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Hockey Night in Canada's Scott Morrison delivers his insights into the world of hockey, on and off the ice.

Detroit lands Hossa to continue impressive summer

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 | 02:22 PM ET

So much for the notion that you can't improve on perfection.

Okay, near perfection.

And so much for the theory that the day of the dynasty in the NHL is dead. It is no sure thing, but the chances are definitely not dead.

An incredible season and a remarkable spring, has been followed by a very impressive summer for the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, who Wednesday somehow managed to sign free-agent winger Marian Hossa.

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Red Wings are deserving champions

Thursday, June 5, 2008 | 12:53 PM ET

The best team won.

The team that deserved to win did win the Stanley Cup.

It doesn't often work out this way, but the Detroit Red Wings are champions and that is how it should be.

Make no mistake, from the start of the season they have been the best team in the NHL, with the exception of a brief stretch late in season when they were badly injured. But they started strong and they finished strong.

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Penguins will have all summer to think about 86 seconds

Sunday, June 1, 2008 | 02:41 PM ET

When summer finally does arrive for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and it is close, they will undoubtedly spend a considerable amount of it thinking about the 86 seconds that could have changed their spring.

And their chances of winning the Stanley Cup.

That stretch of one minute and 26 seconds, of course, was the two-man advantage the Penguins were given midway through the third period of Game 4, trailing 2-1 to the Detroit Red Wings at the time, on home ice where they hadn't lost all spring and with some of the finest young talent in all of hockey on the ice.

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Series fate rests on Game 4

Friday, May 30, 2008 | 09:32 AM ET

For two days, at least, the Pittsburgh Penguins have had a chance to actually enjoy being a part of the Stanley Cup final.

Because, until you win a game, you never really are a part of the final. Until then, you are an after thought and a punch line in waiting.

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Next goal could decide the series

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | 10:36 AM ET

No goals, no wins.

That is the simple explanation for the predicament the Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves in against the impressive Detroit Red Wings after two games of the Stanley Cup final.

No goals, no chance.

But after 4-0 and 3-0 losses in Detroit, the Penguins can lament the chances they missed, the troubles they had generating scoring opportunities, the flopping of the goaltender, and the zeroes on the board - but their biggest concern should be the next goal to be scored in the series.

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Pens have a lot to think about

Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 03:54 PM ET

Sometimes it's not just winning that matters, it’s how you win.

The same applies to losing.

And both applied in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, which the Detroit Red Wings ultimately handily won, 4-0, over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Stanley Cup final is a pick 'em

Friday, May 23, 2008 | 09:10 AM ET

It has always been the hardest trophy in sports to win, and this spring the Stanley Cup has also been the toughest to predict who will win.

And the final, between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, is no different.

It is difficult, for starters, because both teams statistically match up so well. Over the final three quarters of the season, there is exactly a two-point difference between the two clubs, with Detroit owning one more win. In the playoffs, of course, Pittsburgh has lost just twice, the Red Wings four times.

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NHL video officials should butt out

Friday, May 16, 2008 | 04:29 PM ET

Of all the great storylines that have emerged during the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring, arguably the most contentious involves Tomas Holmstrom's, ah, back side.

Yes, his rear-end, derierre, butt, or whatever they call it in Swedish.

Holmstrom, of course, is the Detroit Red Wings forward who is noted for standing on the lip of the crease, screening and bothering goaltenders. He might be the best in the NHL at his trade, in fact.

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The hunt for hockey minds continues in Leaf-land

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | 04:17 PM ET

There have been no shortage of opinions and theories pertaining to the Toronto Maple Leafs interest in Dave Nonis.

Here's what we do know.

Nonis, the former Vancouver Canucks general manager who was in Toronto for two days of meetings this week with president Richard Peddie and lawyer Gord Kirke, is a good, young (age 41) hockey man.

And that is what the Leafs are looking for and plenty of them.

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Sharks made the right move in firing Ron Wilson

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 11:45 AM ET

Ron Wilson is a very good coach and he likely won't be an unemployed coach for very long, if he so chooses.

But despite his talents and his good record, the decision to fire him as coach of the San Jose Sharks was the right one.

For whatever the reasons, while Wilson was able to assemble great regular-season records, the Sharks under performed in the playoffs - or at least didn't meet their own expectations and goals.

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Scott Morrison, the recipient of the Hockey Hall of Fameís 2006 Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, has been covering hockey for 25 years. The Toronto native began his career at the Toronto Sun in 1979. After spending more than 11 years as a hockey writer and columnist at the paper, Morrison became Sports Editor in 1991 and led the section to being named one of North America's top-ten sports sections in 1999 - the first sports section in Canada to receive the AP Sports Editors North American Award. Scott, a former two-term president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, joined Rogers Sportsnet in 2001 as Managing Editor, Hockey, and is currently both a commentator on Hockey Night in Canada and a columnist for CBC.ca.

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Quebec student leaders say province budging on tuition video: The Quebec government is willing to modify its plans to hike university tuition, student leaders said after a second day of talks aimed at ending the province's crisis.
Police find 2nd body part after foot mailed to Tory HQ video: Ottawa police say they have found a second body part in a package as they investigate the delivery of a human foot to the Conservative Party of Canada's headquarters in downtown Ottawa.

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Fisheries Act changes questioned by former ministers video: Four former federal fisheries ministers are questioning the government's motives behind the inclusion of environmental protection changes to the Fisheries Act in the Budget Implementation Act.
Robocalls may need regulating, elections chief tells MPs: Elections Canada may recommend regulating robocalls following 1,100 complaints from the last election, the Chief Electoral Officer told MPs today. He also said the agency is reviewing voter registration rules after results in a Toronto riding were thrown out.

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Beethoven marathon a lifelong obsession for pianist video: Classical pianist Stewart Goodyear is training like an athlete for an unusual marathon coming next week, when he'll perform all of Beethoven's sonatas, in the order composed, in one day.

Technology & Science »

Fisheries Act changes questioned by former ministers video: Four former federal fisheries ministers are questioning the government's motives behind the inclusion of environmental protection changes to the Fisheries Act in the Budget Implementation Act.
Social media websites ignoring privacy laws, watchdog says: Canada's privacy commissioner said today she is concerned some social media companies are disregarding privacy laws, and called for the federal government to impose stronger penalties when they are breached.
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Euro falls to fresh 22-month lows: The euro fell to fresh 22-month lows Tuesday, slipping below $1.25 US for the second time this month on worries about Europe's continuing debt crisis.
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Honda recalls Fit subcompacts: Honda Canada says it will recall 14,640 of its 2009 and 2010 Fit subcompact cars to replace lost motion springs.
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Bell class action suit approved by Que. court: A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action lawsuit to go ahead against Bell Mobility.

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Brett Lawrie helps lift Blue Jays over slumping Orioles: Brett Lawrie had three hits and three RBIs, Ricky Romero won for the seventh time in nine starts against Baltimore and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping Orioles 8-6 Tuesday night.

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