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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[The myth of the blocked shot problem]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/47298-The-myth-of-the-blocked-shot-problem.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Shot blocking has become a major talking point in these playoffs, but with only one of the final four teams especially good at it, the logic doesn't add up]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Cap hit no reason to pass up Roberto Luongo, Rick Nash]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/47125-Cap-hit-no-reason-to-pass-up-Roberto-Luongo-Rick-Nash.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[To be a good team you need good players and to have good players you need to lay down some cap space. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Coaching, goaltending and discipline carry the West]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/47006-Coaching-goaltending-and-discipline-carry-the-West.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The Western Conference is all about shutting it down now that the high-powered offenses are gone - and if one of them wins, the off-season will get more interesting]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Kings would be crazy to trade captain Dustin Brown]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/46820-Kings-would-be-crazy-to-trade-captain-Dustin-Brown.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember when the Kings were talking about trading their captain? How awful would that move have been? -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Perseverance, not referees, win playoff games]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/46610-Perseverance-not-referees-win-playoff-games.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The season of referee bashing is set to begin, but the teams that best deal with challenges will win out. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jonathan Quick for the Vezina Trophy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/46261-Jonathan-Quick-for-the-Vezina-Trophy.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Why the Kings goalie should be named the league's best goalie this season and be in the running for the Hart Trophy. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Power plays, not goal scoring, down in NHL]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/45904-Power-plays-not-goal-scoring-down-in-NHL.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea that the Dead Puck Era is returning is folly. Though goals per game are down, 5-on-5 goals per game are up. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Alexander Radulov's impact, Oilers draft strategy, MVP debate]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/45422-Alexander-Radulovs-impact-Oilers-draft-strategy-MVP-debate.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Will the Oilers take another forward or a defender this year?; how will the Predators handle a Radulov return?; and more. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Buffalo's charge and Wheeler wows]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/45288-Buffalos-charge-and-Wheeler-wows.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Will the Sabres get the No. 8 seed? Has Blake Wheeler been Winnipeg's best? Overrated first round picks and more. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Pulling for the Predators]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/44938-Pulling-for-the-Predators.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years Nashville has been a budget team unable to acquire and keep the biggest stars, but is that about to change? -  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Evander Kane enduring fishbowl existence in Winnipeg]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/44801-Evander-Kane-enduring-fishbowl-existence-in-Winnipeg.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Evander Kane has faced the flack of fans and media a few times this season about issues that were never proven to have happened. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Four GMs given an unnecessarily hard time]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/44649-Four-GMs-given-an-unnecessarily-hard-time.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes GMs are given a hard time even if they don't really deserve it and here are four examples. -  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN at the All-Star Game: Old Senators bring back old memories]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/44430-THN-at-the-AllStar-Game-Old-Senators-bring-back-old-memories.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zdeno Chara, Marian Hossa and Brian Elliott are all former Senators returning as all-stars, while the current team is on the rise.   -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Roy Sommer's long journey to 500 wins]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/44370-Roy-Sommers-long-journey-to-500-wins.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The coach of the Worcester Sharks is on the verge of a major AHL milestone, but it didn't come overnight. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Nothing wrong with Feaster wanting Flames to make the playoffs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/44212-Nothing-wrong-with-Feaster-wanting-Flames-to-make-the-playoffs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid Cowtown calls to begin the rebuild, Jay Feaster is doing the right thing by pushing to make the playoffs. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Valtteri Filppula steps up on offense for Red Wings]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/44061-Valtteri-Filppula-steps-up-on-offense-for-Red-Wings.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Valtteri Filppula has been on the rise for the Wings for a while, but he's finally realizing his potential as a scorer. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[What makes hockey great]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/43683-What-makes-hockey-great.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[From the return of Jagr and the Jets to flooding the outdoor rink, here are a few things we love about the game. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Blues goalie Brian Elliott enjoying bounce back season]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/43613-Blues-goalie-Brian-Elliott-enjoying-bounce-back-season.