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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: The view from below]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28698-From-The-Point-The-view-from-below.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The upcoming schedules for the NHL's two remaining winless teams aren't that bad, so they should be able to finally find a 'W' in short order]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Handicapping the Hart Trophy favorites]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28182-From-The-Point-Handicapping-the-Hart-Trophy-favorites.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Big Three are the most likely to win MVP honors, but there are a handful of others primed and ready to make their own case. - It&amp;rsquo;s hard to envision an NHL 2009-10 in which someone other than Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin wins the Hart Trophy as the league&amp;rsquo;s most valuable player]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: 30 teams, 30 questions]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27775-From-The-Point-30-teams-30-questions.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With puck drop on the NHL's 2009-10 campaign less than a month away, we look at each team and their biggest unknown. - NHL training camps are almost upon us]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: The all-remaining-UFA team]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27495-From-The-Point-The-allremainingUFA-team.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of the top names are gone, but there are still a few NHLers available who can help a team. Here's the best of who's left on the UFA market]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: With the No. 1 pick, the Islanders select...]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26898-From-The-Point-With-the-No-1-pick-the-Islanders-select.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With plenty of needs up front and on the blueline, New York Islanders GM Garth Snow has a tough choice to make Friday night. - To paraphrase comedian Sarah Silverman, &amp;ldquo;John Tavares is magic]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Sidney scores and so do all the Hawks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26154-From-The-Point-Sidney-scores-and-so-do-all-the-Hawks.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ovechkin and Crosby play a little role reversal... all the Hawks contributing to the run... and a few misleading numbers. - So Alex Ovechkin, the game&amp;rsquo;s most lethal sniper, has a league-leading 10 goals in 13 playoff games?
Yawn]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: First round MVPs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25788-From-The-Point-First-round-MVPs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some teams had plenty to choose from while others were tough to come by, but each playoff team has one who stood above the rest. - It&amp;rsquo;s a little early to talk Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoff MVP, but the timing is just about right to take a look at the team-by-team MVPs in Round 1: 
Anaheim Ducks &amp;ndash; Ryan Getzlaf
Jonas Hiller was a revelation and the Ducks don&amp;rsquo;t upset San Jose without Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger playing big minutes and big-time, but Getzlaf&amp;rsquo;s decisive victory in the head-to-head battle against Joe Thornton, San Jose&amp;rsquo;s No]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Primed for an upset]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25349-From-The-Point-Primed-for-an-upset.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The San Jose Sharks and New Jersey Devils go in as favorites, but both squads could easily come out on the wrong end of their Round 1 matchups]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From the Point: Front-runners for end-of-year hardware]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24887-From-the-Point-Frontrunners-for-endofyear-hardware.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's time to take a sneak peek at who will be challenging for NHL awards, now that the season is winding down. - With a dirty-dozen days to go in the NHL schedule, we can start talking about the individual trophy races without fear of overlooking an obvious choice]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Top 10 Stanley Cup contenders]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24257-From-The-Point-Top-10-Stanley-Cup-contenders.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of the season is drawing near and teams with legitimate championship prospects are becoming apparent. - With four-fifths of the regular season schedule in the rearview mirror (Hey! I think I see the Thrashers back there, too!) it&amp;rsquo;s time to take a serious look at the top Stanley Cup contenders]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Cheap trades, superstar rage, and Blueshirt blues]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23746-From-The-Point-Cheap-trades-superstar-rage-and-Blueshirt-blues.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best of the best who won't cost you an arm and a leg... Sid and Ovie's fantastic feud... and what's gone wrong in N.Y. - Vincent Lecavalier]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: If the playoffs started today]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23271-From-The-Point-If-the-playoffs-started-today.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We still have some games to play, but with the post-season within sight, it's not too early to start thinking about the possibilities. - The NHL playoffs are two months off and there&amp;rsquo;s still the trade deadline to get through and injuries to avoid before we can even contemplate a conversation about the 2009 NHL post-season]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Seven who must step up]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22764-From-The-Point-Seven-who-must-step-up.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we head into the NHL's home stretch, we look at some of the players who must elevate their game. - Five weeks until the trade deadline.
