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Crosby Visits MSG
by Paul on 11/08/05 at 04:29 AM ET
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from the NY Times,
One month into his ballyhooed rookie season, Sidney Crosby has not disappointed. The 18-year-old Crosby, whom the Penguins selected with the No. 1 pick in this summer's draft, was named the first star last night in his Madison Square Garden debut after scoring the first goal in Pittsburgh's 3-2 victory over the Rangers. There was at least one person at the sold-out Garden, however, who was not gushing over Crosby. "To be honest, I think it's unfair to the older players who have given so much to hockey," said the Rangers' Jaromir Jagr, who won two Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh with Lemieux. "He might be a great player, but I would wait a little bit."
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Nieuwendyk Preparing For Return
by Paul on 11/08/05 at 03:35 AM ET
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from the Palm Beach Post,
Nieuwendyk, who signed with the Panthers after last season's lockout, will continue to skate on his own and might practice with the team this weekend. If he is not ready for Friday's game against Carolina, he will aim to return Nov. 19 for a home game against the New York Islanders. "I would like to get back with the team as soon as possible... (but) it's not fair to them and it's not fair to anybody if I go back too early and things flare up again," he said. "Maybe with the year off I didn't pay as much attention to my core as possible." "Basically, I have a bad back," he said.
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Officials Prepare For Championships
by Paul on 11/08/05 at 03:31 AM ET
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from HockeyRefs.com,
The names of the 23 officials selected for Hockey Canada’s Level VI Seminar was announced Monday. “Canada has always been a top provider of quality-level officials throughout the world,” said Hockey Canada referee-in-chief Maurice Roy. “This begins with the Hockey Canada Officiating Program, an instructional program that starts with first-timers getting into officiating, right up to our top-level, which is what this weekend is all about.”
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Stirling Had Enough Of Ninimaa
by Paul on 11/08/05 at 01:38 AM ET
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from Alan Hahn of Newsday (Tues. edition),
Steve Stirling made a statement yesterday in his effort to gain control -- and respect -- of his team when he tossed Janne Niinimaa off the ice during practice at Iceworks. The embattled Islanders coach, who has heard the fans calling for his head and has seen too many veteran players coast through the early part of the season, decided he had seen and heard enough from the former all-star defenseman. "He was moaning and bitching and I didn't want to hear anymore," Stirling said. "Nothing else to say. It's about keep your mouth shut and work ... It's a distraction. So why not get rid of the distraction for the hour so we can get some work done? And we did."
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HNIC Discussed By Buccigross
by Paul on 11/07/05 at 09:57 PM ET
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In his weekly column, John Buccigross of ESPN has a talk with Stephen Walcom and discusses HNIC.
The attitude Walkom is taking is positive. He's trying to change the culture of the current thinking. Those who complain will stand still. Those who adapt, like Carolina's Peter Laviolette, will thrive. Watching a hockey game on CBC is not very different from 20 years ago. The camera angles are simple and clear. The cameramen know the game. The play-by-play announcer describes the action instead of the U.S. broadcaster who carries on conversations during the action. The sideline reporting is only done when relevant, and it's never intrusive. I wrote this when hockey was on ESPN, and it's even more the case now: No one does hockey like CBC. Not only do the CBC folks have the fundamentals down like TSN, but they are a landmark with rich history like Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, the Rolling Stones and John Wooden.
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Team Canada Goalie Dilemma
by Paul on 11/07/05 at 09:10 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
It seems like only yesterday that the Canadian goaltending brigade was enjoying its summer orientation camp in picturesque Kelowna, British Columbia. Every day during the weeklong workouts, Martin Brodeur, Jose Theodore, Roberto Luongo and Marty Turco wowed players and fans alike with their stellar play. But with a little more than six weeks remaining until Olympic rosters have to be announced, Canada's goaltending picture is more than a little out of focus, leaving Wayne Gretzky, the executive director of the defending gold medalists, and his coaching/scouting staff with what could be a huge dilemma.
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Power Rankings- Flyers Jump 4 Spots
by Paul on 11/07/05 at 08:26 PM ET
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TSN Power Rankings 1. Ottawa 2. Carolina 3. Philadelphia 4. Detroit 5. Vancouver
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Wings Handling the Cap
by Paul on 11/07/05 at 07:57 PM ET
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from Kevin Allen of USA TODAY,
The Detroit Red Wings, an NHL franchise that has spent freely and won convincingly for the better part of a decade, are proving they can also win within their means. The Red Wings (13-2-1) have defied preseason predictions they were on the decline by storming out of the gate with the league's best record — despite a $39 million league-wide salary cap that is just over half what they spent on players when the NHL last played.
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Bolts And Random Thoughts
by Paul on 11/07/05 at 06:01 PM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
Random thoughts, while awaiting the start of play in the new WHA … This is probably not the best of times to be singing the praises of the Tampa Bay Lightning. They have lost three games in a row. John Grahame, the goaltender they designated to replace Nikolai Khabibulin, is struggling after a decent start. The reigning NHL scoring champion, Martin St. Louis, is over-thinking his game, instead of just playing, and consequently, his name is absent from among the league's scoring leaders. The Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Brad Richards, hasn't quite found the range around the net either, alternating between effective games and nights when he just doesn't seem to be all there.
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Who Is Next For The Hall
by Paul on 11/07/05 at 04:56 PM ET
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by the CP via Slam,
Now it gets interesting. A bevy of big-name players are set to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame over the next four years, starting in 2006 with Patrick Roy and Pavel Bure and perhaps even Doug Gilmour and Mike Richter. Then comes the "fab five" in 2007, but only four can get in because of the Hall's bylaws: Al MacInnis, Ron Francis, Mark Messier, Igor Larionov and Scott Stevens.
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