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9-9-2007 Player of the week: Martin Erat (L)
NHL has awarded Martin Erat (L) of Nashville Predators as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 2 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Czech, Martin Erat was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 265 NHL games during his career, notching 48 goals and adding 95 assists along with 160 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 2 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 0 PIM.

16-9-2007 Player of the week: Marek Svatos (R)
NHL has awarded Marek Svatos (R) of Colorado Avalanche as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week.

A native of Slovakia, Marek Svatos was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 69 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 23 assists along with 62 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 4 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 3+5=8 with 2 PIM.

20-9-2007 Media criticises the New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are spinning in a 6 game winless streak. New York Islanders center Petteri Nokelainen commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...

23-9-2007 Player of the week: Ray Whitney (L)
NHL has awarded Ray Whitney (L) of Carolina Hurricanes as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 2 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Ray Whitney was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 769 NHL games during his career, notching 225 goals and adding 372 assists along with 261 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 6 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 0 PIM.

30-9-2007 Media rates the best players in the league
GOALTENDER
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Martin Brodeur A- B A- 35 New Jersey Devils
Roberto Luongo B B B 28 Vancouver Canucks
Miikka Kiprusoff B A- B 30 Calgary Flames
Henrik Lundqvist A- B B 25 New York Rangers
Tomas Vokoun B B B 31 Florida Panthers
Rick DiPietro A- B B 26 New York Islanders
Marty Turco A- B B 32 Dallas Stars
Ryan Miller B- B B 27 Buffalo Sabres
Jean-Sébastien Giguère B- B B 30 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Olaf Kölzig B- B- B 37 Washington Capitals
DEFENSEMAN
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Nicklas Lidström B B A- 37 Detroit Red Wings
Bryan McCabe B B B 32 Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris Pronger B- B B 32 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Tomas Kaberle B B- B- 29 Toronto Maple Leafs
Rob Blake B- B B- 37 Los Angeles Kings
Zdeno Chara B- A- B- 30 Boston Bruins
Brian Rafalski B- B- B- 34 Detroit Red Wings
Sergei Zubov B- B- B- 37 Dallas Stars
Lubomir Visnovsky B B- B- 31 Los Angeles Kings
Andrei Markov B- B- B- 28 Montreal Canadiens
LEFT WING
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Alexander Ovechkin A B- B 22 Washington Capitals
Patrik Elias B B- B 31 New Jersey Devils
Martin Havlat A- B- B 26 Chicago Blackhawks
Ilya Kovalchuk A C B 24 Atlanta Thrashers
Rick Nash A- B- B 23 Columbus Blue Jackets
Paul Kariya B C B- 32 St. Louis Blues
Daniel Alfredsson B B- B- 34 Ottawa Senators
Keith Tkachuk B C B- 35 St. Louis Blues
Henrik Zetterberg B C B- 26 Detroit Red Wings
Thomas Vanek B B- B- 23 Buffalo Sabres
CENTER
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Joe Thornton A B- A- 28 San Jose Sharks
Joe Sakic 84 71 83 38 Colorado Avalanche
Vincent Lecavalier A- B- B 27 Tampa Bay Lightning
Sidney Crosby A B- B 20 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pavol Demitra A- C B 32 Minnesota Wild
Brad Richards B B- B 27 Tampa Bay Lightning
Rod Brind'Amour B- B- B 37 Carolina Hurricanes
Mike Modano B C B 37 Dallas Stars
Scott Gomez A- B- B 27 New York Rangers
Patrick Marleau B B- B 28 Ottawa Senators
RIGHT WING
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Jaromir Jagr A C B 35 New York Rangers
Jarome Iginla B B- B 30 Calgary Flames
Dany Heatley A- B- B 26 San Jose Sharks
Marian Hossa A- B- B- 28 Atlanta Thrashers
Martin St. Louis B C B- 32 Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Sullivan B- C B- 33 Nashville Predators
Glen Murray B- B- B- 34 Boston Bruins
Shane Doan B B- B- 30 Columbus Blue Jackets
Marian Gaborik B C B- 25 Minnesota Wild
Jonathan Cheechoo B B- B- 27 Ottawa Senators

7-10-2007 Player of the week: Marian Gaborik (R)
NHL has awarded Marian Gaborik (R) of Minnesota Wild as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Slovakia, Marian Gaborik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 363 NHL games during his career, notching 138 goals and adding 144 assists along with 196 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 3 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 4+4=8 with 0 PIM.

12-10-2007 Media attacks the New York Islanders
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager nyi and headcoach Ted Nolan

14-10-2007 Player of the week: Joe Thornton (C)
NHL has awarded Joe Thornton (C) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 6 goals and 3 assists for 9 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 596 NHL games during his career, notching 196 goals and adding 362 assists along with 672 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 6 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 7+5=12 with 0 PIM.