A little more than two months until the playoffs]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Hot and bothered]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22377-From-The-Point-Hot-and-bothered.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We're at the NHL season's mid-point, and this author has a few things he needs to get off his chest about the game of hockey. - Nobody likes a whiner in hockey &amp;ndash; and I don't like to accentuate the negative &amp;ndash; but I've got a few pet peeves about the game]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From the Point: Odds-on great Stanley Cup matchups]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21286-From-the-Point-Oddson-great-Stanley-Cup-matchups.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June is a long way off, but in the name of Christmas present fever we look ahead to a few potential Stanley Cup finals. - OK, it&amp;rsquo;s a little early to be talking about Stanley Cup final matchups, but all the talk of Christmas and wish lists has inspired a wish list of a different sort: five Stanley Cup finals I&amp;rsquo;d like to see (and they&amp;rsquo;re pretty realistic, too)]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Would a Habs All-Star ballot sweep be that bad?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20689-From-The-Point-Would-a-Habs-AllStar-ballot-sweep-be-that-bad.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the NHL's annual talent show is about entertaining fans, there's far worse things than having an all-Montreal starting lineup. - Welcome to the Bell Centre in Montreal, home to the Montreal Canadiens and site of the National Hockey League&amp;rsquo;s 2009 All-Star Game!
&amp;ldquo;And now, your starting lineup for the Eastern Conference&amp;hellip;at center, Saku Koivu, captain of the Montreal Canadiens!&amp;hellip;at left wing, Alex Kovalev, of the Montreal Canadiens!&amp;hellip;at right wing, Alex Tanguay, of the Montreal Canadiens!&amp;hellip;on defense, Andrei Markov, of the Montreal Canadiens!&amp;hellip;also on defense, Mike Komisarek, of the Montreal Canadiens!&amp;hellip;and in goal, Carey Price, of the Montreal Canadiens!!&amp;rdquo; 
And the fans go wild]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From the Point: The stats tell the story]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20113-From-the-Point-The-stats-tell-the-story.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Stanley Cup hangover?... Sharks on pace for NHL record... Top scorers... and overtime success rate. - Stanley Cup hangover? Who came up with that nonsense? Despite being without Marian Hossa and two top defensemen &amp;ndash; Ryan Whitney and Sergei Gonchar are sidelined with long-term injuries &amp;ndash; the Pittsburgh Penguins have stormed out to an 11-4-2 record through mid-November]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: The 'B' stories from every division]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19550-From-The-Point-The-B-stories-from-every-division.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:24:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We go through each of the NHL's six groupings to study the significant early storylines. - ATLANTIC DIVSION
The Big Story: The Rangers, despite a third period collapse against Toronto on Saturday (New York led 2-0 with eight minutes left, only to give up five goals in 5:20), are off to one of their best starts in franchise history]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: The Gabbo conundrum]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18946-From-The-Point-The-Gabbo-conundrum.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Wild seemingly unable to sign their top sniper, is it time to cut ties and get what you can before losing him for nothing? - That didn&amp;rsquo;t take long]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From the Point: Saturday night nostalgia at Maple Leaf Gardens]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18407-From-the-Point-Saturday-night-nostalgia-at-Maple-Leaf-Gardens.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:29:37 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Gardens opened its doors Saturday and fans lined up to get a peek inside the legendary hockey shrine. - I was inside Maple Leaf Gardens this weekend for the first time in nearly a decade]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: 30 far-fetched MVPs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17914-From-The-Point-30-farfetched-MVPs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:52:25 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a summer hiatus, the From The Point column returns with a vengeance and an eye on one player from each squad who could surprise this season]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: 2008 NHL Playoffs All-Star team]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16354-From-The-Point-2008-NHL-Playoffs-AllStar-team.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 17:51:55 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHL's champ may not yet be decided, but it's never too early to celebrate the game's post-season best. - The playoffs aren&amp;rsquo;t over yet, but they play the regular season All-Star Game halfway through the year, so I feel comfortable nominating the 2008 Playoff All-Star Team just prior to Game 4 of the final]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Spokes of Winged Wheel come from high and low]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15928-From-The-Point-Spokes-of-Winged-Wheel-come-from-high-and-low.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 23:19:47 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit continues to win year after year - and are in position to claim another Cup this season - by finding diamonds in the rough. - The NHL entry draft is in Ottawa this year, on June 20th and 21st]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: What will be Jagr's legacy?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15749-From-The-Point-What-will-be-Jagrs-legacy.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:17:52 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love him or hate him, few players in the history of the game have stirred fans' emotions like Double J. - Dear Jaromir: Thanks for the memories&amp;hellip;or good riddance?
