NHL Morning Papers (Tuesday Edition)

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Here are the national morning papers:

Dave Shoalts of the Globe & Mail thinks that it is too early for all these Mats Sundin rumors.
Alan Maki of the Globe & Mail examines the internal fighting that is taking place within the Oilers’ ownership group.
USA Today’s Mike Brehm provides readers with his NHL power rankings.

Here are the Eastern Conference morning papers:

Carroll Rogers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the story of recent call-up Colin Stuart and his hockey-obsessed family in this morning’s paper.
Bruins defenseman Andrew Alberts is on the slow road to recovery with post-concussion symptoms.
It is tough for the Sabres to keep pace with last year’s version of the Sabres if so many of their players are having below-par seasons writes John Vogl of the Buffalo News. The Sabres will be without Derek Roy, Maxim Afinogenov and Daniel Paille for tonight’s contest against the Devils.
It looks like the Hurricanes are pushing hard to acquire a puck-moving defenseman in the next little while writes Luke Decock of the News Observer. Meanwhile, Cam Ward will return to the Canes’ starting lineup tonight when they visit the Bruins.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel provides the keys to the Panthers making a second-half playoff push. Panthers coach Jacques Martin has decided to give Olli Jokinen two new linemates for tonight’s game versus the Penguins.
As Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette tells us, few, if any, enjoy the success that Carey Price did in 2007.
Rich Chere of the Newark Star-Ledger thinks the Devils may have a new “crash” line. The Devils are hoping they can be a more consistent team in the second-half of the season.
Rangers defenseman Marek Malik stormed out of Rexall Place on Saturday after learning he was a healthy scratch.
Islanders coach Ted Nolan was unhappy with the effort from a portion of his roster last night in his team’s 4-0 loss at Edmonton and wasn’t afraid to bench some of his top players.
The Ottawa Citizen examines some second-half questions about the Senators.
As Tim Panaccio of the Philadelphia Inquirer explains, Flyers forward Steve Downie got a lucky break when Colin Campbell decided against giving him a suspension.
Penguins winger Jarkko Ruutu is as much of an agitator off-the-ice, as he is on it writes Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Lightning have been very happy with the progress of youngster Mike Lundin on the team’s blueline so far this season.
According to Damien Cox of the Toronto Star, Mats Sundin is not on the market right now. Cox also tells readers that hockey is alive and well in California.
As Tarik El-Bashir of the Washington Post tells us, it looks like the Capitals are about to get a number of their regulars back healthy and into their lineup.

Here are the Western Conference morning papers:

The Ducks have had trouble scoring goals lately but last night they scored four goals in the first nine minutes of the second period and defeated the Predators 5-2 on home-ice.
Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun has an interesting article on the evolution of Jarome Iginla as a goal-scorer. Flames GM Darryl Sutter was ecstatic with the play of 2007 first round pick Mikael Backlund at the World Junior Hockey Championship. Meanwhile, Alex Tanguay has a new role with the Flames this season but that doesn’t mean he’s not striving to return to his old form writes Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun.
Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune examines all aspects of the Blackhawks organization, both on and off the ice, in this morning’s paper.
According to Terry Frei of the Denver Post, Tyler Arnason, who has been sidelined with a wrist injury, will be back in the Avalanche lineup in the not-so distant future.
Marty Turco was sharp as he turned aside 18 of the 19 shots he faced from the Wild in Dallas’ 3-1 victory over Minnesota.
Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press hands out her mid-season grades for each and every Red Wings regular.
The Oilers finally won a game in regulation last night, and in fact, they won it handily with a 4-0 defeat of the Islanders.
According to Lisa Dillman of the L.A. Times, Kings forward Michael Cammalleri will probably be out of the lineup for another week.
Michael Russo of the Star Tribune has an interesting article on the friction that is building between Marian Gaborik and Jacques Lemaire.
The Ducks were just too big, strong and physical for the Predators last night writes John Glennon of the Tennessan.
Sometimes the stats don’t really tell the story about a player’s worth writes Jim Gintonio of the Arizona Republic.
By demoting Dimitri Patzold and subjecting him to waivers, the Sharks have taken a calculated risk that the young netminder will go unclaimed.
As Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tells us, Andy Murray wants more offense from his forwards.
Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province provides readers with all the details of the Canucks latest line changes.