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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Current-day Caps built on Jagr deal]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29373-Campbells-Cuts-Currentday-Caps-built-on-Jagr-deal.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though GM George McPhee got basically nothing in return, shedding Double J's contract allowed Washington to become a contender.  - You could certainly argue the Washington Capitals have risen to the upper reaches of the NHL using the tried-and-true method of building a contender &amp;ndash; by being so bad for such a long period of time that they couldn&amp;rsquo;t help but have a number of potential NHL superstars fall in their lap]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Head-shot rule? Don't bet on it]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29265-Campbells-Cuts-Headshot-rule-Dont-bet-on-it.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[News out of the GMs meetings is that a sub-group will be formed to continue to look at the issue... and Team USA coming together. - Throughout the continuing and endless head shot debate, one thing has become crystal clear: the most vital stakeholders in the game at the NHL level can&amp;rsquo;t get beyond the notion that if you remove some of the devastating blows we&amp;rsquo;ve seen lately it will remove the physical element that makes the game so appealing]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Daly says Leafs have no veto over second southern Ontario team]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29207-Campbells-Cuts-Daly-says-Leafs-have-no-veto-over-second-southern-Ontario-team.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the Leafs can't oppose the move, why is the NHL not looking to expand?... GMs to talk head shots... and a tight-lipped Fehr. - It&amp;rsquo;s clearly time for everyone who cares about hockey to put the NHL&amp;rsquo;s feet to the fire &amp;ndash; and I mean right now &amp;ndash; when it comes to the issue of having another team in the lucrative southern Ontario market]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Branch sets bar for hockey establishment]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29090-Campbells-Cuts-Branch-sets-bar-for-hockey-establishment.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[David Branch's suspension of Michael Liambas shows the OHL's commish gets it and will get people within the game to debate vicious checks and head shots]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Is review committee overstepping its bounds?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28990-Campbells-Cuts-Is-review-committee-overstepping-its-bounds.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The naming of a new interim executive director and general council has some players wondering if the review committee isn't skirting the rules]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Kelly could return as NHLPA's executive director]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28967-Campbells-Cuts-Kelly-could-return-as-NHLPAs-executive-director.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[There would be a lot of dominoes that would need to fall to make it happen, but talk of Kelly's repatriation is very real. - Right now, it's nothing more than talk and speculation]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: NHL says Richards' hit was clean, but it shouldn't be]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28852-Campbells-Cuts-NHL-says-Richards-hit-was-clean-but-it-shouldnt-be.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Until the league changes their views on headshots, players like David Booth are going to keep getting sent to the hospital with concussions. - Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers has to be feeling pretty good about things these days]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Union primed to be broken; Leafs getting off too easy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28682-Campbells-Cuts-Union-primed-to-be-broken-Leafs-getting-off-too-easy.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The NHL should be ready to pounce on the mess that is the NHLPA... Pressure in Toronto killing the Leafs? Not likely. - Some Monday musings for your dining and dancing pleasure:
&amp;bull; With its organization in tatters and facing a leadership crisis (again), the NHL Players&amp;rsquo; Association failed to achieve quorum on what was supposed to be a critical conference call Sunday night, a night when all 30 NHL arenas were dark]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: NHL back in Quebec City? Think again]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28507-Campbells-Cuts-NHL-back-in-Quebec-City-Think-again.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite news of positive talks between hopeful Nordiques revivers and the NHL, you'll surely see a team in Kansas City before another in Canada]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Early thoughts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28335-Campbells-Cuts-Early-thoughts.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Crosby a top goal-scorer?... Unknown Sharks... NHL afraid of the NFL?... Maple Leafs doomed to fall... Avs better than we thought?... and more]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: No Kostitsyn? No captain? No problem for Canadiens]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28229-Campbells-Cuts-No-Kostitsyn-No-captain-No-problem-for-Canadiens.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>28229</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[At a team-building outing in northern Ontario, the buzz around the Habs concerned two issues, but neither seems to be bothering the blue, blanc et rouge]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Who's rising, who's falling?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28159-Campbells-Cuts-Whos-rising-whos-falling.