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Ahead of Their Time
Published 5/18/2008 by Alanah at KK Hockey
... all of it post-lockout, all of it intended to save the Pittsburgh franchise.  For Malkin, this is only his sophomore year: Whatever and whenever this team was supposed to find itself in contention, all this has happened faster than ever before. Wayne Gretzky was in his sixth NHL season and seventh pro season when the Edmonton Oilers won their first Cup in 1984. Mario Lemieux was in Year 7 in Pittsburgh when the Penguins won their first of two Cups. continued... and more NHL notes

Linkage - May 18
Published 5/18/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... This is the second straight season in which the team that eliminated the Toronto Raptors was quickly dispatched of in the next round of the playoffs, which doesn’t say much for the Raptors - Winnipeg Sun But honestly, there’s really not a lot of UFAs out there at the positions the Raptors need most in the SG/SF position, especially athletic ones. Two of the best are already failed projects in Juan Dixon and Fred Jones. There’s a few stars like Ron Artest, Corey Maggette, and Gilbert Arenas who could and probably will opt out but are out the the Raptors price range, as pretty ...