The Morning Papers (Wednesday Edition)

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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.

Ari

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