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>28159</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With the NHL's regular season almost here, we take a look at each of the 30 clubs and whether they improve or regress and to what degree. - With a new season almost upon us &amp;ndash; thank goodness for that &amp;ndash; we can finally begin making serious prognostications for 2009-10]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Kessel deal demonstrates Burke's gumption]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28008-Campbells-Cuts-Kessel-deal-demonstrates-Burkes-gumption.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>28008</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Only time will tell whether it's a good move, but trading for the young sniper is another indication the Leafs GM isn't afraid to take risks]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Was Kelly ousting an NHLPA coup?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27867-Campbells-Cuts-Was-Kelly-ousting-an-NHLPA-coup.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>27867</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[While on-the-ice action is beginning to dominate the headlines, some players are still intrigued by the details behind their union's summer decisions]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Why an NHLPA leadership change matters to fans]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27700-Campbells-Cuts-Why-an-NHLPA-leadership-change-matters-to-fans.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:56:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_27700_2.jpg" length="29617" type="image/jpeg" caption="Paul Kelly was let go by the NHLPA just less than two years after he was hired. (Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[It may not sound like the most interesting news, but the battle being fought within the NHLPA could have an adverse effect on the league's future]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Firing Kelly the wrong direction for NHLPA]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27687-Campbells-Cuts-Firing-Kelly-the-wrong-direction-for-NHLPA.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The decision to fire Paul Kelly as NHLPA executive director is the latest in a long line of poor decisions by the union. - Paul Kelly lost his job early Monday morning for reasons that are so preposterous it risks making the NHL Players&amp;rsquo; Association the laughingstock of the sports world]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Perusing news and sharing views]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27624-Campbells-Cuts-Perusing-news-and-sharing-views.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>27624</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Dany Heatley's press conference... Grinders at Canada's Olympic camp... No moves for the Sharks... Jim Balsillie... and front-loaded contracts]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: CBA gives chance to passed-over players]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27286-Campbells-Cuts-CBA-gives-chance-to-passedover-players.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>27286</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_27286_2.jpg" length="37164" type="image/jpeg" caption="Alexandre Burrows, who scord 28 goals with the Vancouver Canucks last season, played in the ECHL in 2004-05. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[There's no doubt the CBA has some problems, but it's also given an opportunity to players who wouldn't have had a chance if not for the salary cap]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Lemaire hiring brings Devils full circle]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27219-Campbells-Cuts-Lemaire-hiring-brings-Devils-full-circle.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite his reputation for being a defense first, boring coach, Jacques Lemaire will earn wins and possibly, like he did in 1995 with the Devils, a Stanley Cup]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: How the Sens should've handled Heatley]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27135-Campbells-Cuts-How-the-Sens-shouldve-handled-Heatley.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[There were several things GM Bryan Murray could have done to ensure he got the deal he wanted for Dany Heatley. - I&amp;rsquo;m not saying the Ottawa Senators have completely mishandled the Dany Heatley situation &amp;ndash; after all, Heatley blindsided them with his trade demand at the most inopportune time possible &amp;ndash; but I believe it could have been handled differently]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Monday musings]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26870-Campbells-Cuts-Monday-musings.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The players will be in tough to change the head shot rule... a new philosophy in Minnesota... and Dan Bylsma at the Olympics. - Some musings for your dining and dancing pleasure on the first Monday of The Summer of &amp;rsquo;09:
&amp;bull; It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall when the revamped competition committee meets for the first time Thursday in Montreal]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Martin move leaves Panthers with a serious hole]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26528-Campbells-Cuts-Martin-move-leaves-Panthers-with-a-serious-hole.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By letting their GM walk at such a crucial time, you have to wonder why the Panthers didn't let Jacques Martin go earlier. - The game of musical chairs that has been played in NHL circles over the past couple of weeks has left the Florida Panthers scrambling for someone to fill the chair in their GM&amp;rsquo;s office]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Bye bye, Balsillie?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26390-Campbells-Cuts-Bye-bye-Balsillie.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 15:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the Coyotes mediation setup a bad sign for Jim Balsillie?... Cup scheduling... Dale Mitchell no savior... and are Avs fans getting a Roy deal? - Some Monday musings for your dining and dancing pleasure:
