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It is, it was verified back during the SCF. Another tweet from him, right before the "loyalty and honor" one: Makes me wonder if Hossa's contract was directly responsible for Havlat leaving Chicago, thus Marty's qualifying statement here. From his previous tweets, it really sounded like Havlat's agent was really trying to get something to work in Chicago, but it would seem that the signing of Hossa made it all for naught. I definitely give the guy props though for getting on Twitter and just being a real guy.

From Havlat's Twitter: Now I'm intrigued.

Nope, not worth that kind of money. Especially after all the garbage he put the Ducks though. But hey, at least he actually decided before X-Mas this year.

Must have been a condition Hossa had before signing with the Hawks. That's the only logical thing behind this. Bowman probably knew it.

What is it with Red Wings goaltenders and the Blues? That's just odd. But, best of luck to him. Blues may actually finally have a solid tandem in net.

While, admittedly, it would be nice, I follow Havlat on Twitter and believe me, he has no intention of leaving Chicago. Dude loves that team and his teammates.

Maybe Pronger's wife got to him.

*shrug* No harm, no foul. Happy trails, Marian. Was neat to have you around for a season, best of luck wherever you end up (provided that isn't Pittsburgh or something ).

Of all the dramatic things I've ever seen...

Niedermayer's scheduled to hold a press conference to say that he doesn't know yet. What? He did that last year, who would be surprised if he did it this year?

From Bruce MacLeod on Twitter:

Best of luck to you. I know how tough it is, but I also know how satisfying it is once you start seeing results. Temporary discouragement will be part of the game, but you just have to push through it. Just watch what you're eating - you'll be hungry a lot, it happens, but will power is a good tool to build - and pair it with exercise and before long, it will just become habit. Hell, look at me...I started this whole fit-dealy almost a year ago - July 17th will be my one-year anniversary of starting on my path to fitness - and I just got back from an hour and a half at the gym. Keep us all posted, you've got a good support crew here.

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Tee hee. This should be good.

I hadn't thought of it that way. '97 and '98, four games; '02, five games; '08, six games...

Sucks for those few diehard fans in Phoenix, but it's also a stunning defeat for Bettman, which is a victory in my book.

If anything, it's nice to see the selection of stuff that will potentially be released. I rather like this shirt's vintage styling: The odd thing is that all these Cup items can be added to one's cart. Obviously, NHL.com would just cancel orders for the losing team, but it's still odd that they've leave that functionality in for the on-the-ready pages.

Alexisonfire, "Keep It On Wax"

I did the whole quitting smoking thing after the 2002 Cup. It actually held for a while too (didn't quit for good until after the Sox won the Series in '04, though). Mine this year? I'm shaving my head if the Wings win the Cup.

Sign of a bandwagon Pens fan? They can't even spell their "star" player's name.

Arkells, "John Lennon".

Breaking it out for the first time this postseason in anticipation of celebration tonight.

In the same vein...there is no KURT Maltby on the Wings. There is, however, a pest by the name of KIRK Maltby.

Okay, I can respect those, as they have the same charm of the Mickey Redmondisms we all hear. Still hate his current bits though, along with his voice where he practically seems to get...well, for lack of a better description, old-man orgasmic in the booth. It's just creepy.

"You can slap me silly, Sidney!" Ban it. PLEASE. Along with any other ridiculous thing Mike Lange says. Hate, hate, hate that man's voice.