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		<author><![CDATA[Adam Proteau]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Identity crisis]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29475-Ask-Adam-Identity-crisis.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag this week: Who's your all-time team?... Why doesn't Canada ice two Olympic entries? And more.   - I got an Ask Adam question this week from a woman congratulating me on being hired as Panthers assistant coach and wishing me good luck in being inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Very superstitious]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29317-Ask-Adam-Very-superstitious.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag, Adam answers your questions on: Tim Thomas, meeting players at the ACC, playing on holidays, and more. - It&amp;rsquo;s Friday the 13th! Oooga Booga Booga and all that jazz]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: On the move]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29132-Ask-Adam-On-the-move.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: Liambas suspension?... Where will Atlanta and Florida go?... Germany's goalie?... and more. - It&amp;rsquo;s Hockey Hall of Fame weekend here in THN Headquarters Land &amp;ndash; and we&amp;rsquo;re looking forward to seeing all five hockey-lifers take their place as honored members]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Stats and order]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28959-Ask-Adam-Stats-and-order.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam answers your questions on the shootout, NHLers in movies and the direction of the Toronto Maple Leafs. - In the Ask Adam mailbag system, the process is represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the readers, who ask questions, and the writer, who answers them]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Plain to see]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28783-Ask-Adam-Plain-to-see.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: line matching on TV... NHL back in Quebec City?... Habs getting the shaft?... and more. - We received some great questions this week, so we&amp;rsquo;ll have to keep the answers relatively short]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Island unto himself]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28608-Ask-Adam-Island-unto-himself.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: Is Tavares the real deal?... Bettman in HHOF?... Home whites?... Homegrown talent?... and more. - Next week&amp;rsquo;s mailbag will be composed by the author in a runaway silver helium balloon garage attic]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Flame on!]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28454-Ask-Adam-Flame-on.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: Does Calgary's success feel good?... Thoughts on Theo?... Award picks?... And more. - We&amp;rsquo;ll get to this week&amp;rsquo;s mail momentarily, but since I&amp;rsquo;ve begun mentioning it in other places, I might as well mention to AA readers that the book I edited and co-wrote, Puck Funnies: Hockey Humor, Hilarity and Hi-Jinx, will be hitting virtual and actual book stores in the very near future]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Welcome Mats]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28268-Ask-Adam-Welcome-Mats.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: Sundin in the HHOF... Drury duty... Hossa's Cup chances... Tampa's point man... and more. - If it wasn&amp;rsquo;t enjoyable enough being at the first game of the NHL season &amp;ndash; between two Original Six rivals, no less &amp;ndash; it got a whole lot better for your faithful question-taker-and-answerer when he checked out the press box seating arrangement and realized he&amp;rsquo;d be watching the game beside none other than CBC play-by-play legend Bob Cole]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Countdown to hockey day]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/28109-Ask-Adam-Countdown-to-hockey-day.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Gaborik shine on Broadway? Who should go No. 1 in a pool? Is Gretzky a good coach?  - It&amp;rsquo;s a bittersweet time for Canadians today &amp;ndash; not because Wayne Gretzky has left the Phoenix Coyotes (more on that later in the mailbag), but because today marks the release of the final chapter of the Trailer Park Boys saga]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Wing and a prayer]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27953-Ask-Adam-Wing-and-a-prayer.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: What can the Hawks do to get out of their Cap mess?... Olympic impact?... Buffalo Balsillie?... and more. - Before ye olde mailbag doth commence for another week, a little Ask Adam question-writing tip for the day]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Get your Phil]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27823-Ask-Adam-Get-your-Phil.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: Leafs offer sheet to Kessel?... NHL like MLB?... A Daymond in the rough?... Dubinsky's contract?... And more. - Before we get to this week&amp;rsquo;s mailbag, I want to pay my respects to the memory of Garnet &amp;lsquo;Ace&amp;rsquo; Bailey and Mark Bavis, two L]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Alternate answers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27752-Ask-Adam-Alternate-answers.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Adam away, staffers step up to answer on Patrick Kane, Paul Kelly, captains, assistants and more. - What a beautiful day in Toronto &amp;ndash; and on the verge of a long weekend, too]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Stay classy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27676-Ask-Adam-Stay-classy.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this pre-vacation mailbag: Who will carry Sakic's torch?; Will Boston chase Heatley?; Jim Balsillie; and more. - I&amp;rsquo;m in vacation mode next week, but my co-workers will &amp;ldquo;gladly&amp;rdquo; pick up the pace, so keep sending your questions to the usual location (askadam@thehockeynews]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Predictions explained]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27608-Ask-Adam-Predictions-explained.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>27608</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag this week: how THN arrives at its rankings... how the Canes will fare... and Big Bert's impact in Detroit.  - A good Friday to you all]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: European vacation]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27531-Ask-Adam-European-vacation.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest summer mailbag: Who to see in Germany?; Should the Nucks deal Luongo?; and will the NHL expand overseas? - Mailbag! Get your mid-August mailbag here!
