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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: No rhyme, no reason]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20479-Loose-Change-No-rhyme-no-reason.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's rhyming / Oh what timing / Think you need it? / Oh just read it... - Indulge me this week
Been struck by the muse
Lyrically, quite different
This take on the news

We try out some poetry
The Change, really Loose
The style reminiscent 
Of a drunk Dr.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Questionable calls]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20176-Loose-Change-Questionable-calls.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Loose Change mailbag is opened for your reading pleasure: Even the spam email managed to leak through... - The Loose Change mailbox is again bursting at its seams.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Standing out in the Hall]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19914-Loose-Change-Standing-out-in-the-Hall.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's so much we don't know about the HHOF induction ceremonies... - First, a complaint: For the 42nd consecutive year I wasn&amp;rsquo;t invited to the Hockey Hall Of Fame ceremony.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Please remain calm]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19622-Loose-Change-Please-remain-calm.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martin Brodeur's injury has caused Devils fans to panic, so we discuss what the future may hold. - Without a doubt the biggest story in the NHL this week (aside from Kevin Lowe buying that new tie) is the unfortunate and freak accident (reaching for a cotton swab? Really?) suffered by New Jersey&amp;rsquo;s Martin Brodeur.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Chalk talk]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19326-Loose-Change-Chalk-talk.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When one of Tampa's owners, Oren Koules or Len Barrie, drew up plays for their team, it nearly set a dangerous precedent. - The National Hockey League can be called a lot of things (&amp;ldquo;archaic&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;self-destructive&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;unreasonable&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;insular&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;ignorant&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;reactionary&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;obstinate&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;detached&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;inflexible&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;incompetent&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;nepotistic&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;dim-witted&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;short-sighted&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;narrow-minded&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;financially-pungent&amp;rdquo;) but &amp;ldquo;boring&amp;rdquo; isn&amp;rsquo;t one of them (although technically it was one of them, only three short years ago &amp;ndash; the other adjectives have simply caught up).]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Big Finnish]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19025-Loose-Change-Big-Finnish.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While guns aren't their thing, those Scandinavians sure love a shootout. - You&amp;rsquo;re Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson and you&amp;rsquo;re coaching perhaps the least-talented team in the NHL.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: NHL 'power' rankings]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18801-Loose-Change-NHL-power-rankings.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To make this space legitimate it seems there has to be some sort of power rankings, so here's a seriously not serious list. - Seems the three prerequisites for being considered a (legitimate) hockey media outlet now are:

(1) Having an ex-GM on your staff who is considered &amp;ldquo;colorful&amp;rdquo; (translation: &amp;ldquo;we&amp;rsquo;re still cleaning up his mess from the seven years he ran this team&amp;rdquo;).]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Captain, my captain]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18465-Loose-Change-Captain-my-captain.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roberto Luongo's role as Vancouver's captain will be restricted on the ice, but off it he has free-range. - I can&amp;rsquo;t help but wonder at the rationale and logistics behind the Vancouver Canucks recently naming goaltender Roberto Luongo as their newest captain.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Let the games begin]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18279-Loose-Change-Let-the-games-begin.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:16:30 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With puck-drop right around the corner, it's time to lay down some predictions for the upcoming season. - Oh, this is sweet. I can&amp;rsquo;t believe it&amp;rsquo;s finally here.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: In the rough]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18100-Loose-Change-In-the-rough.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:54:38 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only way to get to the bottom of the Erik Johnson knee-injury mystery is to get a first-hand account of what happened. - On the surface it sounds like a straightforward explanation: Blues stud defenseman Erik Johnson injures himself while driving a golf cart.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: What I meant to say is...]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17939-Loose-Change-What-I-meant-to-say-is.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:52:38 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To wade through the coaching clichés and doublespeak you must read between the (third and fourth) lines... - The smell of hockey (a.k.a ratty old shin pads) is in the air.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Who's the new guy?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17753-Loose-Change-Whos-the-new-guy.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:04:37 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the free agent signings, it's hard to keep track of who is where anymore. - Wow, amazing the amount of things that can happen when you spend your entire summer inebriated doing stuff.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: It was 20 years ago today (roughly)]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17608-Loose-Change-It-was-20-years-ago-today-roughly.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:20:41 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like yesterday when Canada's large hockey community came crashing down to earth. - I remember it like it was yesterday. Wayne Gretzky, traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Rams for Johnny Carson, three Mexican chefs, Kurt Rambis and $385 million (U.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Hey Mats, it's retirement calling...]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17481-Loose-Change-Hey-Mats-its-retirement-calling.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:33:26 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey teams and fans. You're not the only ones being left hanging this summer... - Hi, you&amp;rsquo;ve reached Mats&amp;rsquo; house. I&amp;rsquo;m not here right now, but if you leave your name and number, I&amp;rsquo;ll be sure to get back to you as soon as I can.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: The new exchange rate]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17338-Loose-Change-The-new-exchange-rate.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:10:09 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Across-the-pond leagues are determined - hell or high frozen water - to reclaim players who are rightfully theirs.  - Hmmm, how can I most accurately explain this? What would be a good analogy to describe the current state of Euro-NHL relations?

