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Stajan, Phaneuf only players who remain

Matt Stajan's face registers zero surprise Monday morning when, post-practice, he enters the Calgary Flames' dressing room and sees his stall already encircled by reporters.

 
 
 

Coyotes

 
 
Shane Doan admits he thinks about it. Hell, he wouldn't be human if he didn't.
 
 
 

Canadiens

 
 
Jaroslav Spacek was in the corridor outside the Carolina Hurricanes' Bell Centre dressing room late Sunday morning wearing shorts, a team shirt wrinkled beyond a steamroller's repair and a look of mischief that spelled no good.
 
 
 
 
 

Coyotes

Gilbert Brule of the Phoenix Coyotes is all smiles as he leads his teammates to the bench after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche last month.

Brule unpacks mental baggage

It is difficult to be a good hockey player when you don't feel like a good person.


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Canucks-Coyotes

David Booth scores on Coyotes

Canucks edge Coyotes in shootout

The Vancouver Canucks needed a shootout to down the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 on Monday night


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Mike Comrie

Oilers vs. Ducks

Mike Comrie retires from NHL

Mike Comrie, a centre who played for the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators during a 10-year NHL career, announced Monday he is retiring from hockey to pursue business interests in Los Angeles.


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Calgary Flames' Matt Stajan (L) celebrates a goal in front of Montreal Canadiens' Brian Gionta during the second period their NHL Heritage Classic outdoor hockey game at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta.

Stajan last Flame standing from Phaneuf trade

Matt Stajan is quite capable of reading the schedule, so he wasn't surprised when he entered the Calgary Flames' dressing room on Monday morning and sees his stall already encircled by reporters.


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Red Wings Jonathan Ericsson ties up Flyers Wayne Simmonds as goalie Joey MacDonald makes a save in Detroit February 12, 2012.

No place like home for Red Wings

A 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday at Joe Louis Arena was Detroit's 20th straight home victory, allowing them to line up alongside the 1975-76 Flyers of Clarke, Barber and Leach, and the 1929-30 Boston Bruins of Shore, Clapper and Thompson in the annals of hockey history.


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Bad hips stalled Comrie's rise

Mike Comrie's heart was still in the game, but a third hip operation was too much to bear for the former Edmonton Oiler centre, who announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday.


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Oilers' Andy Sutton hits Sharks' Jamie McGinn during game in Edmonton January 23.

Sutton gone from trade-deadline scenarios

The Edmonton Oilers on Monday signed veteran defenceman Andy Sutton to a one-year contract extension, effectively removing Sutton from the trade market as the NHL's Feb. 27 deadline approaches.


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Cleve Dheensaw

Tigers' star Etem joins elite group

With the return of the Western Hockey League to Victoria, those expecting a constant barrage of blinding flashiness on Blanshard Street from future NHL stars have perhaps been mildly underwhelmed. But that certainly wasn't the case in October when Emerson Etem of the Medicine Hat Tigers, the complete package of strength and speed, roared through Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre to score five goals in a two-game set against the Royals.