illegalcurve.blogspot.com - 6/19/2008
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From Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Just ask any NHL general manager or scout: Decisions on the blue line have to be made so quickly, and the position is so rife with disaster, that players need a full junior or college career and even a season or two in the minors before they're ready to join the big leagues. But once every five or 10 years there's an exception, such as ...
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Five reasons why you don't want to draft Drew Doughty
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... There's no doubt Doughty has the goods, and by all accounts he's ahead of schedule. But his lack of physical play combined with his potential physique gives us pause. Not enough that we wouldn't snatch him up with a lottery pick, of course; but we've come to learn that the only sure things in hockey these days are low ratings for the all-star game, suspensions for the Flyers, and that one of these No. 1 picks won't pan out. ...
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Report: Penguins offer Malkin to Kings for blockbuster package
sports.yahoo.com 6/19/2008 — Perhaps the most stunning thing about what is the biggest hockey news of the morning is that it's not about teams seeking to acquire Evgeni Malkin from the Pittsburgh Penguins . It's about GM Ray Shero actively shopping the player some consider to be ...
Brian Burke, on the Kings
insidesocal.com 6/19/2008 — Thanks to J.P. Hoornstra, our Ducks beat writer, for passing these along. Ducks GM Brian Burke had a conference call this morning and had the following to say about Kings-related draft topics...
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On Doughty vs. Bogosian:
``More guys would ...
Where the Party At? Western Conference Edition
meltyourfaceoff.net 6/19/2008 — The NHL Draft isn’t like the ones held by the NBA or the NFL. Work up whatever fervor you like; 98.9 percent of the the teens and foreigners awkwardly pronounced behind a podium won’t be making an impact on your favorite team this season. ...
Ray Emery Waived from Ottawa Senators, Kings Waive Cloutier
nhl-apparel.com 6/20/2008 — The Kings and Senators have started the buyout process on their underachieving goalies with the Kings waiving Cloutier and the Senators waiving Ray Emery. If no teams claim either goalie then the teams will buyout the remainder of each goalie’s contract.
No Campbell here
blog.canoe.ca 6/19/2008 — Defenceman Brian Campbell will be going to the unrestricted free agent market.
But, it's doubtful he'll be wearing an Ottawa uniform.
Senators GM Bryan Murray said today he had discussions with San Jose GM Doug Wilson about acquiring Campbell's ...
