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Perhaps DK is finally adjusting and settling into a routine. He sent another message saying he's enjoying the falafel, schwarmas, roasted lamb, eggplant, etc. He's also blending into the local citizenry, and purchased himself a new cowl ...



Perhaps the free giveaway Ducks hat that I sent him was just too hot in too many ways.


Please post your thoughts, pictures and comments on tonight's games in this thread.

Washington at Pittsburgh
Ottawa at Atlanta
Buffalo at Chicago

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TSN's Ice Chips

The Ducks will take the ice with a roster featuring six rookies when they face the Detroit Red Wings tonight. With injuries keeping out forwards Teemu Selanne and Todd Marchant and defencemen Kent Huskins and Francois Beauchemin, the team will have winger Bobby Ryan, centre Andrew Ebbett, winger Matt Beleskey and defencemen Brett Festerling, Brendan Mikkelson and Nathan McIver. - Orange County Register

The team recalled defenceman Matt Lashoff from Providence of the AHL and assigned goaltender Tuukka Rask to Providence on Wednesday. - Transaction Wire

Milan Lucic skated Tuesday morning but did not take part in the pregame skate and missed his third successive game with an upper torso injury. - Boston Herald

Cristobal Huet will start in goal tonight against the Sabres. - Daily Herald Times

Because David Jones' back stiffened up Tuesday night, the Avalanche skated a forward short for the later stages of the second period in a 4-3 loss to Columbus. Ben Guite was a healthy scratch Tuesday, so if Jones remains sidelined and the Avs don't call up another forward, Guite likely will step into the lineup against the Blues. - Denver Post

The team assigned right wing Maksim Mayorov to Syracuse of the AHL on Wednesday. - Transaction Wire

Left wing Ville Peltonen is out for at least two weeks with a broken bone in his left foot. He broke the bone during Saturday's 8-4 win over the Thrashers, but stayed in and finished the game. - Miami Herald

The Panthers placed defenceman Cory Murphy on waivers on Monday. - TSN

Marc-Andre Bergeron, sidelined because of a lower-body injury since Dec. 19, was activated off the injured reserve list Tuesday in time to play against Phoenix. Also back in the lineup from an upper-body injury was forward Derek Boogaard, who had missed four games. The Wild's healthy scratches were Benoit Pouliot, Craig Weller and Erik Reitz. Sidelined by injury were Gaborik (hip surgery) and defenceman Kurtis Foster (broken leg). - Pioneer Press

Carey Price could miss the All-Star Game in Montreal. Coach Guy Carbonneau said Wednesday that if he doesn't play a game before the break he will recommend that his goalie skip the game. Also, the Canadiens returned defenceman Yannick Weber to Hamilton of the AHL on Wednesday. - TSN

All indications are that Brendan Shanahan may be joining the Devils in Columbus Thursday, although he may not be ready to play games this weekend. Coach Brent Sutter said he would discuss Shanahan's timetable with GM Lou Lamoriello. - Star Ledger

GM Garth Snow reportedly acknowledged he's already been in contact with ex-Isles goalie Wade Dubielewicz, who was bought out of his contract last month by Ak Bars Kazan in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League. - New York Daily News

Markus Naslund skipped practice with a slight groin injury Monday, but he said "it's nothing serious" and expects to be in Tuesday's lineup against the Islanders. - Tribune Review

Brian Elliott will start in goal against the Thrashers tonight. - TSN

Lasse Kukkonen and Claude Giroux (concussion) were the Flyers' scratches Tuesday night. - Philadelphia Daily News/News Release

The Coyotes called up winger Steven Goertzen after rookie Viktor Tikhonov suffered a hand injury. Goertzen was a healthy scratch on Tuesday. - Arizona Republic

Forward Matt Cooke made his first appearance on the No. 1 line alongside Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on Wednesday. - Tribune Review

Forward Yan Stastny is expected to miss four to six weeks with a broken left thumb. Defenceman Jay McKee returned to the lineup Tuesday after sitting out 11 games with a fractured finger. McKee replaced Mike Weaver (upper-body injury) against the Flames. - Post Dispatch

The club sent down blueliner Jamie Sifers and recalled defenceman Anton Stralman on Wednesday. - TSN

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If recent events are any indication, it could be a very chippy affair when the Capitals and Penguins face off tonight at Mellon Arena. The game will be the first meeting between the teams since Caps' forward Alex Semin ripped into superstar Sidney Crosby about two months ago.

"What's so special about Crosby?" Semin said in a lengthy tirade back in October. "I don't see anything special there. Yes, he does skate well, has a good head, good pass. But there's nothing else. Even if you compare him to Patrick Kane from Chicago, (Kane) is a much more interesting player. The way he moves, his deking abilities, his thinking on the ice and his anticipation of the play is so superb."

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6 - Kozlov, V. (01:06 in 2nd), Semin, A. (12:40 in 2nd), Ovechkin, A. (PPG, 01:48 in 3rd), Fleischmann, T. (PPG, 08:11 in 3rd), Ovechkin, A. (11:27 in 3rd), Schultz, J. (SHG, 18:54 in 3rd)
3 - Malkin, E. (PPG, 05:45 in 1st), Satan, M. (08:23 in 2nd), Whitney, R. (03:12 in 3rd)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, left, is checked into the boards by Washington Capitals' John Erskine (4) in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Washington Capitals goalie Jose Theodore deflects a third-period shot with Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal (11) waiting for the rebound during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury can't make the save on a third-period goal by Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)


Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) and Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8), both of Russia, work for position during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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3 - Alfredsson, D. (PPG, 06:41 in 1st), Spezza, J. (PPG, 18:09 in 1st), McAmmond, D. (14:23 in 2nd)
2 - White, T. (PPG, 05:37 in 1st), Thorburn, C. (15:28 in 1st)


Atlanta Thrashers center Jim Slater (23) collides with Ottawa Senators defenseman Jason Smith (21) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/Gregory Smith)


Ottawa Senators right wing Daniel Alfredsson (11), of Sweden, fights for the puck against Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk , of Russia, during the second period of an NHL hockey game , Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/Gregory Smith)


Ottawa Senators right wing Jesse Winchester, left, vies for the puck against Atlanta Thrashers center Todd White, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/Gregory Smith)


Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Mathieu Schneider (18) vies for the puck against Ottawa Senators right wing Shean Donovan (10) as Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen, of Finland, looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/Gregory Smith)

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1 - Kotalik, A. (10:32 in 1st)
4 - Sharp, P. (15:36 in 1st), Toews, J. (18:05 in 1st), Havlat, M. (05:53 in 2nd), Wisniewski, J. (00:17 in 3rd)


Colin Fraser #46 of the Chicago Blackhawks is knocked down by Toni Lydman #5 of the Buffalo Sabres as goaltender Patrick Lalime #40 also falls on January 14, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)


Patrick Lalime #40 and Jason Pominville #29 of the Buffalo Sabres hit the ice as Craig Adams #28 of the Chicago Blackhawks tries to shoot on January 14, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)


Linesman Mark Pare #79 tries to break-up a skirmish between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Buffalo Sabres in front of the Blackhawks net on January 14, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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Buffalo Sabres goalie Patrick Lalime, bottom left, can't stop a goal by Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp, not seen, as Sabres' Jaroslav Spacek, right, of the Czech Republic, and Blackhawks' Ben Eager watch during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, in Chicago.
(AP)