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hardballtimes.com - 12/9/2008

Getting personal

— hardballtimes.com — In fantasy leagues, there is no such thing as getting too personal. Click the title to read... more. Order the Hardball Times Annual 2009 today ! (more) Getting personal

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blogs.tampabay.com - 12/9/2008

Tampa Bay Lightning's Chris Gratton, Radim Vrbata clear waivers

— blogs.tampabay.com — Please be sure your comments are appropriate before submitting them. Inappropriate comments include content that: Is libelous... Is abusive, harassing, or threatening Is obscene, vulgar, or profane Is racially, ethnically or religiously offensive Is ... (more) Tampa Bay Lightning's Chris Gratton, Radim Vrbata ...

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kuklaskorner.com - 12/8/2008

Tampa Places Vrbata on Waivers

— kuklaskorner.com — According to Bob McKenzie on NHL Live this morning, the Tampa Bay Lightning has placed Radim Vrbata... on waivers. 12:40pm ET Update: Noted by RDS , it was both Vrbata and Chris Gratton that were placed on waivers. (more) Tampa Places Vrbata on Waivers

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Radim Vrbata

Chris Gratton

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Melrose hopes Tampa 'doesn't win a game for the rest of the year'
Puck Daddy — ... a penalty-shot attempt by P.J. Axelsson. "I don't know if we're a dumb team, if we just don't get it or we don't deserve to be in this league, I don't know, but we are making the same mistakes we talk about game in and game out." If they weren't before, the Lightning are in a death spiral now, on and off the ice. The team has one win in its last 14 games, and is winless in its last eight (0-6-2). Free-agent bust Radim Vrbata is headed back home to the Czech Republic, and high-profile rookie Steven Stamkos continues to baffle ...

Barry Melrose just won’t go away.
Tampa Bay Sports Blog — ... Radim Vrbata requested to go back to his native Czech Republic for “personal reasons” and the Bolts are relieved of his duties and contract for this year. I don’t know what his personal reasons are and, as you know, I don’t get into that but I am left wondering if he would still want to do this if the team were doing well. In the linked article Vrbata’s agent explains good reasons for Radim to request this but it still leaves me dumbfounded. If the team were good I don’t believe this would’ve happened. It’s ...