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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Burke and the Blue and White a perfect match]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20475-Screen-Shots-Burke-and-the-Blue-and-White-a-perfect-match.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[His long-rumored arrival will happen shortly and everyone in Hogtown is titillated at the thought. - Some pairings were destined to be. 

The fashion world and exhausting pretense, for instance.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: New show ideas for the NHL Network]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20182-Screen-Shots-New-show-ideas-for-the-NHL-Network.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A list of, er, sure-fire hits based on current programs hockey fans would surely tune in for. - &amp;ldquo;The television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every night, staring fixedly, that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Hockey can't ignore concussion issue]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone standing up for change in the NHL is persuaded to keep quiet, but if nothing happens now, we'll regret it later. - I like Mike Milbury, especially since he moved out of the NHL&amp;rsquo;s GM community and began doling out riveting hockey analysis for NBC and CBC.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Glenn Anderson should be praised for ?quirky' ways]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19617-Screen-Shots-Glenn-Anderson-should-be-praised-for-quirky-ways.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glenn Anderson wasn't your average NHLer so when he is inducted into the Hall here's hoping he shows why. - In less than a week, Oilers legend Glenn Anderson will receive an honor that&amp;rsquo;s long overdue.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Bettman's reign has run its course]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19336-Screen-Shots-Bettmans-reign-has-run-its-course.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 16 years at the helm, it's time the NHL's commissioner steps down and allows another voice to be heard.  - Sometimes we in the media get accused of taking a current events issue and using it as a platform to discuss a different issue.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Hockey establishment full of hypocrisy in view of Sean Avery]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19029-Screen-Shots-Hockey-establishment-full-of-hypocrisy-in-view-of-Sean-Avery.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Renowned play-on-the-edger Bobby Clarke lashed out at the Stars superpest, calling him an ?idiot,? for his actions. - When it comes to rank hypocrisy, you have to hand it to Bob Clarke.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: How well do you know hockey?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18800-Screen-Shots-How-well-do-you-know-hockey.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to keep you on your toes, we've got a quiz that'll enlighten and, possibly, frighten even the most hardcore hockey fan. - Every once in a while, I enjoy gauging how closely NHL fans are paying attention to the happenings around the league.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Hope springs eternal on NHL's opening night]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18475-Screen-Shots-Hope-springs-eternal-on-NHLs-opening-night.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's the time of year when everyone can be happy. It's time for fresh starts, new faces and high hopes, so enjoy it while it lasts. - For all the analyzing &amp;ndash; and analyzing of analyzing &amp;ndash; that goes on in the modern hockey world, it&amp;rsquo;s easy to lose sight of the beautiful game that has brought so many of us so much pleasure for so many years.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Pre-season potpourri]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18280-Screen-Shots-Preseason-potpourri.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:24:46 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jackets' Raffi Torres picks a bad spot... Shut up already about Euro games... and Jim Balsillie's return of no surprise. - We&amp;rsquo;re in the midst of the NHL&amp;rsquo;s interminable pre-season schedule &amp;ndash; and with the optimism that abounds this time of year from just about every corner of the league, I can&amp;rsquo;t keep focused on one topic.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: 2008-09 Eastern Conference predictions]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18106-Screen-Shots-200809-Eastern-Conference-predictions.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:21:51 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After looking at the West last week, it's time for prognostications on the NHL's Eastern lineup. - &amp;quot;I confess that in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for 50 years&amp;hellip;Ever since, I have distrusted myself and avoided all predictions.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: 2008-09 Western Conference predictions]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17945-Screen-Shots-200809-Western-Conference-predictions.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:38:21 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam ignores the wisdom of Wilbur Wright and gives his Western Conference predictions, from both an optimist and pessimist view.  - &amp;quot;I confess that in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years&amp;hellip;Ever since, I have distrusted myself and avoided all predictions.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: A rotten lesson from a great friend]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17831-Screen-Shots-A-rotten-lesson-from-a-great-friend.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:57:47 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Mike Brophy's last day in the office, Adam Proteau shares a prank he was lured into by the long-time senior writer. - I&amp;rsquo;m writing this on THN senior writer Mike Brophy&amp;rsquo;s final day in our Toronto office.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Debate must continue in order to improve the game]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17752-Screen-Shots-Debate-must-continue-in-order-to-improve-the-game.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:41:06 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If complacency is allowed to set back in, the game is doomed to return to the days of the Dead-Puck Era... or worse. - At a time when the phrase &amp;ldquo;hockey mom&amp;rdquo; has been co-opted to soften the fa&amp;ccedil;ade of a political party not renowned for its nurturing nature, I felt the need to talk a little politics with you.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Q&amp;A with NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17683-Screen-Shots-QA-with-NHLPA-executive-director-Paul-Kelly.