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October 3, 2011
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CENTRAL TEAM REPORTS
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS AFTER TOILING FOR five years in the minors, Corey Crawford saved the Blackhawks last season by coming in and taking the starting job away from Marty Turco. Not only did he help propel the Hawks into the playoffs, he was the main reason for their unlikely comeback against Vancouver in the first round of the post-season. But now, the hunter has become the hunted. Crawford had better be as good this season as he was in 2010-11, because he’ll be pushed for playing time by Ray Emery or Alexander Salak, or both. Crawford has the requisite size to be a No. 1 workhorse goaltender in the NHL and the way he handled himself down the stretch and in the playoffs shows he has the frame of mind to handle…


Go Time For ‘Geno’
As the city of Pittsburgh and the hockey world wrung its collective hands over the precarious future of marquee center Sidney Crosby, another Penguins superstar labored quietly on his return after a half-season’s absence. And although Evgeni Malkin’s health woes aren’t nearly as devastating as Crosby’s concussion may turn out to be, the 2009 Conn Smythe and Art Ross Trophy winner has had the same important revelation Crosby undoubtedly now understands. That revelation: You don’t have a long and important NHL career unless you take care of the body that landed you one in the first place. Malkin missed the final 29 games of 2010-11 and all seven of the Penguins first-round playoff games after tearing both his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee during a Feb. 4…


JerseyHound
Change is a part of life – and it’s certainly a part of the hockey world. Uniforms get tweaked all the time, but this season welcomes an unusual amount of fresh looks. Along with the main sweaters seen below, teams such as Toronto, Ottawa, Pittsburgh and the New York Islanders are expected to roll out third jerseys during the 2011-12 campaign. And don’t forget the Winter Classic between Philadelphia and the New York Rangers – that’s the league’s biggest stage for specialty throwbacks. EDMONTON OILERS | 2011-12 The Oilers had already brought back the blue edition of their circa 1980s classic, but now the look has returned in white, as well. This is the best decision possible for Edmonton. Not only do the Oilers harken back to the days when they were the…


CROSSWORD
ANSWERS AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT ISSUE AND AT THN.com/xword ACROSS 1 Tampa’s Martin ___ ___ 4 Columbus coach ___ Arniel 7 An OHL division was once named after Hap ___ 8 Home of the Hurricanes 10 Players no longer under contract: two words 12 Gretzky is ‘The ___ One’ 13 Trip 14 Use three players to mark a single opponent (like Gretzky?): two words 18 A forward with Dallas, he hails from P.E.I. 19 An old hockey arena 20 Lou ___ was GM with the North Stars for a decade 21 Dwayne ___ is between the pipes in Tampa DOWN 1 Injured, on the ___ 2 Stretched, ___ up 3 ‘Jake the ___’ Plante 4 Players with ___ ___ are apt to explode at any time 5 ___ State is in the same league as Michigan State 6 Was behind 9 He’s on defense in L.A., pictured 11 The Isles play at…