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| Eastern Conference titans tussle in the Meadowlands |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The race for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference heats up tonight when the Ottawa Senators visit the New Jersey Devils at the Meadowlands. Ottawa leads the conference with 82 points, while New Jersey sits second with 78. The Devils do hold a pair of games in hand The Senators are 5-1-1 in their last seven tries, including Monday's 3-2 home win over the New York Rangers. Captain Daniel Alfredsson assisted on all three goals for Ottawa, which received second-peri |
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| Bure returns for Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
02/17/2003 |
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| to repair torn meniscus in his left knee. In addition, exploratory arthroscopic surgery was conducted on his right knee and revealed no damage to the anterior cruciate ligament. Bure was injured in a December 6 game against Buffalo. He notched an assist in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators and has 14 goals and eight assists in 28 games this season. "You can practice as much as you want, but I felt it was time to test it in a game," said Bure earlier on Monday. The Rangers were 11-16-3-1 in his absence. |
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| Vancouver goalie Cloutier gets NHL weekly honor |
NHL Hockey |
02/17/2003 |
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| in Vancouver's 2-1 win over Chicago on February 10. He then made 21 saves in a 2-1 victory over Colorado on February 13 and ended the week by making 37 saves in a 2-2 tie at Calgary on Saturday. The 26-year-old Cloutier, who is unbeaten in his last seven starts (4-0-3), is also three wins from tying his career high for a season (31 in 2001-02). Ottawa Senators goaltender Patrick Lalime, Detroit Red Wings right wing Brett Hull and Colorado Avalanche center Peter Forsberg were also in the running for the award. |
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| Devils invade the desert |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2003 |
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| Martin Brodeur stopped 15 shots in defeat. The Devils continue to pace the Atlantic Division with 75 points and are six points in front of the second-place Philadelphia Flyers. New Jersey is also just one point behind the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators. New Jersey, which lost in regulation on the road for the first time in eight games (5-1-1-1) on Tuesday, is 14-7-2-3 away from home this season. The Devils, who split a pair of games with the Coyotes last season, have won five of seven and seven of |
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| Penguins welcome Eastern Conference leaders to the Igloo |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators try to extend their unbeaten streak to four games tonight when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Igloo. Ottawa is 2-0-1 in its last three matches on the heels of a losing streak of Ottawa is 2-0-1 in its last three matches on the heels of a losing streak of the same span. Last Saturday the Senators posted a 3-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers, as captain Daniel Alfredsson snapped a 1-1 tie with a power-play goal 5:56 into the second per |
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| Bryden approved by creditors to buy Senators |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The creditors of the Ottawa Senators accepted Roderick M. Bryden's bid to buy back the team on Monday. The next immediate step will be for the agreement of purchase and sale to be reviewed by the court. Bryden's offer is believed to be worth more than $130 million, and if it goes through the team should be debt free. Earlier on Monday the Senators were given an extension until April 17 on bankruptcy protection from creditors. The Senators' court-ordered protection from credi |
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| Bryden approved by creditors to buy Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The creditors of the Ottawa Senators accepted Roderick M. Bryden's bid to buy back the team on Monday. The next immediate step will be for the agreement of purchase and sale to be reviewed by the court. Bryden's offer is believed to be worth more than $130 million, and if it goes through the team should be debt free. Earlier on Monday the Senators were given an extension until April 17 on bankruptcy protection from creditors. The Senators' court-ordered protection from credi |
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| Kovalev headed back to Big Apple |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2003 |
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| urgh, registering one goal and six assists. He skated in his 400th NHL match on November 27 against Philadelphia. Laukkanen is currently sidelined due to a hip injury. In 405 career contests with the Penguins, Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche and Ottawa Senators, he has registered 21 goals and 99 assists. LaCouture, 25, has skated in 44 games this season, registering two goals and two assists, along with 72 penalty minutes. In 182 career games with the Penguins and Edmonton Oilers, he has 10 goals and 17 as |
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| Senators get bankruptcy extension |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators have been given an extension until April 17 on bankruptcy protection from creditors. The Senators' court-ordered protection from creditors was to have expired Tuesday. Creditors are owed more than $160 million. The relief comes as creditors appeared close to an agreement on Rod Bryden's offer to buy the team. The team has scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon to discuss Bryden's bid, a possible signal that he and the creditors have agreed to a |
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| Sabres given credit line |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2003 |
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| ved an initial $10 million line of credit after the team filed for bankruptcy protection in January. The Sabres, who have been operated by the NHL since last June, were the second team to file for bankruptcy protection this season. On January 9, the Ottawa Senators obtained protection through the Company's Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to provide the organization a mechanism by which it will secure financing for operations, including timely payment of players and other expenses, while implementing a process |
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