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Patzold, Greiss battling for Sharks' backup goaltender spot

Associated Press

Friday, September 21, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Thomas Greiss and Dimitri Patzold are locked in perhaps the tightest competitions in the Sharks' training camp, yet neither goalie is about to break up a friendship over a seat on the San Jose bench. "We're not fighting. We're buddies," Patzold said with a grin. "You've got to challenge the other players, not your teammates." The Sharks must choose a backup for longtime starter Evgeni Nabokov this month after trading Vesa Toskala, who s ...

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