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In a city that embraces the tomahawk chop, Chipper Jones and college sports moreso than hockey, Ilya Kovalchuk was still someone very special.They may have had some trouble understanding his Russian accent, and he their southern drawl, but for more than eight seasons Kovalchuk forced Georgians to pay at least some attention to the Thrashers.Now

Rotoworld.com March 1, 2010 Pekka Rinne made 31 saves for the Predators in their 3-2 win over St.Louis on Thursday night. Rinne continues to steamroll the NHL, and it’s starting to get to the point where you have to think teams are hoping they avoid the Predators in the first round of the playoffs. Additional

“Jerseys Off Our Backs” Fan InterviewsSens TV Online April 1, 2010 To View Video Please Visit This link

The KHL has named the players who were the best of the month in four categories. – The best goaltender of the month is Ivan Kasutin (Neftekhimik). The keeper played 12 games in March, and in three of these he kept a clean sheet. Overall, he conceded an average of just 1.29 goals per game

Nobody in the mainstream press is saying it, but you get the impression from some fans, through the blogs and the call-in shows, that Andy Sutton just might be a fine replacement for Anton Volchenkov next season, the premise being that GM Bryan Murray won’t be able to sign both under the salary cap. For

Sens look for playoff payoff Don Brennan Slam! Sports April 1, 2010 Also suiting up will be defenceman Anton Volchenkov, who suffered an upper-body injury while accidentally on the receiving end of a big body check by teammate Andy “Mount” Sutton in Saturday’s game against Florida. Volchenkov missed Tuesday’s 5-4 overtime victory in Washington that

Don’tcha Wish…Michael Kenneth March 31, 2010 Let me put things into statistical perspective for you. Since coming to the New Jersey Devils, Ilya Kovalchuk has recorded 20 points (8g-12a) and a +6 rating in 20 games. Additional Reading: http://michellekenneth.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/dontcha-wish/

Canucks Coming Together at Right TimeSusan Sussler NHL Fanhouse March 31, 2010 Burrows expects that the Canucks will be adding back in some pieces in the next week or so, with ex-Red Wing Mikael Samuelsson (shoulder) and Steve Bernier (groin) skating with the team again and Pavol Demitra back after missing a week because his

SSK, RBK on verge of protecting spotsBill Meltzer NHL.com March 31, 2010 In Swedish hockey, the bottom two teams during the Elitserien regular season are forced to play a double-round robin postseason tournament with the top four teams from minor league Allsvenskan. The top two finishers in the qualification series (called kvalserien in Swedish) earn

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