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Montreal organization satisfied...except for their coach...
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"Buffalo really showed how willing they were to do anything to win in the first round," Bruce Boudreau quoted after the game. "After injuring our starting goalie in game 6 leaving him fatigued for game 7, they injure our leading points scorer in our most desperate period of the seaso...
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Ottawa looks towards draft
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Ottawa- As the playoffs rage on the Senators certainly aren't just sitting on the couch watching other teams play, they are busy preparing for what is expected to be a huge draft year for the organization, as they continue on through a complete rebuild. "We have a lot of work to do," said the...
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Blues make deal for offseason
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The St Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks have announced that they have agreed upon a deal to be completed in the offseason. The Blues will part with goaltender Jonathan Quick in exchange for Anaheim's Dave Bolland, Justin Pogge and Yannick Weber. Although Quick has impressed in the NHL, Nabokov will be r...
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Ducks Starting Lineup for 2009-10
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To be updated over the course of the off-season as players are added... TBA - TBA - TBA F. Brunnstrom - M. Grabovski - J. Voracek N. Foligno - M. Stajan - F. Sjostrom J. Tambellini - D. Perron - S. Upshall T. Purcell - K. Turris - J. Novotny TBA - B. Campbell M. Carle - A. Sekera M. Giordano - F. Meyer M. L...
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Hawks stave off upset, move to 2nd round.
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The Chicago Blackhawks dressing room didn't exactly look like a team that was excited to advance to the 2nd round. The room was reserved, some rock music played at a moderate volume reverberated in the background as the media started discussing the series and the upcoming test versus Dallas in the 2...
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Thrasher's Advance to Second Round of Postseason
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Tonight is a good night to be a fan of the Atlanta Thrashers team after the team has clinch the round one victory with a hard fought game six win on the road in Carolina. The team started the series with back to back OT loss's at home, a determined bunch went down tobacco road for games 3 (an OT win) and 4 (a 1 go...
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Atlanta Thrashers Prospect write up..
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Guys on this list are not on the previous two posts, my pro lines and my chicago wolves farm lines.. these are prospects who didnt qualify to be created next year.. The Prospect list the team has currently looks like. Lw C RW Drayson Bouwman R...
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Atlanta Thrashers PRO LINES for next year as of NOW..
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The Thrashers management team is very pleased with the direction the team has taken in the past year since the loss due to injury in last years cup finals to Chicago, since then the team decided to move into a more youth movement moving out alot of veterns for picks that were used in last years draft, and a...
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Renney sits Brodeur- Sends strong message
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Only a few weeks after Sabres goaltender Martin Brodeur set the single season NHL and BRHL record for wins in a season with 51, Sabres coach Tom Renney decided to sit the Hall of Fame goaltender. After falling behind 1-2 in the series to the Montreal Canadians, Renney had seen enough. "Marty hasn...
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Chicago Wolves (Atlanta' AHL squad) team lines for next year's STHS season
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All these guys no longer qualify to stay on the prospects page and are created for next years STHS season. Chicago WOLVES TEAM LINES LW--C --RW David Jones Kyle Chipchura Wayne Simmonds- G.M "Simmonds is going to be a beast of a player in a couple more years wait and watch, he will put up 25g-25as an...
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Blues bring out the brooms against Minnesota
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Entering Game 4 on Monday night, only the Blues and the Hawks had the possibility of sweeping their respective opponents. However, while the Hawks choked, the Blues came through with a 4-3 win over Minnesota and eliminating them from the 2009 BRHL2 Playoffs. The Blues depended strong defensive pla...
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Heatley- Deslaurier come to terms in atlanta. finishing our presignings this year.
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In Atlanta this season their were many players moved in and out of town, one thing that was always kept in mind was the teams future outlook salary wise. With only 5 total RFA's this year these are the four pre-signings that we were aloud to make. YAN STASNY WILL WAIT UNTIL THE OFFSEASON TO SIGN IS THE RUMO...
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Florida Panthers Offseason Preview
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The 2008-09 Florida Panthers were expected to compete for a playoff spot and the team did just that, falling two points shy of the number 8 seed in the East. The team is expected to improve in the 2009-10 season, and anything less than the playoffs will be a major disappointment. A look at what the Pant...
