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<title><![CDATA[NHL - Nashville Predators' Rich Clune is on a long road to recovery]]></title>
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Three years ago, Nashville's Rich Clune's boozing and drug use pushed him to rock bottom, Scott Burnside writes. Which makes his recovery all the more remarkable.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 12, 2013 13:06:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trophy Tracker: Top Jack Adams candidates]]></title>
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For this week's latest Trophy Tracker, we take our first look at the top coaching candidates for the Jack Adams Award:  1. Bruce Boudreau, Washingto...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 26, 2011 14:31:45 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stanley Cup playoffs: Alexander Semin, Washington Capitals take first step in playoff chase]]></title>
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If you're trying to exorcise playoff demons like the Capitals are, what better way to start than by getting a monster goal from the ghost himself, Alexander Semin?]]></description>
<pubDate>April 13, 2011 17:42:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Burnside: This week's games to watch]]></title>
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Monday: Kings at Sharks, 10 p.m. ETThe Kings, who have won five of their past six games, can secure a playoff berth with a win at the Shark Tank and t...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 04, 2011 10:04:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Peter Forsberg takes to ice and tests himself with Colorado Avalanche]]></title>
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Former Hart Trophy winner and two-time Stanley Cup champion Peter Forsberg began early Saturday morning what he hopes will be one final comeback attempt with the Colorado Avalanche.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 22, 2011 08:13:01 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 Stanley Cup finals: Game 1 between Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers was anything but ordinary]]></title>
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Tons of goals, a goalie switch and unsung heroes? Game 1 had it all and was one of the more wacky Cup finals games we've seen in recent memory.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 29, 2010 17:35:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 NHL Playoffs: Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom 'questionable but probable'; Jose Theodore to start in goal]]></title>
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Nicklas Backstrom is "questionable but probable" for Game 1 of the Capitals' first-round series against the Canadiens, coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters after Tuesday's practice.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 13, 2010 06:17:02 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NHL -- Why Alex Ovechkin's game is better than ever since his first career suspension]]></title>
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Many wondered whether Alex Ovechkin's first career suspension would take some bite out of his game. Um, never mind. Scott Burnside rants on this and more in this week's Power Play.]]></description>
<pubDate>December 28, 2009 12:52:13 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Burnside: Instead of putting hammer down, Pittsburgh Penguins come out flat]]></title>
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Instead of showing the sense of purpose that marked their play through the first three rounds of the playoffs last season, the Penguins turned in a strangely dispassionate performance in Game 5.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 23, 2009 17:26:46 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Burnside: Training camp questions for Eastern Conference]]></title>
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As NHL training camps open up this week, we take a look at where each team stands. First up, our take, and questions, on the Eastern Conference.]]></description>
<pubDate>September 15, 2008 06:08:20 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Burnside in the Box: Who's next on the coaching hot seat?]]></title>
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With Bob Hartley's firing last week, does this mean more dismissals are coming? Scott Burnside takes a look at coaches on the hot seat.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 21, 2007 15:57:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It might take time, but Senators should feel good about their season]]></title>
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It might take some time, but the Ottawa Senators should take away something positive from their first trip to the Cup finals.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 06, 2007 20:02:57 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Burnside: What we've learned this NHL season]]></title>
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We picked the top stories expected to dominate the NHL season. How did it all turn out? Scott Burnside takes a look.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 14, 2006 10:12:59 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bourque's one regret: No Cup in Boston]]></title>
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Ray Bourque reached the pinnacle of his career in Colorado, but his Hall of Fame game was bred in Boston.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 02, 2004 10:14:13 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Heatley's skate: First test in return]]></title>
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With his first strides, Dany Heatley passed his first symbolic test after the death of Dan Snyder.]]></description>
<pubDate>December 23, 2003 09:11:35 PST</pubDate>
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