sports.yahoo.com - 1/16/2009
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No. 1 star: Jason Blake , Toronto Maple Leafs
We generally don't get too excited about hat tricks capped by empty-net goals here at Three Stars Central, but Blake built up enough style points on goals one and two Thursday to earn a pass. Plus the capper was fairly gritty as far as freebies ...
sports.yahoo.com - 1/14/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
No. 1 star: Tim Thomas , Boston Bruins
Thomas is pictured to the right "having some fun."...
More specifically, he's taking up for teammate Aaron Ward by decking Montreal forward Andrei Kostitsyn. Thomas earned two minutes for roughing ...
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Tuesday's Three Stars: Thomas, B's chop down Habs
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com - 1/15/2009
sfgate.com - 1/16/2009
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sfgate.com —
Against the deserved implosion of the Warriors, the
expected hiring of Scott Linehan to return the 49ers...
to the Wing-T, the Raiders' attempt to hire a coach and break Jim Harbaugh's heart, and even the return of vintage Roller Derby to the airwaves, ...
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Add Flames to short list of West contenders
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From The Branches - JASON BLAKE DAY!
Pension Plan Puppets —
... first post that rounds up the Barilkosphere and Leafs news.
So did anyone stand out last night? Oh yeah, the flying hamster picked up three goals and two assists. Think about that for a second. Jason Blake hates Paul Maurice so much that he singlehandedly defeated his Hurricanes. I don't like tossing superlatives out there but that was Maurice Richard-like. Today is all about the albino assassin. Well, mostly.
The man of the hour was Puck Daddy's number one star last night.
Eyebeleaf missed the live ...
Wings 4, Kings 0
On the Wings —
... … Draper scored his first goal of the season involving a goaltender. Somehow that made Puck Daddy’s “Dishonorable mention” section in today’s Three Stars post. If Draper were known as a goalscorer, maybe he’d qualify, but the guy’s job isn’t to score goals. Is it worth a laugh? Yes. Is it worth a jab? No. ...
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