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January 16, 2012
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CBA WATCH
MANY ISSUES arose recently that will have to be addressed in the next collective bargaining agreement. There’s the league’s realignment plan, which was approved by owners at the December board of governors meeting, but still requires approval from the players’ association. Likewise for any changes to the league’s drug and alcohol policy. But according to an agent who spoke on condition of anonymity neither is the main hurdle. “The primary issue has been, is and always will be hockey-related revenue and how it’s split between the owners and players,” the agent said. “Realignment means more travel for Eastern-based players, but NHLers in the West will have no sympathy for them. And I think a lot of players saw what happened this past summer with (Derek) Boogaard and other enforcers and want…
A Star In The Waiting
It’s hard to decipher the meaning, particularly since the lyrics are in Russian, but the racy pop video begins with an attractive woman booting through the streets of Moscow. For some reason, there’s a guy sleeping in a bed in a parking garage and the woman climbs onto him and the two get rather intimate. If the guy in the bed with the beard looks familiar, that’s because it’s Alex Radulov, starring in a video with his girlfriend Nyusha, who is apparently so popular in Russia that she does not require a last name. “He really is a rock star over there,” said Nashville Predators pro scout Nick Beverley. “Literally.” It’s tough for the Predators to compete with that. It’s even more difficult for them to compete with the fact Radulov…
Net Profits
1. JOHAN GUSTAFSSON Lulea (Swe.) The Minnesota pick is second in shutouts and boasts a 1.99 GAA. 2. JACOB MARKSTROM San Antonio (AHL) Already has experience with NHL Panthers; size and fire still there. 3. JACK CAMPBELL Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) Ontario League stats still soft, but no one plays big games like Dallas pick. 4. NATHAN LIEUWEN Kootenay (WHL) Sabres pick guided Ice to Memorial Cup last year, still playing hot now. 5. MIKKO KOSKINEN KalPa (Fin.) No room in AHL, but Isles prospect on fire back home with 1.24 GAA. 6. TYSON SEXSMITH Worcester (AHL) On a low-scoring Sharks squad, Sexsmith has been a rock with .930 save pct. 7. MARK OWUYA Toronto (AHL) ‘Mark in Da Park’ has Marlies riding high. 8. MARK VISENTIN Niagara (OHL) Coyotes selection gets big WJC stage again. 9. JOHN GIBSON Kitchener (OHL) Ducks prospect boasts .933 save pct. as rookie. 10. JEFF ZATKOFF Manchester (AHL) Kings stacked in net, but…
Blueline Harvest
With a 100-acre family farm to tend as a teen, T.J. Brodie had lots of time to figure out how badly he wanted to play hockey. Farming, as much as he loves it, wasn’t the dream for the Calgary Flames defenseman growing up on the outskirts of Chatham, Ont. “I’d drive the tractor and it can be kinda boring,” said Brodie, noting it was before everybody had an iPod to pass the time. “It would feel like you’re just going in circles out there.” Brodie was summoned from the minors when Calgary lost defenseman Anton Babchuk to a broken hand in mid-November. Then with Mark Giordano was felled by a hamstring injury a couple weeks later Brodie was counted on even more. “There’s more opportunity there for me to see what…
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