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Sports is all about heroes and bums, but seldom has so much attention been given to, well, one hero's bum. via Slam Sports

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“Before that, maybe not so. We didn't play the hockey we need to play in the first three games.”

Johan Franzen will miss a fourth straight playoff game when his Detroit Red Wings try to eliminate the Dallas Stars in the NHL's Western Conference final Saturday . via NHL.com

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“It's a great opportunity to be out there with those guys”

Putting speedy youngsters Loui Eriksson, Toby Petersen and Joel Lundqvist on the same line Wednesday wasn't the only tinkering Stars coach Dave Tippett did in Game 4. Tippett also moved Mike Modano from center ... via CBS SportsLine

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“He wants that win probably more than anybody”

Marty Turco has quite an opportunity in front of him. AP turco jinxed: Dallas Stars' goaltender Marty Turco has a 0-9-2 record as a professional in the Joe louis arena, where the Stars play the Detroit red ... via Times-Transcript

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Turco called Holmstrom "a squirrelly man, the weakest strongest guy out there" - and even though that sounded contradictory at first blush, you knew exactly what he meant. via The Globe and Mail

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“None of our series are ever static in terms of the dates. We always have a range of flexibility to respond to whatever may or may not happen.”

If both Detroit and the Pittsburgh Penguins end their respective conference finals in four games, would the NHL move up the start of the Stanley Cup final? "I always hate to speculate about what might happen," ... via The Globe and Mail

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“We've got four lines that really can play in all situations and the longer the game goes, the more advantage for us.”

When Jiri Hudler broke away to score the go-ahead goal midway through the second period for the Red Wings , Detroit coach Mike Babcock said he thought to himself that it was all over. via CBS SportsLine

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“What you do is you put them out there in those situations over and over and over again until they do it right. And you don't let them off the hook. You make them check the best players”

An important part of Detroit's philosophy is that its best players -- such as Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom -- should be competitive on both sides of the puck. via National Post

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“It was a really hard decision for me”

Last Update: 5/09 6:29 pm The Dallas Stars inked free agent forward Fabian Brunnstrom to a two-year entry-level contract on Friday. via WWTI

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“Today is the one day you don't want to see Dougie Wilson come into your office with a stern look on his face, but that's life, and you move on.”

May 12, 2008 7:24 PM By GREG BEACHAM, AP 1 hr 11 ago: Sharks fire coach Ron Wilson after another ouster In this May 6, 2008 file photo, San Jose Sharks head coach Ron Wilson discusses the season during a news ... via Examiner.com

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