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Daniel Briere Injured Again

In hindsight, the Philadelphia Flyers decision to sign Daniel Briere to an eight-year, $52 million contract is looking to be a rather poor investment. That is, if you ignore the original insanity of giving a player that type of contract when he's topped 75 points only once in his career. And that's when he's actually on...

Derek Morris Likely Done in Phoenix

The Phoenix Coyotes will be hosting the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night, and it's likely they'll be taking the ice without defenseman Derek Morris. According to Darren Dreger of TSN, Morris has reportedly given general manager Don Maloney a list of teams he would be willing to accept a trade to. Dreger also reports that...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Columbus' Steve Mason Finally Gives Up a Goal

Columbus goalie Steve Mason entered Friday's game in Colorado having registered three consecutive shutouts. He managed to keep the Avalanche off the board for 17 minutes, until Darcy Tucker snapped Mason's streak with his fifth goal of the season at the 17:20 mark of the opening frame. The 20-year old rookie posted 199...

Background on Ossi Vaananen

Ossi Väänänen (born August 18, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman and the captain of the Jokerit of the SM-liiga, with whom he has won two silver medals as runner-up for the Kanada-malja in 2000 and 2005. He was originally drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes and has additionally played for the Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks in the NHL.

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