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ACROSS 1. 'Moose', pictured 4. ____ Vachor was L.A.'s GM 7. Go on the road to play a series of exhibition games 8. Non-professionats, as first Cup winners were 10. Bird on the jerseys of Toronto's new AHL club 12. Gil ____ was the NHL's last president 13. Sick and tired: 2 wds. 14. Was home of the Quebec League's Castors 18. A hockey film starring Paul Newman 19. Hall of Famer ____ Mikita 20. Hits hard 21. He was the first winner of the 'Rocket Richard Trophy DOWN 1. Detroit is known as The ____ City' 2. Close game 3. 1992 first overall draft pick ____ Hamrlik 4. The Devils play in East ____, New Jersey 5. Food 6. Went less than all out: 2 wds. 9. Four former WHA teams were awarded NHL ____ in 1979 11. One of the cities that joined the NHL in 1979 12. Ex-Oiler Craig…

Ex-Ranger Murray does it all for Freds

Rem Murray has gone from ashort-term solution to a player who fits into the Predators' long-term planning. Acquired last December in the trade that sent goalie Mike Dunham to the New York Rangers, Murray was viewed as a temporary replacement for Greg Johnson, who was out with a concussion. The meat of the deal, from Nashville's perspective, were defense prospects Tomas Kloucek and Marek Zidlicky, both of whom are on the roster this season. Signed to a new-one-year deal this past summer, Murray has played both center and left wing, has killed penalties and has even seen some time on the power play. “I know what they gave up,” Murray said. “So that means a lot to me. But it put a lot of pressure on me to perform and live up to…

Locke not trade bait unless 67's flounder

Last season's player of the year in the Canadian Hockey Leagueis staying put, according to Brian Kilrea. Despite rumors, Corey Locke won't be traded, said the Ottawa 67's coach-GM. “I don't know where it would start, but I went right to him and said, 'I just want you to know someone said they heard you're going to London but…I'm not trading you,' “Kilrea said. “Organizations are made out of the players who (graduate) and I want people to know Corey came from the Ottawa 67's.” Locke, 19, won the scoring title last season with 63 goals and 151 points in 66 games. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound center was selected 113th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 NHL draft. He has 15 goals and 30 points in 17 games this season and with the…

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