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:50:20 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The union's head honcho talks about the stability of U.S. teams, Euro coaches and GMs, and the size of goalie equipment. - In early August, I sat down with NHL Players&amp;rsquo; Association executive director Paul Kelly in his Toronto office for an hour-long conversation regarding his first year on the job.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: The Hockey Show host more than just a pretty face]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17614-Screen-Shots-The-Hockey-Show-host-more-than-just-a-pretty-face.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:57:33 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Host of The Hockey Show, Carrie Milbank fell in love with hockey growing up in Houston thanks to a classic video game. - It&amp;rsquo;s no secret I have no time for misogynist oafs who believe women don&amp;rsquo;t have any place in the hockey community.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Ranking the NHL by division]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17555-Screen-Shots-Ranking-the-NHL-by-division.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:50:38 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's a little too early for this writer to set his predictions for this season, so instead, Adam ranks the divisions. - We&amp;rsquo;re on the cusp of NHL pre-season predictions time, a fact I&amp;rsquo;m certain indicates that hockey fans around the world are stretching out and warming up their indignation muscles as you read this.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Improving the discourse]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17425-Screen-Shots-Improving-the-discourse.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:44:09 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THN's local hate mail expert has six things he'd be happy to go the rest of his life without seeing. - Before I became immersed in the lucrative, groupie-laden, glamorous world of sports journalism, I dabbled in government work, a career choice that afforded me a fair amount of insight into the often-depressing realities of dealing with the almost-always angry general public on a daily basis.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: St. Louis could be singing the Blues again in April]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17337-Screen-Shots-St-Louis-could-be-singing-the-Blues-again-in-April.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:58:32 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Louis started the 2007-08 campaign on the right track, but the reality of a rebuild set in and it's likely they'll be left out again in 2009.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: The five worst signings of 2008]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17141-Screen-Shots-The-five-worst-signings-of-2008.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:28:45 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When fans wondered why ticket prices are as high as they are, they should look no further than this countdown. - Calling a particular NHL player &amp;ldquo;overpaid&amp;rdquo; is almost always a relative kind of categorization.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Free agency winners and losers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17016-Screen-Shots-Free-agency-winners-and-losers.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:07:27 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the ever-so-important first couple of UFA frenzy days in the bag, we look at the best and worst team performances. - Some 48 hours after the NHL&amp;rsquo;s unrestricted free agency season kicked off, the prevailing sense among hockey observers was one of utter bewilderment.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Free agent blueline help at a premium]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16833-Screen-Shots-Free-agent-blueline-help-at-a-premium.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:23:52 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This off-season may not have the biggest names available on the free agent market, but there are still a few defensemen who will rake in the dough.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Best and worst hockey movies of all-time]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16706-Screen-Shots-Best-and-worst-hockey-movies-of-alltime.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:16:25 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Mike Myers' Love Guru to hit screens Friday, lets look at the best and worst celluloid representations of our great game. - Having just seen The Love Guru, the Mike Myers-comedy with a story that centers around hockey, I can confirm it won&amp;rsquo;t be remembered as one of the greatest movies to make the sport a key part of its plot.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: NHL teams and the silver screen]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16602-Screen-Shots-NHL-teams-and-the-silver-screen.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:04:25 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hockey is life, so therefore art must imitate hockey. Using that logic, we marry the silver screen with ice for each NHL club. - A couple years ago, Screen Shots summarized the seasons of each NHL team by identifying a real movie, showing how its title meshed quite nicely with each franchise&amp;rsquo;s performance that year, and picking out a genuine review that also offered some valuable insight into that particular team&amp;rsquo;s fortunes.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Wings a great team full of better people]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16473-Screen-Shots-Wings-a-great-team-full-of-better-people.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:10:46 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stanley Cup presentation isn't just about celebrating the moment, but also all the people who accomplished the feat. - It&amp;rsquo;s not a widely known fact, but beneath my menacing, cynical veneer, I&amp;rsquo;m actually one of the biggest softies you&amp;rsquo;ll ever meet.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Where the NHL should expand]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16315-Screen-Shots-Where-the-NHL-should-expand.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 12:12:27 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, not Winnipeg; not even Las Vegas. Before adding new teams, the NHL needs to further specialize front office jobs. - The concept of specialization has steadily been gaining momentum in the hockey world for a long time.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Craig Patrick the 'perfect person' for Leafs GM job]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16185-Screen-Shots-Craig-Patrick-the-perfect-person-for-Leafs-GM-job.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 11:40:52 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One name never mentioned when praising the young Penguins is Craig Patrick, who built their foundation and says he can do it again. - With all due respect to the Detroit Red Wings and their model organization, this post-season has been the coming-out party for the Pittsburgh Penguins.