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a dreadful 2010-11 campaign, Brian Elliott landed in St. Louis, which has proven to be a perfect fit. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Head shot embellishments must end in wake of concussion debate]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/43541-Head-shot-embellishments-must-end-in-wake-of-concussion-debate.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If players are serious about tackling any concerns with concussions, they have to stop trying to take advantage of the situation. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Jason Garrison breaks out with Panthers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/43470-Jason-Garrison-breaks-out-with-Panthers.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[An undrafted player from college, Jason Garrison is the surprising early leader in goals among defensemen. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Why Ken Hitchcock likes Kris Russell]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/43379-Why-Ken-Hitchcock-likes-Kris-Russell.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only days after hiring Ken Hitchcock the St. Louis Blues added Kris Russell, so the coach must see something in him Columbus fans didn't. - ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Giving thanks to the fallen]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/42890-Giving-thanks-to-the-fallen.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[We take a little time out of our day to remember those who sacrificed to give us the lives we have today. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Teddy Purcell grows as a pro with Lightning]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/42834-Teddy-Purcell-grows-as-a-pro-with-Lightning.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The undrafted college free agent didn't ever fit in with the Kings, but has come along fast since moving to Tampa Bay. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Early treats of the NHL season]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/42692-Early-treats-of-the-NHL-season.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[With Halloween on the brain this author writes about four players that have been a treat to watch so far. -  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Roberto Luongo Vancouver's best bet]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/42538-Roberto-Luongo-Vancouvers-best-bet.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Some might think it's in Vancouver's best interest to trade Roberto Luongo, but this author thinks that is just plain dumb. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[That's your prediction? C'mon Man!]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/42399-Thats-your-prediction-Cmon-Man.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are the Sharks slipping? Is Phil Kessel on his way to an award-worthy season? Is Ovechkin going to have another point drop? C'mon Man! -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Five favorite players to watch]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/42285-Five-favorite-players-to-watch.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some great players aren't great to watch. Others make it well worth the time to watch them work their magic. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Exceptional start for prospect Aaron Ekblad]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/42243-Exceptional-start-for-prospect-Aaron-Ekblad.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The OHL's first overall pick is off to a good start for the rebuilding Barrie Colts and got on the board for the first time Saturday night. ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Panthers must send Huberdeau back to junior]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41618-Panthers-must-send-Huberdeau-back-to-junior.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[More often than not, making prospects develop slowly in minor leagues works best and the Panthers have to handle Huberdeau correctly. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[What defines a sports dynasty?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41575-What-defines-a-sports-dynasty.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Is a dynasty all about winning consecutive championships, or is it more about continuous domination? -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[What's your favorite hockey moment?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41507-Whats-your-favorite-hockey-moment.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[If you had to pick one piece of hockey history that still gives you goose bumps as your all-time favorite, what would it be? -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[THN in Russia with Pavel Datsyuk: The final showdown]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41415-THN-in-Russia-with-Pavel-Datsyuk-The-final-showdown.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The PD13 camp in Ekaterinburg culminates with the kids getting the full NHL experience, including one-game championship tilt. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[THN in Russia with Pavel Datsyuk: The draft]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41406-THN-in-Russia-with-Pavel-Datsyuk-The-draft.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Things get "serious" at the PD13 camp as the kids are split into two teams for the final-day showdown. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[THN in Russia with Pavel Datsyuk: Goalie day]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41396-THN-in-Russia-with-Pavel-Datsyuk-Goalie-day.html</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Attention turns to the goalies in this edition of Rory Boylen's reports from Pavel Datsyuk's hockey camp in Russia. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[THN in Russia with Pavel Datsyuk: The doozie of dry-land]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41378-THN-in-Russia-with-Pavel-Datsyuk-The-doozie-of-dryland.html</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[THN's Rory Boylen Russian adventure continues as he runs through the outdoor drills with pro trainer Jeremy Clark at Pavel Datsyuk's camp. -]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[THN in Russia with Pavel Datsyuk: The kids hit the ice]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41370-THN-in-Russia-with-Pavel-Datsyuk-The-kids-hit-the-ice.