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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Leafs future rests solely with Burke]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20517-THNcom-Blog-Leafs-future-rests-solely-with-Burke.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Ownership won't have any say in the Burke regime, meaning Toronto's new GM will have total authority over the hockey team. - One of the interesting sidebars to the Toronto Maple Leafs hiring Brian Burke is that Maple Leaf fans will no longer be able to accuse those who run the organization of being a bunch of money-grubbing slimeballs who have no regard for the Leaf tradition or the on-ice product as long as the money kept rolling in.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Back-to-back and upside down]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20433-THNcom-Blog-Backtoback-and-upside-down.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Stars look for two straight... Brind'Amour's strange season... a Canadiens lost chant... and more odd information. - Midweek odds and ends:

&amp;bull; Should the Dallas Stars pull off the almost impossible feat of winning tonight in Minnesota and Friday night at home to San Jose, they'll do something they haven't done in nine months - win back-to-back games in the regular season.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Economy woes showing in NHL's north and south]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20222-THNcom-Blog-Economy-woes-showing-in-NHLs-north-and-south.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Two different franchises, very similar problems... Stars strike out with Crombeen... and the difference between Montreal and Toronto. - Talk to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and you&amp;rsquo;d think his league was recession-proof.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Burke not all about North Americans]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20141-THNcom-Blog-Burke-not-all-about-North-Americans.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[There's this feeling that if Brian Burke were to come to Toronto he would move most of the Europeans, but his track record doesn't show that to be true.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Where's the justice?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19960-THNcom-Blog-Wheres-the-justice.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The rescinding of the suspension to Brenden Morrow for his late-game instigator once again shows how the league is letting players police themselves.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Dangerous hit debate targets wrong people]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19852-THNcom-Blog-Dangerous-hit-debate-targets-wrong-people.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The NHL needs to do something about high hits and checks from behind instead of pointing its finger at the victim. - Clearly, those who don&amp;rsquo;t think the NHL needs to do something about hits from behind and headshots think the player who is being hit has a responsibility to protect himself and not make himself vulnerable.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: O Captain! My Captain!]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19671-THNcom-Blog-O-Captain-My-Captain.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[If Mats Sundin stays with the Leafs, he'll likely retire as captain. But who is the last to accomplish that feat with every other NHL team? - Count me among those who think there&amp;rsquo;s still a chance Mats Sundin will play for the Toronto Maple Leafs when he returns to the NHL.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Charron knows Jokinen's pain]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19576-THNcom-Blog-Charron-knows-Jokinens-pain.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>19576</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Olli Jokinen is about to set the mark for most games played without appearing in the playoffs, surpassing Guy Charron. - There is a rather delicious irony in the fact the Phoenix Coyotes are scheduled to host the Florida Panthers Saturday night.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: East vs. West, both near and far]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19384-THNcom-Blog-East-vs-West-both-near-and-far.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The NHL and KHL continue to battle over player contracts, while on the home front the Eastern and Western conferences go toe-to-toe. - Did you ever get the impression these guys from the Kontinental League are just making things up as they go along?