Maybe a chess match, in which one side &amp;ndash; the NHL &amp;ndash; has three Queens, five Knights, 12 Rooks and an infinite number of pawns.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Wish you were here]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17136-Loose-Change-Wish-you-were-here.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:09:11 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If only Lord Stanley's mug could talk... - Hey all.

Just thought I&amp;rsquo;d take some time from another busy working vacation to say hi to everybody back home at the Hall.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: A big little blue pill]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16832-Loose-Change-A-big-little-blue-pill.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:41:06 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget TLC, if you're having trouble, er, getting things done, try a touch of TML. - &amp;ldquo;Ola! I&amp;rsquo;m Ernesto.&amp;rdquo;

&amp;ldquo;And I&amp;rsquo;m hockey legend, Cliff Fletcher.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Huge story]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16598-Loose-Change-Huge-story.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:11:17 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh my god, you have to read this. This is, like, the hugest story ever!  - Can you believe Todd McLellan has been hired to coach the San Jose Sharks? I find that simply incredible, mainly because I have absolutely no idea who Todd McLellan is.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Xenophobes unite!]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16475-Loose-Change-Xenophobes-unite.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:34:10 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's over. It's really over. Not the final - I mean hockey itself. - It&amp;rsquo;s over. It&amp;rsquo;s really over. Not the final - I mean hockey itself.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: A word from Sidney Crosby's ?Beard']]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16318-Loose-Change-A-word-from-Sidney-Crosbys-Beard.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 13:38:11 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The follicular truth must to be told... - I hear the snickers. I read your signs.

You pick on me and you pick on Sidney because I don&amp;rsquo;t live up to your lofty expectations.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Thinking outside the box]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16184-Loose-Change-Thinking-outside-the-box.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 11:28:30 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To claim the 2008 Cup, the Wings and Pens are going to have to change the hockey paradigm. - It&amp;rsquo;s a new age. It&amp;rsquo;s a different game.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Fast forward, fast forward!]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16039-Loose-Change-Fast-forward-fast-forward.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 09:43:42 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the start of the playoffs everyone is excited at the chance to win the Cup, but until the final begins the games get progressively less interesting.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Poor little suckers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15883-Loose-Change-Poor-little-suckers.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:38:37 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some traditions are just tossed aside so easily. - Lost in all the media hullabaloo surrounding the re-birth of the Flyers; Malkin and Crosby&amp;rsquo;s Coming Out Party (not that kind of coming out, mind you.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Pressing Matters]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15715-Loose-Change-Pressing-Matters.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 12:02:53 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this edition of L.C., Charlie answers your/his questions about Sean Avery, the Sharks, and the future of the Maple Leafs. - Sean Avery has a lacerated spleen.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: There there]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15514-Loose-Change-There-there.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:17:31 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, your playoff season is done and your spirits are low, but cheer up, son, you've still got lots to be happy about. - Hey Mopey, why the long face?

