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Power rankings: Quarter-season analysis … - NHL - Yahoo! Sports : 1. San Jose Sharks (17-3-1, Previous: 1) – Yes, it’s the second-best first-quarter start in the least 25 NHL seasons, but 20 games a season do not make. The fact 43-year-old Claude Lemieux is being given as much as a 25-game ...
Why You Should Be Rooting for Claude Lemieux
Why You Should Be Rooting for Claude Lemieux
sportingnews.com — As I outlined yesterday here at The Sporting Blog, things are going rather swimmingly for the Sharks in San Jose these days. With a revamped blue line and a lineup energized and inspired by the arrival of new head coach Todd McLellan from Detroit, ... (more) Why You Should Be Rooting for Claude Lemieux
Point/Counterpoint:  Claude Lemieux
Point/Counterpoint: Claude Lemieux
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com — Eric McErlain from The Sporting News wrote a great blog on Claude Lemieux so we took it a step further and I took the position that he never should have come back...let alone play. He is only hurting his image....I have the feeling some will disagree. (more) Point/Counterpoint: Claude Lemieux
Sharks giving Claude Lemieux a look | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com — Who says you can't teach an old turtle new tricks? Claude Lemieux, the most hated Colorado Av of all, has signed a tryout contract with San Jose, hoping to make a comeback to the NHL after a five-year absence. Really? Do you know how old he is? He's ... (more) Sharks giving Claude Lemieux a look | Freep.com | ...
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Puck Headlines: Debating Claude Lemieux's NHL comeback
Puck Daddy — ... the AHL, has stirred some interesting debate. Chuq over on Two for Elbowing, a Sharks fan, doesn't believe we'll ever see Claude make the parent team. "I have to admit I have mixed feelings about this; I never forgave him for the hit he made on Draper -- but I cheered his Conn Smythe, because my god, he earned it. He's a heck of a player with a real edge. Personally, though, I'm not sure I'd want to see him take a teal jersey away from some of the other guys in the system." [Two for Elbowing] ...

Lemieux Signs With Sharks; Doubts Linger
The Sporting Blog — ... As it turns out, not everyone is on the Lemieux bandwagon -- a shocker I know. Among the unbelievers is the Sharks blog Two for Elbowing, which wrote earlier this season that he would be distressed to see Lemieux get an NHL sweater when there might be others in the organization who are more deserving. ...

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blogs.mercurynews.com 11/26/2008 — Understandably, lots of interest in that Claude Lemieux report. I finally caught up with Doug Wilson today. He and the organization weren’t amused by the fact one widespread news account said it was the SAN JOSE Sharks who signed Lemieux, not ...
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tsn.ca 11/25/2008 — SAN JOSE, Calif. - Claude Lemieux has signed a tryout contract with the San Jose Sharks in hopes of returning to the NHL after a five-year absence. The 43-year-old Lemieux is expected to report to the Sharks' AHL affiliate in Worcester this week, San ...
Claude Lemieux signs tryout deal with Sharks - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 11/25/2008 — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—Claude Lemieux has signed a tryout contract with the San Jose Sharks in hopes of returning to the NHL after a five-year absence. The 43-year-old Lemieux is expected to report to the Sharks’ AHL affiliate in Worcester this week, ...
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kuklaskorner.com 1/19/2009 — SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has reassigned forwards Brad Staubitz and Tom Cavanagh to the Worcester Sharks, the team’s top development affiliate in the ...
43 Points In 25 Games
chuqui.typepad.com 12/3/2008 — San Jose Sharks - News: 43 Points In 25 Games - 12/03/2008 : Behind a brilliant four-point first period from Joe Thornton, San Jose exploded to a 4-0 lead on the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, defeated their old coach, and most importantly, ...
Sharks Recall Lemieux From Worcester
sharks.nhl.com 1/19/2009 — The San Jose Sharks recalled forward Claude Lemieux from Worcester, reassigned forwards Tom Cavanagh and Brad Staubitz to Worcester and placed defenseman Brad Lukowich on injured reserve Monday morning.
Sharks Prove They Are Human, Lose in OT
sportsloungeblog.com 12/18/2008 — Few things have been able to slow the San Jose Sharks this season, but Columbus Blue Jackets rookie goalie Steve Mason managed to thwart the NHL's best team with 48 saves in a dynamic performance that led to a 2-1 overtime victory. Opponents have ...
Best Team So Far This Season
kuklaskorner.com 11/10/2008 — Yesterday, I decided that I would write something today about how the San Jose Sharks have been the best team in the NHL so far this season.  They made me second guess that decision when they lost 4-2 to the Phoenix Coyotes last night.  ...
Claude Lemieux joins Sharks' lineup - San Jose Mercury News
mercurynews.com 1/20/2009 — once labeled the most hated player in hockey in an ESPN poll was holding court in an NHL locker room for the first time in nearly six years Monday. Only he sounded more like an ordinary dad than a legendary villain. "This is something my 12-year-old ...
Sharks vs. Red Wings: Who's the best in the West?
sports.yahoo.com 12/18/2008 — Heading into their showdown in Detroit this evening, nine points separate the first-place San Jose Sharks and the second-place Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference standings. But what do the standings really tell us, right? It's still Stanley ...
Claude Lemieux signs with Sharks' AHL affiliateThe Seattle Times: Sports 11/25/2008
Claude Lemieux signed a contract with the San Jose Sharks' AHL affiliate in Worcester on Tuesday, officially resuming his pro hockey career after a five-year absence.
Claude Lemieux signs with Sharks' AHL affiliateUSATODAY.com NHL - Top Stories 11/25/2008
Claude Lemieux signed a contract with the San Jose Sharks' AHL affiliate in Worcester on Tuesday, officially resuming his pro ...
Claude Lemieux signs with Sharks' AHL affiliateBoston.com -- Hockey news 11/25/2008
Claude Lemieux signed a contract with the San Jose Sharks' AHL affiliate in Worcester on Tuesday, officially resuming his pro hockey career after a five-year absence.
Claude Lemieux signs with Sharks' AHL affiliateBruins & NHL - BostonHerald.com 11/25/2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Claude Lemieux signed a contract with the San Jose Sharks' AHL affiliate in Worcester on Tuesday, officially resuming his pro hockey career after...
Nabokov itching to get back into net for SharksESPN.com - NHL 11/25/2008
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