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HOCKEY What's that? The sport has been shut down all season because of the NHL lockout. The players' latest offer--wage cuts but no salary cap--was nixed by the league...
...NHL-drafted defenseman] are big and strong, so we know they’re going to protect Dov,” Johnson said, “so Dov’s going to make the first save most of the time, and they’re doing a good job of blocking guys out and not letting them get to the second shot...
Grumet-Morris on the other hand, while tested more frequently than Howard, was aided by his six NHL draft pick defensemen, who again saw to it that congestion in front was minimal, breakaways were few and dangerous rebounds were virtually non-existent. The overwhelming majority of shots he faced were fired from just inside the blue line and beyond the faceoff circles, ensuring he would have a view of the shot and room to breathe when making his 39 saves...
...NHL has ceased to exist as we knew it—a major sports league that, now mired in a billionaires’ lockout, once owed its wild popularity to a cultish blue-collar ethic...
...With their six NHL players on the blue line,” Sneddon said, “shots and rebounds are tough to come...