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Nashville Predators insist confidence remains high against Chicago Blackhawks: Players say confidence still OK despite stunning Game 5 lossBryan Muller The Tennessean April 26, 2010 When the Predators returned home from Chicago on Saturday night, they held an impromptu meeting in the airport hangar. Coach Barry Trotz told his players to keep their heads up,

Dmitry Chesnokov Puck Daddy, Yahoo! Sports April 24, 2010 As soon as the series against the Philadelphia Flyers was over, the talk of where the New Jersey Forward Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) may end up. For Kovalchuk, the thought of signing a new contract is not the most important thing in the world right now. Ilya welcomed

Canucks’ late goal finishes off Kings: Latest third-period rally sends Vancouver to conference semisAssociated Press April 26, 2010 Of all the breaks that went the Vancouver Canucks’ way in the final three games of their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings, none was bigger than a fortuitous crack in Mikael Samuelsson’s stick. When Samuelsson’s

The harder Samuelsson works the luckier he getsBen Kuzma The Province April 26, 2010 The media mob was surrounding Henrik and Daniel Sedin and allowed Mikael Samuelsson to catch his breath and contemplate another stunning playoff comeback Sunday. And while he didn’t score to send the Vancouver Canucks to the second round of the Stanley

Texas Stars Win 4-2, Sweep Series Against Rockford IceHogsTexas Stars April 23, 2010 The Texas Stars (4-0) defeated the Rockford IceHogs (0-4) 4-2 on Friday night in front of 2,403 fans at the Rockford MetroCentre. The Stars completed the sweep of the Hogs, winning all four games in the best-of-seven series. Stars goalie Brent Krahn

Dave Lozo NHL.com April 25, 2010 When Mikael Samuelsson signed with the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent last summer, it wasn’t exactly an attention-grabbing move on par with Marian Gaborik and the Rangers, or Marian Hossa and the Blackhawks. But at three years and $7.5 million, Samuelsson has been a bargain. Teammates rave about

Sens in Review: More positives than negatives for Ottawa this season despite Saturday’s early playoff exitRoy MacGregor The Globe and Review April 25, 2010 It sure happens fast. Today, a car flying down the Queensway with Ottawa Senators window flags flapping in the wind looks out of sorts, instantly out of season. Time to stop

Leclaire Backstops Senators to Season-Saving Marathon WinBrian Ciskie NHL Fan House April 23, 2010 There were countless shots that Leclaire didn’t have to stop. That’s because the guys in front of him — led by gutsy defenseman Anton Volchenkov — blocked a ton of shots. Volchenkov was a physical force in the game, and at

Samuelsson’s a Swede surprisetearing it up: No matter what Henrik Sedin says, no one could have seen this comingGordon McIntyre The Province April 23, 2010 Had it been Christian Ehrhoff at the point and not Daniel Sedin, Mikael Samuelsson might have gone to the net for a rebound. But since Ehrhoff was in front of

Stars take 3-0 series stranglehold, win 6-1Hundred Degree Hockey April 21, 2010 If you were able to watch or listen to tonight’s game, consider yourself lucky. This was likely one of the most complete games the Texas Stars have ever put together. The Stars matched their record for goals for at 6 and smothered Rockford’s