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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Still searching for logic behind agent's tweet about Price]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29290-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Still-searching-for-logic-behind-agents-tweet-about-Price.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agent Allan Walsh may have been trying to be humorous or perhaps trying to start a goalie controversy, but either way it was a poorly thought out move]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Looking at Team Canada after a month of hockey]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29013-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Looking-at-Team-Canada-after-a-month-of-hockey.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:51:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Vinny Lecavalier playing well enough to earn a spot? What effect will injuries to certain players have? Does Dustin Penner fit into the mix? - Watching the Tampa Bay Lightning during the month of October convinced me superstar right winger Martin St-Louis is desperately trying to play his way onto the 2010 Canadian Olympic Team, while teammate and franchise player Vincent Lecavalier is in serious danger of being left off the squad]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Dodging a Vokoun bullet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28612-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Dodging-a-Vokoun-bullet.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida is finding out what former GM Jay Feaster bet on in 2007: that Tomas Vokoun can't get it done when it counts. - Shortly after the 2006-07 season ended in another first-round playoff exit for the Tampa Bay Lightning, I began receiving calls from Predators GM David Poile offering to solve our goaltending problem by trading Tomas Vokoun to us]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Why Brian Burke is one of the best in the business]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28333-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Why-Brian-Burke-is-one-of-the-best-in-the-business.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former Tampa GM and Cup champion writes why Toronto GM Brian Burke is among the best managers in the game today. - Give Toronto GM Brian Burke high marks, not just for rebuilding the Toronto Maple Leafs and giving Leafs Nation hope, but for stirring the pot across Canada as well]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Trading for Heatley a mistake by San Jose]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28001-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Trading-for-Heatley-a-mistake-by-San-Jose.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bringing in a player who puts himself above the team puts Sharks coach Todd McLellan in a tough position and team chemistry in peril. - While it is still early, Bryan Murray is my front-runner for executive of the year honors this season]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: The perils of the no-trade clause]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27785-Jay-Feasters-Blog-The-perils-of-the-notrade-clause.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM of the Lightning talks about how NTCs are handcuffing potential moves and why they shouldn't be allowed. - Article 11.8 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the NHL and NHLPA permits &amp;ldquo;individually negotiated limitations on player movement,&amp;rdquo; better known as no trade/no movement clauses]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: How to build short- and long-term at the draft]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26880-Jay-Feasters-Blog-How-to-build-short-and-longterm-at-the-draft.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>26880</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning explains how the moves he made on draft day helped build a Stanley Cup champion. - As the 2009 NHL draft gets under way in Montreal later this week, some GMs will be faced with tough choices as they contemplate how best to improve their teams]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: A summer with Stanley]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26646-Jay-Feasters-Blog-A-summer-with-Stanley.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning details the time he spent with Lord Stanley's mug and the memories that will last a lifetime.  - While there are many advantages to being the GM of the Stanley Cup champions, one of my personal highlights from the 2004 season was watching my children interact not only with the Cup itself but also the Cup&amp;rsquo;s keepers]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Planning Stanley's summer schedule]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26380-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Planning-Stanleys-summer-schedule.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 10:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning explains what a Cup-winner must do to ensure every player gets his turn with the famous trophy. - Within the next few weeks one NHL GM is going to add some exciting items to his standard to-do list]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Kudos to Boudreau for making tough goaltending decision]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26118-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Kudos-to-Boudreau-for-making-tough-goaltending-decision.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 11:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sitting a high-priced starter isn't an easy thing to do, but the Caps coach took the road less traveled and it paid off. - Prior to the 2009 Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between Washington and New York, I predicted the Rangers would win]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Unsung heroes needed to win the Stanley Cup]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25735-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Unsung-heroes-needed-to-win-the-Stanley-Cup.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former Tampa GM who won a Cup in 2004 recalls Ruslan Fedotenko's key performance then and compares it to Michael Ryder's with Boston this year]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: What a GM can do to limit Sean Avery's impact]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25340-Jay-Feasters-Blog-What-a-GM-can-do-to-limit-Sean-Averys-impact.