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Philly locks up Marian Hossa long-term
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Marian Hossa signs with the Philadelphia Flyers for 5 years @ 8.90 mil. SB of 4.94 million. Happy to have Marian lined up with us for the foreseeable future.. Rumours from his test sims have Marian constantly at the top of league scoring in STHS... perhaps that is why we were willing to give Marian the e...
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Daniel Sedin healthy for Philly-Boston tonight
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After seeing my second line with Penner in place of Danny's goalscoring in Game 1, and the subsequent -3 by the entire line, needless to say Philly management is excited about Daniel leading our teams 2nd unit PP, and joining with his brother to make a competent 2nd line with Alex Kovalev. EVEN STRENGT...
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Canes call for a Cole Suspension....
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Was he even out there to play hockey tonight?
E. COLE Atl (BOARDING, Double Minor) 04:18 of the first period
E. COLE Atl (HIGHSTICKING, Major, Game Misconduct) 13:33
The second one led to a player being seriously hurt and sent to the hospital and out for what could be up to a month.
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Ducks Begin Vetting Potential Draft Choices
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Anaheim, CA (AP) - The Anaheim Ducks' season is over, but the work is just beginning for the team's GM and its scouting staff. Finishing near the bottom of the standings places the Ducks in the envious position of holding the fourth overall pick in the BRHL2 entry draft. In addition, the team has t...
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Gaborik & Iginla Aim for Rocket Richard
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With just 8 games left in the BRHL2 regular season, Blackhawks Marion Gaborik and Sabres Jarome Iginla are dead even in their attempt to lead the league in goals. While, Gaborik got out to an early lead in the season, slowly but surely Iginla has been closing the gab. Now, with just 8 games left, both com...
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Worried yet Luke?
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I'll venture to say I am the only team that will win their season series against the Sabres, 4-3-1, including twice in the last 3 days. While my offense has been anemic at best since the deadline, my defense has for the most part, locked down. With Miller or Ward in net and Phaneuf-Burns-Commodore-Spac...
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Montreal to violate Fire Safety Hazard
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The game against Florida may well end the Habs season. GM Tomayko decided that other than our normal ticket holders, the Montreal franchise will permit entry to the arena for free to cheer on the Habs in this potential season-saving game.
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Detroit completes collapse
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It is with a heavy heart that I have to write this post. The team one season removed from over 100pts has been elimnated from playoff contention. "Well, we saw this one coming for a while now, but it still hurts to admit defeat." GM MacDonald said in a press conference after their loss to bi...
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Blues win season series, officially eliminated Wings
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St Louis remain 3 points ahead of Dallas for 5th place thanks tonight's 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings. The win clinched the season series over their divisional rivals, going 4-3-1 over the eight game series. "Couldn't be more pleased, the team didn't play well but we got the two points. I don...
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Blues make Playoffs!
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After a disappointing season where they missed the playoffs by 1 point, the St Louis Blues clinched a playoff spot with tonight's win over the New York Rangers. Evgeni Nabokov had his 2nd shutout in a row and offensive defenceman Chris Phillips [I know!] scored the game winner on a powerplay in the 1st...
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Blues clinch season series over Chicago
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Entering the game on a 3 game winning streak, the St Louis Blues came through with a solid defensive effort that saw goalie Evgeni Nabokov his 4th shutout. The win also gave St Louis the edge in the season series which ended in tonight's game. The Blues went 4-3-1 against their divisional rivals and alt...
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Blues even up season series with Wings
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The Detroit Red Wings, who publicly announced its displeasure with Marc-Andre Fleury earlier continued his poor form in a 3-1 loss to division rivals St Louis. Now, barring a total collapse and Detroit winning all of its remaining games, the Blues are in the playoffs. However, the fight is on to clai...
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Detroit Thanks its goaltender
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I would just like to go on record and thank my goaltender, Marc Andre Fleury. His struggles this season have been well known, but he did get hot and win quite a few games in a row right around the trade deadline, pushing the team into as high as 7th in the conference. But, his total collapse and return to f...
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Penguins Find Way Out Of Basement Eye 23rd Overall...... LOL!
