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The league, the season and the roles: how the game is organised on and off the ice.

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Toronto at Montreal: Randy Carlyle Starts on the Road

A short archive note on the night the Randy Carlyle era began in Montreal, and why a Dallas run through the same building was the comparison Toronto wanted.

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The South(l)east Division: Five Teams, Too Much Travel

The Southeast has two Stanley Cups since 2004 and a lousy reputation. In 2011-12 the travel map finally made the criticism look fair, Winnipeg included.

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An Illustrated History of the NHL, Team by Team

The infographic that put every team in NHL history on a single timeline, tracking each rebrand, relocation and the words Black and hawk pushed together.

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Coyotes Sale Could Be Finalized Next Week, and Then What

A skeptical read of the report that the Phoenix Coyotes sale could be finalized next week, with Glendale and the Goldwater Institute still in the way.

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Brooklyn Islanders: If Jay-Z Was in Charge

A just-for-fun concept: Jay-Z as a hockey fan, a Russian billionaire partner, and the Islanders bought from Charles Wang with a Brooklyn identity.

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The Latest on the Phoenix Coyotes Sale, and What Comes Next

Looking more and more like a done deal, the Coyotes sale pointed the project at Long Island next, and at expansion sooner than the league admitted.

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