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Is Kansas City An Option For The NHL

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03/25/06 at 04:07 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Kansas City Star,

Is Kansas City in danger of losing the Chiefs and Royals? That seems to be the subtle but clear threat the two teams are giving the region. As voters in Jackson County, Mo., consider a proposal on sales and business taxes that would raise about half a billion dollars for extensive renovations to Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums, radio and TV ads are saying, "Keep the teams ... "

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Samuelsson Signs Extension

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03/25/06 at 02:04 PM ET | Comments (0)

Mikael Samulsson signs a three year extension with the Wings. No details yet. update 12:25pm, from the CP via TSN,

The Detroit Red Wings have signed Swedish forward Mikael Samuelsson to a three-year contract extension.

“I wanted to stay, I wanted to stay for sure,” Samuelsson said after the morning skate at Joe Louis Arena. “I think I played pretty good on this team. ...Was a no-brainer for me.” “Now I’m stuck with him for three more years,” Zetterberg said with a laugh. “He’s been in and out from the power play and I think he’s scored a lot of goals five-on-five, big goals for us, too. He deserves three years for sure.”

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Hasek Getting Rest

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03/25/06 at 12:18 PM ET | Comments (0)

via the Buffalo News,

Hasek has a history of groin problems and has not skated in equipment since suffering the injury in Italy. Muckler expected The Dominator to be back for the playoffs and said the injury might have been a blessing. "We're not rushing him back," Muckler said. "It's kind of a good thing in a way that he's not playing. He's getting rested. He's going to have all kinds of strength when he does come back. I think it's going to help him to get through the playoffs. We're probably in a better position now than if he played."

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Lowe Wants More From Veterans

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03/25/06 at 11:22 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the Edomonton Sun,

"Now's the time for our leadership group, and that includes a lot of guys, to come up now and respond and have a big game," Lowe said. "What concerns me about our team is there's two mindsets. You can have a mindset of wanting to win. There's a mindset of being afraid to lose. You can never win if you have that mindset of being afraid to lose. You've got to play to win." There's plenty of evidence to support Lowe's contention his team isn't getting enough gamesmanship and leadership from its veterans.

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Weight & Recchi Sacrifice For A Cup Run

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03/25/06 at 11:11 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the News & Observer,

The children around his ankles, the rides to and from school, the voices at the kitchen table all blended into Doug Weight's routine right up until he left his wife and three young kids in St. Louis at the end of January. Only a run at the Stanley Cup could tear him away, which is why he finds himself living in a hotel thousands of miles away and playing for the Carolina Hurricanes. Weight comes "home" now, and there is no one waiting. Just the TV, the newspaper and hours of free time he hasn't had in so long he can't even remember.

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AO Was Just Relaxing

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03/25/06 at 11:08 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the Washington Post via MSNBC,

Since he was benched briefly last Monday for operating outside of the Washington Capitals' system, left wing Alex Ovechkin has responded the way the coaching staff hoped he would. "I try do what the coach says about how I must attack in the offensive zone and defensive zone," Ovechkin said after Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss in Tampa... Ovechkin confirmed that he's put the incident behind him, joking, "When I sit on bench [against Montreal] I was just relaxing."

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Leafs Thinking Youth Movement

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03/25/06 at 11:05 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the National Post,

Although no one at MLSE will admit it publicly, the Leafs' post-season prospects for the next couple of seasons are not expected to be any more promising. That unspoken prognosis is largely the consequence of a youth movement advocated by Leafs general manager John Ferguson Jr. in a blueprint he presented two years ago to MLSE's owners -- a strategy that, sources say, will likely result in the firing of head coach Pat Quinn at the end of this season, as well as the departure of fan favourite Tie Domi and a handful of other underperforming veterans.

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Crumbling To The Ground

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03/25/06 at 10:59 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the Winnipeg Sun,

At 7:15 a.m. tomorrow, one of Winnipeg's most historically significant buildings will be gone for good. The Winnipeg Arena, which brought this city some 50 years of excitement and cherished memories, will be imploded with 200 kg of explosives. The building was more than just a hockey arena for Winnipeg. It was a place where Winnipeggers gathered to celebrate their city and their country. They came to cheer the many Winnipeg hockey clubs that entertained us over the years, which included three Avco Cups for the former Winnipeg Jets when they played in the WHA.

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Critical Time For Kings

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03/25/06 at 10:52 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the LA Times,

Tonight is the first of seven in a row against teams now ahead of them in the playoff race. The Kings are ninth in the Western Conference. "I expect us to come out to play hard and play with a lot of emotion," assistant captain Luc Robitaille said. "This is the point of the year where you can't worry about anything else but how to beat your opponent." Torchetti has spent the first two days on the job familiarizing himself with players, meeting with them, in small groups and individually, and trying to tweak the Kings' woeful power play. Yet, even he knows that his team's psyche, so fragile in recent games, is the key.

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Only A Hockey Player Would…

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03/25/06 at 10:50 AM ET | Comments (0)

from the Courier Post,

To be able to participate in Friday's practice, Flyers center R.J. Umberger had to have two thin strips of medical tape placed onto his right eyelid and gently yanked back to expose his bloodshot eye. After practice he planned on spending most of Friday lying in bed with a bag of ice on his eye and his head propped up on pillows. That's the price you pay when you take a blindside check into the boards in the NHL.

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