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• Bluelines: London Knights Churn Out Quality Prospects

  Published: July 30, 2007, 6:59 pm

  Tags: Bluelines, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Nhl, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Stan Fischler, The Maven

  2007-08. Sid Crosby and the Penguins would provide the opposition. San Jose's new Sharks logo is cartoonish and relates to a younger crowd. It's a positive change. Dale Hunter's OHL London Knights keep on churning out quality NHL prospects. In addition to producing First Overall pick in this year's Draft, Patrick Kane, the Knights also help

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• Bluelines: Prospects To Watch

  Published: August 3, 2007, 1:37 pm

  Tags: Bluelines, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, Nhl, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Stan Fischler, Tampa Bay Lightning, The Maven

  one-way deal with the Wild. Penguins hockey wouldn't be the same without Mike Lange doing play-by-play. The legendary broadcaster has signed to a one-year deal with WXDX radio in Pittsburgh. Once again his sidekick will be Phil Bourque. The sixth defenseman spot on the Lightning is open but don't expect Jay Feaster to fill the void with an

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• THE LOCKER ROOM 8/8 - Evening Edition

  Published: August 8, 2007, 6:07 pm

  Tags: Amani Toomer, Barry Bonds, Carolina Hurricanes, David Rabinowitz, Eric Smith, Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, Nfl, Nhl, New York Giants, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins, President Bush, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, The Locker Room, Tom Coughlin

  What people are talking about this evening ... Looks like it's the end of the line for David Wells in San Diego. The 44-year-old will either be designated for assignment or will announce his retirement on Thursday. True Blue says Tom Coughlin will be careful with Amani Toomer this preseason. According to Tom Rock, safety Eric Smith might be out

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• Bluelines: Crosby's No Longer A Teenager

  Published: August 15, 2007, 3:44 pm

  Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Andy Sutton, Bluelines, Dale Hawerchuk, Detroit Red Wings, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jim Balsillie, Los Angeles Kings, Nhl, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sean Brown, Sidney Crosby, Stan Fischler, Ted Nolan, The Maven

  The Islanders' signing of Andy Sutton provides Ted Nolan with as good or better a backline as he iced last Fall. If we were a GM, on the lookout for a top scout or administrative inside man, we'd waste no time hiring Matt Loughran as good as they come in our biz. Dale Hawerchuk has taken over coaching the Orangeville Crushers of the

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• Bluelines: Prudential Center Progressing

  Published: August 17, 2007, 4:35 pm

  Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Bluelines, Buffalo Sabres, Chris Drury, Daniel Briere, Daryl Katz, Edmonton Oilers, Eric Lindros, John Davidson, Lee Stempniak, Marian Hossa, Nhl, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, Prudential Center, Ryan Miller, Sidney Crosby, St Louis Blues, Stan

  Despite persistent rumors, Marian Hossa isn't being shopped by Don Waddell. "Not one NHL team has called," says Waddell. "I made it clear at the draft that Hossa isn't going anywhere. If he's going someplace, I better be going with him." If you're wondering which are the top-10 selling jerseys on shop.nhl.com, try these on for

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• Bluelines: Don't Dismiss The Penguins

  Published: August 23, 2007, 1:14 pm

  Tags: Bill Daly, Bluelines, Dave Tallon, Kevyn Adams, Marc Andre Fleury, Mike Babcock, Nhl, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Radim Vrbata, Stan Fischler, Stanley Cup, The Maven

  the critics that think the Penguins aren't primed to win now: "Our goal is to win the Stanley Cup. The guys on the team don't want to wait a couple years, we want to win it now." Kudos to Dale Tallon's Kevyn Adams-Radim Vrbata trade with Phoenix. Adams is a versatile forward who can be plugged into any situation. Mike Babcock on

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• Bluelines: Signing On The Dotted Line

  Published: August 30, 2007, 2:51 pm

  Tags: Al Macinnis, Bill Daly, Bluelines, Don Baizley, Doug Wilson, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Jacques Martin, Nhl, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Sheldon Souray, Sidney Crosby, St Louis Blues, Stan Fischler, Stephen Weiss, The Maven

  The First Overall pick in the 2006 Draft, Erik Johnson, is taking a page out of Sidney Crosby's book. Johnson will be moving in with Hall-of-Famer Al MacInnis, and his family. Patrick Marleau's agent, Don Baizley insists that he isn't being shopped by Doug Wilson. "I don't have a sense that the Sharks are in trade mode with regards to