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Welcome to Toronto, the NHL's confusion capital]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15886-Screen-Shots-Welcome-to-Toronto-the-NHLs-confusion-capital.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:34:41 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The supposed center of hockey universe's is nothing but a black hole, where contradiction is the norm. - At Wednesday&amp;rsquo;s press conference announcing Paul Maurice&amp;rsquo;s dismissal as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the prevailing sentiment interim GM Cliff Fletcher attempted to sell to the media and general public was simple: all systems are normal and the team&amp;rsquo;s legion of fans shouldn&amp;rsquo;t worry themselves sick over the laborious process of putting a new management team in place.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Old dogs, new tricks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15719-Screen-Shots-Old-dogs-new-tricks.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 14:44:10 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike other sports, hockey players - like Modano and Roenick - often gracefully welcome lesser roles to better the team. - Ninety-nine percent of the time, the lessons of professional sports are lessons in humility.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Breaking up is hard to do]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15523-Screen-Shots-Breaking-up-is-hard-to-do.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:19:33 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THN.com's web columnist puts pen to paper (ok, finger to keyboard) to say goodbye to the Washington Capitals. - Dear 2007-08 Edition Of The Washington Capitals,

This might be the toughest breakup letter I&amp;rsquo;ve ever written.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Shake the monkey]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15322-Screen-Shots-Shake-the-monkey.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:22:05 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's a quintet of players who need to show their mettle in the playoffs to prove they can win when it counts. - After Joe Thornton scored the game-winning goal late in the third Tuesday to pull his San Jose Sharks to a 2-2 draw in their Western Conference quarterfinal series against Calgary, you could sense the proverbial monkey preparing to pack up and leap off his sizeable back.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Predictions for the first round of the NHL playoffs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15070-Screen-Shots-Predictions-for-the-first-round-of-the-NHL-playoffs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:24:33 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thehockeynews.com's web columnist and Internet punching bag lays down his picks for opening-round glory in the league's second season. - Attempting to precisely predict any sports team&amp;rsquo;s fate, either in the regular season or in the playoffs, is like trying to shove a noodle up a tiger in the middle of Times Square: it&amp;rsquo;s theoretically possible, but more likely than not, you&amp;rsquo;re going to get mauled for the world to see.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Once mighty Senators a shell of their former selves]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14900-Screen-Shots-Once-mighty-Senators-a-shell-of-their-former-selves.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:20:06 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything looked like Ottawa was primed to claim the Cup in the season's first months, but somewhere it all went wrong. - &amp;ldquo;Your home is regarded as a model home, your life as a model life.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Not everyone's season has storybook ending]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14682-Screen-Shots-Not-everyones-season-has-storybook-ending.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:52:08 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not every team can make it to the post-season, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything positive to take into the summer.  - Hollywood movies and human nature have conditioned most of us to hope, if not outright expect, our stories to have happy endings.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: NHL needs term limit for chief disciplinarian]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14500-Screen-Shots-NHL-needs-term-limit-for-chief-disciplinarian.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:04:15 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Colin Campbell steps down, the league should ensure his replacement can't be accused of having a bias. - With the possible exception of Gary Bettman&amp;rsquo;s call-screener on his XM satellite radio show, Colin Campbell has the toughest gig in all of hockey.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Where is hockey's Muhammad Ali?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14284-Screen-Shots-Where-is-hockeys-Muhammad-Ali.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:16:19 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his day, Muhammad Ali voiced his political beliefs and history has remembered his bold convictions. Will the NHL ever have a player who draws that kind of attention? - I found this column by Washington-based writer Greg Wyshynski fascinating, because it quotes a bona fide NHL star weighing in on a topic considered absolutely radioactive in hockey circles: politics.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Refs aren't perfect, get over it]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14074-Screen-Shots-Refs-arent-perfect-get-over-it.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:26:40 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So a referee blew another call? Boo-freakin'-hoo! It's time for hockey fans to check their woe-is-me attitudes and realize it's as good as it gets.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Trade deadline winners and wieners]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13892-Screen-Shots-Trade-deadline-winners-and-wieners.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:27:55 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To find out the impact a trade deadline has on a team, you have to wait a few years, but that doesn't mean we still can't pick the best and worst of the day.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Bigger battles to fight than goalie equipment]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13682-Screen-Shots-Bigger-battles-to-fight-than-goalie-equipment.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:52:11 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shrinking netminders' equipement is all well and good, but the league continues to turn a blind eye to towards issues that really affect the game.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: From rookie to rich - eliminating the second contract]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13494-Screen-Shots-From-rookie-to-rich-eliminating-the-second-contract.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:46:28 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gone are the days of young players signing affordable contracts after their entry-level deals expire, so is it better to collect compensation for RFAs? - In a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Anaheim Ducks GM Brian Burke got it only half-right when he said, in reference to Kevin Lowe&amp;rsquo;s multiple offer sheets to restricted free agents during the NHL&amp;rsquo;s last off-season:

&amp;ldquo;What (Lowe) did last summer was eliminate the second contract in the NHL.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Dangers of concussions go beyond immediate symptoms]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13302-Screen-Shots-Dangers-of-concussions-go-beyond-immediate-symptoms.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:57:18 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As discussed on the CBC's Fifth Estate, concussions have severe long-term effects and the NHL needs to start paying attention. - Any NHL player who has ever suffered a concussion should have been watching the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation&amp;rsquo;s always-superb Fifth Estate program Tuesday night.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Guy Lafleur deserves better]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13124-Screen-Shots-Guy-Lafleur-deserves-better.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:36:29 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to help his troubled son has landed the Hall of Famer in hot water, but did the former Habs star really do anything wrong? - First, a confession: when I was a kid, Guy Lafleur was my favorite NHLer.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: NHL should market more of its stars]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12946-Screen-Shots-NHL-should-market-more-of-its-stars.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:23:22 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHL needs to make its other stars more recognizable to the casual fan instead of always focusing on Sidney Crosby. - When I heard Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby would miss the All-Star Game (and many more games after that) with a severe ankle sprain, I actually felt sorry for the folks at the NHL.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: My utopian NHL]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12878-Screen-Shots-My-utopian-NHL.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:30:45 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Adam Proteau had the power, you'd see a drastically different National Hockey League, including two more Canadian teams, an 86-game schedule and a 3-2-1 point system.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Burke will shop Edmonton draft pick]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12750-Screen-Shots-Burke-will-shop-Edmonton-draft-pick.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:23:20 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burke says Edmonton's draft pick is in play; the horrendous Southeast division; and the comic styling of Jamie McLennan - News and views you(se) can use with your crews:

&amp;bull; Some might argue that unless another NHL GM loses his sanity and overwhelms Anaheim&amp;rsquo;s Brian Burke with a trade offer nobody in their right mind would reject, there&amp;rsquo;s not a hope in hell Burke trades the first round pick he received from Edmonton in exchange for Dustin Penner.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Thursdays with Paul Kelly, Part 2]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12371-Screen-Shots-Thursdays-with-Paul-Kelly-Part-2.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:41:30 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHLPA's executive director talks about changing the game, goalie equipment, visors, and marketing the game. - Although he was just six weeks into his new job as executive director of the National Hockey League Players&amp;rsquo; Association, Paul Kelly already was in the midst of a whirlwind fall introductory tour that would see him visit all 30 teams by New Year&amp;rsquo;s Day.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Thursdays with Paul Kelly, Part 1]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12196-Screen-Shots-Thursdays-with-Paul-Kelly-Part-1.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:10:02 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHLPA executive director recently spoke to The Hockey News about visiting each of the 30 NHL teams, expanding to Canada and the instigator rule.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Everyone's an idealist, Part 2]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12081-Screen-Shots-Everyones-an-idealist-Part-2.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:30:31 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam gives a reality check to the second half of NHL teams. - Let&amp;rsquo;s continue this week with the second half of our look at the delusions suffered in NHL circles, and the wakeup calls required for each pipe dream (Pt.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Everyone's an idealist]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11897-Screen-Shots-Everyones-an-idealist.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:36:24 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some teams aren't willing to face the facts, but they all deserve a wakeup call. - Denial is all the rage in the NHL these days. The league denies it has any real problems on or off the ice to solve; GMs guiding wobbly franchises deny the need to make any drastic changes to their rosters; and goaltenders deny they could survive so much as a deflected wrist shot without the protection of gargantuan-sized equipment.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Players' blood on league's hands]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11685-Screen-Shots-Players-blood-on-leagues-hands.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:59:18 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reckless on-ice play could become a serious legal problem for the NHL in the near future. - Ream out the Philadelphia Flyers organization for their seemingly weekly parade of suspendable on-ice actions if you must.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Screen Shots: Leafs need singular vision at the top]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11472-Screen-Shots-Leafs-need-singular-vision-at-the-top.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:13:48 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Toronto is to ever turn the ship in the right direction, one man needs to control the process without meddling from above. - Sometimes the hockey gods serve up analogies that are far too easy for simple-minded sportswriters to pick up on.]]></description>
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