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TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning signed free agent defenseman Geoff Kinrade to an amateur tryout contract on Thursday. The injury-depleted Lightning also recalled defenseman Kevin Quick from Norfolk of the AHL. Kinrade became…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

Hockey is a sport that I have never given much credit to.  Whenever I watch the highlights on TV it takes up about a minute of my time, I see a fight, see a goal or a crazy save and then that’s it…SportsCenter moves on to baseball or golf or Scrabble – all of which are seemingly more exciting than hockey.  Friends and hockey enthusiasts have told me that to truly appreciate the sport, you need to attend the game.  This is only partially true. 
First and foremost, in order to …

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Kris Versteeg beat fellow rookie star Steve Mason on a breakaway at 3:10 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night.
Versteeg ended it with his 22nd goal of the…
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PITTSBURGH – It took Sidney Crosby almost 50 minutes and his team-high seventh shot to extend the longest active point streak in the NHL. It was worth the wait for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Crosby scored the go-ahead goal with 10:04 remain… Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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LONDON – George Gillett says he has not yet made a decision about whether to sell the Montreal Canadiens or his 50 per cent stake in Premier League soccer club Liverpool. The American has hired financial companies in Canada, the United St…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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BROSSARD, Que. – It looks like there will be substantial changes when the slumping Montreal Canadiens face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Coach and general manager Bob Gainey would not confirm any line-up moves, but it looked …  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Buffalo Sabres starting goalie Ryan Miller has begun skating on his own to test his injured left ankle and is confident he is on track to return to the lineup before the end of the season. Miller said on Monday that he… Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Blackhawks have activated goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin from injured reserve and sent goalie Antti Niemi to Rockford of the AHL.  Khabibulin, who has been sidelined by a groin injury since he was hurt Feb. 11, leads the ..  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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TORONTO (AP) -Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala underwent season-ending hip surgery on Monday to repair a torn labrum and is expected to have a rehabilitation time of 12 weeks.  The procedure was performed by Dr. Marc Philippon in Vail, Colo., the … Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers announced Friday that they have nullified their trade with the San Jose Sharks in which they acquired defenseman Kyle McLaren.  McLaren, acquired Wednesday in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick in …  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -Sean Avery needed only one day of practice with the New York Rangers to make his way into the lineup.   The agitating forward, claimed off waivers Tuesday after being banished by the Dallas Stars, got into his first NHL game …  Continue reading this story on NHL.com
Avery should’ve never been suspended and canned from the Stars, so the Rangers made a smart move by picking him up.

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The puck is going into the net a lot more since the Pittsburgh Penguins changed coaches, reconfigured their offense and adapted a more aggressive, go-get-’em system. That’s great for Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, but bad for goalie Fleury… Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -Minnesota Wild left wing Andrew Brunette’s consecutive games played streak is in jeopardy again. Brunette sustained a lower-body injury Thursday night in the first period of Minnesota’s overtime loss to Calgary. He has play…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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UNIONDALE, N.Y. – If Dan Bylsma can’t turn around the Pittsburgh Penguins in their final 24 games, the defending Eastern Conference champions will be in the same sorry state as the lowly New York Islanders – out of the playoffs. Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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Steve Yzerman is watching. And he’s revising.  The executive director of Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team is already working off a fairly short list of players to consider for 2010, but it’s certainly not written in stone. In fact, Yzerm…  Continue reading this story on NHL.com

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