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Bad Year For The Blues

by Paul on 01/15/06 at 09:38 AM ET
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from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

In order to reach 90 points this season, much less qualify for a 26th consecutive postseason, St. Louis will need to win 33 of its last 41 games. The likelihood of that happening finally could be starting to set in for the Blues, who face the Carolina Hurricane at 12:35 p.m. Sunday. "At the beginning of the year, I think everybody picked us to be last," defenseman Barret Jackman said. "It's something that we never thought. But we've proved what everyone expected, I guess." What went wrong? The easiest answer: Everything.

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Describe Ilya

by Paul on 01/14/06 at 11:53 PM ET
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from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,

Ever hear of Ilya Kovalchuk? If so, then describe the guy, or admit that you wouldn’t know him from a potted plant or a picture of Nikita Khrushchev. This is a shame. When it comes to professional athletes who work and live in Atlanta, we’re talking about a Thrashers star who shines as brightly at his craft as the Jones boys (Andruw and Chipper). Not only that, Kovalchuk is becoming such a 22-year-old wonder around the NHL that opponents are doing what opponents always do in sports when they can’t beat somebody physically. They try to do so mentally, which is why they are whining everywhere that Kovalchuk likes to use an illegal hockey stick.

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Calder Candidate Phaneuf

by Paul on 01/14/06 at 11:47 PM ET
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from the NY Times (Sunday edition),

With the N.H.L. season past the halfway point, the consensus Calder Trophy contenders are the No. 1 picks from the last two entry drafts: Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Washington's Alexander Ovechkin. The Calgary Flames would beg to differ. When asked last week who he thought should win the Calder, awarded to the league's top rookie, Jarome Iginla, the Flames' captain, said, "I have to be biased: Dion."

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Carbonneau Will Coach Canadiens Next Year

by Paul on 01/14/06 at 08:44 PM ET
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from the CP via Sportsnet,

General manager Bob Gainey finally decided that the jolt the slumping Montreal Canadiens needed was to get behind the bench himself. Gainey fired head coach Claude Julien and assistant coach Rick Green on Saturday and installed himself as interim coach. He also brought in former team captain Guy Carbonneau as an associate coach who will take over as head coach at the end of the season.

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The NHL On NBC

by Paul on 01/14/06 at 08:18 PM ET
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Three exciting games to kick-off the NHL season on NBC. Overall a good first showing from NBC and they did get lucky with the games remaining so close which hopefully held and maybe attracted viewers on a Saturday afternoon. The NYR-Wings game looked OK in HD. Some of the cameras were SD (standard definition) and the PQ (picture quality) was not as sharp as many of us have come to expect with HDTV. One thing I must point out is if NBC continues to use the shift clock, move it up to the top, either on the left or right side. No need to have a drop down of it.

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Tucker Looking At IR

by Paul on 01/14/06 at 04:08 PM ET
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via Sportsnet,

Darcy Tucker will not be available Saturday night vs. Phoenix, in fact Tucker is going to shut it down for a while and let his ribs heal. Quinn says he will likly be placed on IR.

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Just Dumb

by Paul on 01/14/06 at 02:39 PM ET
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via the Columbus Dispatch, Columbus goaltender Marc Denis after a bad 3rd period in a loss to Tampa Bay.

"I think we just gave that game away," Denis said. "I don’t remember us playing a dumber third period than we played in the third." "You can’t sell the farm and open it up against one of the best offensive teams in the league. That’s what we did, and it was very dumb." "If we go back and forth with (Tampa Bay), we don’t have a chance," he said. "I don’t know what happened." I don’t know how a switch in our brain went off at that point. This was just the wrong way to play this game."

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Needs Practice

by Paul on 01/14/06 at 01:25 PM ET
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Poor guy.... Red Wing fans may have a flashback to Primeau in his early years- if only the jersey was red.

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Gainey Takes Over Coaching Duties

by Paul on 01/14/06 at 01:04 PM ET
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from the Montreal Canadiens,

Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced Saturday major changes to the team's coaching staff. Gainey himself will take over as head coach by interim and Guy Carbonneau will join the team as an associate coach; Doug Jarvis (associate coach) and Roland Melanson (assistant coach) will remain with the club. Claude Julien and Rick Green were relieved of their duties.

more update 1:16pm, more on the Habs move via TSN,

'The coach is our boss and he makes everyone accountable and if it doesn't happen, like in any job, the guy in charge pays the price,'' said team captain Saku Koivu. ''But it's always unfortunate when it happens.''

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Mogilny Will Help The Kids

by Paul on 01/14/06 at 12:48 PM ET
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from the National Post,

The rookie stared, wide-eyed through the gap in the curtain, as though visible beyond it was some kind of supernatural apparition. In reality, it was an unassuming, greying 37-year-old wearing a black wool greatcoat over his sweater and slacks. "I can't believe he's here," said first-year pro Mark Mancari, a right-winger with the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans.

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