I know, I know, you lost your little playoff series thingy and now you&amp;rsquo;re all depressed and you think throwing your clammy elbow pads at the janitor will somehow magically make your worries disappear.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: What have we learned? The Sean Avery Edition, Vol. 29]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15317-Loose-Change-What-have-we-learned-The-Sean-Avery-Edition-Vol-29.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:26:10 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all this boring playoff hockey putting me to sleep, thank God there's Sean Avery... - God Bless Sean Avery. The man is a living, breathing PSA.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: The 2008 Playoffs - A Pessimist's Guide]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15096-Loose-Change-The-2008-Playoffs-A-Pessimists-Guide.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:57:16 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prepare for the worst and, by God, hope for the best... - They say one of the keys to life is to aim low and avoid disappointment. This would explain George Clooney being with that Girls Gone Wild chick instead of, say, the Queen of Belgium or the entire WNBA.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Update from Air Senators Flight 2008]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14892-Loose-Change-Update-from-Air-Senators-Flight-2008.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:04:15 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air Senators Flight 2008 is on the horizon, so we turn to The Hockey News' 24-hour news room for a breaking story. - &amp;ldquo;We now go live to reporter Douglas Pennypecker, who&amp;rsquo;s standing by, reporting on this breaking story.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: To hell with the Joneses]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14677-Loose-Change-To-hell-with-the-Joneses.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:20:28 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world of sports statistics is one of pointless drivel. Who pays these guys to track the number of goal posts hit? - To all those previously unaware, the Edmonton Oilers &amp;ndash; as of mid-March, at least &amp;ndash; lead the league in the number of times their opponents hit the goalpost with an errant shot.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Say cheese]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14496-Loose-Change-Say-cheese.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:59:01 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We're on the precipice of the NHL's version of Big Brother. - People can often be like puppies watching a bird in that they all tend to fixate on the exact same thing.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Nothing to play for?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14273-Loose-Change-Nothing-to-play-for.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:21:04 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When all hope has disappeared, don't throw in the towel; you still have plenty of motivational tools at your disposal. - Inevitably &amp;ndash; Mr.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Three Point Play]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14072-Loose-Change-Three-Point-Play.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:23:35 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It time for the NHL to flatter some of it's sports brethren and take note of how the big boys get things done. - One thing that&amp;rsquo;s always puzzled me about the NHL is who and what it chooses to imitate.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Comic genius]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13890-Loose-Change-Comic-genius.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:04:21 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took me awhile, but I finally figured it out...and boy am I glad I did! - Dear TSN:

