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Ducks Call A Presser

by Paul on 12/05/07 at 08:40 PM ET
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Ducks have a 6:30pm PT press conference called.  Any ideas?

Update 5:50pm ET: From Adam Brady at Ducks Blog,

Now, let me mix in the biggest development of the day. Word has it there will be a press conference tonight at Honda Center just before the game in which Brian Burke will announce ... something. We will report on that press conference immediately after it’s complete and let you know what the announcement is. Spoiler alert: I’m told Scotty’s’ coming back.

added 10:10pm,

“I’m excited to be rejoining my teammates and getting back on the ice,” said Niedermayer. “I would like to thank the Samuelis, Brian Burke and especially my teammates for their patience while I wrestled with this very difficult decision.”

more at the Ducks website…

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Langenbrunner to be Named Devils Captain

by Alanah McGinley on 12/05/07 at 08:31 PM ET
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From Tom Gulliti at Fire & Ice,

There appears to be a slim chance it will happen before tonight’s game against Boston or it might not be until later this week, but the Devils are about to name Jamie Langenbrunner as their captain.

The usually-talkative Langenbrunner became extremely tight-lipped when asked this morning if he had been given the captaincy.

“Something will happen soon,” he said. “Let’s just leave it at that.”

What would it mean to Langenbrunner if he were named captain?

continued…

Update 6:37pm ET: Langenbrunner is now officially the captain, it appears. Gulliti updates that he was wearing the “C” in warmups. (*thanks to a KK reader for pointing it out…)

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Belak is the Key to Leafs Success

by Alanah McGinley on 12/05/07 at 07:20 PM ET
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From the CP,

“When Wade Belak gets a point, we win,” Belak said. “It’s been proven.

“You look back at all my goals and see if we won or not. Usually it’s a bad night for the other team.”

He was asked if the stick he used in practice was the same one with which he’d scored his rare goal.

“No, no. That’s in the Hockey Hall of Fame now,” he replied.

more… *an entertaining read as Belak gets on a roll with the one-liners. As the writer notes, “That’s Wade Belak: often lost near the net but never lost for words.”

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Always Good With The Quotes

by Paul on 12/05/07 at 05:28 PM ET
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from Lightning Strikes,

The interview finally wound around to how Lightning players were quite down on themselves after the game; glad for the victory but upset that they let the third period get away from them by allowing two goals in 36 seconds with under two minutes remaining.

Said Tortorella: “The team has always been that way,’’ meaning good at self-assessment. “Some of the (media) clowns around here don’t understand it. Not you two,’’ he said of me and Erik.

Tortorella didn’t say at whom he was upset. But something certainly got under his skin somewhere between the morning skate and the end of the game.

read on... you will find out who are not the clowns…

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Laperriere Back for Avs

by Alanah McGinley on 12/05/07 at 04:49 PM ET
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From the CP via TSN,

The Colorado Avalanche activated forward Ian Laperriere from the injured reserve list Wednesday.  He missed nine games after suffering a knee injury during a game on Nov. 11 against Minnesota.

*numerous other Avalanche players are still having injury/illness issues however, including Joe Sakic

 

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Could Columbus Get…

by Paul on 12/05/07 at 02:27 PM ET
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from Puck-rakers,

One third of the way into the season, trade rumors and other forms of player movement seem to be picking up. Blue Jackets fans—a few of them, anyway—are clamoring for GM Scott Howson to make a move.

Our opinion: Read the play and show a little patience, as the best deals may be a couple of weeks (or months) away.

continued... Lecavlier, Jokinen and Stoll talk plus a little Recchi…

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Surgery For Boucher

by Paul on 12/05/07 at 01:48 PM ET
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via the Dallas Stars,

The Dallas Stars announced today that the club has placed defenseman Philippe Boucher on the injured reserve list and have recalled right wing Junior Lessard from the Iowa Stars, Dallas’ primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League.

Boucher, 34, is set to have shoulder surgery today and will be re-evaluated in four weeks

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Who Knew

by Paul on 12/05/07 at 01:25 PM ET
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from E.J. Hradek at ESPN,

The National Hockey League is very good at letting people know about its latest deal with any of the seemingly thousands of new media companies or any minor percentage jump in attendance or its D-list celebrity blogs.

However, when it comes to getting the word out about a special hockey night in a particular city, the league isn’t quite as adept.

That’s why most fans probably had no idea the Canadiens were having a very unique ceremony prior to Tuesday’s game against the Red Wings.

continued... E.J., you should have made a stop at KK yesterday, you would have known about it!

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Morning Line

by Paul on 12/05/07 at 11:25 AM ET
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from Ian MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun,

The Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday recalled minor-league forward Steve Downie.

Today, they’ll call up Andre “Moose” Dupont, Bob “Mad Dog” Kelly and Dave “The Hammer” Schultz.

more on the Flyers…

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The Daily Routine

by Paul on 12/05/07 at 11:07 AM ET
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from Sam Weinman at the Journal News,

Athletes in general are an idiosyncratic lot, but hockey players might be right at the head of the pack. While a typical NHL game occupies 2 1/2 hours of an evening, players’ game-day routines begin when they wake up and carry through until they turn out the lights for the night. Along the way, they all will follow the same general principles that include a morning skate, a hearty pregame meal around noon, and the ensuing nap that is as much a part of an NHL player’s life as it is your typical kindergartner’s. But every player adds his own accents, with habits they’ve been refining since before they ever earned a paycheck.

read on

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