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NHL Trade Deadline: Atlanta Thrashers

The Atlanta Thrashers needed something and the additions of forward Blake Wheeler and tough guy defenseman Mark Stuart last week could very well be enough to turn around the club's flagging hopes. But it may already be too late. Atlanta enters play Wednesday on a three-game skid and five points of the eighth place in...

Jeremy Roenick Is Not a Fan of Dustin Byfuglien's Move to Defense

Since joining the NHL during the 1999 season, the Atlanta Thrashers haven't done many things right (you don't go more than a decade without a postseason win for nothing). This offseason, however, has been an interesting one for Atlanta hockey, as the team has made a couple of solid moves that should improve the on-ice...

2010-11 Atlanta Thrashers Season Preview: New GM Rick Dudley Revamps Roster

The Atlanta Thrashers have only made the playoffs once in their 11-year history, so it's no surprise that many fans in the city have started to sour on the hockey team. They have yet to win a playoff game in their existence and have finished in the bottom three for two straight years in average attendance in the NHL. But...

2010-11 St. Louis Blues Season Preview: Growing Up Fast

In the spring of 2009, the St. Louis Blues were one of the hottest teams in the NHL when they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, only to be swept in the first round by the Vancouver Canucks. That playoff appearance led to high expectations entering last year. They were left unfulfilled, as the Blues missed the...

Ilya Bryzgalov Could Be in Line for Big Payday

This summer's free agent market turned out to be a painful place for goaltenders: not that many openings for a starting job, and few teams interested in spending big money on the position. It resulted in guys like Evgeni Nabokov bolting to Russia and Marty Turco taking a huge paycut. Granted, the market wasn't exactly...

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05/30/12 Magnificent 7 have a Wicked time at Ewood Source: Lancashire Telegraph - Lancashire - UK S7 Soccer Academy 8, Totally Wicked 2 THE Ewood experience was always going to be a memorable one for all those involved as the Orphanage Cup returned for the first time in 20 years.
05/17/12 mRNA Methylation Widespread and Likely Functional Source: BioTechniques It's well established that there's more to gene regulation than sequence alone.
05/14/12 ON THE MOVE-UBS broker goes independent, joins Concert... Source: Reuters Concert Wealth Management, a California-based startup firm that works with independent advisers, has added its latest breakaway broker recruit from UBS's Wealth Management Americas unit.
05/10/12 In the trenches Source: HometownLife.com The WWUSAR had just received equipment on Tuesday to connect to a Vactor truck, for use in the rescue training exercise.