Hey Adam, two questions for you: One, with Cory Schneider's spectacular play in the American League last year showing us he's ready for the show, would it be better to trade him for depth or call him up and trade Luongo? (I love Louie, but the Nucks could get anybody they want for him]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Front and Senator]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27464-Ask-Adam-Front-and-Senator.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag this week: Ottawa as dark horse? Luongo on the move? Isles a mover and shaker? And more. - This mailbag is dedicated to John Hughes, the Hollywood director who died unexpectedly in New York Thursday at age 59]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: All atwitter]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27396-Ask-Adam-All-atwitter.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam's got the Twitter bug and answers your questions on Rick Nash, the Hurricanes and more in a new-age way. - When it comes to accepting the semi-new technology of Twitter into my life, I&amp;rsquo;m more like the late Bill Wirtz was with TV than Shaquille O&amp;rsquo;Neal]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Fight or flight]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27342-Ask-Adam-Fight-or-flight.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week in the mailbag: Is Philly a contender? Why stay in Phoenix? Will Kaberle be dealt? Should Duchene be sent down? And more. - Welcome to another web edition of Inquire Of Adam]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Kings' ransom]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27276-Ask-Adam-Kings-ransom.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: Changes in L.A.? What to do with Dany? The Atlantic's best? Should Sather be fired? - 
   I understand why people enjoy cute animal videos, but when I see a headline that says, &amp;ldquo;Tiny Dwarf Goat Surfs On The Back Of A Sheep,&amp;rdquo; it&amp;rsquo;s official &amp;ndash; we&amp;rsquo;re using up valuable bandwidth for all the wrong reasons]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Cap questions]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27196-Ask-Adam-Cap-questions.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week's mailbag: Limitations on long-term deals?; why can't Legace find work?; and will the Leafs ever win again? - Here we go again. And I mean that in the best way]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Singing the blues]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/27100-Ask-Adam-Singing-the-blues.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: UFA winners and losers? Why is Detroit in the West? Tavares or Hedman? A a Proteau-tune? - Happy real, official off-season, everybody]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Watching and waiting]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26940-Ask-Adam-Watching-and-waiting.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proteau answers readers questions on watching the draft, his '10 Cup pick, Burke's hypocrisy, Bouwmeester's future, and more. - Just think &amp;ndash; by this time next week, the NHL draft will be over, as will the first manic days of unrestricted free agency]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Being accountable]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26843-Ask-Adam-Being-accountable.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week's mailbag: Heatley's Olympic chances... who will San Jose move... why is Adam so negative? And more. - Now that the NHL season is officially over and the league&amp;rsquo;s awards have been handed out, how much breathing room do we get before talking hockey again &amp;ndash; three, four whole days? Just another reason why exhibition games suck harder than an asthmatic vampire and ought to be done away with for good]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Empty-handed]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26733-Ask-Adam-Emptyhanded.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week's mailbag: NHL scheduling issues... Enroth drafted by the KHL... and THN Radio's summer schedule. - At last &amp;ndash; all the hype, anticipation and analysis has ended and we can get down to what everybody&amp;rsquo;s been waiting for: another Friday mailbag]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Ch-ch-ch-changes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26613-Ask-Adam-Chchchchanges.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag this week: Back to ESPN?... Nieuwendyk a good GM?... Schremp's future?... Colorado rebuild? - It&amp;rsquo;s mailbag time &amp;ndash; and by now I&amp;rsquo;m sure you know the routine]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Cat and mouse]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26474-Ask-Adam-Cat-and-mouse.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 12:39:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proteau's away, so the THNers step up to answer questions about the Sedins and Toronto, Vinny and Montreal, and more. - When the cat (Adam) is away, the mice (the rest of the THN staff) get to play]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Staal tatics]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26338-Ask-Adam-Staal-tatics.