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NHL13 Cover Vote Presented by BlackBerry
VOTE FOR PAVEL. Not only because we want to see him on the cover of NHL13, but also because he's up against T.J. Oshie of the the Blues. Who doesn't like see the Blues lose things?

Nicklas Lidstrom - Retirement?
This article thinks that Nicklas Lidstrom should retire before he enters Chris Chelios territory. Unless I fell asleep and it's suddenly 2019, I think we're light years away from that happening.

SMITH AIMS FOR NHL ROLE IN 2012-13 | Grand Rapids Griffins
And he'll get that new role.

KuklasKorner : The Malik Report : Red Wings catchy uppy post 1: on free agent speculation, prospects and the Worlds (in English)
Malik updates us on anything and everything that's happened the past few days.

Around the NHL

Why ESPN doesn’t cover hockey | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports
I never watch ESPN anymore except for game broadcasts. I don't watch SportsCenter or any of their other shows. Quite frankly, I don't care if they cover hockey anymore. I'm over it. I don't need 30 minutes worth of Tim Tebow garbage instead of a 30 second NHL highlight. NBCSN has done a great job giving us hockey coverage this year and this postseason. That's my sports network now.

ECSF Game 3: Flyers Lose to Devils in Overtime, Suddenly Are in Danger, Girl - Broad Street Hockey
Would Zach Parise just lose already!? Damnit Philly. Stop blowing this.

Discuss: Kings push Blues to 3-0 brink with 4-2 win | ProHockeyTalk
lol

NHL Playoff Beard Watch: Kevin Shattenkirk, Jaromir Jagr and other freaky efforts | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports
Jagr reminds me of Liev Schreiber from the Wolverine X-Men movie.

Report: Flyers would choose Matt Carle over Jaromir Jagr if needed | ProHockeyTalk
The 13-year age gap might be a factor.

Let's Go Red Wings.