Special Features: Once-troubled McCarty takes long road back to NHL

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McCarty talks self-rehabilitation with The Hockey News
Published 4/30/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
Detroit Red Wings forward Darren McCarty offered up an alternate take on his recovery from drug and alcohol abuse to the Hockey News's Mike Brophy, who praises McCarty's resolve: April 29, The Hockey News : "For whatever reason, the best way to describe it is I sort of got lost for a few years," says McCarty, who was reunited with the Red Wings and his old Grind Line mates Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby March 28 after two forgettable seasons with the Calgary Flames. "It really took a lot of soul searching for me to get my priorities in order and for me to start feeling good about ...

Puck Headlines: Ryan Miller is a beautiful butterfly
Published 4/30/2008 at Puck Daddy
... 's long road back from drugs and bankruptcy. "I had gone as deep as I had ever been, but I was determined from that point to get back. The thing that killed me the most was I wasn't being the father that I wanted to be." [The Hockey News] ...

News You Can Use Late in the Day
Published 4/30/2008 by kanadienkyle at IllegalCurve.com
... The weekly Junior Report. 6. An in-depth look at the draft eligible Michael Del Zotto. 7. Ian Winwood of the Guardian blogs on the disparate paths of the Red Wings and Avs. 8. Tony Gallagher calls this year's playoffs "the best in years". 9. Mike Sielski tells Flyers fans to stop whining. 10. Check out this video from the Onion. 11. An update on Darren McCarty's resurgence. 12. 10 good candidates for the Hall of ...