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New-look Sharks out-Winging their opponents early on in season

By Damien Cox
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, October 31, 2008

The reverberations of the 2007 Stanley Cup victory of the Anaheim Ducks, it is fair to say, are still being felt. The Ducks partially brawled their way to that title, and last season much of the Western Conference added muscle with which to confront Anaheim. This season, fighting is up again in the NHL, with knuckle-dragging apparently back in vogue as even clean checks require revenge and payback. Even the Montreal Canadiens felt compelled to add heavyweight Georges Laraque, the fourth team i ...

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