21-10-2007 Player of the week: Patrik Elias (L)
NHL has awarded Patrik Elias (L) of New Jersey Devils as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Czech, Patrik Elias was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 603 NHL games during his career, notching 228 goals and adding 284 assists along with 295 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 7 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 5+3=8 with 0 PIM

28-10-2007 Player of the week: Evgeny Malkin (L)
NHL has awarded Evgeny Malkin (L) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week.

A native of Russia, Evgeny Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 8 NHL games during his career, notching 7 goals and adding 6 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 8 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 7+6=13 with 2 PIM

Media criticises the New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are stumbling in a 5 game winless streak. New York Rangers right wing Hugh Jessiman commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.

1-11-2007 Player of the month: Brendan Shanahan (L)
NHL has awarded Brendan Shanahan (L) of New York Rangers as Player Of The Month He registered 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points in 16 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Brendan Shanahan was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1987 entry draft. He has appeared in 1366 NHL games during his career, notching 609 goals and adding 645 assists along with 2388 penalty minutes. The 38 year old left wing has played 16 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 11+11=22 with 10 PIM.


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1-11-2007 Rookie of the month: Andrei Kostitsyn (L)
NHL has awarded Andrei Kostitsyn (L) of Montreal Canadiens as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 8 assists for 15 points in 17 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Belarussia, Andrei Kostitsyn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 29 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 9 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 17 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 7+8=15 with 0 PIM

4-11-2007 Player of the week: Daniel Alfredsson (L)
NHL has awarded Daniel Alfredsson (L) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 5 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, Daniel Alfredsson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 6th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 724 NHL games during his career, notching 269 goals and adding 420 assists along with 311 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 18 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 7+10=17 with 2 PIM.

11-11-2007 Media criticises the Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are stumbling in a 10 game winless streak. Nashville Predators defenseman Kevin Klein commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.

11-11-2007 Player of the week: Maxim Afinogenov (R)
NHL has awarded Maxim Afinogenov (R) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 2 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Maxim Afinogenov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 3rd round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 430 NHL games during his career, notching 107 goals and adding 137 assists along with 328 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 21 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 12+7=19 with 16 PIM

14-11-2007 Media attacks the Boston Bruins
The media is disappointed by the team's 6 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager paul and headcoach Claude Julien

18-11-2007 Player of the week: Mikael Samuelsson (R)
NHL has awarded Mikael Samuelsson (R) of Detroit Red Wings as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Mikael Samuelsson was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 5th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 277 NHL games during his career, notching 47 goals and adding 61 assists along with 140 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 18 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 5+9=14 with 0 PIM.

19-11-2007 Media criticises the Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are stumbling in a 12 game winless streak. Vancouver Canucks right wing Jozef Balej commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.


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19-11-2007 Media glorifies the Calgary Flames
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager matt and headcoach Mike Keenan

23-11-2007 Media attacks the Minnesota Wild
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager minn and headcoach Jacques Lemaire

25-11-2007 Player of the week: Thomas Vanek (L)
NHL has awarded Thomas Vanek (L) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 110 NHL games during his career, notching 35 goals and adding 40 assists along with 72 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 29 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 10+17=27 with 0 PIM.

1-12-2007 Player of the month: Thomas Vanek (L)
NHL has awarded Thomas Vanek (L) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 15 assists for 20 points in 17 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 113 NHL games during his career, notching 35 goals and adding 44 assists along with 72 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 32 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 10+21=31 with 0 PIM.


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1-12-2007 Rookie of the month: Evgeny Malkin (L)
NHL has awarded Evgeny Malkin (L) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Rookie Of The Month He registered 3 goals and 8 assists for 11 points in 14 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Evgeny Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 22 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 14 assists along with 8 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 22 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 10+14=24 with 8 PIM.

2-12-2007 Player of the week: Evgeny Malkin (L)
NHL has awarded Evgeny Malkin (L) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Evgeny Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 22 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 14 assists along with 8 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 22 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 10+14=24 with 8 PIM.

9-12-2007 Player of the week: Daymond Langkow (C)
NHL has awarded Daymond Langkow (C) of Calgary Flames as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 5 assists for 9 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Daymond Langkow was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 736 NHL games during his career, notching 172 goals and adding 270 assists along with 426 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 29 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 11+18=29 with 6 PIM.

12-12-2007 Media attacks the New York Rangers
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager seb and headcoach Tom Renney

12-12-2007 Media glorifies the Detroit Red Wings
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager joe and headcoach Mike Babcock