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Pandering to U.S. teams28

No, it's not your imagination. The gap between Labour Day and the official opening of NHL training camps is almost three full weeks this year, the longest in recent memory — and there are a couple of reasons for it, beyond the fact the holiday falls so early this year. For starters, NHL training camps were reduced from 27 days to 20 days as part of the league's last collective bargaining agreement. 29/08/08 9:44 PM 28

Reasoner agrees to deal with Thrashers

ATLANTA — Free-agent centre Marty Reasoner agreed to a US$1-million, one-year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday after playing with Edmonton for six seasons. The 31-year-old Reasoner had 11 goals and 14 assists with the Oilers last season. He also has played with Boston and St. Louis during his nine-year career. The Thrashers also re-signed restricted free agent forward Brett Sterling to a multi-year contract. 17/07/08 7:02 PM

Lehtonen signs one-year deal with Thrashers

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Thrashers have their No. 1 goalie back under contract. The Thrashers signed Kari Lehtonen to a US$3-million, one-year contract on Wednesday. The 24-year-old restricted free agent earned $2.2 million last season, when he had a career-best .916 save percentage to go along with a 17-22-6 record. Lehtonen has spent his entire career in Atlanta after being drafted second overall by the Thrashers in 2002. 16/07/08 8:04 PM

Lightning add Recchi

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning signed veteran forward Mark Recchi to a US$1.25-million, one-year deal plus incentives as reported on TSN's website on Monday. Recchi, 40, was picked up by the Atlanta Thrashers off waivers last season from the Pittsburgh Penguins. 08/07/08 12:30 AM

Familiar names taken on Day 22

Day 2 of the NHL entry draft was Family Day, as three more players with significant NHL bloodlines were selected in the second and third rounds. After a flurry of trades on opening night, there were no deals of any consequence Saturday, as the teams concentrated on drafting players and trying to find the ubiquitous diamonds in the rough that characterize the later rounds of every draft. 21/06/08 1:20 PM 2

Canucks face uphill challenge2

VANCOUVER — When Vancouver Canucks general manager Dave Nonis says missing the NHL playoffs is never an acceptable result in this marketplace, he is in lockstep with the fan base and ensures the lofty expectations that greeted the 2007-08 season will survive into next fall. 08/04/08 9:47 PM 2

Panthers' playoff dream almost over

SUNRISE, Fla. — Mark Recchi scored with 6:13 left in the third period to help the Atlanta Thrashers snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. The loss damaged the Panthers' playoff hopes. Florida has 81 points with four games remaining. Boston, which beat Toronto on Thursday, and Philadelphia are tied for the last two playoff spots with 88 points. 27/03/08 11:21 PM

Ovechkin hits the 60 mark3

ATLANTA — Alex Ovechkin is scoring goals and having fun. With a playoff spot on the line, he gave the Washington Capitals exactly what they needed. Ovechkin became the NHL's first 60-goal scorer in 12 years by getting two Friday night in the Capitals' comeback 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Ovechkin beat goalie Kari Lehtonen in the first period and then brought the Capitals within 3-2 at 11:30 of the third period with his 60th. 22/03/08 12:21 AM 3

Leafs live another day47

BUFFALO — The Toronto Maple Leafs' traditional postgame scarf of Buffalo-style chicken wings was a much more savoury experience in their dressing room at the HSBC Arena this season. In a building that hasn't been kind to the Leafs, Toronto beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 last night to gather in five of a possible eight points in Buffalo this season. 21/03/08 11:31 PM 47

Price unfazed by added pressure1

MONTREAL — If Carey Price is worried about being handed the No. 1 goaltending job by the Montreal Canadiens, he wasn't showing it Thursday. But little ever seems to faze the low-key 20-year-old who was tabbed as the Canadiens goalie of the future until GM Bob Gainey decided the future is now and sent veteran Cristobal Huet to Washington at the trade deadline Tuesday. 28/02/08 11:39 PM 1

TSN clear winner on NHL trade deadline day6

TSN won the battle for NHL trade deadline viewers on Tuesday by a wide margin, drawing more than triple the audience of Rogers Sportsnet and almost 14 times as many viewers as The Score. TSN's audience of 166,000 jumped 11 per cent from last year's trade deadline day. Sportsnet's 54,000 was flat. And the Score's 12,000 represented an increase of 33 per cent. Réseau des Sports, the French-language sports service, topped them all, drawing 268,000. 27/02/08 9:23 PM 6

Who needs Hossa?28

MONTREAL — Chris Higgins and Carey Price gave an early indication that their general manager's faith in them was not misplaced. Just hours after surviving the NHL trade deadline, Higgins had two goals and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens exploded for four goals in less than seven minutes in the third period en route to a 5-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday. 26/02/08 11:32 PM 28

Deadline day proves a lively act2

There was no knockout and it wasn't a TKO. Call it a split decision, with TSN outpointing Rogers Sportsnet to win the NHL trade deadline slugfest. But Sportsnet took the final round by being the first to interview Marian Hossa, the principal player in the most anticipated trade of the day. This was clearly a heavyweight bout, with both networks producing good work. 26/02/08 10:31 PM 2

Habs lose Hossa sweepstakes, trade Huet6

On one side of the Montreal Canadiens' balance sheet, the price was wrong for Marian Hossa. But on the other side of the ledger, general manager Bob Gainey determined the price — or rather the time — was right for 20-year-old goaltender Carey Price. On a quiet NHL trade deadline day for the six Canadian clubs, Gainey made the most noise by giving up No. 1 goalie Cristobal Huet to the Washington Capitals for a 2009 second-round draft pick. 26/02/08 10:11 PM 6

Fletcher issues an ultimatum13

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — No one, from head coach Paul Maurice to the five Toronto Maple Leafs players with no-trade clauses to the janitors, should be breathing any sighs of relief now that the 2008 NHL trade deadline is history. 26/02/08 9:17 PM 13