That&amp;rsquo;s pretty much how it breaks down when fans discuss the possibility that the 2008 playoffs may be the final NHL action for Rangers superstar Jaromir Jagr]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Briere Time and minute-munchers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/15351-From-The-Point-Briere-Time-and-minutemunchers.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:44:11 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philly's highly paid, diminutive center has saved his best for the playoffs...and who's seeing plenty of ice time. - Not that Daniel Briere&amp;rsquo;s regular season was a bust &amp;ndash; it wasn&amp;rsquo;t; he did rack up 31 goals and 72 points in 79 games]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From the Point: The woulda, coulda, shouldas of the Oilers playoff run]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14525-From-the-Point-The-woulda-coulda-shouldas-of-the-Oilers-playoff-run.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:58:13 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Oilers are pushing for the playoffs, but really, will they? Can they? Should they?... and a tough night for Leafs MVP Vesa Toskala. - Could they? Would they? Should they?
Sure]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Eye towards the playoffs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14118-From-The-Point-Eye-towards-the-playoffs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:45:06 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>14118</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With the post-season drawing close, let's take a look at each team's outlook as the stretch drive takes shape. - ANAHEIM
The top two lines that did all the damage for the Ducks in the playoffs last season will look a little different this time around]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Malkin makes up for loss of Crosby]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13715-From-The-Point-Malkin-makes-up-for-loss-of-Crosby.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:59:10 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>13715</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Who says Pittsburgh's No. 1 star is out of the lineup?; time for Savard to get some respect; not so 'Rad' on the PP; and the question of the week]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: The good and bad of goaltending]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13341-From-The-Point-The-good-and-bad-of-goaltending.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:13:48 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>13341</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Nabokov is playing Vezina-worthy hockey on west coast, while two Southeast tenders aren't fairing so well. - The best, busiest and most blueline-challenged goaltenders in the NHL this season:
Great Teal Shark
Evgeni Nabokov has never really been a year-end contender for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL&amp;rsquo;s best goalie]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Alfredsson - the older, the better]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12996-From-The-Point-Alfredsson-the-older-the-better.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:28:17 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Senators captain, at age 35, is tearing up the league and is making a solid case for being named NHL MVP. - At the rate he&amp;rsquo;s going, Daniel Alfredsson is going to have a heckuva season in 2020-21]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Is Ovie worth that much dough?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12609-From-The-Point-Is-Ovie-worth-that-much-dough.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:02:48 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>12609</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[That's a whole wackload of money the Caps threw at Alex Ovechkin Thursday. And of course the debate will now begin - too much or good deal? - Aren&amp;rsquo;t hockey players supposed to be superstitious?
Not Alex Ovechkin, apparently]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: NHL can't ignore steriod issue]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11933-From-The-Point-NHL-cant-ignore-steriod-issue.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>11933</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With MLB's drug problems at a fever pitch, it's time the NHL gets serious about making sure hockey never faces the same ordeal. - It was difficult to watch Major League Baseball&amp;rsquo;s Great Steroid Investigation press conference on Thursday &amp;ndash; in which dozens of new players were implicated, including Roger Clemens &amp;ndash; without wondering what the impact would be, if any, on the hockey world]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Quarter-pole awards]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11510-From-The-Point-Quarterpole-awards.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:05:07 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>11510</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With every NHL team having played at least 20 games, let's hand out some (fictitious) hardware to those who deserve it. - The first quarter of the NHL regular season has come and gone; let&amp;rsquo;s check in on the top performers of the first two months of the season:
MVP: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit
There are several worthy candidates &amp;ndash; Sidney Crosby, Daniel Alfredsson, Roberto Luongo, Vincent Lecavalier &amp;ndash; but the Wings winger has been a consistent driving force in Detroit&amp;rsquo;s lineup]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Go figure]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11137-From-The-Point-Go-figure.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:29:25 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>11137</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Habs are one of the league's best, who knew?... one happy Hiller... and honoring two of the game's best 'D'. - Numbers don&amp;rsquo;t lie
1]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Carolina, Crosby crank it up]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/10678-From-The-Point-Carolina-Crosby-crank-it-up.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:05:36 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>10678</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Guess who's the league's top-scoring team?; After a slow start, Sid has arrived; and Vinny L., pugilist. - Quick! Can you name the highest-scoring team in the NHL? 
Hint: They didn&amp;rsquo;t make the playoffs last year, but they won the Stanley Cup the year before that]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Hoping to dance]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9849-From-The-Point-Hoping-to-dance.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9849</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[A look at which of last year's non-playoff teams from the West could make a run for the 2007-08 post-season. - The Western Conference is packed with top contenders: Anaheim, San Jose, Detroit and Calgary all garner big respect]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Fringe festival]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9848-From-The-Point-Fringe-festival.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:36:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9848</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[A look at which of last year's non-playoff teams from the East could make a run for the 2007-08 post-season. - Who's going to win the Stanley Cup? 
