started at 7 p.m., followed half an hour later by two more contests (the New York Rangers at Buffalo [NBCSN/TVAS] and Ottawa at Tampa Bay [RDS2]). 8 p.m. marks the start of Edmonton at…