The latest installment in what is becoming a complete farce involves Montreal Canadiens prospect Pavel Valentenko, who was granted a leave of absence from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American League to attend to family matters, then, according to the Moscow Dynamo website, signed a three-year deal to play in the KHL.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Ten-game mark means little for rookie contracts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19293-THNcom-Blog-Tengame-mark-means-little-for-rookie-contracts.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's a common misconception that the 10-game mark means a rookie is one step closer to UFA status, so we clear it up. - Here we are, right around the 10-game mark of the season and there are so many questions.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: What's eating Ovie?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19072-THNcom-Blog-Whats-eating-Ovie.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year's MVP is off to a super-slow start that has people wondering what's happened to the league's top player. - Suffice it to say, last season&amp;rsquo;s MVP and scoring champion isn&amp;rsquo;t the best player in the NHL at the moment.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Clean hitters shouldn't be forced to fight]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18976-THNcom-Blog-Clean-hitters-shouldnt-be-forced-to-fight.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter if you like fights or not, having one break out after every clean bodycheck makes a mockery of the practice. - Those who often lament the NHL becoming the &amp;ldquo;No Hitting League&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; hey, I don&amp;rsquo;t see it either &amp;ndash; should take guys like Rene Bourque and Alexandre Picard and slap them upside the head.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Another NHL father-son combo on the horizon?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18832-THNcom-Blog-Another-NHL-fatherson-combo-on-the-horizon.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lightning co-owner Len Barrie's son is tearing up the Western League and has eyes on being a 2009 first-rounder. - Tyson Barrie insists there are a lot of differences between him and his rather famous father, but one thing the two certainly have in common is an ability to produce points &amp;ndash; at least at the Western League level.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: NHL should have made example of Hollweg]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18699-THNcom-Blog-NHL-should-have-made-example-of-Hollweg.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The league missed a perfect opportunity to show it won't tolerate dirty play by not adding extra games to Hollweg's automatic suspension. - If there&amp;rsquo;s anyone out there who can explain the NHL&amp;rsquo;s rationale when it comes to meting out discipline, please contact The Hockey News as soon as possible.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: The Def Leppard disaster]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18523-THNcom-Blog-The-Def-Leppard-disaster.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHL is promoting last night's celebration as a success, but putting the Cup upside down is nothing but a joke. - Ya know, the NHL really tries, but you have to wonder sometimes if these guys get it.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Expect big things from Devils' fourth line]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18449-THNcom-Blog-Expect-big-things-from-Devils-fourth-line.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bobby Holik, Michael Rupp and Dainius Zubrus will tower over any foes this season...literally. - NEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Devils might have the best fourth line in the NHL this season.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Coaches and GMs would benefit from salary disclosure]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18315-THNcom-Blog-Coaches-and-GMs-would-benefit-from-salary-disclosure.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:12:38 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NHL player salaries escalated after introducing salary disclosure in the early '90s, so coaches and GMs would be wise to follow suit. - Guy Carbonneau signed a contract extension with the Montreal Canadiens, but nobody seems to know how much money he'll be making over the next couple of seasons.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Getting away with the crime]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18276-THNcom-Blog-Getting-away-with-the-crime.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:00:12 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Players who break contracts should be banned from international play... and no hope for Hamilton.  - Nice to see a group of international lawyers hired by the International Ice Hockey Federation discover what Sid Dithers (obscure reference) would have been capable of uncovering: Alexander Radulov &amp;ldquo;was under a binding and valid contract with the NHL&amp;rsquo;s Nashville Predators&amp;rdquo; when he signed a deal this past summer with Salavat Ufa of the Kontinental League.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: NHL spending more on salaries than ever before]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18122-THNcom-Blog-NHL-spending-more-on-salaries-than-ever-before.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:10:27 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lockout was supposed to control team spending, but as the salary cap creeps up, so to do the average player salaries. - In what should come as a surprise to no one, for the first time in history the NHL will spend in excess of $1.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: NHL hopes to prevent injuries with new icing rule]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18040-THNcom-Blog-NHL-hopes-to-prevent-injuries-with-new-icing-rule.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:31:55 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The NHL's VP of Hockey Ops says players will be punished hard when they put opponents in harm's way during races for the puck. - The end of the rink will be a safer place and defensemen will no longer fear for their well-being when chasing down an icing if the NHL has its way this season.