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August 1, 2011

August 1, 2011

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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Broadway’s Savior

One of Brad Richards’ superstitions: On game nights, he’s the last player on the team to hit the ice – unless, the newest Ranger says, he defers to someone older. Only Martin Biron, Ruslan Fedotenko, another new Blueshirt, Mike Rupp, and pal Sean Avery are slightly older. So before the anthems, expect the $60-million center to be in the caboose. When the puck drops however, make no mistake: Richards, 31, will be driving the Broadway Express. In the free-agent market, while many NHL teams went for a nip here or a tuck there, the Rangers opted for a one-shot, major makeover. Last season, coach John Tortorella went through more candidates to center sniper Marian Gaborik than a Tea Party convention. And the constant shuffles at the point on the sputtering power play…

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SUMMER Grades

New Jersey Devils C New York Islanders C+ New York Rangers B+ Philadelphia Flyers B Pittsburgh Penguins B DIVISION SHAKEUP 13 Players on new teams in the Atlantic…

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Draft Day From All Angles

Talk to the top selections in the draft and they’ll tell you how happy they are to be a part of whichever organization picked them. Grab a GM and he’ll inevitably say the team didn’t think the kid they chose was still going to be available at that slot. But what about everyone else who was in Minnesota in late June? There’s more than one way to cover a draft. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds defenseman Gianluca Curcuruto wasn’t even eligible for selection in Minnesota, but he will be on the board next year, so he flew down to see what sort of hype awaited him in 2012. Along with fellow Ontario Leaguers Scott Laughton, Matt Finn, Jarrod Maidens and Nick Ebert, Curcuruto took in the festivities thanks to his agency, Newport…

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Long Time Coming

This past spring, as yet another Blue Jackets season headed toward a fruitless end, it was determined by the front office this off-season could not be like the previous two under GM Scott Howson. Bold, even radical changes, would be needed to get the club up to snuff, to get the crowds back in Nationwide Arena. But it was on Rick Nash’s birthday – June 16 – that the business plan gained an emotional element. Nash, now 27, has earned international respect as one of the game’s top players, but he has had a nowhere career with the Blue Jackets – one playoff berth and no playoff wins in eight NHL seasons. “His birthday inspired us all to help him,” Howson said. The bold move to acquire center Jeff Carter in a trade…