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Blues Still Looking For Buyer

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01/11/06 at 12:09 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

Blues owners Bill and Nancy Laurie have decided to end their exclusive negotiations with General Sports and Entertainment CEO Andy Appleby, a source has told the Post-Dispatch. The Post-Dispatch has learned that Appleby signed his agreement with the Blues on Dec. 20 and that the deal expired Tuesday. It is believed that Appleby still has interest in purchasing the Blues and the Savvis Center lease, but when reached Tuesday, he declined to comment.

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Hawks Want To Make Moves

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01/11/06 at 11:51 AM ET | Comments (0)

from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,

Sources say Senators GM John Muckler is one of several teams that has talked to the Hawks. The club is believed to be trying to move several veterans -- including Matthew Barnaby, Curtis Brown, Martin Lapointe, Jaroslav Spacek, Jassen Cullimore, Jim Vandemeer, Todd Simpson and Kyle Calder.

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Esche Not Rushing His Return

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01/11/06 at 11:45 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the Philadelphia Inquirer,

There is no confirmed date when Esche will play again. Or even practice with the Flyers. "It's day to day with me, and I have to get where I can practice for an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes to get to my fatigue point and see how I feel," he said. The Flyers are not pushing Esche to come back. That's because they are in better shape than anyone expected. Esche's injury has permitted the entire NHL a glimpse into what Antero Niittymaki is capable of as a starter.

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The Other Norris Candidate

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01/11/06 at 11:32 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the LA Daily News,

Nicklas Lidstrom, Scott Niedermayer and ... Lubomir Visnovsky? Anyone compiling a list of the NHL's best defensemen this season can be excused for pausing before scribbling down Visnovsky's name. After all, the third-year Kings defenseman hasn't made much of a name for himself outside of Los Angeles, but that is changing with every solid game he plays.

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Koivu Still Battling

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01/11/06 at 11:25 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the Denver Post,

Saku Koivu will take the ice at the Pepsi Center tonight as the captain of the Montreal Canadiens. A little more than four years ago, Koivu wondered if he would ever put on a pair of skates again.

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They Live Hockey

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01/11/06 at 11:01 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the Journal News,

To understand why Rosen and Davidson have become one of the most beloved and enduring broadcast teams in New York sports — they are the longest-tenured pair in the NHL, and the second-longest in professional sports — you should see as well as hear them over the course of a broadcast. They are skilled, yes, and insightful, and any number of different words to describe men who are leaders in their profession. But beyond that there is a boyish enthusiasm that never seems to wane. "They just live hockey," said Joe Whelan, the pair's producer on the MSG Network. "They eat it and drink it and that's something that comes across."

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One Big Bust

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01/11/06 at 10:40 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the Beaver County Times,

Over the summer, Pittsburgh general manager Craig Patrick was being hailed for putting together a team that was supposed to lift the Penguins out of the dregs and into the Stanley Cup playoffs. Six months later, Patrick's detractors are fuming, and rightfully so. After all, Patrick is in control of a team that was supposed to contend. Instead they have already gone through one coach and are 14 points out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference.

“Half the team doesn’t care!" “It’s like ‘Are you going to be happy to play eight minutes? I’m not going to be happy with eight minutes!" “We should take 50% of their salaries because they only played 50% of the time!" “I’m really starting to believe the goal of our defence is to be the worst defensive squad in the league!" “They’re doing the best job to be the worst defensive squad in the league!" “They turn the puck over. They have no vision. They suck! “I’ve never seen a bunch of defencemen suck like this!" “The guys don’t care! They pretend to care, but I know they don’t care!"

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Be Very Careful

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01/11/06 at 03:24 AM ET | Comments (0)

from Bob McKenzie of TSN,

If there is a lesson to be learned for NHL teams from what has happened in recent days and weeks with Dave Andreychuk and Alexander Mogilny, as well as Vladimir Malakhov, it is quite obvious. Be careful - be very, very careful - when signing veterans who are older than 35 to multi-year contracts.

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The NHL Is Back

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01/11/06 at 01:28 AM ET | Comments (0)

from Shawn P. Roarke of Fox Sports,

Forget the exit polls and speculation, fans are expressing their fondness for the new National Hockey League with their wallets — sending the most powerful of messages. Halfway into the 2005-06 season, the NHL is enjoying unprecedented success at the gate. Expected to struggle with attendance after shutting the game down for a year with a contentious and ugly lockout, most NHL owners instead are enjoying strong showings at the turnstile.

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Dallas Gets Niinimaa

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01/10/06 at 09:03 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Dallas Stars,

Just past the midway point of the 2005-06 NHL season, the Dallas Stars sat in first place in the Pacific Division and one point out of first in the Western Conference. However, rather than standing pat with their roster, the Stars added another solid player to the mix in veteran defenseman Janne Niinimaa. The Stars acquired the 30-year-old defenseman, along with a fifth round draft pick in the 2007 Entry Draft, from the New York Islanders on Tuesday, bolstering the already stout blue line and adding a veteran presence to the locker room. Dallas did, however, have to part with defenseman John Erskine and a second round draft pick in 2006 in order to acquire Niinimaa. But as the sports cliché goes, you have to give up something to get something.

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