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Well....Finger is from Houghton, Michigan.

Finger is laughing. He doesn't have to pay escrow.

Not an injury, but a comeback. Leafs Matt Lombardi cleared for contact, could play this weekend.

The passenger list released by SovetSport DOES NOT include Ruslan Salei.

Passengers: 1.Anikeenko Vitaly 2.Bahvalov Yuri 3.Belyaev Alexander 4.Balandin Mikhail 5.Vasyunov Alexander 6.Vashichek Joseph 7.Vyuhin Alexander E. 8.Ditrih Robert Genrikhovich 9.Pavol Demitra 10.Zimin Andrey 11.Kalimulin Marat Natfullovich 12.Karpovtsev Alexander G. 13.Kalyanin Alexander I. 14.Kiryuhin Andrey 15.Klyukin Nikita 16.Korolev Igor Borisovich 17.Krivonosov Nikolai 18.Kunnov Evgeny 19.Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Mikhailovich 20.Liv Stephen Daniel Patrick 21.Jan Marek 22.MakKrimmon Brad Byron 23.Ostapchuk Sergey I. 24.Piskunov Vladimir Leonidovich 25.Rahunek Karel 26.Sidorov Evgeny 27.Skrastinsh Karlis Martinovic 28.Snurnitsyn Pavel 29.Daniel E. Sobchenko 30.Tkachenko Ivan Leonidovich 31.Trahanov Pavel 32.Yuri O. Urychev 33.Churilov Gennady S. 34.Shuvalov Maxim A. 35.Yarchuk Artem Nikolaevich Crew: 36.Solomentsev Andrey, Commander 37.Zhivelov Igor Konstantinovich, second pilot 38.Zhuravlev Sergey, bortmehanih 39.Sarmatova Elena, flight attendant 40.Maksumova Hope Murzafarovna, flight attendant 41.Shavina Elena, flight attendant 42.Matyushin Vladimir Yurevich, flight engineer Survivors: Sizov, Alexander B., flight attendant Galimov Alexander (in hospital) At 20.00 Moscow time, managed to extract from the wreckage of the liner 36 of the bodies, searching for six more victims are continuing. http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/479312

Passenger list: Passengers: 1.Anikeenko Vitaly 2.Bahvalov Yuri 3.Belyaev Alexander 4.Balandin Mikhail 5.Vasyunov Alexander 6.Vashichek Joseph 7.Vyuhin Alexander E. 8.Ditrih Robert Genrikhovich Pavol 9.Demitra 10.Zimin Andrey 11.Kalimulin Marat Natfullovich 12.Karpovtsev Alexander G. 13.Kalyanin Alexander I. 14.Kiryuhin Andrey 15.Klyukin Nikita 16.Korolev Igor Borisovich 17.Krivonosov Nikolai 18.Kunnov Evgeny 19.Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Mikhailovich 20.Liv Stephen Daniel Patrick Jan 21.Marek 22.MakKrimmon Brad Byron 23.Ostapchuk Sergey I. 24.Piskunov Vladimir Leonidovich 25.Rahunek Karel 26.Sidorov Evgeny 27.Skrastinsh Karlis Martinovic 28.Snurnitsyn Pavel Daniel E. 29.Sobchenko 30.Tkachenko Ivan Leonidovich 31.Trahanov Pavel Yuri O. 32.Urychev 33.Churilov Gennady S. 34.Shuvalov Maxim A. 35.Yarchuk Artem Nikolaevich Crew: 36.Solomentsev Andrey, Commander 37.Zhivelov Igor Konstantinovich, second pilot 38.Zhuravlev Sergey, bortmehanih 39.Sarmatova Elena, flight attendant 40.Maksumova Hope Murzafarovna, flight attendant 41.Shavina Elena, flight attendant 42.Matyushin Vladimir Yurevich, flight engineer Survivors: Sizov, Alexander B., flight attendant Galimov Alexander (in hospital) At 20.00 Moscow time, managed to extract from the wreckage of the liner 36 of the bodies, searching for six more victims are continuing.

Correct, that's the speculation right now. Also, Colby Armstrong's brother Riley is signed by Yaroslavl but was not on the plane as he's attending an AHL training camp.

More or less. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy Tom Cavanagh

I don't think you need to get a concussion for repeated blows to the head to do some damage, or at the very least, contribute to existing mental issues.

Yes, there is a pension for players who play more than 400 games. Belak was going to be working as a broadcaster for the Predators and was in Toronto training for Battle of the Blades on CBC. He was one of the lucky ones who had opportunities post-hockey to make a living. I don't think money is a factor. I think getting punched in the head hundreds of times with bare knuckles and the cumulative effect it has on the brain is more at play here, but that's just my opinion.

He could barely muster up 35 points in the AHL.

The guy was horrible last year in the AHL. Barely noticeable at the best of times.

According to Bob McKenzie, Ryan Smyth has told the L.A. Kings he would prefer a trade to the Edmonton Oilers this summer.

That site seems really good because it deletes the stuff they get wrong.

Bowen used to games on TSN back when TSN did regional games for the Leafs, but that hasn't happened for 6-7 years. All Leafs games on TSN are national, which means it's either Gord Miller or Chris Cuthbert calling it. Maybe Bowen did CBC broadcasts way back when, but he hasn't been on CBC in recent memory.

Bowen is not on CBC or TSN. When the Leafs are on nationally (TSN or CBC), Bowen does the Leafs radio broadcast.

The NHLPA is investigating the Nashville Predators after concerns arose that there was a possibility the team missed the deadline for qualifying offers to a number of their Restricted Free Agents. If the NHLPA finds enough evidence, they will file a grievance requesting the players in question become UFA's. The players in question include Sergei Kostitsyn, Cal O'Reilly, Matt Halischuk, Nick Spaling and three minor league players. Shea Weber not included, so let's get that out of the way right now. He was given a qualifying offer last week so that the Preds could file for Team-Elected Salary Arbitration.

Still better than Lebda!

http://twitter.com/#!/DarrenDreger/status/88679794992091136

Looks like Langenbrunner is heading to St. Louis.

Leafs re-sign Clarke MacArthur to a 2-year deal worth $3.25 million per year.

While Ehrhoff is getting $10 million in 2011/12, $8 million of it is in the form of a signing bonus, which allows teams to get around the rules that the Talbot contract has violated. I suspect it will be one of many loopholes the NHL tries to correct during CBA negotiations coming up.

Darren Dreger says that Heatley's NMC is of the "modified" variety. He had to submit a list of 10 teams he wouldn't accept a trade to. Minnesota was not on the list.

So I guess Jumbo Joe gets another mulligan?

He will now work full-time at NBC/Versus. Canadian hockey fans rejoice. Will definitely enjoy the World Juniors more without Pierre talking over every big moment.