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: A conversation not soon forgotten]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17966-THNcom-Blog-A-conversation-not-soon-forgotten.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:48:47 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent phone call from Brandon Sugden's father, Travis, shed light on Brandon's career and his battles off the ice. - I don&amp;rsquo;t normally respond to the comments posted after my online columns, but after I wrote my opinions on the Brandon Sugden situation this past week, there was one I could not ignore.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Two Jeffs invited home for last chance]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17900-THNcom-Blog-Two-Jeffs-invited-home-for-last-chance.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:46:52 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>17900</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff O'Neill and Jeff Friesen will both try to earn a comeback to the NHL as they return to the teams that drafted them. - They share a first name and were first round picks in 1994.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Forthcoming hockey book a must-read]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17854-THNcom-Blog-Forthcoming-hockey-book-a-mustread.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:50:09 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[A collection of essays about the game he loves, Jack Falla's Open Ice is insightful and emotional. - There are hundreds of hockey writers in North America, but nobody who writes hockey as eloquently as Jack Falla.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Ethan Werek joins Kingston with eye on NHL draft]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17799-THNcom-Blog-Ethan-Werek-joins-Kingston-with-eye-on-NHL-draft.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:41:15 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Ethan Werek took his time before choosing the CHL over the NCAA and other players should take note. - Score another victory for major junior hockey in its battle against the U.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Stoll contract another example of failing CBA]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17763-THNcom-Blog-Stoll-contract-another-example-of-failing-CBA.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:08:05 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[A healthy raise to a player with declining production to simply get to the salary floor shows again why the players have won the CBA war. - If you&amp;rsquo;re looking for Reason No.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Will McCabe find freedom in Florida?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17714-THNcom-Blog-Will-McCabe-find-freedom-in-Florida.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:06:25 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[In the right situation, Bryan McCabe could once again flourish, but that's not likely to happen in the Sunshine State. - When Bryan McCabe came to the Toronto Maple Leafs eight years ago &amp;ndash; boy time flies, doesn&amp;rsquo;t it? &amp;ndash; he was an erratic, error-prone defenseman whose previous team was thrilled to get him off its hands.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: GMs to blame for heightened player expectations]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17437-THNcom-Blog-GMs-to-blame-for-heightened-player-expectations.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:40:47 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[It was refreshing to see Minnesota GM Doug Risebrough admit to handing out a bad contract; here's hoping he and other GMs learn their lesson.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Is Jay Bouwmeester worth the hype?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17389-THNcom-Blog-Is-Jay-Bouwmeester-worth-the-hype.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:44:29 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida will try to get their "star" blueliner's name on an extension, but they should consider all their options first. - Now that the Florida Panthers have signed Jay Bouwmeester to a one-year contract, they&amp;rsquo;re going to bend over backwards to show him the organization is going in the right direction so he&amp;rsquo;ll be convinced to sign a long-term deal.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Bruce Boudreau happy to help...to save a few bucks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17354-THNcom-Blog-Bruce-Boudreau-happy-to-helpto-save-a-few-bucks.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:29:42 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Caps coach, who's always ready with a quick, self-deprecating quip, will lend his coaching expertise to aspiring pros this weekend. - Despite the fact he picked up the Jack Adams Trophy about a month ago, Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau continues to prove you can take the coach out of the minor leagues, but you can&amp;rsquo;t take the minor leagues out of the coach.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Highlights from the new NHL schedule]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17271-THNcom-Blog-Highlights-from-the-new-NHL-schedule.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:08:31 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking forward to some select games already... signing Miller a key move by Buffalo... and no Olympics for Radulov? - One of my favorite days of the off-season is the day the NHL schedule is released.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Kings have some spending to do]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17206-THNcom-Blog-Kings-have-some-spending-to-do.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:34:45 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[L.A. will have to add $13 million in payroll before puck drop... an NHL double standard... and updates on Frogren and Radulov. - Not sure which team at the moment is best positioned for the 2009 draft lottery, the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders or Atlanta Thrashers, but look for the Kings to be throwing some serious money around between now and training camp.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Frogren contract exposes CBA contradiction]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17140-THNcom-Blog-Frogren-contract-exposes-CBA-contradiction.