The Morning Papers (Wednesday Edition)

• Despite Jose Theodore’s best efforts, the Caps could not come away with a W last night in Ottawa.
• The Hurricanes won 2-1 in Pittsburgh, killing off Tim Gleason’s high-sticking double minor with 4 minutes left to play.
• Tampa Bay has had so many injuries on defense, they played Monday night’s game without any set partners.
• After their 4-2 win over Montreal, the Thrashers are officially playing their best hockey of the season heading into the All Star break.
• The Florida Sun has a feature about life inside the Rochester Americans, the Panthers’ minor league affiliate.
• Injuries have affected the Bruins recent 4-3-1 record, but they are expecting most of their injured players to return after the All Star break.
• The Buffalo Sabres go for the Florida sweep tonight in Tampa Bay.  On the injury front, Andrej Sekera could return as early as next week.
• Here is the “tale of the tape” for Toronto’s match-up tonight with Boston.
• Brendan Bell scored a late power play goal last night to give Ottawa the win.  Don’t look now, but the Sens have won 3 of 4.  Who is Brendan Bell and why is he playing on the power play?
• Jaroslav Halak’s early play was the main reason the Canadiens lost to the Thrashers last night.
• The Rangers scored 2 shorthanded and 2 power play goals en route to their 4-2 victory at home against the Ducks.
• Not only is Rick DiPietro out for the season, but there is no guarantee he will completely recover.  That’s okay, there’s only 13 years left on his contract.
• Here is a preview of New Jersey’s game tonight against the Habs.  Carey Price is getting his first start in 3 weeks.
• Daniel Briere’s return to the Flyers line-up has been delayed a week.  He is on schedule to play next Tuesday against Florida.
• The Penguins needed to win last night’s game but the brilliant play of Cam Ward was the difference.
• In a game described by Devin Setoguchi as “weird“, the Sharks scored their first goal with 39.2 seconds left and won in overtime.
• According to Ducks coach Randy Carlyle, Scott Gomez’s winning goal last night should not have counted.
• The Kings ended their four-game losing streak with a convincing win over the Minnesota Wild.
• Stephane Robidas cannot believe he was selected to the All-Star Game.
• The Coyotes beat Detroit last night for the first time in 10 tries.
• The Oilers owe their victory over Columbus last night to the heroics of Ales Hemsky, who has 6 points in 2 games since returning from a concussion.
• Some of the Calgary Flames discuss the Obama inauguration.
• The Canucks last-minute loss to the Sharks can be summed up in one word: heartbreaking.
• Although only one year older than Claude Lemieux, don’t expect Colorado coach Tony Granato to lace up his skates for the Avalanche any time soon.
• The Wild’s lack of enthusiasm led to a real stinker in their home loss to the Kings.
• The Blackhawks will be sending five players to the All-Star weekend in Montreal.
• According to Ken Hitchcock, the Blue Jackets gave the game away last night in Edmonton.
• David Backes is quietly becoming one of the St. Louis Blues’ team leaders.
• Barry Trotz has received a vote of confidence from the Predators front office.