Since Halloween is just around the corner and is commonly associated with curses, superstitions and stuff, I felt it quite suitable to bring up a popular topic along those lines: curses and superstitions in hockey!
Now I won’t lecture anyone on the more famous curses such as the Curse of 1940, which saw the New York [...]

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Here is the final part of the Aftermath series for this year, which will cover the Pacific Division.
Anaheim Ducks
Final standings: 47W, 27L, 8OTL, 102 points, 2nd Pacific, 4th Western Conference, 5th NHL
The Anaheim Ducks entered this season as the defending Stanley Cup Champions. They lost star players Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne to semi-retirement and [...]

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For the final three parts of the Aftermath series, the Western Conference will be covered, starting with the Central Division.
Chicago Blackhawks
Final standings: 40W, 34L, 8OTL, 88 points, 3rd Central, 10th Western Conference, 20th NHL
The Chicago Blackhawks began the season mourning the loss of long-time owner Bill Wirtz, who died on September 26th, 2007; he was [...]

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The 2007-08 NHL season is now finished. The Detroit Red Wings stormed through the playoffs and won this year’s Stanley Cup. The NHL draft is coming up soon, and as ever, we will probably also expect some blockbuster trades during the summer.
This six part series will consist of brief summaries of every team’s performance this [...]

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I hate that track by Freddie Le Grand, but it seems to be fitting for this article.

I guess a congratulations are in order to Detroit, who once again have destroyed pretty much any team that dared step in their path on the road to victory.
For the last season, this team had ruled the division, striking [...]

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