&amp;bull; As it turns out, the mediation process between the NHL and the Phoenix Coyotes is not taking the conventional form of mediation and that&amp;rsquo;s probably not very good news for prospective owner Jim Balsillie]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Young Caps still maturing into Cup contenders]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26259-Campbells-Cuts-Young-Caps-still-maturing-into-Cup-contenders.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 11:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite their star power and flashy play the Washington Capitals are still a few key ingredients away from being a true contender. - When I spoke with Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis before the season, he left only enough room for daylight between his forefinger and his thumb and said, &amp;ldquo;Washington is this close to becoming a hockey town]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Walker non-suspension mind-boggling]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26139-Campbells-Cuts-Walker-nonsuspension-mindboggling.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 22:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From top to bottom and any way you look at it, the NHL's decsion not to uphold Scott Walker's "automatic" suspension is absurd. - You know, you&amp;rsquo;re always learning something when it comes to discipline in the NHL]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Don't underestimate The Commish in Bettman-Balsillie war]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26002-Campbells-Cuts-Dont-underestimate-The-Commish-in-BettmanBalsillie-war.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>26002</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_26002_2.jpg" length="26793" type="image/jpeg" caption="Gary Bettman has already cast doubt on Jim Balsillie's most recent attempt to purchase an NHL franchise. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems to be a good time for Jim Balsillie to renew his attempt to move a team to Ontario, but don't underestimate what Gary Bettman can do]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Who's improving their Olympic stock]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25940-Campbells-Cuts-Whos-improving-their-Olympic-stock.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 15:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>25940</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_25940_2.jpg" length="67024" type="image/jpeg" caption="Both Eric Staal and Cam Ward could find themselves on Team Canada's roster for the 2010 Games if they continue their solid play in the NHL playoffs. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of Canes have vaulted themselves into serious contention for Team Canada with their playoff play... and a pair of prospect decisions]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Caps comeback would be just result]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25748-Campbells-Cuts-Caps-comeback-would-be-just-result.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>25748</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_25748_2.jpg" length="81796" type="image/jpeg" caption="Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals can complete a comeback against the Rangers with a win Tuesday in Washington. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) "/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[If the Rangers do find a way to win Game 7 in Washington, they would do so only because of a ultra-talented goaltender. - Should the New York Rangers somehow collect themselves to come back and win Game 7 against the Washington Capitals Tuesday night, they will go down in history as arguably the least deserving team to ever win a playoff series]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Playoffs provide plenty of lessons]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25505-Campbells-Cuts-Playoffs-provide-plenty-of-lessons.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:13:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>25505</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_25505_2.jpg" length="75956" type="image/jpeg" caption="Scott Niedermayer continues to be a force for the Ducks. (Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Unnotable quotables... players coming up big and small... Scottie's second coming... goodbye, Mats... Os-really-good... and Alex 'Zer' O. - We take you for a moment from your regularly scheduled face wash and ridiculous after-the-whistle scrum for the first installment of What We&amp;rsquo;ve Learned So Far In The Playoffs:
&amp;bull; Forget about the likes of Nietzsche, Aristotle, Bacon or Plato; hockey players are top-notch philosophers at this time of year]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Don't expect Canada's Cup drought to end soon]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25307-Campbells-Cuts-Dont-expect-Canadas-Cup-drought-to-end-soon.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>25307</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_25307_2.jpg" length="78774" type="image/jpeg" caption="Can Mats Sundin help end a 15-year Canadian Stanley Cup drought by leading Vancouver to glory? (Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With only three of Canada's teams making this year's playoffs and only one looking good for a future run, expect the Stanley Cup to stay in the United States for the foreseeable future]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Growing NCAA hockey a tough task]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25084-Campbells-Cuts-Growing-NCAA-hockey-a-tough-task.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_25084_2.jpg" length="80210" type="image/jpeg" caption="The Boston College Golden Eagles celebrate their victory over the Notre Dame
Fighting Irish in the 2008 NCAA Frozen Four championship.
