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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ducks centre Ryan Getzlaf sprained his left ankle during the second period of Anaheim’s game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
The Anaheim playmaker is scheduled to suit up for Canada at his first Olympics next week, but coach Randy Carlyle said Getzlaf would leave the Honda Center on crutches with his foot in a protective boot.
“Hopefully, he won’t be out too long,” Continue reading ‘Getzlaf sprains ankle, re-evaluated Tuesday’
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TORONTO — She reached out to Brendan Burke to say she was proud of him. Irene Miller wanted to tell the stranger who she had never met that he had done a good thing, and that by declaring he was gay in the realm of sports, he had changed lives for the better.
Miller, whose son came out when he was a high school senior, sent Burke a message last fall. Burke, the youngest son of Toronto Maple Leafs general Continue reading ‘Leafs stunned by death of Burke’s son’
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Atlanta Thrashers general manager Don Waddell noticed a trend as he sorted through his email inbox a day after trading his franchise’s greatest star. Of the 30 messages he received from fans, only three were negative, with everyone else offering grudging acceptance of the deal that had rocked the NHL.
Airwaves and websites were ablaze with debate Friday as Ilya Kovalchuk, the all-time scoring leader in Atlanta, Continue reading ‘Fans grudgingly accept trade of Kovalchuk’
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NASHVILLE — Right wing Jordin Tootoo has signed a two-year, US$2.5 million extension with the Nashville Predators.
Tootoo will earn $1.15 million next season and $1.35 million in 2011-12.
General manager David Poile said in a statement Friday that Tootoo has developed on the ice and in the community since the Predators drafted him in 2001.
The 27-year-old has played in 330 NHL games with 71 Continue reading ‘Nashville resigns Tootoo to two-year extension’
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Hockeycentral notified the NHL offices Thursday night of an incident in the final minute of the Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers game when the light from a green laser pointer was spotted around the eyes of goaltender Jose Theodore.
The incident comes following a similar episode on Jan. 9 when Miikka Kiprusoff had a laser aimed in his face.
NHL security was looking into the matter. Continue reading ‘Caps’ Theodore victim of laser pointer ‘attack’’
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ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have the worst home record in the NHL at 9-15-5. At least they win some of the time.
Not their backup goalie. Nearly two-thirds of the way through the season, Ty Conklin is still waiting for that first congratulatory scrum around the net while being serenaded by cheering fans.
Conklin is actually 1-6 at home, but that includes a victory in the season-opening series Continue reading ‘Home woes leave Conklin singing the Blues’
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Shortly after stepping on the ice at the Prudential Center, Ilya Kovalchuk and New Jersey Devils coach Jacques Lemaire skated around the rink a couple of times, cracked a couple of jokes and shared some laughs.
The smiles on their faces were evident from one end to the other, and they said it all.
Coming to the Devils in a blockbuster five-player deal with Atlanta will give the 26-year-old Kovalchuk Continue reading ‘Kovalchuk excited for first real Cup run’
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A day after he was fired as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Ken Hitchcock declined to take any parting shots at the club’s management and said he is eager to see how the franchise’s young talent develops.
His biggest regret is that he won’t be an integral part of the future success.
“My message is that these are the actual growing pains that every organization goes through Continue reading ‘Hitchcock takes high road, wishes Jackets well’
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MONTREAL — Vancouver Canucks defenceman Sami Salo tested his sore groin Monday and gave it a thumbs up.
Salo, who has missed four games with a groin injury, took part in a full practice at the Bell Centre and said he felt no pain. He expects to be in the lineup Tuesday night when Vancouver takes on the Montreal Canadiens in the second game of their marathon 14-game road trip.
“It was the first time Continue reading ‘Canucks’ Salo plans to play vs. Habs’
I am having a tough time figuring out why so many people think Brian Burke got the better of Darryl Sutter in the Dion Phaneuf trade. Just because Phaneuf is far and away the most-talented player in the deal doesn’t make it an automatic win for the Leafs.
Here’s why — and I’m only going to look at if from Sutter’s point of view, for now.
1. Something was clearly wrong with the mix in Calgary. Everyone knows that Phaneuf and Continue reading ‘Murphy: A Flames’ eye view on Phaneuf’
