Low-Key For Mario
09/13/06 at 12:34 PM ET | Comments (0)
from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Mario Lemieux specialized in the spectacular throughout his time in the NHL, but the final act of his playing career will be decidedly low-key. The Penguins, at Lemieux's request, will not stage an extravagant ceremony to re-retire his No. 66 sweater. Instead, the sweater will be returned quietly to its previous place of honor near the Mellon Arena roof shortly before the Penguins' regular-season home opener against Philadelphia Oct. 5. And while there likely will be some sort of acknowledgement -- perhaps a spotlight on the number, accompanied by video highlights of Lemieux -- the night of the Flyers game, there will be a minimum of fuss and fanfare.
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Tkachuk In Shape
09/13/06 at 12:32 PM ET | Comments (0)
from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Is Keith Tkachuk in shape? One season removed from a team-imposed suspension, Tkachuk is in tip-top shape, according to his longtime trainer, Nelson Ayotte. Tkachuk is visibly leaner and teammates who have skated with him in the offseason say he looks a step faster on the ice. This is a big season for the Blues forward, who scored 36 points in 41 games last year. He will be an unrestricted free agent next summer.more questions answered about the Blues...
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The Coloured Hockey League
09/13/06 at 11:49 AM ET | Comments (0)
from Greg Wyshynski at the Fourth Period,
The league began on ponds but soon moved to arenas, although the Coloured League wasn't exactly given V.I.P. treatment — games were held late at night and late in the season, so ice surfaces were lousy. The quality of the hockey, however, was not. "The caliber of hockey was just awesome," said Fosty. "In some of these accounts, people are saying it's some of the best hockey they've seen played." It was a wide-open style, in contrast to the controlled and conservative play of some of the all-white leagues of the day. Many of the innovations from the Coloured League were quickly co-opted by white players around the region — like suburban high school basketball players stealing moves they saw on a city playground.read on
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Self-Interest
09/13/06 at 11:05 AM ET | Comments (0)
from Mark Spector of Canada.com,
To Gary Bettman, whom it is widely believed vetoed a similar contract attempt last season, Wang is a danger. Wang becomes Bettman's first rogue owner after the tiny perfect commissioner had finally reined in those among his group who have more money than brains. On Monday, the ceiling on long-term deals was seven years. Yesterday, it became 15. As other owners follow suit, eating up 2020's salary cap quota long before 2010 has even begun, Bettman can see the horsemen gathering on the horizon, a growing cadre of owners who would aim to push the salary cap ever higher. While the Islanders were announcing DiPietro's deal yesterday, the Philadelphia Flyers were breaking the collusive drought on tendering offer sheets to other teams' restricted free agents, going after Vancouver's Ryan Kesler. The Canucks later indicated they would match the Flyers' offer. By then, though, it was clear that the 30 owners who joined hands to bury the NHLPA just 12 months ago have once again set out in their own self-interest.more
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Wings Thinking Differently
09/13/06 at 10:55 AM ET | Comments (0)
from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
There is also going to be a change in the way the Wings play at certain times. The Oilers' trapping prevented the Wings from playing their puck-possession style, so coach Mike Babcock wants to be ready with a chip-and-chase option. "We think we can be a very hard-working team that plays with real good pace, that moves the puck from the back end -- but in saying that, we'd like to become a harder fore-checking team, too," Babcock said. "When we're in a situation where we're unable to carry it in and have possession, (we want to) lay it in and go get it and be a harder fore-checking team. We won't play like that all the time, but we want to have an alternative if what we do is taken away."much more...including why Hasek...
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Defense Hurting In Carolina
09/13/06 at 10:49 AM ET | Comments (0)
from the News & Observer,
The news that Frantisek Kaberle will miss most if not all of the season after shoulder surgery Monday still was echoing through the dressing room at the RecZone a day later as the Hurricanes went through one of their final optional workouts before the opening of training camp. It's a huge blow, one made all the more difficult because the Hurricanes thought Kaberle would be able to avoid surgery altogether. Instead, his absence will leave a gaping hole on defense when training camp opens Friday.read on
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Is Nashville Building To Sell
09/13/06 at 10:40 AM ET | Comments (0)
from the Daily News Journal,
If the Predators did not make it into the black previously, how do they intend to do so now when they're paying their players so much more? The answer that seems most plausible is that Leipold has given up on the notion of turning an annual profit in the hope of unloading the franchise for something far beyond the $80 million expansion fee he paid for it and to walk away with some measure of ultimate financial gain. The best way to do that is to spend now.... All of this, of course, is speculation. Leipold has not said he plans to sell the franchise he founded. Another possibility is that the owner simply has decided to ignore the bottom line and make an all-out effort to finish on top. Nah, that couldn't be it. Could it?more
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Flyers Need To Sign Forsberg
09/13/06 at 10:36 AM ET | Comments (0)
from the Delaware County Times,
...the Flyers’ generous investment in Gagne will make total economic sense only if they commit, too, to re-upping Forsberg and for that matter, right wing Mike Knuble, whose contract, too, will run out at the end of the season.... Will it happen? Will the Flyers find themselves with Gagne after next season, then no one to find him wide open on the left wing, other than some Phantom du jour? There is no precedent for that, not from a rare Philadelphia franchise that never tries to squeeze out a roster on the cheap. Though the Flyers -- Bob Clarke orchestrating -- will drag out a contract negotiation, often not sealing a deal until their victim is caught squealing in mental torture, eventually they pay.read on
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Updated Odds
09/13/06 at 10:22 AM ET | Comments (0)
Do the people setting the odds to win the Stanley Cup know anything about hockey? 2007 Stanley Cup Odds Detroit Red Wings 6-1 Ottawa Senators 7-1 Carolina Hurricanes 10-1 Philadelphia Flyers 12-1 Anaheim Mighty Ducks 12-1 more
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St. Louis Wants Premier Player Tag
09/13/06 at 10:10 AM ET | Comments (0)
from the St. Peterburg Times,
"Last year was a setback for me," St. Louis said after Tuesday's skate at the Ice Sports Forum. "I can't tell you how many times last year I wanted to start over. But you just can't do that. You have to fight through it. The starting over part is now." But as the Lightning gears up for Thursday's training camp, the starting point has moved. At 31, St. Louis no longer is the undersized long shot who entered the NHL with a chip on his shoulder and something to prove. "So it's not like I have to establish myself as a top-two line forward," he said. "I do have to re-establish myself as a premier player."more
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