Penaltykill.net Free Agency Thread

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Antero Nittymaki - the newest San Jose Shark

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NHL 2010 Draft Selections - How Many Picks Does Your Team Have?

Here are your team’s 2010 NHL Entry Draft Picks (as of last week). The Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders lead with double-digit picks, and the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars bring up the rear with only 4 picks each. Choose wisely!

Club
# of Picks
Rounds of Picks
Overall Pick #s

Anaheim
7
1,1,2,5,6,6,7
12,29,42,132,161,177,192

Atlanta [...]

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Non-Playoff Hockey Is Still Hockey

At this point in the season we all look at the schedule and see who’s battling for that final playoff spot or the important playoff seed that could determine home ice advantage for your favorite team. That is what makes this time of year as a hockey fan so great. One thing we sometimes underestimate [...]

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United States Vs Canada & The 3-Point System

I love the 3-point system used by Olympic hockey (3-points for a regulation win, 2-points for an overtime/SO win, 1-point overtime loss). There has been lots of talk about changing the NHL point system and most of them are all theory, but actually seeing one system in action really shows it’s value. With [...]

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The Points System

For a while now, something bothers me in the way the NHL are attributing points after each game. It all started in 2005-06 when the NHL felt that it would be better to eliminate the tied games and replace it with a shootout round after the OT. No arguments there, going to a hockey game [...]

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

There were many reasons why I started this blog, one if which is my personal battle with Ray Ratto. I’ve written about Ratto on more than a few occasions and really, I need to stop writing about him. Like they say, bad publicity is better than no publicity - but then again I [...]

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The .Net On The Hockey Guys Blogtalkradio And Hitting In The NHL

I had the good fortune of being on The Hockey Guys CrashTheCrease blogtalk radio broadcast yesterday. The first topic of discussion was the evolution of hitting in the NHL as it relates to the instigator rule and cheap shots. The general feeling, as I understand it, is that as the rules changed to [...]

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Penaltykill.net Crashes The Crease Sunday Dec 6 @ 2:30est, 11:30pst

The Hockey Guys from CrashtheCrease will have The .Net on Blog Talk Radio tomorrow, Sunday December 6 at 2:30 est/11:30 pst. Topics of discussion will include the San Jose Sharks, the origins and purpose of The .Net, our bloggers and hockey in general. Tune in!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/crashthecrease

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Debate Time: Mike Richards’ Hit On David Booth

It’s time for a penaltykill.net debate! So, let’s get it started.
In last night’s game pitting the Florida Panthers verses the Philadelphia Flyers, Flyer captain Mike Richards laid a nasty hit on David Booth of the Panthers. The NHL decided not to fine or suspend Richards for the hit. Do you agree? Should there have been [...]

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Welcome Team Penaltykill - 2009-2010

I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome everyone who has joined The .Net for the 2009-2010 NHL season. I appreciate everyone’s contributions and hope you find penaltykill.net an easy forum for you to express your opinions. I also wanted to pass along a little history about the site and the lessons learned [...]

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