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM in Tampa Bay talks about what he would do if he was facing the superpest in a playoff series. - Prior to the opening of the playoffs each year, the NHL convenes a mandatory conference call for the GMs and coaches of the 16 participating teams]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Saying goodbye to one of the game's great owners]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24856-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Saying-goodbye-to-one-of-the-games-great-owners.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning talks about the loss of Bill Davidson, who passed away earlier in March. - The sports world lost one of its greatest executives March 13 when Detroit Pistons and former Tampa Bay Lightning owner Bill Davidson died at the age of 86]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Will Jokinen burn bright as a Flame?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24426-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Will-Jokinen-burn-bright-as-a-Flame.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning provides his thoughts on Calgary's acquisition of the talented Finn.  - While the Calgary Flames clearly made the biggest splash at the trade deadline, query whether they can win the ultimate prize as a result of their acquisition of enigmatic center Olli Jokinen]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: The nicer side of Tortorella]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23949-Jay-Feasters-Blog-The-nicer-side-of-Tortorella.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former NHL GM talks about the different motivational techniques used by his coach in Tampa Bay. - When John Tortorella was named head coach of the Rangers, three of his former players - Vinny Lecavalier, Martin St-Louis and Pavel Kubina - commented that Rangers players had best be on &amp;ldquo;Tortorella Time]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: GMs must be brave at trade time]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23469-Jay-Feasters-Blog-GMs-must-be-brave-at-trade-time.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pulling the trigger on a trade can be tough to do, but a good GM sticks by his convictions and reaps the rewards. - Former Flyers GM Bob Clarke and I recently participated in a panel discussion and were asked about trades we had made together]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Suspending stars right move by Bettman]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22952-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Suspending-stars-right-move-by-Bettman.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM in Tampa discusses why, for the good of the NHL, it was right for the league to levy a one-game ban on Lidstrom and Datsyuk. - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made the right call two weeks ago when he decreed Detroit Red Wings Nik Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk sit out the Wings&amp;rsquo; first game following the all-star break as the penalty for failing to participate in all-star weekend activities in Montreal]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: How trade rumors begin]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22521-Jay-Feasters-Blog-How-trade-rumors-begin.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning examines how he tried to keep the lid on deal discussions, but they would always be leaked. - My mentors in the game were iconic GMs such as Pierre Lacroix and Lou Lamoriello]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Trade deadline plans begin at mid-winter meetings]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22020-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Trade-deadline-plans-begin-at-midwinter-meetings.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former Tampa Bay GM discusses how teams plan ahead by bringing scouts and staff together to talk about the future. - As we turn the calendar on 2008, most teams will have conducted, or will soon hold, their mid-winter meetings that will map out a course of action for the stretch run]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Time to set a 'comeback' date]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21519-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Time-to-set-a-comeback-date.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning writes about the Mats Sundin saga and how the option to sit and wait should be reduced. - So tell us, Vancouver: What does it feel like to finish second? What does it feel like to be the second-most handsome young man who could have asked Mats Sundin to the dance? The really good looking guy, the one Mats was hoping and pining for, had too many other commitments in place and simply couldn&amp;rsquo;t come up with a way to squeeze poor Mats onto their roster]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: The lighter side of Brian Burke]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20932-Jay-Feasters-Blog-The-lighter-side-of-Brian-Burke.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:29:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite his rough and aggressive attitude we often see on camera, Brian Burke has a friendly side to him as well. - Brian Burke arrived in Toronto to great fanfare and he wasted little time before demonstrating why he is a media favorite]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: No pity for Oilers over Penner's struggles]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20233-Jay-Feasters-Blog-No-pity-for-Oilers-over-Penners-struggles.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Oilers misjudged badly when signing the big center to an offer sheet and few, if any, GMs are sympathetic. - That giant cough you heard last week when Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish called out, embarrassed and otherwise lambasted 2007 restricted free agent offer sheet signee Dustin Penner was the sound of 27 or so NHL GMs snickering over poor Mac-T&amp;rsquo;s predicament]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: The people who make road trips smooth]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19774-Jay-Feasters-Blog-The-people-who-make-road-trips-smooth.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former Tampa Bay GM writes about the behind-the-scenes people who make trips away from home fun and easy. - When people ask what I miss most about no longer managing in the NHL I immediately answer, &amp;ldquo;the people]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Working with 'Torts' in Tampa]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/19190-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Working-with-Torts-in-Tampa.