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NHL Morning Papers--Western Conference (Monday Edition)
Published 3/31/2008 by Richard Pollock at IllegalCurve.com
Here are the Central Division morning papers: On Gordie Howe day at the Joe Louis Arena, Johan Franzen broke one of Howe's records to lead the Wings to a 1-0 overtime victory over Nashville. On the injury front, the Wings are expecting Tomas Holmstrom to return to the line up later this week. The Predators got an important point in Detroit yesterday, but John Glennon of the Tennessean wonders if it will end up being enough. The Blue Jackets had yesterday's ...

Edmonton, again? It's entirely possible
Published 3/31/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... point behind the Nashville Predators, who have three games left, and two points behind the 8th-place, 88-point Vancouver Canucks, who also have three games left on their schedule. The Oilers will need a little bit of help from the hockey gods to sneak into the 8th playoff spot, the Edmonton Journal's Joanne Ireland says that the Red Wings have decided to treat the Oilers as a first-round threat, having revised their "who we need to watch" list thanks to the Oilers' late-season surge: March 31, Edmonton Journal : A scout was deployed to Rexall Place to take in one of the club's ...