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The Make Believe World

by Paul on 01/04/06 at 12:13 PM ET
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from the Vancouver Sun,

That's it. Enough is enough. Vancouver Canuck general manager Dave Nonis has dawdled so long, now his team not only requires Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo, it absolutely must have defenceman Jay Bouwmeester, too. But, dammit, Todd Bertuzzi may not be enough to get both. How about the Canucks throw in Ryan Kesler? Then fire Marc Crawford. Calm down. This is only a test.

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Spezza Still Huritng

by Paul on 01/04/06 at 11:59 AM ET
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from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,

It was a good news, bad news kind of day on the injury front for the Senators yesterday. First, the bad news: Senators centre Jason Spezza, who returned from a chest injury that forced him to miss five games, listed himself as doubtful for tonight's game against the Washington Capitals after taking treatment at the club's hotel.

read on...including a few words about Ovechkin...

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This & That

by Paul on 01/04/06 at 11:55 AM ET
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-Alexander Mogilny was a healthy scratch last night for the 2nd time this year. -If you haven't noticed, the trap is back. Six games last night, four shutouts and the other two losing teams had 1 & 2 goals respectively. -Mike Babcock is not a happy man these days. He has been stressing the Wings get off to a fast start from the drop of the puck, yet they have not responded like he would hope they would. -Clarke Wilm thinks the whole thing "sucks." As a native of Saskatchewan and a former member of the Calgary Flames, Wilm is well aware of the legions of Maple Leafs fans sprinkled throughout Western Canada whose loyalty to the blue and white is unwavering. "It does suck that we won't be out there more," Wilm said. "In fact, I think all the Canadian teams should play each other more.- via the Toronto Sun -Rochester (Mi.) native Jim Sardelli, 17, who attends Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, got a thrill of a lifetime Tuesday. Waiting for his own practice at Joe Louis Arena, Sardelli was summoned by the Wild after goalie Manny Fernandezf ell ill with the flu. Sardelli, who is a goalie for the Little Caesars major midget team, tended a net for the Wild during the morning skate.- via the Detroit News

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WJC Outdraws HNIC

by Paul on 01/04/06 at 11:31 AM ET
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from the Globe and Mail,

Hockey Night in Canada belongs to the CBC, but last Saturday, TSN owned hockey in Canada. The sports channel drew 1.411 million viewers for the Canada-United States showdown at the world junior hockey championship in Vancouver. That was a record for a round-robin world junior matchup. What's more, the TSN audience was better than double the 612,000 who tuned in to watch the Hockey Night telecast of the Toronto Maple Leafs-New Jersey Devils game.

more USA loses to Russia 5-1...

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WJC- Going For The Gold

by Paul on 01/04/06 at 01:50 AM ET
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from Bob McKenzie of TSN,

Canada's 4-0 victory over Finland in the world junior semifinals was significant in the sense that the Canadian squad will play in the gold medal game for a fifth straight year. But the verdict is still out on how this team looks when compared to the others that have made it this far.

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WJC- Russia vs. USA

by Paul on 01/04/06 at 01:34 AM ET
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I have no idea why Center Ice is not picking up this game which starts at 11pm ET. Folks lucky enough to get Fox Sports Net North will get the game live, while the people in the Detroit area can sit back and watch Oklahoma vs. Pepperdine in an exciting college basketball game on Fox Sports Net Detroit. Of course, our Canadian friends will be able to catch the game on TSN. You can also listen to the game live, if you so desire. It sure would have been nice to see Evgeni Malkin playing for Russia, many say he is a better than AO, which is hard to believe.

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Time To Go Mario

by Paul on 01/04/06 at 01:02 AM ET
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from Skip Bayless of ESPN,

At 6-foot-4, 230 pounds, you at times have dominated hockey games in a way no man ever has -- with power and finesse. You have won two Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh. You at least deserve to be in the greatest-ever debate with Gretzky and Hull and Orr. You might be considered the greatest if you hadn't missed part of every season you've played -- all 17 -- with injuries or illness. You beat Hodgkin's disease. Now you say you have an irregular heartbeat under control. You've been blessed -- and unlucky at the same time. Your back has always plagued you. Your team defaulted on the millions in deferred salary it owed you, so you had to buy the Penguins to protect your financial future.

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Mid-season Awards

by Paul on 01/04/06 at 12:34 AM ET
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from Kevin Dupont of NBC Sports,

Lidstrom front-runner for Norris; Hasek, Biron for Vezina; Crosby for Calder- Right now, by my eye, Jaromir Jagr is the MVP, hands down. I really don't see much room for debate on this one. Without Jags, the Rangers aren't even in the playoff hunt, never mind among the Eastern Conference leaders.

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NHL Attendance Figures

by Paul on 01/03/06 at 06:33 PM ET
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The National Hockey League posted the best December attendance in its 88-year history, attracting 3,382,628 fans to 200 total games and setting an attendance record for the third consecutive month. The December average of 16,913 per game was 91.7% of capacity and two percent above the previous December high of 16,578, set in 2001. Twenty-four of the 30 NHL clubs are even with or ahead of their 2003-04 performance. The top gainers are the Pittsburgh Penguins (+36%), Tampa Bay Lightning (+24%), Calgary Flames (+21%), Boston Bruins (+21%), Carolina Hurricanes (+19%), Nashville Predators (+14%), Ottawa Senators (+13%), San Jose Sharks (+10%) and Florida Panthers (+9%).

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Jagr, Garon POM

by Paul on 01/03/06 at 06:09 PM ET
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via TSN,

New York Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr is the NHL Offensive Player of the Month for December. Los Angeles Kings goaltender Mathieu Garon, who led all goaltenders in victories with a 9-3-0 record, 2.40 goals-against average and .924 save percentage, has been named the NHL Defensive Player of the Month for December.

update 3:33pm, from NHL.com,

Forward Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, who led all NHL rookies in scoring with 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in 12 games, has been named NHL Rookie of the Month for December.

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