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite its quality level and ability to develop NHLers, college hockey faces a plethora of obstacles that will keep it on the fringes. - As those who run college hockey cast an eye to Monday night&amp;rsquo;s basketball Final Four finale in front of 72,000 fans at Ford Field in Detroit, they hope to get a glimpse of the future of their own sport]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Central Division morphs from farce to force]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24868-Campbells-Cuts-Central-Division-morphs-from-farce-to-force.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:42:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>24868</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_24868_2.jpg" length="96938" type="image/jpeg" caption="The rise of Jonathan Toews and the Blackhawks in only one part of the Central Division's rise to prominence. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) "/>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once the league's laughingstock - outside of the Red Wings - the Central could soon become the NHL's only division with five playoff teams. - Take a look at the NHL standings today and you&amp;rsquo;ll notice they reveal tangible evidence of something people in hockey have known for quite some time &amp;ndash; that after years of being a running joke, the Central Division is now the best in the league]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Playoffs a possibilty for Senators?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24647-Campbells-Cuts-Playoffs-a-possibilty-for-Senators.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>24647</guid>
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"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa could conceivably make the dance... one record that will never be broken... and the B's better hope they don't play Montreal. - Things that got me thinking on an unseasonably chilly spring day in Toronto:
OTTAWA REVIVAL 
Is there a chance the Ottawa Senators might actually make a run for the playoffs this season? It seems almost impossible, but if they keep playing the way they have and the Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens continue to make a turtle race of it, you have to think they&amp;rsquo;ll at least make things a little interesting]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Many happy returns]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24437-Campbells-Cuts-Many-happy-returns.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>24437</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_24437_2.jpg" length="85833" type="image/jpeg" caption="Sean Avery has four goals and five points in six games since rejoining the New York Rangers March 5.  (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The key to Stanley Cup success could be replacing your head coach... the NHL contradicts its stance on Sean Avery... and the HNIC theme song]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: GM meetings unlikely to seriously tackle fighting]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24216-Campbells-Cuts-GM-meetings-unlikely-to-seriously-tackle-fighting.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>24216</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With the NHL GMs scheduled to meet in Florida for three days and discuss 'rules of engagement' don't expect much to come of it. - So NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the GMs won&amp;rsquo;t have any &amp;ldquo;immediate knee-jerk reactions&amp;rdquo; when it comes to how they&amp;rsquo;ll deal with the fighting issue when they meet beginning Monday in Florida]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Smart GMs deal for future on deadline]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23955-Campbells-Cuts-Smart-GMs-deal-for-future-on-deadline.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>23955</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rental players very rarely work out, so trades that work for both now and later are the ones teams should be on the hunt for. - It was trade deadline day in 1999 and Bob Gainey and his staff were beginning to get antsy]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Renney takes fall for Sather's mistakes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23709-Campbells-Cuts-Renney-takes-fall-for-Sathers-mistakes.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>23709</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_23709_1.jpg" length="71222" type="image/jpeg" caption="Tom Renney has led the Rangers to a 31-23-7 record this season. (Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[A good coach was fired in New York on Monday, but it was the GM with his poor signings that orchestrated Tom Renney's demise. - John Tortorella recently had his cell phone number changed to one with a 416 area code, no doubt so his employers at TSN would have easy access to him]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Tanking for No. 1 pick an absurd concept]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23467-Campbells-Cuts-Tanking-for-No-1-pick-an-absurd-concept.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>23467</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_23467_2.jpg" length="107510" type="image/jpeg" caption="The New York Islanders sit last in the NHL with a 16-33-6 record and 38 points. (Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[If you think the Islanders are intentionally losing games to pick up John Tavares in the summer, think again. - Here we are 840 games into the NHL season and the only thing we can say for sure is that the New York Islanders are, without a doubt, the worst team in the league]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Lockout was never about ticket prices]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23237-Campbells-Cuts-Lockout-was-never-about-ticket-prices.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>23237</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_23237_2.jpg" length="56312" type="image/jpeg" caption="The Buffalo Sabres are 14th in average NHL attendance. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite a message from the league that a guaranteed-revenue system would lower ticket costs, it didn't and never will happen.  - &amp;ldquo;With the right economic system, we can take the pressure off of ticket prices and I believe with the right economic system, many, if not most of our teams, will actually lower ticket prices]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Senators fire the wrong man]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23009-Campbells-Cuts-Senators-fire-the-wrong-man.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>23009</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sens chose to fire their coach 48 games into his tenure, even though their problems come from above. - When Pat Quinn was the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs &amp;ndash; seems like a long time ago, doesn&amp;rsquo;t it? &amp;ndash; one of the things he banged the drum about every time a coach got fired was the need for a coaches&amp;rsquo; union]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Making new friends]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22727-Campbells-Cuts-Making-new-friends.