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Pregame report from Stockholm: Odd start times throw off players body clocks; who's in, who's out

By ESPN.com

Friday, October 2, 2009

STOCKHOLM -- There are a lot of things that are out of the ordinary for the St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings as they get ready to open the NHL's regular season here tonight. First of all, naturally, is playing in Europe. Second is the start time, 9 p.m. local, which will present a challenge for players in terms of adjusting their game-day eating and napping rituals. "We moved our meal and I think it's real important as a player because now you usually go back, have a meal and sleep, but ...

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