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On the Beat: Starters and lineup notes

Kari Lehtonen gets the start tonight for the Thrashers versus Vancouver. They need him if they want to sustain any kind of success.
The Flames have demoted Darryl Sutter’s son back to the AHL. Wasn’t expected to say up very long.
Lindy Ruff means business when it comes to ice time with the Sabres. His team is too talented to have such a mediocre record.
Scott Clemmensen gets the start tonight for New Jersey. When did he become this good?
Teddy Purcell is on the top line in Los Angeles. He’s got a lot of talent and I’d like to see him get an extended look on one of the top two lines in SoCal.
Here are the Habs lineup notes for today’s game. Who will pick up the Tanguay scoring slack?
It looks like Rick DiPietro will start tonight for the Isles at Phoenix. Can he stay healthy for more than a couple games is the question?
Chris Mason gets the start tonight for St. Louis. The team’s projected line combinations are also included in the post.
An update on Jamie Heward after yesterday’s hit from Ovechkin. Seems to have avoided serious injury.
The Capitals’ lines from practice this morning. Man, do they have an easy schedule.