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Cairns To Pittsburgh

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01/18/06 at 05:56 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Fan590 Toronto, Pittsburgh picks up Eric Cairns from Florida for a draft pick. Looks like he will ride shotgun for Crosby. update 3:03pm, from Sportsnet,

In an effort to ward off those who take liberties on star rookie Sidney Crosby, sources tell Sportsnet the Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired towering defenceman Eric Cairns from the Florida Panthers. In exchange, the Panthers will receive a 6th-round draft pick in the 2006 entry draft.

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Foote Back

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01/18/06 at 04:53 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Columbus Blue Jackets,

The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenseman Adam Foote off Injured Reserve, placed forward Mike Rupp on Injured Reserve and recalled forward Mark Hartigan from the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch, club President and General Manager Doug MacLean announced today. Foote and Hartigan are expected to be in the lineup tonight when Columbus hosts the Detroit Red Wings.

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Judge Dismisses Ovechkin Suit

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01/18/06 at 04:32 PM ET | Comments (0)

via TSN,

A judge in Washington, D.C., has dismissed a lawsuit by Moscow Dynamo to have Capitals' star Alexander Ovechkin returned to the Russian League team. Dynamo wanted the U.S. court to enforce a Russian arbitrator's ruling that it still owns the rights to the 2004 No. 1 overall pick and leading candidate for the Calder Trophy.

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Turco Out With Lower Body Injury

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01/18/06 at 02:27 PM ET | Comments (0)

via the AP,

The Dallas Stars called up goaltender Mike Smith from Iowa, because Marty Turco will miss tonight's game against Atlanta because of a "lower-body injury", officials announced today. Turco, Dallas officials said, is day-to-day.

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It Is Official- Palffy Retires

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01/18/06 at 01:45 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Pittsburgh Penguins,

Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Ziggy Palffy has announced his retirement, effective immediately, due to personal reasons.

About the only upside to Palffy's retirement decision is that it will give the Penguins some salary-cap relief. Last summer, he signed a three-year, $13.5 million contract with the team after spending the previous five seasons with the Los Angeles Kings. They will almost certainly apply for an injury-exemption, which would free up some salary-cap space for the team. Chances are, with the Penguins sinking fast, they may not even bother using the room.

“Everyone was surprised,” Penguins General Manager Craig Patrick said. “[Tuesday] was a day off [for the team]. Ziggy came into my office around 9:30 [a.m.] and wanted to talk to me. We talked about a lot of things. At the end he said he wanted to retire for personal reasons. After our discussion, I understand all his issues and I respect his decision. He’s ready to move on from hockey.”

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Chat With Ovechkin

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01/18/06 at 01:31 PM ET | Comments (0)

Just a reminder, the NHL.com chat with AO is 1:00pm today.

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Weight Wants A Shot At The Cup

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01/18/06 at 01:24 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Larry Wigge of NHL.com,

What Weight does know is -- that in spite of all of the trade rumors that have had him going to Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver among the most persistent rumors -- he hasn't asked for a trade and Blues General Manager Larry Pleau hasn't come to him to ask him if he would consider waiving the no-trade clause he has in his contract. But that doesn't mean that a contending team like the ones mentioned won't be knocking at the Blues' door before the NHL's March 9 trade deadline. "I've heard a lot of the speculation and I'm very flattered that so many good teams seem to be interested. I've heard about Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver -- and when it gets down to the crunch, who knows? I can tell you this: I want to win. I want to get a shot at a Stanley Cup and at my age there may not be that many more chances."

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Shaking The Stereotype

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01/18/06 at 01:17 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Lufkin Daily News,

In the macho world of the NHL, it is considered by many a sign of a lack of toughness to wear a visor. This also is the league where goalies once didn't wear masks and skaters resisted using helmets. "Personally, I would like every player to wear a visor," Thrashers coach Bob Hartley said the day before Slater's scare. "People talk about the macho side of the game. Well, that's one thing. To end up with one eye, though, isn't what anyone wants. Careers are too short to gamble on." Visor use has been on a steady increase for more than a decade, but still about only 38 percent of NHLers — according to a study by The Hockey News — wear the clear Plexiglass half shield, which attaches to the helmet and covers down through most of the nose.

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Mainstream Media Recognizes Bloggers

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01/18/06 at 12:14 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Buffalo News,

The technology is not intimidating, even if you don't have a 12-year-old to serve as technical consultant. It may be too early for a full outbreak of Cup craziness, but Buffalo Sabres fans have got a touch of the fever. They get cranky if their daily newspaper or sports-talk radio station diverts any of their resources away from hockey and toward such secondary concerns as the Super Bowl, the Winter Olympics or even the war in Iraq. There is no cure for hockey fever, but the Internet can provide two forms of temporary relief: podcasts and blogs.

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Ducks Go For A Skate

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01/18/06 at 11:59 AM ET | Comments (0)

from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,

The Anaheim Mighty Ducks headed for the great outdoors yesterday. SINCE THE POND --- as in Arrowhead -- they play on in sunny California isn't outdoors, the Ducks hit the ice on the Rideau Canal for an informal game of shinny and they didn't even bring their pucks. "Everyday when I was a kid I skated at the outdoor rink near my home (in Blainville, Que.)," said Giguere. "(Yesterday) was great and it was nice to get an opportunity to score some goals. I had a lot of chances and I was finally able to get one."

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