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| Sundin wins Messier Leadership Award |
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05/28/2008 |
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| outstanding performance on the ice, leadership skills as well as a dedication to humanitarian efforts away from the rink. It was named to honor Messier, who won six Stanley Cups in a 25-year NHL career, captaining both the Edmonton Oilers (1990) and New York Rangers (1994) to titles. Sundin, who completed his 13th season with the Leafs and 17th NHL campaign, recorded 32 goals and 78 points in 74 games for Toronto, which missed the postseason for the third straight year. Over 1,305 games with Quebec and Toronto, |
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| Punchless Penguins host Red Wings in Game 3 of Cup finals |
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05/28/2008 |
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| victories this postseason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. Because of the NHL's unbalanced schedule, Pittsburgh and Detroit have met sparingly during the regular season in recent years and the clubs have never f |
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| Franzen back in Red Wings lineup |
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05/27/2008 |
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| utout loss at the hands of the Red Wings and Chris Osgood, Penguins coach Michel Therrien took the time to criticize the officiating and what he called diving tendencies by the goalie. Oh how the tables have been turned. In the second round, the New York Rangers accused Sidney Crosby and the Penguins of embellishing and diving to draw penalties - often successfully. Now that Pittsburgh is down 2-0 to Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals, the Penguins are doing their share of complaining. ``They are good on o |
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| Red Wings aim for 2-0 Cup finals lead against Pens |
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05/26/2008 |
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| victories this postseason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. Because of the NHL's unbalanced schedule, Pittsburgh and Detroit have met sparingly during the regular season in recent years and the clubs have never f |
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| Penguins shuffle lines for Game 2 vs Red Wings |
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05/25/2008 |
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| ree times in the postseason, but its road record is 4-3. Two of the defeats have been by shutout. The Penguins are in an unfamiliar role of trailing in a series. In the first three rounds, Pittsburgh raced to 3-0 leads against the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, and Philadelphia Flyers - needing no more than five games to advance. Therrien isn't wasting any time against the Red Wings, and appears set to juggle his forward lines in an attempt to get more going in Game 2 on Monday. He preached effort and d |
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| Stanley Cup finals get underway as Red Wings host Pens |
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05/24/2008 |
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| victories this postseason. Detroit defeated Nashville in six games during the opening round, swept Colorado in the following series, and beat Dallas in six tests of the conference finals. The Penguins swept Ottawa in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers in five games during the conference semifinals and finals, respectively. The Red Wings will host Games 1 and 2 in the Motor City, where the club is 7-1 this postseason after notching a league-best 29-9-3 home mark during the |
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| Tony Granato returning as Avalanche head coach |
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05/22/2008 |
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| suggested that we needed to find the best coach available to the position. It was my decision to go along with saying we needed to bring in Joel Quenneville,'' Granato said Thursday. Before becoming a coach, Granato played for 13 seasons with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks. He had 248 goals, 244 assists and 1,425 penalty minutes in 773 regular-season games. He was selected for the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1989 and played in the All-Star Game in 1997. During his playing days, Gr |
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| Granato returns as Avalanche coach |
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05/22/2008 |
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| `Tony just kept coming back. Tony is energetic, he's passionate, he's hardworking and a smart hockey person. He has experience as an NHL coach. He's been successful as an NHL coach.'' Before becoming a coach, Granato played for 13 seasons with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks. He had 248 goals, 244 assists and 1,425 penalty minutes in 773 regular-season games. Granato was selected for the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1989 and played in the All-Star Game in 1997. Quenneville was 131-92 |
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| Granato returns as Avalanche head coach |
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05/22/2008 |
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| s. ``I'm excited about this challenge,'' Granato said. ``I know this team has a great mix of youth, experience, skill and speed. I'm looking forward to this new opportunity ahead.'' Before becoming a coach, Granato played for 13 seasons with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks. He had 248 goals, 244 assists and 1,425 penalty minutes in 773 regular-season games. He was selected for the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1989 and played in the All-Star Game in 1997. Quenneville was 131-92-23 i |
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| NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Preview Capsule |
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05/21/2008 |
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| S (47-27-8)2007-08 series record: First meeting. Last met: Red Wings 2-0 victory at Pittsburgh on Oct. 7, 2006.How they got here: Detroit defeated No. 8 Nashville 4-2; No. 6 Colorado 4-0; No. 5 Dallas 4-2. Pittsburgh defeated No. 7 Ottawa 4-0; No. 5 New York Rangers 4-1; No. 6 Philadelphia 4-1.Playoff History: First meeting.Last Stanley Cup finals appearance: Detroit beat Carolina 4-1 in 2002. Pittsburgh beat Chicago 4-0 in 1992. DETROIT: Postseason goal-scoring leader Johan Franzen hasn't played since Game 1 |
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