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Sweden Olympic Hockey Jersey

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

03/02/06 at 09:27 PM ET | Comments (0)

Following up on the Sweden Jersey situation, they are still out of stock and it looks like another couple of weeks before my affiliate can get another shipment in from Nike. I will keep you posted when they become available. I understand most of the shipments from Nike are going directly to Sweden first, but they are very hard to come by at this time.

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NHLPA Hires Two Of Their Own

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03/02/06 at 09:16 PM ET | Comments (0)

NHLPA Press Release,

Ted Saskin, NHLPA Executive Director and General Counsel, today announced the addition of Stu Grimson and Vincent Damphousse to the National Hockey League Players’ Association staff. In addition, Mike Gartner will be assuming further responsibilities as our Director of Hockey Affairs. Following the completion of the new CBA, Gartner joined the Competition Committee as a non-voting member and his efforts have been vital in helping re-launch the game.

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The Best Value FA Signings

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03/02/06 at 08:59 PM ET | Comments (0)

from TSN,

When the National Hockey League entered its new salary cap existence in 2005, free agent signings took on a heightened importance. With a salary cap in place, teams couldn't just throw good money after bad in an attempt to rectify personnel shortcomings. Thus, the value of pro scouting has to have increased around the NHL and the teams that make shrewd acquisitions -- productive players at cost-effective rates -- stand to reap the rewards.

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How “Easy” Is It To Get A Player

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03/02/06 at 05:37 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,

Walking out of the Pengrowth Saddledome the other night, Vancouver Canucks' senior vice president and assistant general manager Steve Tambellini made as if he were Wal-Mart shopping. Pushing an imaginary shopping cart down an imaginary aisle, Tambellini was playfully mocking the upcoming frenzy that usually accompanies the NHL trading deadline. "Defencemen, on sale in Aisle 7," Tambellini called out. "Goaltenders, now featured in Aisle 4."

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Flames Need A Scorer

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03/02/06 at 05:32 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Calgary Sun,

Flames players and management should know one other thing: They're not going to advance far into the playoffs this spring if GM/head coach Darryl Sutter doesn't address his club's woeful offence before the March 9 trade deadline. According to some sources, Detroit's Robert Lang, San Jose's Patrick Marleau and Tampa Bay's Brad Richards are all available, but since they're all either facing restricted free agency or signed for another season, they won't come cheaply. The Flames are more likely to look at players a level below that trio. And that wouldn't be a bad thing. Toronto's Darcy Tucker could add scoring and act as an agitator, another element Calgary is lacking.

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More Blame On Bertuzzi

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03/02/06 at 05:26 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Terry Frei of ESPN,

Wednesday will be the second anniversary of Bertuzzi's mugging of Colorado center Steve Moore. ...But the pertinent point now is that Bertuzzi's selection to the Olympics is indicative of a mind-set that helped diminish Canada's chances in Torino. It was a mockery of the Olympic ideal, and the fact that it gets mocked plenty is no excuse. It sent that inappropriate message to young players in a nation in which Hockey Canada's terrific ads promote the concept that it's only a game, opponents must be respected, and parents need not act like all games are Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.

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The Best Of All Time

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03/02/06 at 04:01 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Sports Illustrated,

Since the NHL opened for business in 1917-18, many teams have clearly been in a class of their own during the regular season. Some did it with high-octane offense, others with a precision game plan, and others were at the top of their games at both ends of the rink. ...This list focuses strictly on teams that dominated the regular-season schedule. For sure, some great teams were excluded. But we think you'll agree that these elite performers are truly in a league of their own. (Cup winners are noted by an asterisk.) 1. 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens* (60-8-12, 132 points) read on for the other nine...

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Nolan Not Coming Back

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03/02/06 at 02:38 PM ET | Comments (0)

Blogging from the emergency room... via TSN,

The Owen Nolan Sweepstakes are over almost before they began. The big winger has decided he won't try to come back this season to the NHL because his surgically-repaired knee isn't yet 100 per cent.

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Nice Fall

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03/02/06 at 01:49 PM ET | Comments (0)

We received a nice layer of ice this morning in the Detroit area. I took a nice dive on the porch while getting the morning paper. Looks like stiches are in order, be back ASAP.

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Quinn Near The End & What To Do With McCabe

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03/02/06 at 11:06 AM ET | Comments (0)

from Al Strachan of the Toronto Sun,

Pat Quinn is the defendant. The sentence is that he must go. And who was that prosecution witness who provided such damning evidence? None other than Quinn himself. If you listened to him after Tuesday night's loss to the Washington Capitals, you heard a coach admit his team no longer listens to him. And if that's the case, then the Maple Leafs must have a new man at the helm if they are to make the playoffs. It matters not that Quinn does his job better than most of his players do theirs. This is not the blame game here.

The Maple Leafs have one week and three games to decide whether they will be a buyer or a seller at the March 9 trade deadline, and in that time they must decide what they are going to do with star defenceman Bryan McCabe. Sources say the Leafs started negotiating with McCabe and Tomas Kaberle earlier this season. The talks with Kaberle resulted in a four-year deal for the Czech defenceman just before the Olympic break. But the Leafs have yet to sign McCabe and there are growing indications McCabe and his agent, Jeff Solomon, are intent on testing the free agent market July 1.

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