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SBN Gameday: Lost Coastlines
Today's soundtrack: Lost Coastlines by Okkervil River -- because Team USA and Team Canada aren't exactly playing their arch rivals.SBN will be running a game thread and live streaming for each game on...
Semyon Varlamov: "I Missed the NHL Terribly"
With training camp in full swing and the preseason fast approaching, your old pal Slava Malamud over at Sport-Express is once again back on the hockey beat after a summertime diversion of covering soc...
Friday Caps Clips: Irbe Replaces Prior Goaltending Coach
Your savory breakfast links: If you missed any of the coverage of yesterday's announcement that Arturs Irbe has been named Caps Goaltending Coach (replacing Dave Prior), here's some of the best of it...
Washington Hires Arturs Irbe as Goalie Coach
Admittedly, this isn't Oilers' news, but I couldn't let it pass by unnoticed. Arturs Irbe (pictured above, showing just how small a goaltender can look) was one of my favourite NHL'ers during...
Arturs Irbe Named Goalie Coach in Washington
Ex-Carolina Hurricanes goalie Arturs Irbe was named new goalie coach today by the Washington Capitals. Irbe was a long time netminder for the Carolina franchise and is probably best known for hi...
Greatest Sharks: Mind Yo' Netminders
When it's down to the wire, even Sharkie logs on to vote! Well, FTF'ers, it's been a journey. A long, not too difficult, not too meaningful journey. But hey, we're almost done... so cut us some slac...
The Mt. Rushmore of Carolina Hockey
John Buccigross, of ESPN fame, recently put together a list of hockey royalty for each franchise in the NHL. He calls his creation the "Ultimate NHL Mt. Rushmore List". The writer has som...
The Next Great Goalie Debate
You knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. The recent success of Michael Leighton along with the preseason struggles of Cam Ward have created a goalie debate of sorts among several Hurricanes ...
Islanders Bloggers Interview Doug Weight
Islanders Blog Box mainstays, Dee Karl and BD Gallof interviewed Doug Weight over the weekend and put the session up on "You Tube". Weight has certainly not lost his sense of humor as he "guarantee...




