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Stars Of The Month

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 06:21 PM ET
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from NHL.com,

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and Detroit Red Wings left wing Johan Franzen have been named the NHL’s ‘Three Stars’ for the month of March.

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Canes Getting Healthy

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 06:19 PM ET
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from TSN,

The Carolina Hurricanes have activated forwards Ray Whitney and Justin Williams from injured reserve and the pair are eligible to play in Tuesday’s game against the Washington Capitals.

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E.J. Hradek Talks To KK

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 06:17 PM ET
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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing E.J. Hradek of the NHL Hour on XM 204, the NHL Network and ESPN.

We discussed the West, the East and the ESPN outlook regarding the NHL

You can download the audio file here, or click on the player below to listen online.

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Zubov Sees A Specialist

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 05:23 PM ET
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from Five for Fighting,

The news doesn’t sound too good on defenseman Sergei Zubov. He didn’t skate today, as he went to see specialists for his ongoing injuries. And won’t skate for the next few days. Coach Dave Tippett called the situation “a concern.” When asked if the problem was the foot or the groin, Tippett said, “all of the above.”

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Babcock Talks Wings

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 05:08 PM ET
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Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock participated in an NHL tele-conference today.

In each of his three seasons behind the bench Mike has recorded 50 wins and he has posted an overall record of 160-55-28. With their eighth consecutive 100 point season Detroit has tied the NHL record held by the Montreal Canadiens. With 17 consecutive season in the playoffs Detroit has the longest post season streak in pro sports.

The red Wings play in Chicago tomorrow, host Columbus Thursday and finish the regular season with the NBC Game of the Week on Sunday against the Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena.

Q:  Are you worried about just cruising into the Stanley Cup Playoffs

MIKE BABCOCK:  I’ve been on both ends of it in the Stanley Cup playoffs. When you’re the higher seed, the other teams have usually been battling like crazy and sometimes you’ve been drifting along. The great thing for us this year is our games down the stretch here have been against teams that are good teams that have played us real difficult. We had Nashville in here the other day. We’ll get Chicago here tomorrow or there tomorrow. And they’re battling for their playoff life. So they’ve given us really good games.

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Draper Bothered By Groin Issue

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 04:22 PM ET
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from the Detroit News,

Kris Draper left practice early Tuesday with a tight groin and definitely will miss Wednesday’s game in Chicago, and likely the final two games of the regular season, as well.

“I can’t imagine him playing until the playoffs,” coach Mike Babcock said.

more on the Wings…

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Re-Think The Lady Byng

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 02:40 PM ET
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from Jeff Marek at Upon Further Review at CBC,

As it’s getting close to trophy time in the NHL as writers fill our their ballots, perhaps it’s time to redefine what “sportsmanship and gentlemanly” conduct is and how the Professional Hockey Writers Association should decide on the Byng. Traditionally, the lazy man’s way to vote for the award was to look at the scoring leaders in the NHL and whomever had the least penalty minutes of the bunch got the nod.

But is there not another way to look at what being a Lady Byng winner should be? Should it always be the highest scorer with the softest touch? Or should we not look at the way players in the NHL talk about playing with respect for the game and respect for one another?

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What Game Has The Most Impact Tonight

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 02:33 PM ET
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TSN says the Sens/Habs game is the biggest match tonight.

I disagree, feeling the Canes/Caps game has more meaning in the playoff race.

Please vote and your opinion counts!

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Closer To The Action

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 02:09 PM ET
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Plans call for the fans to get a little closer to the NHL action on the ice.

Check out my NHL.com blog for the scoop.

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Afternoon Line

by Paul on 04/01/08 at 02:07 PM ET
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from David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail,

“He had been getting better,” Maurice said. “He came back to practice [Monday] and we had the expectation he would feel considerably better and didn’t, so he’s not playing. If he doesn’t feel better, he won’t play the rest of the games.”

However, when Maurice was asked to reflect on Sundin’s season, one of his best since coming to the Maple Leafs in 1994, he dismissed the notion Sundin’s days in Toronto are finished.

“I’ll answer that question and someone over here will take a piece of it and say, ‘Mats might be done for the year.’ ” Maurice said. “Then we’ll spend three weeks putting out a fire that you and I just created for no reason.

“There’s going to come a point in time, in six or seven years, when Mats retires. Then you’re going to spend the next 20 years with parades, tributes, Mats Sundin nights, the ashtrays, the coffee cups, matchbooks.

“We’ll let that all happen.”

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