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THE NHL DEPARTMENT

By Lindsay Berra and E.J. Hradek

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

FILL IN THE BLANKS Happens every September. Training camps begin and questions swirl. Which team is the sure thing? The dark horse? Cinderella? Can the best stay at the top? Can the worst improve? Time will tell, of course, but who can wait? (Yet another question!) Here are our cold answers to hot questions for two Cup contenders and three wannabes. LONG QUESTION: NEW OWNER, GM, COACH AND PLAYERS. BUT IS NEW NECESSARILY BETTER? The Lightning had an, ahem, interesting summer. Owners Len B ...

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