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[THN's Rory Boylen skates with the youngsters at Pavel Datsyuk's hockey camp in his hometown of Ekaterinburg, Russia -  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN in Russia with Pavel Datsyuk: Welcome to the camp]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41365-THN-in-Russia-with-Pavel-Datsyuk-Welcome-to-the-camp.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[The first of many first-hand reports from Pavel Datsyuk's hockey camp in the Red Wings star's hometown of Ekaterinburg, Russia provides a lay of the land]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Phoenix Coyotes downgrade towards demise]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41311-Phoenix-Coyotes-downgrade-towards-demise.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a nice story when the Coyotes were making the playoffs as their ownership was in question, but 2011-12 has the makings of a sad ending]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Free agency winners and losers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41216-Free-agency-winners-and-losers.html</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<enclosure url="http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/300/article_41216_2.jpg" length="75644" type="image/jpeg" caption="Ville Leino inked a six-year deal with the Buffalo Sabres that will pay him $4.5 million against the cap per season. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) "/>
		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Free agency is only a few days old, but it's not too early to start picking out which teams have come out on top and which have work to do yet]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Player suspensions only apply to the worst acts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/40820-Player-suspensions-only-apply-to-the-worst-acts.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Rather than suspend players because someone gets injured, supplemental discipline should only be dished out for the most horrible incidents.]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Why Winnipeg should be nicknamed the Jets]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/40548-Why-Winnipeg-should-be-nicknamed-the-Jets.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 15:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[After years of calling for the return of the Jets, wouldn't it be soul-crushing if the new NHL Winnipeg team went by a different moniker? - ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[The downside of line-matching, NHL logo nonsense and the arm-breaking stick]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/40347-The-downside-of-linematching-NHL-logo-nonsense-and-the-armbreaking-stick.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 14:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[How line matching can beat you; why is the NHL going on the offensive against its fans?; and a funny old-school story. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[NHL referees do well to avoid ticky-tacky penalties]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/40156-NHL-referees-do-well-to-avoid-tickytacky-penalties.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 13:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[An NHL game is better when referees use judgment instead of calling each and every penalty by the book. -  ]]></description>
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		<author><![CDATA[ Rory Boylen]]></author>
		<title><![CDATA[Too much whining and why Cory Schneider was still the right call]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/40039-Too-much-whining-and-why-Cory-Schneider-was-still-the-right-call.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[What's with all the whining over penalties?; a great, gusty charging call by Dan O'Halloran; and why Schneider was the right move in Game 6]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Canucks should start Schneider in Game 6 ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/39984-Canucks-should-start-Schneider-in-Game-6.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roberto Luongo's the undisputed No. 1 in Vancouver, but the Blackhawks are in his head and sitting him in Chicago is a no-lose scenario. -  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Coyotes' Lauri Korpikoski one to watch during Stanley Cup playoffs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/39373-THNcom-Blog-Coyotes-Lauri-Korpikoski-one-to-watch-during-Stanley-Cup-playoffs.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[While Keith Yandle, Shane Doan and Ilya Bryzgalov are known names in Phoenix, Lauri Korpikoski is just as important. -  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Surging San Jose Sharks back atop the food chain]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/39230-THNcom-Blog-Surging-San-Jose-Sharks-back-atop-the-food-chain.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took nearly half the season for the Sharks to kick it into gear, but now that they have, they sit atop their division once again. -  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Unyielding demands for change not helping hockey]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/39029-THNcom-Blog-Unyielding-demands-for-change-not-helping-hockey.html</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Analysts and fans who use incidents like the Chara-Pacioretty hit as an opportunity to belittle the NHL for being unwilling to change should look in the mirror]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Six thoughts from around the NHL]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/38917-THNcom-Blog-Six-thoughts-from-around-the-NHL.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rory Boylen's Column.]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[Why Brian Burke is the man for Toronto; what the Panthers were thinking in trading Frolik; why Trevor Gillies isn't bad; and more. -  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[THN.com Blog: Who wins the weekend's blockbusters?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/38578-THNcom-Blog-Who-wins-the-weekends-blockbusters.html</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two massive trades came out of nowhere in the past few days, so we break down which teams came out on top. -  ]]></description>
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