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| Blackhawks' Eager suspended three games |
NHL Hockey |
10/08/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Chicago Blackhawks forward Ben Eager was suspended three games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday. Eager's penalty stemmed from his actions in last Thursday's preseason game against the Dallas Stars. The 24-year-old was given a match penalty for attempting to injure Stars forward Sean Avery by swinging his stick from the bench at Avery, who was on the ice. Eager is slated to miss the Blackhawks' first three regular-season games, October 10 at the New York Rangers, October 1 |
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| Stars place D Zubov on IR |
NHL Hockey |
10/07/2008 |
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| Frisco, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars placed defenseman Sergei Zubov on the injured reserve list Tuesday. The 38-year-old Zubov is out indefinitely while recovering from hip surgery. Injuries limited the veteran blueliner to only 46 games last season. He registered four goals and 31 assists to go along with a plus-six rating. Additionally, the club assigned defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy to Peoria of the American Hockey League and released forward Konstantin Pushkarev. Dallas opens the 2008-09 regula |
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| NHL storylines to follow in 2008-09 |
NHL Hockey |
09/29/2008 |
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| understanding of what a contract with their players is really worth. 2. WILL NIEDERMAYER AND SELANNE'S RETURN GET THE DUCKS BACK ON TOP? The Anaheim Ducks had their hopes of repeating as Stanley Cup champions ended last spring when they fell to the Dallas Stars in the opening round of the playoffs. The Ducks' disappointing campaign had a great deal to do with the fact that two of its top players from the 2006-07 campaign, defenseman Scott Niedermayer and winger Teemu Selanne, didn't join the club until the |
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| 2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/24/2008 |
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| Hartford Wolf Pack and leading the league's defensemen in points and assists, as the elder statesman. He has scored 10 goals and 23 assists in 95 NHL games with Carolina and Nashville. The youngster, Ty Wishart, is 20. GOALTENDING - Smith, a former Dallas Stars backup, was signed to a two-year contract extension during the offseason after a 13-game stint with the Lightning in 2007-08. He compiled a 2.79 goals-against average and one shutout for Tampa Bay after coming over from the Stars. In 57 career games |
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| 2008-09 San Jose Sharks Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/24/2008 |
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| e team was ousted in the 2007 postseason and Sharks general manager Doug Wilson nearly did fire Ron Wilson (no relation), but opted instead to give the head coach a last chance in 2007-08. Shortly after San Jose was knocked out in Game 6 against the Dallas Stars last spring, the GM fired Wilson and after a lengthy search selected Todd McLellan as the new bench boss. McLellan was an assistant with the Detroit Red Wings over the last three years and won a Stanley Cup ring last season with the club. This will |
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| 2008-09 Dallas Stars Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars surprised many folks last spring when they marched to the Western Conference finals. They could get back there again this year, but the shock value would be gone. The Stars were presumed to be on the downswing simply because Mike Modano is nearing the end of his career, but Dallas has been preparing all along for that scenario, shoring up its roster with an influx of young talent. Modano will be back for his 19th season with the Minnesota/Dallas franchise, but this team |
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| 2008-09 Anaheim Ducks Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/22/2008 |
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| t wing Teemu Selanne, who both contemplated retirement before eventually returning to Anaheim over the course of the season. The Ducks made the playoffs with a 102-point effort in 2007-08, but were bounced out in first round of the postseason by the Dallas Stars, a rival from the Pacific Division. Maybe it was the long championship run from the year before or the fact that Niedermayer and Selanne's absence never allowed the team to jell, but one thing was clear, the Ducks had lost their championship edge. N |
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| Stars D Zubov out four weeks |
NHL Hockey |
09/18/2008 |
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| Frisco, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars announced Thursday that defenseman Sergei Zubov will be sidelined for four weeks after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his hip. Injuries limited the 38-year-old Zubov to only 46 games last year. He registered four goals and 31 assists with a plus-six rating. Additionally, the club announced that rearguard Philippe Boucher is day-to-day with a sore foot. Boucher, 35, had two goals and 14 points in 38 games last season for Dallas. |
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| Johnson to miss three days of Blues training camp |
NHL Hockey |
09/18/2008 |
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| nseman Erik Johnson will be sidelined for the first three days of training camp after injuring his right knee in a non-hockey related incident. Johnson, 20, will be re-evaluated over the weekend and his status will be updated prior to Tuesday's preseason game against the Dallas Stars. The first overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Johnson enjoyed a solid rookie campaign in 2007-08, registering five goals and 33 points in 69 games for the Blues, who went 33-36-13 to finish last in the Central Division. |
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| Choice, Cowboys beat Vikings |
NFL Football |
08/29/2008 |
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| uchdown for the Vikings, who head into the regular season with a 1-3 preseason mark. The Cowboys took a 10-0 lead into the second quarter courtesy of a 23-yard field goal by Nick Folk and a 11-yard TD run by Choice, and they led the rest of the way. Dallas stars like Tony Romo and Terrell Owens did not play, in addition to Adam Jones. The cornerback was reinstated earlier in the day by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Jones, then with Tennessee, was suspended for the entire 2007 season by Goodell for violati |
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