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The Buffalo Sabres needed to add a little more experience on defense over the summer. They certainly needed to inject some more toughness in the backline as well.
Enter Craig Rivet. It looks like he’s the veteran tough guy they needed.
The 34-year-old has seamlessly fit right in to his new team, leading the blueliners with 20z [...]

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin has been put on waivers.
Khabibulin is entering the final season of a four-year, $27 million contract. He joined the Blackhawks from Tampa Bay as a free agent after leading the Lightning to the 2004 Stanley Cup.
The Blackhawks signed free agent goalie Cristobal Huet to a four-year, $22.5 million deal in [...]

Though the regular season has yet to begin, the Pittsburgh Penguins already have suffered a hard hit.
The Penguins will be without top defenseman Sergei Gonchar for up to six months, according to a published report on Monday.
TSN of Canada reported Gonchar will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair his dislocated left shoulder and will miss between [...]

Carolina Hurricanes co-owner Thomas Thewes died after a two year battle with leukemia. He was 76.
Thewes, who passed away Sunday, most recently served as vice chairman of the board of directors of the Compuware Corporation, the company he founded in 1973 along with Peter Karmanos Jr. and Allen Cutting.
Along with Karmanos and current president Jim [...]

Hockey seasons aren’t made or lost in September, but roster spots are.
The Blackhawks went to 3-0 in exhibitions with a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. Other than to most in the crowd of 18,425 at the United Center, the result didn’t matter as much as the performances of players fighting to [...]

Monday National Hockey League Capsules.
TORONTO 4, ST. LOUIS 3 (SO)
TORONTO Defenseman Luke Schenn scored the decisive goal in the fourth round of the shootout as the Toronto Maple Leafs skated to a 4-3 preseason victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Andy McDonald gave St. Louis the edge in the first round of the bonus format, beating [...]

A year ago, Matt Niskanen was a fresh-faced kid out of the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Who was ticketed for a year in the minor leagues.
Today, he’s one of the Stars’ core defensemen, eating up 20 minutes or more in every preseason game.
So much for being a rookie.
“He’s done a great job of adjusting, and that’s [...]

A look at the best-of-five National League division series. Between the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies.
Schedule (All times EDT): Game 1, Wednesday, at Philadelphia (3:07 p.m.); Game 2, Thursday, at Philadelphia (6:07 p.m.); Game 3, Saturday, at Milwaukee (6:37 p.m.); x-Game 4, Sunday, at Milwaukee (TBA); x-Game 5, Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Philadelphia (TBA). (All [...]

Boosted by the big deal for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. The Detroit Tigers started the season as a popular pick to contend for a championship.
The Tigers finished the year competing only for the dubious distinction of being baseball’s biggest bust. A loss against the Chicago White Sox dropped Detroit (74-88) to a last-place finish [...]

Bud Black is coming back as manager of the San Diego Padres despite the club worst finish in 15 seasons.
The Padres announced late Monday afternoon that Black and most of his staff will return in 2008. The Padres finished 63-99, 21 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Padres say they won’t renew the contract of [...]