Well, you had me fooled for a while, but I finally have you figured out.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: The dynamic duo]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13673-Loose-Change-The-dynamic-duo.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:13:14 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The trade deadline is early next week, and Loose Change sits down to chat with the two biggest players. - Loose Change (LC): With the trade deadline fast approaching you two are going to have quite the busy stretch ahead of you.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: On the other hand]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13491-Loose-Change-On-the-other-hand.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:16:44 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big injuries are widely reported and the repercussions obvious, but what about those ultra-small boo-boos? It's time to give some love to them.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Who's the new guy in Edmonton?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13307-Loose-Change-Whos-the-new-guy-in-Edmonton.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:00:48 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the Oilers are about to have a new owner, but what do we really know about Daryl Katz? - Well, assuming he gets NHL approval and passes the league&amp;rsquo;s mandatory audition (reportedly he&amp;rsquo;s doing a hip-hop/banjo fusion sort of thing), Mr.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Ray's The Bar]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13118-Loose-Change-Rays-The-Bar.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:40:44 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senators goalie stars in this NHL/Law &amp; Order crossover - what will it take to tame this unwieldy crease patroller? - So Ottawa&amp;rsquo;s resident problem child is up to his old tricks, huh? Ray Emery is late for practice &amp;ndash; again &amp;ndash; and this time he&amp;rsquo;s run out of dead uncles and destructive canines to blame it on.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Blue it up good]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12943-Loose-Change-Blue-it-up-good.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:31:44 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>12943</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[Loose Change.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Maple Leafs made big changes recently, the mess isn't any smaller. - Before proceeding any further it&amp;rsquo;s important that we first agree on one undeniable and inarguable fact: Toronto is the Center of the Hockey Universe.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: U R on fire!]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12746-Loose-Change-U-R-on-fire.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:26:10 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wooing a hottie is pretty much universal in a cyber world chat room. - CuJo says&amp;gt; Hey all!
BIGAPPLE says&amp;gt; hey
ImAShark says&amp;gt; Hey
Flamer says&amp;gt; How&amp;rsquo;s it hanging
LEAFY says&amp;gt; wazzup !!!!
Cujo says&amp;gt; did u c pics of my swiss trip?
BIGAPPLE says&amp;gt; yer hot
ImAShark says&amp;gt; mondo hot!
Flamer says&amp;gt; H A W T !
LEAFY says&amp;gt; I THINK YER CUTE !!!!
CuJo says&amp;gt; like the medal i won?
BIGAPPLE says&amp;gt; yer a star
ImAShark says&amp;gt; cool
Flamer says&amp;gt; gold is your color
LEAFY says&amp;gt; DO U THINK I&amp;rsquo;M HAWT????
CuJo says&amp;gt; kinda sad now :(&amp;nbsp; tho
BIGAPPLE says&amp;gt; I CAN MAKE U HAPPY ;)
ImAShark says&amp;gt; no way.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: What we've learned so far]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12554-Loose-Change-What-weve-learned-so-far.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:06:28 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Loose Change.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With the halfway point upon us, the NHL's crescendo is reaching full pitch (not the Roger Clemens steroid-induced kind) and has taught us many things along the way.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Smells like teen spirit]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12368-Loose-Change-Smells-like-teen-spirit.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:06:26 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WJC is life and death for Canadian hockey fans, but for most of the rest of the world only the latter applies. - While I&amp;rsquo;d love to believe the &amp;ldquo;world&amp;rdquo; part in the World Junior Hockey Championship is truly globally felt, I can&amp;rsquo;t help but feel the true mindless obsession for this relatively new holiday tradition ends south of Windsor, east of St.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Outside shot]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12198-Loose-Change-Outside-shot.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:35:32 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>12198</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[Loose Change.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[We the NHL set to head outside, we wonder whether the weather's precipitation will precipitate a changed view of hockey in the U.S. - An optimist would call it buzz.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Dasher board confessional]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12080-Loose-Change-Dasher-board-confessional.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:42:52 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>12080</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[Loose Change.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[A fighter isn't like your average Joe and can't be understood until you walk a mile in his shoes. - Oh, it&amp;rsquo;s so easy for you. You just sit there in your high perch thingy and make fun of us &amp;ndash; the tough guys of the game &amp;ndash; as if you even know what it feels like to do our job.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Hot stuff]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11890-Loose-Change-Hot-stuff.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:52:57 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>11890</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHL is testing new Therma Blades and it's the best thing since sliced bread was first toasted. - Perhaps I&amp;rsquo;m missing something in the translation.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Guess who's coming to town?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11661-Loose-Change-Guess-whos-coming-to-town.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:57:11 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deck the halls and buy your tickets, S.C. is making a rare appearance on the west coast. - Right now, a somewhat benevolent stranger who hasn&amp;rsquo;t been in their neck of the woods for a very long time is visiting people in western Canada.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: I love you just the way you are]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11469-Loose-Change-I-love-you-just-the-way-you-are.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:30:41 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>11469</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[It takes a lot of hard work to go 40 years without winning a Stanley Cup. - Don't go changing, to try and please me&amp;hellip;
&amp;nbsp;It&amp;rsquo;s amazing how everyone likes to kick you when you&amp;rsquo;re down and, when you&amp;rsquo;re the Toronto Maple Leafs, that&amp;rsquo;s a heck of a lot of kicking.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change:  Hot as NHeLL]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11293-Loose-Change-Hot-as-NHeLL.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:29:15 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>11293</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[Loose Change.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[THN's resident funnyman is on a "working" vacation and is on the lookout for ice action in one of the NHL's truly hot beds. - First off, I apologize if this column smells a little like fresh grapefruit and palm oil.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Freedom of expressions]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11098-Loose-Change-Freedom-of-expressions.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:44:39 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How far is too far when it comes to trash talking in professional sports? - The story has grown both tired and redundant by now. New York&amp;rsquo;s resident juggling clown, Sean Avery, gets in a pre-game shouting and shoving match with Toronto&amp;rsquo;s own resident one-trick pony Darcy Tucker after Avery may or may not have said something offensive to Tucker&amp;rsquo;s teammate Jason Blake.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: Oh shoot]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/10857-Loose-Change-Oh-shoot.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:26:44 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>10857</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can one man make a difference? In the search of life, liberty, and shootout goals, he certainly can. - This NHL shootout thing is turning into a real Pandora&amp;rsquo;s Box (For the record I have no idea who Pandora is and why his or her box is so difficult to get into - or out of &amp;ndash; but, like all lazy writers, I&amp;rsquo;ll cite the 1927 case of The People v.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loose Change: The Code]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/10586-Loose-Change-The-Code.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:06:09 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>10586</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[The unwritten rules that govern the game can be convoluted, to say the least. - Back in high school, I was that kid who always sat near the back, constantly staring out into the courtyard, lost in the bliss of the afternoon sunshine.]]></description>
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