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:24:07 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The battle between the NHL and NHLPA over Jonas Frogren's contract is a result of ambiguity in the collective bargaining agreement. - The Jonas Frogren contract imbroglio has the Toronto Maple Leafs in the peculiar position of aligning themselves with the NHL Players&amp;rsquo; Association against the NHL.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Despite changes, Lightning's defense will be its undoing]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17102-THNcom-Blog-Despite-changes-Lightnings-defense-will-be-its-undoing.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:21:54 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>17102</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tampa Bay has done a nice job of filling out it forwards, but the blueline and goaltending leaves a lot to be desired. - Perhaps it has something to do with the fact he was an all-out offensive player who didn&amp;rsquo;t know what his defensemen and goalie looked like.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Jagr signing hardly makes new Russian League a superpower]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17039-THNcom-Blog-Jagr-signing-hardly-makes-new-Russian-League-a-superpower.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:23:08 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>17039</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't overreact to Jagr's defection from the NHL, the new KHL isn't about lure a plethora of big names out of the best league in the world. - The alarmists out there will undoubtedly be in full force today, pointing to Jaromir Jagr&amp;rsquo;s signing with the new Continental Hockey League as proof the league will serve as a modern-day World Hockey Association by luring top talent away from the NHL.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: McCabe mistreatment may bite Maple Leafs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16854-THNcom-Blog-McCabe-mistreatment-may-bite-Maple-Leafs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:07:46 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to embarrass themselves with their handling of the Bryan McCabe situation. - Now here's a shocker. In what can only be described as a startling development, the Toronto Maple Leafs are once again handling a player personnel situation in a completely ham-handed and embarrassing manner.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Does Jeff Carter deal show sanity returning to NHL GMs?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16803-THNcom-Blog-Does-Jeff-Carter-deal-show-sanity-returning-to-NHL-GMs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:44:37 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16803</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[It just may be a blip, but the shorter deals handed out of late could be a sign the days of ludicrous contracts are coming to an end. - It&amp;rsquo;s probably a stretch to suggest a $5 million salary to a 23-year-old who had 53 points this season is a sign of sanity, but Jeff Carter&amp;rsquo;s soon-to-be announced deal with the Philadelphia Flyers represents just that.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN at the NHL Draft: Busy trade day has Canadiens with Cup aspirations]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16749-THN-at-the-NHL-Draft-Busy-trade-day-has-Canadiens-with-Cup-aspirations.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:57:31 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a hectic slate of trading - Jokinen, Cammalleri, Tanguay - but the Canadiens made the biggest splash. - OTTAWA &amp;ndash; Sticklers will argue it&amp;rsquo;s not even the Montreal Canadiens&amp;rsquo; 100th anniversary next season.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN at the NHL Draft: Trade talk heating up]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16716-THN-at-the-NHL-Draft-Trade-talk-heating-up.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:28:21 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16716</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the GMs in one spot plenty of rumors are making the rounds. Kubina to S.J.? Kings staying 2nd? Jokinen out of Florida? - OTTAWA &amp;ndash; It must be the day before the draft.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Lack of transfer agreement won't stop flow of Euros to NHL]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16672-THNcom-Blog-Lack-of-transfer-agreement-wont-stop-flow-of-Euros-to-NHL.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:48:15 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16672</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Players from east of the Atlantic will still suit up in the NHL, now teams just won't have to pay for them. - Now that the transfer agreement between the NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation is history, the NHL can stop pretending it cares about international hockey.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Brodeur a deserving Vezina Trophy winner]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16632-THNcom-Blog-Brodeur-a-deserving-Vezina-Trophy-winner.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:54:11 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16632</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[At first blush it appeared Nabokov got screwed, but the numbers tell a different story. - This was going to be a rant against GMs in the NHL and how they blew it giving the Vezina Trophy to Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and how the GMs, who often complain that the writers get it wrong in their voting, should have their Vezina voting privileges taken away.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN at the NHL Awards: Euros dominate as league celebrates game's best]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16616-THN-at-the-NHL-Awards-Euros-dominate-as-league-celebrates-games-best.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:18:12 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16616</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The NHL's awards night had a distinct European flavor with the majority of awards going east of the Atlantic. - TORONTO - Apparently the number 13 is not the bogeyman in Europe that it is here in North America.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Pens, Wings face different off-season challenges]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16498-THNcom-Blog-Pens-Wings-face-different-offseason-challenges.