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A Second Chance

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

03/14/06 at 09:43 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the Ottawa Citizen,

Arnason has also gone from being a somewhat anonymous athlete in a city that embraces the Bears, Cubs, White Sox and Bulls to a city where the NHL will always be king. There's no place to hide in Ottawa, especially since Senators coach Bryan Murray placed Arnason on a line with captain Daniel Alfredsson and Bryan Smolinski. He has also left an organization that repeatedly questioned his commitment to hard work and defensive play to a squad that has given him a clean slate, a second chance to make a first impression.

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Aebischer Will Be ‘Loved’ In Montreal

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03/14/06 at 09:33 AM ET | Comments (0)

from Martin Brodeur via the Toronto Sun,

Montrealers are going to love him. Aebischer is capable of big performances when he's on his game. That was obvious during the Winter Olympics at Turin when he backstopped the Swiss to a 3-2 win over the Czechs, making 40 saves. I'm of the opinion that this deal will be profitable as much for the Canadiens as for the Colorado Avalanche. The biggest surprise to me wasn't the Theodore-Aebischer trade, but rather the fact that Canadiens management didn't take advantage of any money saved in salaries to go for the reinforcements they are going to need in the coming weeks.

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Classic Masks

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03/13/06 at 11:28 PM ET | Comments (0)

Listening to the weekly "Ice Time" show on WDFN in Detroit tonight and they had a gentleman on who has some classic goalie masks on auction. If you want to see some of the old time masks and see the price that they are going for, here is you chance. via Classic Auctions

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Gambling On Goalies

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03/13/06 at 10:02 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail, Every year, it seems, one or more National Hockey League teams, floundering away in the standings, puts its trust in an unknown, low-profile goaltender — and suddenly, turns its season around. Just why it takes extreme circumstances for a team to roll the dice on an unproven goaltender is pretty clear when you think about.... For a manager or a coach, taking that leap of faith is a chancy thing, which is why teams generally don't make them until their level of need reaches an acute level. read on

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Don’t Shoot

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03/13/06 at 08:59 PM ET | Comments (0)

via the AP,

The Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL) are planning to distribute bright orange hunting vests at Friday's game printed with the words, "Don't Shoot, I'm Human." The first 1,000 fans get the vests as part of a promotion dubbed "Dick Cheney Hunting Vest Night." A team executive says it was "just too juicy" not to make light of the vice president, who accidentally shot a man while quail hunting last month in Texas.

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Jokinen Made The Right Decision

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03/13/06 at 07:41 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the CP via the Globe and Mail,

Maybe Florida Panthers GM Mike Keenan can use newly signed Olli Jokinen when it comes time to talk contract with star goalie Roberto Luongo after the season. Jokinen, whose own future was unclear just a few days ago, sounded like the perfect pitchman Monday, lauding the direction he believes the Panthers are headed into. "I feel confident for the first time since I've been in Florida that the owner here and Keenan, they're really stepping it up," Jokinen said on a league conference call. "They want to build a winner here and I want to be part of it."

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Parker Gets Two Games

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03/13/06 at 07:37 PM ET | Comments (0)

via TSN,

Scott Parker of the San Jose Sharks has been suspended for two games after an altercation with the Nashville Predators bench on Saturday night. "A player like (Parker) shouldn't be in the NHL anyway," said Predators goaltender Tomas Vokoun.

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Battling For A Playoff Spot

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03/13/06 at 06:26 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the CP via TSN,

The final five weeks of the NHL's regular season should be a treat for hockey fans, with playoff spots up for grabs in both conferences.

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Rangers In A Slump But Not Quitting

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03/13/06 at 06:22 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Scott Burnside of ESPN,

As for the bubble bursting on a team that most picked to finish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference, Rucchin seemed nonplussed. "I just don't think that can really happen here. Everyone in this locker room is a hard-worker," he said. "And teams that work hard don't fall off the map." Rucinsky has seen the good and the bad in Gotham and describes this season as the most enjoyable of his professional career. "Now it seems as though the team's stabilized and we've have a nice family here," said Rucinsky, who has 51 points in 49 games.

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NHL POW Announced

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03/13/06 at 03:42 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the CP via TSN,

Centre Olli Jokinen of the Florida Panthers is the NHL's offensive player of the week after tallying five goals and four assists in four games while New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro took the defensive honour.

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