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>22727</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_22727_2.jpg" length="77054" type="image/jpeg" caption="Alex Ovechkin of the  Capitals and Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins appear to have mended fences over the all-star weekend. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Will the NHL and NBC split?... Next outdoor game in Boston?... Kovy brings Ovie and Malkin together?... and Canadiens legends. - MONTREAL &amp;ndash; The free lunch for NBC is over]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Changes in fighting philosophy won't come from within]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22528-Campbells-Cuts-Changes-in-fighting-philosophy-wont-come-from-within.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:18:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>22528</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Even in the fading light of a young man's death, people inside the game refuse to accept the time has come to examine fighting's place. - Bob Probert is the patron saint of all enforcers and Andre Roy is one of the toughest players in the NHL]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Ups and downs of the plus-minus]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22343-Campbells-Cuts-Ups-and-downs-of-the-plusminus.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>22343</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_22343_2.jpg" length="88005" type="image/jpeg" caption="Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins has 52 points and is a plus-29 in 42 games this season. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Selke-winner Rod Brind'Amour and defensive liability Marc Savard sit at polar opposites of the plus-minus stat, but who's on the top and bottom and why? - When you look at the plus-minus rankings this season, there are some shocking names at both ends of the list]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Sanderson's death must re-open fight debate]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21906-Campbells-Cuts-Sandersons-death-must-reopen-fight-debate.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>21906</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_21906_2.jpg" length="16156" type="image/jpeg" caption="Don Sanderson died early Thursday morning. (Photo courtesy of whitbydunlops.com)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With Don Sanderson losing his life after hitting is head on the ice, hockey must look at the place fighting has in the game. - Go ahead, accuse me of opportunism in the face of tragedy]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Finding a home for Kovalchuk]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21840-Campbells-Cuts-Finding-a-home-for-Kovalchuk.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>21840</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_21840_2.jpg" length="65466" type="image/jpeg" caption="Ilya Kovalchuk has only 11 goals in 37 games this season. (Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The former Rocket Richard Trophy winner is on pace for a mere 24 goals, which begs the question: what to do with Kovie? - After watching Ilya Kovalchuk fail to score a goal in his ninth straight game Tuesday night, Atlanta Thrashers coach John Anderson finally acknowledged the obvious]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: The difference between great and all-time great players]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21522-Campbells-Cuts-The-difference-between-great-and-alltime-great-players.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>21522</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[If at the end of his career Sidney Crosby is to be considered among the all-time best to ever play hockey, he needs to score more often. - Since Rocket Richard did it for the first time ever in 1944-45, there have been 184 total 50-goal seasons posted by 87 different players]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Will grave fighting injury serve as wake-up call?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21253-Campbells-Cuts-Will-grave-fighting-injury-serve-as-wakeup-call.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>21253</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[A 21-year-old Major League Hockey player is in a coma as a result of a fight, but will the hockey community take notice? - It was a hockey fight that started the way thousands of others have over the years, but it ended with a 21-year-old fighting for his life in a Hamilton hospital]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: If Avery can change, welcome him back]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20933-Campbells-Cuts-If-Avery-can-change-welcome-him-back.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>20933</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_20933_2.jpg" length="79228" type="image/jpeg" caption="Sean Avery was given a six-game suspension by the NHL last week. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) "/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The hockey community has shown over and over in the past it is willing to forgive and forget and Sean Avery should get the same courtesy. - For those of you who think Sean Avery should, and will, be forever banished from the NHL landscape, I recall an exchange that took place in a dressing room at the Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton during the lockout]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Who are Canada's centers at 2010 Olympics?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20650-Campbells-Cuts-Who-are-Canadas-centers-at-2010-Olympics.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>20650</guid>
		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_20650_2.jpg" length="83290" type="image/jpeg" caption="The Ducks' Corey Perry and the Flyers' Mike Richards won a gold medal together at the 2005 world junior championship, but will Richards join Perry on Canada's roster for the 2010 Olympic Games? (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With an abundance of talent at the pivot position, Team Canada is going to be forced to make some tough decisions. - It&amp;rsquo;s kind of funny &amp;ndash; not ha ha funny, but strange funny &amp;ndash; to think less than a decade ago, there was all sorts of hand-wringing and a deep-thinker summit to explore the reasons why Canada was not producing enough skilled hockey players]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Ken Campbell]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts: Tough to feel sorry for Canadian franchises]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20348-Campbells-Cuts-Tough-to-feel-sorry-for-Canadian-franchises.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_20348_2.jpg" length="118423" type="image/jpeg" caption="Saku Koivu celebrates his first period goal against the Ottawa Senators on November 20. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell's Cuts.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The CBA was struck while the Canadian dollar was less than 80 cents against the greenback, so it's hard for them to complain now that it's back down]]></description>
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