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 13:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should the Pens trade Jordan? Canadian expansion? UFA vs. RFA? Jagr to the Oil? These questions and more in the Friday mailbag. - I&amp;rsquo;m suspending standard operating procedure for the next 7-10 days, mainly to put the finishing touches (as well as the halfway-through touches) on a new book for THN]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Norris, Canes, Balsillie and Bettman]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26229-Ask-Adam-Norris-Canes-Balsillie-and-Bettman.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 13:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Friday mailbag: Norris favorites... Bettman vs. Balsillie... and who's carrying the Canes? - Well, wasn&amp;rsquo;t that a fine pair of Game 7s Thursday night? It&amp;rsquo;s small consolation if you&amp;rsquo;re a Bruins or Ducks fan, but those two contests were as thrilling as any in the NHL&amp;rsquo;s 2009 playoffs &amp;ndash; and when a true competitor like Boston&amp;rsquo;s Tim Thomas is smiling and congratulating Hurricanes players in the post-game on-ice handshake, he shows fans of all vanquished teams how to accept defeat with class]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Awards, MVPs and trades]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/26052-Ask-Adam-Awards-MVPs-and-trades.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 12:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>26052</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Friday mailbag: Playoff MVP so far... a couple trade proposals... renaming awards... and more. - With all four remaining NHL playoff series looking as if they&amp;rsquo;re headed to a seven-game finale &amp;ndash; and with Jim Balsillie looking as if he&amp;rsquo;ll make bids on at least seven franchises until Gary Bettman allows the BlackBerry baron to play in the league&amp;rsquo;s yard &amp;ndash; there are all kinds of pressing questions to deal with this week]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Twin bill]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25879-Ask-Adam-Twin-bill.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 14:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>25879</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: the Joe Sakic Trophy?... Who's Team Canada's starter?... Can the Canucks keep the Sedins?... and more. - Once again, AA readers (a term I hope I haven&amp;rsquo;t accidentally misappropriated from psychics with alcoholic clients) have outdone themselves with great inquiries for this week&amp;rsquo;s mailbag]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Stars and stripes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25631-Ask-Adam-Stars-and-stripes.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: What's the future of the Jackets and Stars? Who are assistants talking to? Could the Isles get draft shafted? And more. - Wherever did the week go? Oh yeah &amp;ndash; mostly up and down the highway, back and forth between Toronto and Columbus]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: All-around greatness]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25437-Ask-Adam-Allaround-greatness.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week's mailbag Adam addresses the Columbus question, the best complete player in the league and more. - The first two days of the NHL playoffs are in the books and already there&amp;rsquo;s a good amount of animus bubbling up between first round rivals]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Cops and Roberts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/25220-Ask-Adam-Cops-and-Roberts.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag: Does the NHL police players' web use?... Why didn't the Hawks sign Gary?... and where's Kovie headed? - It&amp;rsquo;s Good Friday &amp;ndash; and if you listen to Home Ice Channel 204 on XM Satellite Radio today from 3-4 p]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Keepers and throw-aways]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24997-Ask-Adam-Keepers-and-throwaways.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag this week: Should Mason win the Vezina? Why wasnt Dandenault dealt? Where will the Sedins go? - If it&amp;rsquo;s Friday, it must be mailbag time]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: A case for Umberger]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24782-Ask-Adam-A-case-for-Umberger.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:39:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ask Adam.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[In the end-of-week mailbag: Umberger on Team USA; what's special about Svensson; and a little role reversal. - Was I the only one who did a double-take after reading that 420 (!!!) NHLers had agreed to &amp;ldquo;go green&amp;rdquo; this year? 
