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Columbus Makes A Few Moves

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

12/20/05 at 04:29 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Columbus Blue Jackets,

The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenseman Rostislav Klesla off Injured Reserve, club President and General Manager Doug MacLean announced today. The Blue Jackets have also recalled defenseman Andy Delmore on an emergency basis from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

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Note To NHLPA

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12/20/05 at 01:46 PM ET | Comments (0)

Do you realize we have been looking at this for over four months now!

THE NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

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Stuck On Stats

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12/20/05 at 01:14 PM ET | Comments (0)

Watching the Wings over the years I have learned indidual statistics don't mean much as long as the team is winning and playing together. A perfect example this year are the Sabres, not one player in the top 70 for total points yet the team is 2nd in the NHL in points. Let me make a point out something from Kevin Gibson of 640am in Toronto,

Chris Chelios made the team? The same Chelios that is tied for 171st in defensemen scoring this season. I know there is always second guessing when you choose teams such as Olympic squads, but Chelios at the age of 44 skating after the young guns on the big ice? I don't think so. Brian Leetch or Ken Klee would have been better. I guess Chelios is their there for his leadership.

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Question Of The Day

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12/20/05 at 12:51 PM ET | Comments (0)

How easy is it for you to root for the players on Team USA or for that matter the players on any national team after you despise and can't stand the way they play when they take on your NHL team? For example, will it be difficult to cheer on Chelios during the Olympics if you are a Nashville fan?

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Roenick Reacts

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12/20/05 at 11:52 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the LA Daily News,

"I don't need to prove myself to anybody," said Roenick, who wasn't among the 23 players named to the U.S. squad before the game started. "There's nobody on that Olympic team that has scored more points than I have, who has had a career like I have in terms of physicality and putting points on the board and being a leader." "I think they were blackballing me from the beginning," said Roenick, who represented the U.S. at the 1998 and 2002 Olympics. "I m one of the guys who has gotten USA to where it is today and to not have the opportunity to go back and try to win a gold one more time, to me it's just disrespectful. They can beat me down and say I'm over the hill or say that I don't have it anymore, but to me I know that I do."

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More Issues For Lou

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12/20/05 at 11:24 AM ET | Comments (0)

from North Jersey,

Although Lamoriello said Monday that Malakhov informed him Saturday night that he was going to retire, the 37-year-old defenseman's agent said otherwise. "He's definitely not retired," said John Kotler, the assistant for Malakhov's agent, Paul Theofanous. "He has requested a leave of absence to deal with some internal, personal and medical issues.'' Lamoriello said he was unaware of any medical issues that were bothering Malkahov and that he rejected Theofanous' request for a leave of absence.

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Caring Penguins Fans

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12/20/05 at 11:04 AM ET | Comments (0)

Why save the Penguins?

On the evening of December 12, 2005, after a long 12 hour day at work, I was speaking with some fellow Penguins fans as well as my best bud Drew. We were heart-broken, almost scared, and the main feeling we all shared, is the helpless feeling we all felt. Is our City actually prepared to watch another business close it doors and leave town? This was not just another department store closing its doors, this time it was our beloved Pittsburgh Penguins.

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The New NHL Standard- Skill

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12/20/05 at 10:55 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the NY Times,

"I don't know if we can unravel 20 years of coaching in three months," Walkom said. "I keep saying to everyone and anyone, this isn't about a team, this isn't about a coach, this isn't even about a style of play. This is about the N.H.L. standard. And that's what you have to work to."

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Future Plans For Mario

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12/20/05 at 02:36 AM ET | Comments (0)

from Scott Burnside of ESPN,

Long before Lemieux's heart problems there were questions about his passion for the game. On the ice the 40-year-old icon has been prone to long, lazy turns, errant passes and a strange lack of timing. In Friday's loss to the Sabres, Lemieux whiffed completely on a nice Crosby feed late in the game although he did recover in time to whip a pass to Ziggy Palffy who scored the tying goal. Although one of the finest playmakers ever, the Lemieux-led Penguins' power play ranks 24th. In 26 games Lemieux has managed just seven goals, 22 points and is an eye-popping minus-16. Off the ice, if there was the laissez-faire attitude that many claim permeated the club prior to Olczyk's firing, why didn't Lemieux, who is part-owner of the Penguins, step in to help his friend the coach right the ship? Isn't that what leadership is about?

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Gretzky’s Mother Passes

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12/20/05 at 02:29 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the CP via Sportsnet,

Phyllis Gretzky was the glue that held her family together. Gretzky, who had battled lung cancer since being diagnosed in the autumn of 2004, died Monday night. She was 64. ''Throughout my career, she was in the background but she was the glue,'' Wayne Gretzky said at the time of her diagnosis. ''She's always been the toughest in the family.'' The Hockey Hall of Famer and coach of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes took a leave of absence from the Coyotes and from his position as executive director of Canada's Olympic hockey teams on Dec. 17 to fly home as his mother's condition worsened.

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