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What to be hopeful for if you're ...

By Adam Proteau
The Hockey News

Thursday, September 7, 2006

We're going to try and find the good in each team's summer moves. However, if you expect we'll ignore the potentially bad and ugly consequences of their new directions, welcome to your first Screen Shots column. Come for the comments, stay for the snark. This week, we finish up with the Western Conference. Dallas Stars The Optimist Says: Buying out Bill Guerin and adding former Capitals mainstay Jeff Halpern will improve a defense that collapsed in front of Marty Turco during the 2005-06 playo ...

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