Olympic athlete watchdog Dick Pound isn&amp;rsquo;t going to be pleased by this at all]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Over and out]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24540-Ask-Adam-Over-and-out.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THN answers readers questions on Radulov, the Isles future, Mikita-Hull's linemate, first U.S. playoff hat trick, and more. - Adam Proteau is out mentally preparing himself for the stretch drive, so for this week&amp;rsquo;s mailbag we turn to other members of THN&amp;rsquo;s esteemed staff]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Wake-up call]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24351-Ask-Adam-Wakeup-call.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<guid>24351</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[What's with the NHL's double standard?... Smelling salts?... Clemmensen mistreated? These questions and more in the mailbag.  - Some people say to me, &amp;ldquo;Adam, how do you not go Steve Downie-level insane trying to come up with a different lead paragraph for your mailbag column every week?&amp;rdquo; I never answer them, because I&amp;rsquo;m too busy trying to come up with a different lead paragraph for my mailbag column every week]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: The long road]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/24138-Ask-Adam-The-long-road.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>24138</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proteau answers readers' questions on undrafted players, Conn Smythe winners, the Winter Classic, and more. - It feels like the first day of spring in Toronto on this lovely Friday and that development &amp;ndash; along with the fact I won&amp;rsquo;t have to deal with trade rumors until after the Stanley Cup is decided &amp;ndash; puts me in a cheery mood]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Dead line]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23862-Ask-Adam-Dead-line.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:24:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proteau rids his mailbox of accumulated absurd trade rumors and scenarios. - This here is the final mailbag column prior to the March 4 trade deadline, so I figured I&amp;rsquo;d get as many of those questions &amp;ndash; most of which were nuttier than a squirrel&amp;rsquo;s winter storage facility &amp;ndash; out of the way]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Group effort]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23618-Ask-Adam-Group-effort.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The THN team steps in to answer questions on Lidstrom, the Penguins, Vs. horns, Hedman, the Canadiens, and more. - With Mr. Proteau taking a week off, we turn the mailbag reins over to the capable hands of THN staffers]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Friendly fire]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23385-Ask-Adam-Friendly-fire.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proteau answers reader questions about how Pronger would look in a Caps jersey; how to become a GM; and taking the MLB approach. - This week&amp;rsquo;s mailbag is the final regular one for a couple weeks, as I&amp;rsquo;m taking the next five workdays off for one massive power nap before the trade deadline kookery really gets underway]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Old is new again]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/23166-Ask-Adam-Old-is-new-again.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philly's goaltending? How can you like Slap Shot? Pre-season ASG? Jagr to the Pens? These questions and more answered in the mailbag. - This week&amp;rsquo;s mailbag column is (not really) sponsored by the movie Taken, starring Liam Neeson and co-starring his awesomely glued-on, fire-truck red toupee]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Net gains]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22911-Ask-Adam-Net-gains.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proteau answers questions about the Red Wings goalie situation, UFA deadlines, promoting fighting, and more. - This week&amp;rsquo;s mailbag is all about fighting in hockey! That&amp;rsquo;s a joke; I employed it in the hope of frightening off all the humorless, pro-fisticuff fascists scared out of their shorts at the prospect of a continuing debate on the issue]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Pace yourself]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22680-Ask-Adam-Pace-yourself.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the mailbag this week: Can Carter win the scoring race? What's the instigator rule? Dubinsky a Flame? And more. - By the time you read this, I&amp;rsquo;ll be in beautiful Montreal, doing sportswriter stretches (hint: they start and end with a bent elbow and a pint or 10 of beer) and preparing for Sunday&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;big&amp;rdquo; NHL All-Star Game]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Short and sweet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22460-Ask-Adam-Short-and-sweet.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week's mailbag: Who's the best team? When will Gary get the boot? And where does Modano rank? - Yeesh, you people (what do I mean, &amp;ldquo;you people&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; sorry, but I&amp;rsquo;m having difficulty getting that Tropic Thunder joke out of my head) sure do send in a lot of great questions]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Moving forward]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/22217-Ask-Adam-Moving-forward.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
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the New Jersey Devils during shoot out action Dec. 16, 2008. (Photo by Graig Abel/NHLI via
Getty Images)"/>
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		<description><![CDATA[THN's staff answers questions on the shootout spin-o-rama, David Krejci, all-time wins, home jerseys, and more. - With Adam Proteau enjoying his last week of vacation, we take a team effort to this week&amp;rsquo;s mailbag]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Christmas curses]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21419-Ask-Adam-Christmas-curses.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>21419</guid>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Proteau answers questions on the THN cover curse... going over the salary cap... the points system... and more. - Hello again, hockey obsessives]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Virtual reality]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/21110-Ask-Adam-Virtual-reality.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<guid>21110</guid>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ask Adam.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[In this Friday's mailbag: How good is Robyn Regehr?; Changing stat calculations; and free agency standards.  - Another week, another whack of questions to answer]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Dropping the ball]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20829-Ask-Adam-Dropping-the-ball.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week's mailbag: Taking the B's seriously... is Toews elite?... and what will the next rule change be? - It&amp;rsquo;s the dawn of a new Ask Adam era &amp;ndash; not online, but on the satellite radio airwaves, as we&amp;rsquo;ll begin answering reader and listener questions on the brand new THN Radio Show that debuts Friday on XM Home Ice channel 204 from 3-4 p]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Adam: Capital losses]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/20521-Ask-Adam-Capital-losses.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this Friday's mailbag: What is plus/minus... the SouthLeast Division is back... and Christmas gift ideas. - You know what I&amp;rsquo;m most thankful for this year? I didn&amp;rsquo;t have to do a &amp;ldquo;hockey-things-I&amp;rsquo;m-most-thankful-for&amp;rdquo;-themed column]]></description>
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