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14-12-2007 Media praises the St. Louis Blues
I think one of the things that has been evident is we've had a chance to practice, commented St. Louis Blues coach Mike Kitchen after today's game against the Ottawa Senators. This brings their current streak to 8 games undefeated.

15-12-2007 Media attacks the Philadelphia Flyers
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager cor and headcoach John Stevens

16-12-2007 Player of the week: Tim Connolly (C)
NHL has awarded Tim Connolly (C) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Tim Connolly was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 429 NHL games during his career, notching 75 goals and adding 156 assists along with 190 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 41 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 13+18=31 with 10 PIM.

18-12-2007 Media criticises the Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are spinning in a 6 game winless streak. Montreal Canadiens right wing Michael Ryder commented about their recent play: Things are not looking good for us but I think if we stay positive, we can climb out of this hole.

Player of the week: Daniel Brière (C)
NHL has awarded Daniel Brière (C) of Philadelphia Flyers as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Daniel Brière was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 435 NHL games during his career, notching 143 goals and adding 167 assists along with 286 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 33 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 13+16=29 with 10 PIM.