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Asst. Coach Rolston

by Paul on 10/18/07 at 11:06 AM ET
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from Kevin Allen’s blog at USA TODAY,

When Brian Rolston’s family heard that the Minnesota Wild were offering players a mother-son NHL road trip this season they jokingly wondered whether coach Jacques Lemaire understood that his mother, Joyce, might view that as an invitation to do some work as an assistant coach.

“She has a lot of jam,” jokes Brian’s brother, Ron, who is a coach for the U.S. National Development team. “We were afraid that she was going to be telling Jacques and the players how to play.”

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thanks to a KK member for the pointer…

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McCabe Trying To Earn His Keep

by Paul on 10/18/07 at 10:40 AM ET
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from the Toronto Star,

To any fans poised to uncork the boos at the Air Canada Centre tonight, besieged Maple Leafs defenceman Bryan McCabe offered some perspective.

“I’m one of the higher-paid guys on the team and they expect the world out of you. But I can’t turn water into wine every night,” he said yesterday.

“I’m not that type of player. I’m a hard-nosed player. I’ve been fortunate enough to get rewarded for some of my points over the years. I’m trying to earn it.”

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Measure-Up Time

by Paul on 10/18/07 at 10:32 AM ET
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from the Mercury News,

“Say you win,” Nabokov says of tonight’s game. “What are you going to prove, that you’re better than them? They beat you in the playoffs. It doesn’t really matter.”

None of which is to say the Sharks - despite the usual disclaimer that all games count for two points, no more no less - are treating this like just another contest in an 82-game season.

“They’re a good measuring stick, a very good team, easily the best team we’ve played so far,” Wilson said of the Red Wings. “We have to measure ourselves against these kinds of teams and I’m sure they’re saying the same thing.”

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Rob Blake A Victim Of Circumstance

by Paul on 10/17/07 at 10:48 PM ET
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from the LA Times,

The questions posed in El Segundo likely will be following Kings defenseman Rob Blake to Canada here for the start of a two-game trip, and will probably be even edgier and to the point.

Uh, Rob, what about that minus-nine, worst in the NHL?...

“He’s been more a victim of circumstance,” Crawford said at Wednesday’s practice in El Segundo. “There’s been a big difference of his level of performance than Nagy’s. If you’re gonna look at statistics, sometimes they can be misleading and in his case, that is a misleading stat.”

read on (reg. req.)

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Souray Has Separated Shoulder

by Paul on 10/17/07 at 05:23 PM ET
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from TSN,

Edmonton Oilers’ defenceman Sheldon Souray is out indefinitely after suffering a separated shoulder.

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Sid Vids

by Paul on 10/17/07 at 04:26 PM ET
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Sidney Crosby on The New NHL and a few other topics…

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Modin Out With Groin Tear

by Paul on 10/17/07 at 04:00 PM ET
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from Puck-rakers,

Left winger Fredrik Modin has a small tear in his groin. That’s what the MRI revealed yesterday. Modin is expected to miss 7 to 10 days.

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Hartley Fired

by Paul on 10/17/07 at 02:08 PM ET
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from TSN,

After six straight losses to open the season, the Atlanta Thrashers have fired head coach Bob Hartley. General Manager Don Wadell will take over behind the bench on an interim basis until a replacement can be hired.

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Rehab For Havlat

by Paul on 10/17/07 at 01:24 PM ET
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from Bob McKenzie of TSN,

Chicago Blackhawks winger Martin Havlat will undergo rehabilitation on his injured shoulder and will be out of the lineup for about four more weeks.

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Trade Talk

by Paul on 10/17/07 at 12:24 PM ET
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Spector has all the trade and signing talk today…

Yvon Pednault reported during last night’s Montreal-Florida game that the Canadiens and Calgary Flames might be talking about a swap of Alex Kovalev for Alex Tanguay. Scouts from the Calgary Flames were apparently in attendance, possibly to scout Kovalev, who used to play for Flames head coach Mike Keenan in New York…

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