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In Pittsburgh style, the Pens are out of the basement well losing in overtime to Anaheim. Under normal circumstances losing the final spot this late in the season would not be a good thing , however with Atlanta holding onto the Pitts 1st, last is where we do not want to be. We are doing whatever it takes t...
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Fight for the Playoffs
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Edmonton, AB -- The Edmonton Oilers are making a late season push for the playoffs as they currently sit tied for the 8th spot in the Western Conference whils riding a 2 game winning streak. The Oilers late season surge has the city buzzing and the management crossing their fingers. The Oilers have a lo...
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Four goal flurry beats Fleury
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After going winless against the Detroit Red Wings in the previous 4 games, the Blues have gone on to win 2 straight. The latest being a 5-2 victory in Detroit lead by Mike Fisher and Brian Rolston who both had a goal and an assist. Manny Malhotra scored his 6th of the season to start the scoring early in the...
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Finally...
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The Detroit Red Wings have been a thorn in the side of the St Louis Blues, winning 3 of 4 match ups between the two teams and tying in the other. Finally the Blues were able to defeat their divisional rival and it came at the right time. With Calgary beating Minnesota in the earlier game, the pressure on the...
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Coyotes Re-vamp Defence at Deadline
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Coming into the deadline the Coyotes had a plan. They were looking to build a team that could compete next season, but that would enter into a rebuilding phase following that. They were also interested in picking up some draft picks for this years draft. So the goal was to acquire assets that would h...
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Wild stand pat at the deadline
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Instead of tying up the phone lines for a week GM Thomson decided to go on holidays on the week of the trade deadline. Is this guy insane? With all of the movement and players available this GM was not able to take a copuple of hours out of his precious time and make some deals to improve the club. GM Thomson r...
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Thrashers Deadline
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Atlanta's Deadline Breakdown To Ottawa: Pit 2009 Rnd 4, Ana 2009 Rnd 6 To Atlanta: Jim Vandermeer, $560,000 G.m Reasoning- Early in the day we didnt know if our rental pickup for the remainder of year was going to be Mr.Vandermeer, giving up late picks for him made sense.. To Atlanta: Jeff Petry To Calg...
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Radulov deal pays off immediately
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Just one day after being sent to the league leading Sabres, Alexander Radulov netted his 25th goal which turned out to be the game-winning goal Sunday night. The Sabres added a goal late to finish off the Lightening 4-2. Buffalo has now pushed their winning streak to 8 straight game. The Sabres will n...
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Blues shoring up for playoff drive
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Picking up just 4 points from the past 5 games, GM Evans knew he had weaknesses on his lineup. After moving most of his roster, he knew that his team had become top heavy, lacking the depth he once had. Hoping to address the situation, Evans acquired Jochen Hecht from the Coyotes and Andrew Brunette from...
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LA Makes Suprising Moves!
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LA has made a couple of moves that has brought a identity to this once run down franchise in the first move it had GM Rumpel and K.Shuck hook up in a suprising deal. Atl: LA first in 09 M.Schnieder and a conditional 3rd round pick is LA picks higher than 8. LA: B.Seabrooke and 500K Insider Thoughts: GM Shuc...
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Detroit Beats Division Rivals in Big 4 Point Game
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Detroit beat their division rivals St. Louis Blues 4-2 last night, continuing their march into the playoffs. Dustin Byfuglien continued his torred scoring pace, picking up 3 assists. He has averaged well over a point per game since switching from Defense to Wing. He has fit in well on a line with M...
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Canes finish overhaul, only 3 remain...
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After a busy two weeks of making moves the Canes brass feel that they are done for this deadline. We still might make a small depth move here or there but we have done what we set out to do and then some, said the Canes GM. While looking at the roster there are only three players that remain with the team tha...
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Montreal adds key piece to playoff run...but still shopping...
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After debating picks and cash with Tampa Bay, Montreal has strengthened their strongest core in the defensive position. Tonight, the Canadiens acquired veteran Rob Blake for a 3rd/6th and cash. "It was a little more than we were first offering up," said GM Tomayko,"but after re...
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Hannan heads West
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Ottawa - It took a little longer then expected but Scott Hannan has officially been traded as the defenseman is heading west to join the Calgary Flames, as Ottawa receives the package they were reportedly searching for when they first started to shop Hannan. Heading back to Ottawa is defenseman Aaro...
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