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Toronto Star.

But, ratings are up!

Thanks, but know. However, if he came to Detroit, he would easily have the most thread topics ever. But I am thinking of a team where he could end up, one that's trying to establish a new winning identity. The funny thing is, he's already played in that state.

From NHL:

I hope Toews remembers this when negotiations begin for the new Collective Bargaining Agreement begin. The Players need to hold the League to a new level of accountability for what is allowed to happen on the ice.

In the "old" League (last week), the team with the injured player would be contacted and asked if he is able to play in the next game. If the answer was "yes", a simple fine. In the "new" League, television ratings are way up and it would affect Uncle Gary's team. That's quite a corner the League has painted themselves into. In a related story, Kopecký...

The Freep didn't report on last night's game? Interesting.

From The Score:

Dance Shanny, dance.

The League does not care about the welfare of it's employees. Their only concern is about the drop in the number of on-ice concussions; borderline carnage doesn't count.

Why would Uncle Gary sign a "loose cannon" like Torres?

49 years and 150 days. What's that shine on the ball?

Joel Quenneville: Have your chequebook ready.

Uncle Gary is so proud.

Meanwhile...

From The Tennessean:

"I sign the cheques, so I can complain". "Snoozing Mario" isn't nearly as entertaining.

"Hey, I haven't seen my name in the headlines in awhile, so...": TSN.

He should be picking out a "Thank You" card for Shanahan.

There is absolutely, positively no possible way the Club loses this game.

Game Four, Conference Playoff Format Era (since 1993-94) This is the 38th Game Four in a Conference Playoff Series. The Club's record in the previous 37 games: 21W-16L This is the 8th Game Four in a Conference Playoff Series without home-ice advantage. The Club’s record in the previous 7 games: 5W-2L This is the 17th Game Four in a Conference Quarter-Final. The Club’s record in the previous 16 games: 8W-8L This is the 2nd Game Four in a Conference Quarter-Final without home-ice advantage. The Club’s record in the previous game: 1W Game Four in Conference Format Era with Series 1-2 (since 1993-94) This is the 10th Game Four Conference Era Playoff Series with the series 1-2. The Club’s record in the previous 9 games: 7W-2L This is the 3rd Game Four Conference Era Playoff Series with the series 1-2 without home-ice advantage. The Club’s record in the previous 2 games: 1W-1L This is the 5th Game Four in a Conference Quarter-Final in the Conference Era with the series 1-2. The Club’s record in the previous 4 games: 4W-0L This is the 2nd Game Three in a Conference Quarter-Final in the Conference Era without home-ice advantage and the series 1-2; The Club’s record in the previous game: 1W On This Day April 17 This is the 10h playoff game played on this date. The Club’s record in the previous 9 games: 5W-4L This is the 2nd playoff game played on this day v. Nashville. The Club’s record in the previous game: 1W LGW.

On yesterday's radio/television "simulcast" of "Hockey Central" on Rogers Sportsnet The Fan 590, Doug MacLean said that tickets were given away for G2, so the television audience wouldn't see as many empty seats. Uncle Gary probably signed off on this, following all that smoke he blew before G!.

It's a weeknight and NBC hasn't got a game on the national network? Interesting.