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Jeremy Rutherford of St. Louis Today.com wrote in his February 2, 2010 morning skate that Blues President John Davidson had “legitimate interest” in trading for winger Ilya Kovalchuk before he was traded to New Jersey. Davidson is on record by stating, “We [The Blues] had been working at it for the better part of the

Bob Hardwood Waeghe of Canes Country examines Anton Babchuk’s strong year in the KHL. “Ex-Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Anton Babchuk is having a very good season over in the KHL. His statline is (46GP 9G 13A 22P +17) and he recently made the KHL All Star team, (and scored a goal in that contest).” To read

Congratulations to Alexei Morozov who was just named the Russian national team ice hockey captain and will be celebrating his 33rd birthday! Alexei Morozov (HC Ak Bars) was the Russian delegation’s banner bearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympics-2010 and captain at the two world championships in Quebeck-2008 and Bern-2009, which brought the national

Nice piece by Joe Pelletier at Greatest Hockey Legends.com refuting the criticism regarding KHL player’s on the Russian national team. Pelletier believes that the Russian’s have one of the deepest lines in years, and the result could lead to Olympic gold. “Many of them (I won’t name names, although there is one popular Team 1040

Richard Chere The New Jersey Star Ledger 2-13-2010 “The Devils will get defenseman Anssi Salmela back after he missed two games with a concussion. Salmela was knocked unconscious by a hit from Flyers forward Jeff Carter last Monday. Salmela said there was no definitive evidence that he suffered a concussion, althought it is likely he

Kristie Ackert from the New York Daily News 2-13-2010 “AS ILYA KOVALCHUK let out a week’s worth of frustration with a scream, hats rained down on the ice at the Rock. The Devils newly acquired left wing had scored only one goal, but it was his first as a Devil, a rare third one on

Check out Guy Flamings 2-10-2010 post on Vancouver Canucks Prospects Buzz Worthy: Sergei ShirokovManitoba Moose (AHL)HT: 5’10 WT: 175 Lbs Stats: 50GP 16-18-34 Pts Was it much ado about nothing? Sergei Shirokov’s arrival in North America had Cancuks fans giddy with excitement but when he failed to make the NHL roster out of camp that

Check out Tim Warnsby’s 2-12-2010 CBC article on the top 5 reasons why the Senators sit atop the Northeast standings …There are many reasons for the Ottawa Senators’ rise in the NHL Eastern Conference standings and their move into first place in the Northeast Division. Goalie Brian Elliott has been spot on. They have received

Star Tribune hockey writer Michael Russo breaks down his prediction on why he thinks the Russians will take gold during the Vancouver Olympics. Russo believes the solid play of defensemen Anton Volchenkov will play a large role in a Russian victory. Anton Volchenkov is one of the NHL’s best shutdown defensemen and six or seven

Great article by Jay Greenberg at The American Chronicle about what Ilya Kovalchuk has brought to the New York ice hockey scene. “[Kovalchuk] is a gamebreaker like Gaborik,” Lemaire said. “I think [Kovalchuk] has better skills to beat people one-on-one. To see Jay’s article in full, please follow this link.