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former Lightning GM talks about his relationship with John Tortorella during their time in Tampa Bay. - Hall of Famer Bob Clarke recently commented that John Tortorella &amp;ndash; or &amp;lsquo;Tortellini&amp;rsquo; as Clarke once referred to him during our epic seven-game Eastern Conference final series in 2004 &amp;ndash; was the best coach not currently working in the NHL]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: What if Khabibulin stayed in Tampa?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18613-Jay-Feasters-Blog-What-if-Khabibulin-stayed-in-Tampa.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Tampa Bay GM Jay Feaster explains his attempts to re-sign the Bulin wall before he decided to sign in Chicago. - While I had originally planned to write more about the process of making final roster cuts, the recent travails of our former Stanley Cup-winning goalie, Nikolai Khabibulin, caused me to change my topic]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Final camp cuts are never easy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18186-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Final-camp-cuts-are-never-easy.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:35:33 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>18186</guid>
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Bennett Studios/Getty Images)"/>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The former Tampa GM discusses the basis on which players were cut from Lightning training camp and its importance. - With 26 NHL teams having to submit their final 23-man active rosters on Oct]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Ready for action]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18010-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Ready-for-action.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:44:38 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>18010</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The former Lightning GM talks about his last season with the Lightning and how he's ready to get back in the saddle. - Greetings from sunny Florida]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Influences and role models, Part 3]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/14656-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Influences-and-role-models-Part-3.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:30:05 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>14656</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Jay Feaster discusses doing business in today's NHL, the legacy he hopes to leave behind and Anaheim GM Brian Burke, in his final installment]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Influences and role models, Part 2]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13893-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Influences-and-role-models-Part-2.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:44:53 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>13893</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Tampa Bay's GM talks about those who helped him along the way, how he tries to help others, and why relationships are so important. - In Part 2 of Jay Feaster&amp;rsquo;s blog outlining how he got to where he is today, we begin with his initial discussions with the Tampa Bay Lightning]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Influences and role models, Part 1]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/13684-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Influences-and-role-models-Part-1.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:35:44 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>13684</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Tampa Bay's GM talks about those who helped him along the way and the road he took to getting the Lightning's top job. - In Part 1 of a two-part series, Tampa Bay GM Jay Feaster discusses his role models as an executive in the NHL, and how he developed into the GM he is today&amp;hellip;
Without a doubt, the person most responsible for my growth in this business is current Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: To buy or sell at the trade deadline?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12949-Jay-Feasters-Blog-To-buy-or-sell-at-the-trade-deadline.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:37:06 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>12949</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Tampa Bay's GM discusses what will influence his philosophy as Feb. 26 approaches and why he prefers to make deals earlier in the season. - In Tampa Bay, we&amp;rsquo;ve thrived on stability]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Dealing with the trade deadline]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12744-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Dealing-with-the-trade-deadline.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:00:57 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>12744</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Tampa Bay's GM discusses team philosophy concerning being a buyer or seller as Feb. 26 approaches. - The all-star break, since it happens a little past the midway point of the season, is a good time to assess where your team is at going into the second half]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Building a winner no easy task]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/12077-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Building-a-winner-no-easy-task.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:33:48 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>12077</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Lightning GM Jay Feaster discusses the moves he made leading up to his team's 2004 Stanley Cup championship and why he had to let Nikolai Khabibulin go afterwards]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[Jay Feaster]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog: Taking control in Tampa]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/11898-Jay-Feasters-Blog-Taking-control-in-Tampa.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:29:19 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>11898</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jay Feaster's Blog.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Lightning GM Jay Feaster talks about how he stopped Vincent Lecavalier from getting traded and became the team's GM. - Jay Feaster has been with the Tampa Bay Lightning since 1998 and became the team&amp;rsquo;s GM in 2002]]></description>
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