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Ilya Kovalchuk has got to love playing on a line with Marty Reasoner and Chris Thorburn. When I think playmaking, I think Reasoner, who’s never had more than 20 assists in a season. I get that Kovalchuk is a mess in the defensive zone, but I’m not sure if taking away [...]

Last night was a tough night for goalies.
Over in Buffalo,

What the heck goes on in St. Louis that they can’t keep players healthy? Paul Kariya is the latest casualty. He’s the 10th Blues player to miss a game this season.
Speaking of injuries, the Caps’ Shaone Morrisonn and Sergei Fedorov both left last night’s win over Carolina with injuries. Coach Bruce Boudreau usually has the [...]

Caps coach Bruce Boudreau is experimenting with using forward Sergei Fedorov as a defenseman. Fedorov was famously “demoted” to defenseman for a few days by Scotty Bowman in the 1990s. Fedorov seems OK with the experiment and it could be a huge advantage for the Caps. It lets them carry an extra defenseman and an [...]