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STRONG FINN-ISH GOOD SIGN FOR DEVIL ROOK
STRONG FINN-ISH GOOD SIGN FOR DEVIL ROOK
He didn't come out and say it, but coach Brent Sutter might as well have announced that Finnish rookie defenseman Anssi Salmela has made the Devils, probably as a regular. "... then you add a player like Sammy to the mix," Sutter said, after...
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IllegalCurve.com — ... to play.  There are a number of Panthers players who would jump at the opportunity to open the NHL season overseas. The Predators have basically set their roster for the 2008/09 regular season. It is old and young in the Islanders dressing room this season, writes Greg Logan. Coyotes netminder Ilya Brygalov looked sharp in his final pre-season action before the regular season. It is essentially decided, Anssi Salmela has made the Devils’ top-six defense corps. Jose Theodore seems ...

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