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Iginla's hat trick gives Flames 5-2 win in Los Angeles
Sunday, 11.22.2009 / 1:20 AM / Roundup
By Brian Compton  - NHL.com Staff Writer
Jarome Iginla made sure the Calgary Flames' blowout loss on Thursday didn't turn into something worse.

Calgary's captain scored a goal in each period for his ninth career hat trick, leading the Flames to a 5-2 win at Los Angeles on Saturday.

"We were assertive, we played an intelligent game and we were smart," Calgary coach Brent Sutter said of his team's rebound from a 7-1 home loss to Chicago less than 48 hours earlier. "Iginla played a whale of a game -- just not the fact that he scored. He was just rock solid in a lot of areas."

Iginla got the Flames started early by beating Jonathan Quick 13 seconds into the game, tied the score at 2-2 with a 5-on-3 power-play goal 6:51 into the second and completed his first hat trick this season by ripping a shot from the right circle past Quick with 4:07 left in regulation for a 4-2 lead.
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Kings' rebuilding plan ahead of schedule
Sunday, 11.22.2009 / 1:00 AM / Quarterly Report
By Dan Rosen  - NHL.com Staff Writer
When Dean Lombardi was hired to be the general manager in Los Angeles following the 2005-06 season, he made sure to sign a five-year contract.

He's no fool.

Lombardi promised a plan to skin the Kings' franchise to its bare bones and start from scratch, building through the Entry Draft and then interspersing the right pieces when necessary. He knew the Kings would struggle for a while, but he steadfastly refused to waver and buy into the quick-fix theory that had been the team's failing model for years.

It's Year Four of that five-year deal and Lombardi's Kings are ahead of schedule.

Entering the weekend, Los Angeles was second in the Pacific Division and fourth in the Western Conference with 28 points. They boast one of the League's premier forwards in Anze Kopitar and two of the best young defensemen in Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson. 
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Oilers' fast start stunted by injuries, illnesses
Sunday, 11.22.2009 / 1:00 AM / Quarterly Report
By Dan Rosen  - NHL.com Staff Writer

"We went through an incredible month here battling H1N1, concussions to major players like (Sheldon) Souray, (Steve) Staios and (Ales) Hemsky. A couple of the players we implemented from the grit and balance standpoint in J-F Jacques and Ryan Stone are still out. It's been quite a test for our group here." -- Steve Tambellini

Seriously now, what are Edmonton GM Steve Tambellini and coach Pat Quinn supposed to do?

Complain about inconsistencies? Yell at players not producing enough? Bag skate them?

Sure, they could do all of that, but it wouldn't necessarily be right, not when injuries and illnesses have run through the Oilers like a brush fire.

The number of man-games lost grew to an almost unspeakable 129 Saturday. That's astounding considering it's more than half the Oilers' number from last season (225) and we're just 25 percent of the way through the season.
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Four teams ready to hit the ice for games Sunday
Sunday, 11.22.2009 / 12:39 AM / Game Previews
NHL.com
After a busy 13-game schedule on Saturday, four NHL teams will hit the ice on Sunday with one game from each conference.

The action begins at 5 p.m. ET, when the Atlanta Thrashers host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Philips Arena. It's the second of back-to-back games for both teams; the Thrashers lost 3-2 at home to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, while the Lightning lost 3-1 at Carolina.
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13 games makes for a full day of hockey on Saturday
Saturday, 11.21.2009 / 1:05 AM / Game Previews
NHL.com
From West to East and back to the West, Saturday is a full day for NHL fans, with 13 games from coast to coast to coast.

The action starts in the afternoon when the Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings face off at the Staples Center (4 p.m. ET). The Flames hope a trip to Southern California will help wash away the taste of a 7-1 home rout by Chicago on Thursday, while the Kings are coming off a 3-2 home loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday.

After the afternoon appetizer, things heat up with six games at 7 p.m. ET.

After losing to Montreal on Friday night, the Washington Capitals head for Toronto and a date with the struggling Maple Leafs (CBC, NHL Network-U.S.). Toronto has dropped five in a row, the latest a 6-5 shootout loss at Carolina on Thursday in which they blew a 3-0 lead and allowed the tying goal with 2.9 seconds left in regulation.
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Hawks playing a waiting game
Saturday, 11.21.2009 / 1:00 AM / Quarterly Report
By Dan Rosen  - NHL.com Staff Writer
Hold all of your questions, please. In fact, stop the presses.

Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman wouldn't normally be ready to give a complete evaluation of his team after 20 games anyway, but he is reserving any and all judgment until Marian Hossa not only makes his Hawks' debut, but makes an impact in the lineup.

Only then will Bowman, the first-year GM with the famous last name, realize exactly what kind of a team he has inherited from Dale Tallon.
Hossa, who had offseason shoulder surgery, should be in the lineup soon, maybe even next week in California. He could skate on a line with Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews.

"You're starting to see it now, guys getting into their rhythm, but we have one guy coming back and ice time will get moved around so we need to see how that plays out," Bowman told NHL.com. "It's a necessary step for us to assess how it is with Hossa."
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Bolts' GM: Player commitment equals success
Saturday, 11.21.2009 / 1:00 AM / Quarterly Report
By Mike G. Morreale  - NHL.com Staff Writer
Every so often, the Tampa Bay Lightning are reminded of the growing pains associated with a team looking to re-establish itself as a Stanley Cup contender.

It was only five seasons ago the club celebrated its first Stanley Cup. But back-to-back opening-round playoff ousters followed by consecutive fifth-place finishes in the Southeast Division have sent the organization back to the drawing board.

General Manager Brian Lawton admits there's been a lot to like about this season's club. In fact, he's having more fun now than last season, his first on the job, when Tampa Bay finished with the second-fewest points in the League (66).

"The thing I've enjoyed most is the commitment of the players," Lawton told NHL.com. "I wasn't crazy about our group last year and that eventually seemed to manifest itself on the ice in wins and losses.
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Scouts always are on the road to somewhere
Friday, 11.20.2009 / 5:00 PM / Off the Wall
By Evan Weiner  - NHL.com Correspondent

"The great thing about the scouting industry and different cities, towns, you end up finding the little local places, the little local eateries that people never hear about and people will go there and the guys (fellow scouts) will go there because there is more of that family relationship." -- Pete Mahovlich

One of the most overlooked front office jobs in hockey is that of a scout. The scout provides preliminary information on players, and his reports are the first to be analyzed by the personnel people.
 
There are different types of scouts. One might specialize in watching junior players and try to project what a 16- or 17-year old might become by the time he is 22, 23 or 24 years old. Other scouts, like Pete Mahovlich, ride around sections of North America looking at minor-league talent or taking in NHL games to evaluate players.
 
Mahovlich, now a pro scout for the Atlanta Thrashers, has been scouting talent for a long time after a very successful NHL career.

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U.S. team defensemen top CSS prelim rankings
Friday, 11.20.2009 / 4:19 PM / 2010 NHL Entry Draft
By Mike G. Morreale  - NHL.com Staff Writer
Did you really expect Kurt Kleinendorst to spend the previous nine seasons with the New Jersey Devils' organization and not know the value of defense?

Kleinendorst, in his first season as coach of the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 Team, not only spent the last three seasons as coach for the Devils' American Hockey League affiliate in Lowell, but as New Jersey's assistant coach in 2000-01.

It's no wonder five of the top seven players on NHL Central Scouting's preliminary ranking for United States Hockey League players happen to be defensemen playing for Kleinendorst -- No. 1 Derek Forbort, No. 3 Stephen Johns, No. 4 Justin Faulk, No. 5 Jarred Tinordi and No. 7 Jonathon Merrill. This year, the USNTDP is ranked alongside USHL players; the team is playing a mix of college, USHL and international competition.
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Hossa's fast-approaching return is exciting news
Friday, 11.20.2009 / 3:30 PM / Fantasy Games
By Rocky Bonanno  - NHL.com Staff Writer
Fantasy Forecast for Friday, November 20

The best fantasy coverage on the net isn't taking weekends off anymore. Every Saturday, Matt Cubeta will provide a comprehensive recap of the night's action from a fantasy perspective, highlighting the top performers and providing news and notes to guide your entry. Check out Matt's report Saturday.

THURSDAY'S ROUNDUP:

The countdown to Marian Hossa's Blackhawks debut is less than a week away, according to the Chicago Tribune -- the target date is Nov. 25 at San Jose. "There are going to be a lot of options for a coach to have," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. "He's going to get a lot of ice time. We're looking forward to him being useful in a lot of ways." At Wednesday's practice, Hossa participated in line drills with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. "I still don't know who he's going to play with, but I think everybody's hoping they're going to be on that line," Quenneville said.
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