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Koivu has reportedly agreed to join SM-liiga club TPS Turku should the NHL lockout extend beyond the Christmas holidays, according to both TSN and the OC Register.
(As for when he’ll join? One of the Register’s sources says right after the holiday, another says when/if the season is canceled.)
The 38-year-old partly owns TPS with his brother, Mikko, and Calgary Flames netminder Miikka Kiprusoff. The team has already secured the services of a number of locked-out NHLers including Kevin Shattenkirk, Kris Russell, Alec Martinez (currently injured) and Antero Niittymaki.
Koivu signed a one-year, $3 million deal with Anaheim to return for the 2012-13 season after last year’s moderately successful campaign. He posted 11G-27A-38PTS in 74 games and finished second on the team with a plus-7 rating.
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Penner blasts refs for having ‘gall to guess’ on goalie interference call
May 19, 2013, 12:44 AM EDT
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Doesn’t sound appetizing.
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Logan Couture goes from injured to game-winner.
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His Halifax Mooseheads topped Seth Jones’ Portland Winterhawks.
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Ouch.
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At least Scott Hannan’s OK?
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These moments hurt in games with small margins of error.
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After falling to it in Game 2.
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Matt Greene isn’t playing in Game 3, either.
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Dennis Seidenberg likely out, Wade Redden’s a game-time decision.
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His club’s down 0-2 to the Kings…
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Their critical press release fund must be dry.
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Is that “grossly unfair,” too?
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The captain cares not for the rough stuff.
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Video: Valtteri Filppula’s highlight reel goal ices Detroit’s victory
May 18, 2013, 4:22 PM EDT
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Flying through the air going five-hole? Yes.
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Switzerland shuts out Team USA, faces Sweden in gold medal game
May 18, 2013, 4:00 PM EDT
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It’s their first finals appearance since 1935.
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The comments are now open.
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Havlat returns for Sharks, Kings’ Pearson could make NHL debut for Game 3
May 18, 2013, 2:44 PM EDT
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Lineup shuffles are on the way.
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It’s his call whether to go or not.
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On-ice chatter at its best.
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He missed 12 games with a broken thumb.
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