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Tonight's Lineup Vs. Philly
Prospect Jay Beagle was recalled this morning and Sergei Fedorov will indeed play defense. Here's the rest of the lineup: Forwards Ovechkin-Backstrom-Bourque Fleischmann-Nylander Clark Laich-Steckel-Fehr Brashear-Beagle-Gordon Defenseman Morrisonn-Green Fedorov-Schultz Alzner-Poti *Viktor Kozlov (groin strain) did not practice again today. Fedorov and Nylander also opted not to skate....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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IllegalCurve.com — ... there have been rumors that he is on the trade block, so a trade within the next little while wouldn’t surprise me. Damian Cristodeo clarifies the choice of Andrej Meszaros as alternate captian in Tampa.  I don’t mind this move at all. Is this the Canucks’ line-up for game one of the regular season? Of note, Hansen really played himself onto the big club with an impressive training camp. Sergei Fedorov will play defense tonight for the Caps.  Should be fun to see how he ...

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