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San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov, of Kazakhstan, gets beaten for a goal on a shot from Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf during the third period of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game in San Jose, Calif.Thursday, April 16, 2009. Anaheim won 2-0. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2009, file photo Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma, top, explains a drill during the team's first NHL hockey practice of the season at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. A year ago, Bylsema was preparing to start his first full season as a minor league head coach. On Friday, he'll go into his first season opener as the Penguins' coach having already won the Stanley Cup. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2009, file photo, New York Islanders forward Richard Park, left, of South Korea, and Florida Panthers forward Gregory Campbell face off duringan NHL hockey game in Sunrise, Fla. the Panthers open the 2009-10 season in Helsinki on Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks, they will come off yet another summer filled with early tee times instead of postseason playing time. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
FILE - In this March 7, 2009, file photo, Florida Panthers left wing David Booth smiles as he is acknowledged after an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues in Sunrise, Fla. Booth had three goals and an assist in the game. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
In this Jan. 2, 2009, photo, Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk celebrates a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during an NHL hockey game in Atlanta. Kovalchuk likes the direction of the Thrashers. That might just help the team keep him beyond this season. Kovalchuk said Wednesday, Sept. 30, he's unlikely to have an agreement before this weekend's season opener, as the team had hoped, but remains optimistic about reaching a contract extension. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)
In this Sept. 23, 2009, photo, Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk, of Russia, skates against Nashville Predators defenseman Dan Hamhuis (2) during an NHL hockey game in Atlanta. Kovalchuk likes the direction of the Thrashers. That might just help the team keep him beyond this season. Kovalchuk said Wednesday he's unlikely to have an agreement before this weekend's season opener, as the team had hoped, but remains optimistic about reaching a contract extension. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)
FILE - In this April 25, 2009, file photo, San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan watches the action duringn the third period of a first-round NHL hockey playoff game against the Anaheim Ducks in San Jose, Calif. The start of a new season usually means a clean slate as teams look ahead with optimism to what could be instead of back at what wasn't. That's proving to be difficult for the Sharks, where the questions in training camp were mostly about how a brilliant regular season was spoiled by another playoff disaster last season. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
FILE - In this May 4, 2009, file photo, Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, from Russia, celebrates in front of fans after scoring his third goal of the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series in Washington. The Capitals are now the "it" team in Washington.They have the undisputed top sports star in the nation's capital _ sorry, Redskins _ in two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin, who this week gave the team's fans the ultimate compliment: "It's like Canada." (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward deflects a shot by the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference Finals in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Pittsburgh won 4-1 to win the series. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
FILE -- This is a Jan. 9, 2008, file photo showing Toronto Maple Leafs center Mats Sundin, of Sweden, taking a shot against the Anaheim Ducks in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif. Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin is retiring from hockey after nearly two decades in the NHL. "It was a tough decision," Sundin told reporters at a news conference at Stockholm's Grand Hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. "It's sad to tell you today that my career as a pro hockey player is over."(AP Photo/Mark Avery)
FILE -- This is an April 29, 2009, file photo showing Vancouver Canucks' Mats Sundin, of Sweden, smiling during hockey practice in Vancouver, British Columbia. Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin is retiring from hockey after nearly two decades in the NHL. "It was a tough decision," Sundin told reporters at a news conference at Stockholm's Grand Hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. "It's sad to tell you today that my career as a pro hockey player is over."(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck, File)
Minnesota Wild's Petr Sykora,left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Scott Hartnell (19) fight for puck control during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)
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