sportsbybrooks.com - 1/28/2008
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Bruce Garrioch of the TORONTO SUN has what we hope is an erroneous report. Apparently the NHL is considering completely cancelling the league’s all-star game .
Excerpt:” Though cancelling the game seems a little harsh, there are proponents of that route in the NHL headquarters. At the very least, it would appear the skills competition is going to become a victim of the ...
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Uh Oh Hockey Fans, NHL Might Get Rid Of All-Star Game
AwfulAnnouncing —
Sad, terrible news out of Toronto this afternoon for you Hockey fans. As many people have noted this past weekend's NHL ASG was pretty tame and boring. I watched the better part of the first two periods before turning it off in favor of Duke-MD, but it seemed like the players were just going through the motions. The disinterest and could lead to the Skills Competition and maybe the game being nixed. From Toronto Sun via SbB.... The league may have tough decisions to make. While some league officials privately are wondering why the ...
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