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:10:01 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16498</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Wings essentially set while Pens have plenty of UFA troubles... Balsillie/Del Biaggio saga rolls on... and the word on Wheeler. - The Detroit Red Wings hold their Stanley Cup parade today &amp;ndash; like Montreal, they&amp;rsquo;ll take the usual route &amp;ndash; and GM Ken Holland will be able to enjoy the festivities without too many contract worries hanging over his head.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN at the Stanley Cup: Overtime win shows Penguins starting to mature]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16412-THN-at-the-Stanley-Cup-Overtime-win-shows-Penguins-starting-to-mature.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:02:42 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16412</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh's lack of experience was evident in Games 1 and 2 in Detroit, but Game 5 was a vastly different story for many young Pens. - DETROIT - The Pittsburgh Penguins live to play another day because of a bloody lip and a sense of opportunism from a largely maligned player, but you have to think they&amp;rsquo;re now just a little more mature, a little more battle tested and a little more familiar with what it takes to win enormous, epic games.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Wheeler will have plenty of suitors after spurning Coyotes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16333-THNcom-Blog-Wheeler-will-have-plenty-of-suitors-after-spurning-Coyotes.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 22:29:12 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16333</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2004 first-rounder could become Fabian Brunnstrom after taking less money not to sign with Phoenix. - Blake Wheeler might be the first &amp;ndash; and only &amp;ndash; player in NHL history to opt for unrestricted free agency with the intention of getting less money.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Brian Burke to Leafs not a dead deal]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16273-THNcom-Blog-Brian-Burke-to-Leafs-not-a-dead-deal.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:19:04 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16273</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite not being allowed out of his contract with the Ducks, sources say the GM may yet end up with the Leafs this off-season. - Conventional wisdom has suggested the Toronto Maple Leafs have moved on in their search for a GM, but there&amp;rsquo;s a very sizeable segment of the hockey community that believes Brian Burke will be running the Leafs before training camp opens in September.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Playoff Blog: Guaranteed contracts should be abolished]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16214-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-Guaranteed-contracts-should-be-abolished.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 13:35:38 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[When the CBA is reopened for negotiation, expect the NHL owners to push to get rid of guaranteed contracts. - It&amp;rsquo;s all well and good for Anaheim Ducks GM Brian Burke to tell Scott Niedermayer he needs to know what Niedermayer&amp;rsquo;s plans are for next season by the time the draft comes in June, but the reality is Burke has absolutely no leverage in this situation.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Playoff Blog: Not touching conference champion trophies absurd]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16154-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-Not-touching-conference-champion-trophies-absurd.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:35:54 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>16154</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[It's one thing to be superstitious, but another to be disrespectful... and the over-the-glass is just fine. - Are hockey players really that superstitious? Are they really that out of touch with reality?

It appears so, given how most players treat the Prince of Wales Trophy and the Clarence Campbell Bowl after winning it in recent years.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Playoff Blog: Flyers need to avoid penalties, especially without Timonen]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15910-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-Flyers-need-to-avoid-penalties-especially-without-Timonen.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:49:56 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>15910</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Penguins power play snipers are poised to make the Flyers pay on a penalty kill that was weak even before their star blueliner was injured.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Playoff Blog: History says Pens-Wings final in the offing]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15826-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-History-says-PensWings-final-in-the-offing.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:25:25 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>15826</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Detroit and Pittsburgh will be the rested team heading into the conference finals, which is historically a big benefit. - The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings have positioned themselves best for the heavy lifting that will come, largely because they&amp;rsquo;ve managed to avoid a lot of heavy lifting through the first half of the playoffs.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Playoff Blog: Extra rest will serve Wings well]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15738-THNcom-Playoff-Blog-Extra-rest-will-serve-Wings-well.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:58:58 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Campbell's blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Detroit playing like champs... Mule kicks Howe's record... and Foppa should retire now. - Yikes.

It&amp;rsquo;s safe to say, one would think, that if the Stockholm Red Wings play the way they did in the second round of the playoffs, their players will be getting fitted for Stanley Cup rings just over a month from now.]]></description>
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