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NHL Morning Papers (Monday Edition): Rangers need to decide on Nikolai Zherdev, no one wants Maxim Afinogenov and the Flyers comment on NHL’s investigation

Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News tells us that no team has much interest in Maxim Afinogenov.
Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News wishes Sergei Zubov well in the KHL.
Wings forward Justin Abdelkader is putting on his coaching hat this week in Grand Rapids.
Hockey is a now a job that requires training for twelve months of the year, writes Jack Todd of the Montreal Gazette.
John Glennon of the Tenneassean previews the highly competitive Central Division for 2009/10.
Nikolai Zherdev was awarded a one-year, $3.9 million contract by arbitrator Elliot Shiftman, but there is lots speculation that the Rangers will not accept that ruling and will allow Zherdev to become an unrestricted free agent.
If Zherdev does hit the market, John Glennon doesn’t expect him to land in Nashville.
“We firmly believe that we have complied with the CBA in every respect,” said Peter Luukko about the NHL’s investigation into the Flyers’ Chris Pronger contract extension.