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Evgeni Nabokov leaves the San Jose Sharks and returns to Mother Russia
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, NHL,
The Russians got another one back. Evgeni Nabokov, the now former goaltender of the San Jose Sharks is going back to his homeland to play for SKA St. Petersburg in the Continental Hockey League. His departure does not hurt the Sharks at all, as they had not offered him a new contract after his former one expired at the end of the 2009-10 NHL season, but it does hurt hockey on the whole, as the KHL has one another small battle in the war for skilled players.
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Sharks, Blackhawks clinch playoff spots
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, NHL, Playoffs,
The playoff picture became a little clearer on Thursday night as the top two seeds in the Western Conference clinched playoff spots. San Jose shut out Dallas 3-0 to both put them out of reach of ninth-place Calgary as well as leapfrog into first place over Chicago. Those same Blackhawks also clinched a berth, despite an 8-3 shellacking at the hands of Columbus. The Flames loss to the Islanders gave Chicago the edge in tie-breaking points.
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