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 The World Cup of Hockey: Elimination Nation
Date: Thursday, September 09, 2004 | Author: Eric Slusher
The elimination round of the World Cup gets underway this week and national pride is on the line. Team USA needs to ratchet up the energy level to stave off elimination. But Canada looks strong and will be tough to beat in Toronto. |  2004 World Cup of Hockey Preview
Date: Thursday, September 02, 2004 | Author: Eric Slusher
The World Cup of Hockey gets underway this week while the NHLPA and owners continue their stalemate on a new labor agreement. With national pride on the line, the tournament, played by NHL players on NHL ice, promises to showcase the most competitive hockey played since the Salt Lake Olympics. SportsFiends.com's Eric Slusher surveys the tournament field and makes some predictions in this preview of the action. |  Wednesday Morning Skate: Stuck in a Holding Pattern
Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 | Author: Eric Slusher
A record number of NHL players have filed for arbitration and are set to get underway on August 1st. With so many players likely to be awarded big raises from tight-fisted team owners, the list of UFAs is stuck in a holding pattern. This week The Skate takes a look at the bizarre situation being created by cost uncertainty, new twists and turns in the Danton trial and the latest rumors from around the league. |  Wednesday Morning Skate: Law and Order
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 | Author: Eric Slusher
The NHL is in desperate need of some good press. They won't get it this week. Mike Danton's pre-trial hearing is coming up, Andy Van Hellemond was forced out for taking cash payments from officials and the CBA deadlock is still deadlocked. At least the Pittsburgh Penguins are having their first good week in about three years. This week in the Skate were looking at all the news, especially the bad. |  Wednesday Morning Skate: Are We There Yet?
Date: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 | Author: Eric Slusher
The dog days of summer are passing very slowly in the world of hockey. An even more uneventful opening to the free agency period followed the uneventful entry draft. But the Ottawa Senators finally got the Dominator and the Kings nabbed Craig Conroy. So while the lockout looms, life goes on. This week the Skate looks at all the week's news and rumors from around the league. |  Wednesday Morning Skate: Free Agency Free-for-All?
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | Author: Eric Slusher
Midnight tonight marks the official beginning of the NHL free agency period. The number of NHL players looking for new contracts is enormous and with the uncertainty surrounding a new CBA and the potential of a lockout, there are more questions than answers. |
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