Really, it's the only question worth asking with a new NHL season around the corner]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Summer of love]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9847-From-The-Point-Summer-of-love.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9847</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With less than a month until training camps open, we take a look back of some of the off-season's more intriguing storylines. - Is it late August already? Wow…only three more weeks until training camps…begin]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Best of what's left on the UFA market]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9846-From-The-Point-Best-of-whats-left-on-the-UFA-market.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9846</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of the big names are gone, but there are still a few stars and plenty of mid-range players looking for homes. - And just like that, the free agent frenzy is finished]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: An early look at the 2007 UFAs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9845-From-The-Point-An-early-look-at-the-2007-UFAs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9845</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Let's go team-by-team and ponder some of the more prominent players to be had on July 1. - ANAHEIM
Only three Ducks of consequence are eligible for unrestricted free agency: goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere, right winger Teemu Selanne and defenseman Sean O'Donnell]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[10 things you didn’t know about the 2007 playoffs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9844-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-2007-playoffs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9844</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Think you've got it all covered? We bet there's at least a few things... - STANLEY SAYS…10 things you didn't know about the 2007 playoffs:
1]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Thoughts On The Conference Final]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9843-From-The-Point-Thoughts-On-The-Conference-Final.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 00:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9843</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Sam McCaig takes a look at the teams and players remaining in the hunt for this year's Stanley Cup. - • With all-star Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger serving a one-game suspension in Game 4 – for driving Tomas Holmstrom's head into the boards in Game 3 – the pressure was on Scott Niedermayer to play well and play often]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Tables turned]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9842-From-The-Point-Tables-turned.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 00:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9842</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Now it's the Ducks who are favorites... NHLPA taking the first steps toward respectability... and The Buff better fix its special teams. - Four years ago, the upstart Anaheim Ducks upset the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs and ended up advancing all the way to the Stanley Cup final before falling to New Jersey]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Learning curve]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9841-From-The-Point-Learning-curve.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 00:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9841</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Who's the world's best goalie... and what 'Alfie' is capable of. Just two of the things we've discovered in the playoffs so far. - There's an old saying that goes, “If you don't learn from the NHL playoffs, you're doomed to miss the post-season next year]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Blueshirts ready to shock the world]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9840-From-The-Point-Blueshirts-ready-to-shock-the-world.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9840</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Top-notch 'tending, scoring depth and a just-get-it-done 'D' has the Rangers in a good playoff place. - Not only did the New York Rangers win their first round series in convincing fashion, sweeping the playoff-neophyte Atlanta Thrashers, but the Blueshirts also won the NHL's first round]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Playoff battle lines are drawn]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9839-From-The-Point-Playoff-battle-lines-are-drawn.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9839</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Three lines you should keep in mind throughout the first round of the playoffs. - For the bottom line on the playoffs, all you need is The Headline, The Deadline and The Last Line:
Detroit Red Wings (1) vs]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Stretch drive news and notes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9838-From-The-Point-Stretch-drive-news-and-notes.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>9838</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Interesting tidbits of info from each of the NHL's 30 teams as the season winds down. - ANAHEIM: Teemu Selanne is the first player in NHL history aged 35-and-over to record back-to-back 40-goal seasons]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Around the NHL]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9837-From-The-Point-Around-the-NHL.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>9837</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Some notes and numbers of interest as we head into the league's stretch drive. - Some of the things we've learned from the NHL in recent weeks include a leading sniper in the West; the league's most lethal team while shorthanded; the least-busiest goalie; and how many bottles of beer the Stanley Cup holds:
Buffalo:  Chris Drury tied a career-high with his 30th goal of the season on Feb]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: New Year's resolutions]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9836-From-The-Point-New-Years-resolutions.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>9836</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Patience, speed, goaltending, scoring, money, time machine - every team has plans for 2007. - With a new year comes new hope and new promise]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Sam McCaig]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[From The Point: Holiday gifts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/9835-From-The-Point-Holiday-gifts.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>9835</guid>
		<category><![CDATA[From The Point.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[As the old adage goes (and the Bruins proved last year), it's better to give than to receive. - It's gift-giving time in the NHL, where they already got what they wanted in St]]></description>
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