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Chelios won't stop playing anytime soon
Published 5/17/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
The Ottawa Citizen's Hugh Adami profiled Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios, the NHL's undisputed king of longevity, gleaning quotes from Montreal Canadiens legend Jean Beliveau and former coach Jean Perron, Chelios's fitness guru, T.R. Goodman, former Blackhawks coach/teammate Craig Hartsburg, his agent, Tom Reich, and Devils coach Brent Sutter. It's a six-page monster, and it's worth reading: May 17, Ottawa Citizen : "People mention 50," Chelios said last season. "But if I feel like I do now when I'm 50, I'll keep going to 51." Chelios is in better shape than some ...

Saturday's three stars: Turco owns the Joe
Published 5/17/2008 at Puck Daddy
No. 1 star: Marty Turco, Dallas Stars So Turco can win at Joe Louis Arena. No doubt that knowledge will come in handy if the Stars can force a Game 7 back in Detroit with a victory in Dallas Monday. Saturday's first star goes as much to Turco the third defenseman as Turco the goalie, though both were outstanding in Game 5. Never one to shy away from leaving his crease, Turco initiated Dallas' first scoring rush by playing the puck to Niklas Hagman, who in turn banked a brilliant pass off the boards that sprung Brad Richards. No assist there for Turco, but his aggressiveness turned what could have been a partial Detroit ...