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• Bluelines: Scotty Bowman To Retire A Red Wing

  Published: September 11, 2007, 6:46 pm

  Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Bob Gainey, Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Gratton, Detroit Red Wings, Larry Robinson, Nhl, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Stan Fischler, Tampa Bay Lightning, The Maven, Tom Barrasso, Toronto Maple Leafs

  doing splendidly. Anaheim, Pittsburgh and Buffalo each capped its season tickets thanks to the huge demand. Which proves that once-faltering American markets can be revived despite what some Canadian media cynics opine. Nashville is expected to open the season with more than 10,000 season tickets sold, but the Preds still have to keep hustling

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• Bundle Up! NHL Is Getting Its Chill On

  Published: September 18, 2007, 2:27 pm

  Tags: Buffalo Sabres, Gary Bettman, Nhl, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ryan Braithwaite, Winter Classic

  today that the Sabres and Penguins will make league history when they face off on New Year's Day 2008 in the AMP NHL Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills. Want to be a part of the ice-fest? Try tailgating. The tickets were sold out in less than 30 minutes. Remember this classic Michigan State-Michigan game at

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• Buffalo Sabres: Suddenly, There Just Aren't Enough Hockey Tickets To Go Around

  Published: September 19, 2007, 1:35 pm

  Tags: Buffalo Sabres, Nhl, Pittsburgh Penguins

  With every story about the NHL seemingly existing only to make fun of it, here's a good one: The Sabres-Penguins game, scheduled for New Years Day at Ralph Wilson Stadium, sold 42,000 tickets in 25...

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• Buffalo Sabres: Suddenly, There Just Aren't Enough Hockey Tickets To Go Around

  Published: September 19, 2007, 1:35 pm

  Tags: Buffalo Sabres, Nhl, Pittsburgh Penguins

  a good one: The Sabres-Penguins game, scheduled for New Years Day at Ralph Wilson Stadium, sold 42,000 tickets in 25 minutes. We might question the wisdom of having a huge event like that on a day dominated by college football, but whatever: That's pretty impressive. (And it doesn't even count season ticket holders, of which there are

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• Bluelines: Bet On Vegas To Be Next Expansion City

  Published: September 24, 2007, 5:37 pm

  Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Bluelines, Brian Burke, Buffalo Sabres, Jocelyn Thibault, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ryan Miller, Scott Niedermayer, Stan Fischler, The Maven

  There will be another NHL expansion and you can put your money on Las Vegas as being the 31st team. The reasons why Sin City has the lead are many. Start with the fact that it would be very difficult for ownership to reject a HUGE entrance fee which would top anything the league has known. Plus a new rink is going up in LV and the very influential

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• Parise Moving To Center

  Published: October 17, 2007, 4:06 pm

  Tags: Brent Sutter, Dainius Zubrus, Kevin Weekes, New Jersey Devils, Nhl, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Steve Cangialosi, Zach Parise

  winger for tonight's game in Pittsburgh. Zubrus is a disappointing minus-6, but believe it or not, no Devils' player is above "0" in this category heading into the game versus the Penguins. In our first intermission report tonight on FSN-NY, Parise will speak about his experience as a center in the past, acknowledging that there is

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• Revisiting The Rangers Puzzle

  Published: October 21, 2007, 8:00 pm

  Tags: Boston Bruins, Chris Drury, Jaromir Jagr, New York Rangers, Nhl, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ryan Callahan, Scott Gomez, Stan Fischler, Tom Renney

  With Crosbyland the next stop for Tom Renney's goal-starved battalion, it behooves everyone in Rangerville to discard the drawing boards and produce new and innovative designs to produce Blueshirts' goals. At the end of our Saturday "Hockey Night Live" show, I suggested that Tuesday night might be the perfect evening for Renney to apply

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• Bluelines: Do-gooder Drury

  Published: October 22, 2007, 7:55 pm

  Tags: Anne Marie Biron, Chris Drury, Curtis Joseph, Darryl Sutter, Garth Snow, Marc Andre Fleury, Marty Biron, Miikka Kiprusoff, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ted Nolan, Travis Roy

  No surprise there. Do the Penguins need a Number One goalie other than Marc-Andre Fleury? That's the word on Rue de Rumeur. If so, Curtis Joseph would love to audition with the Pens. Then again, who besides the rumor mongers says that Fleury can't handle the top job? One of the quietest overlooked signings of the year belongs to

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