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I have a confession to make. I love the Canucks. I really have loved them ever since the worst trade in NHL history when my beloved Panthers gave Luongo away for nothing. I know he is great and that team has a ton of fast guys with a lot of talent. For some reason, I really want them to win. What a job they did last night finishing off the Blues. Hey some big time people picked the Blues to win, since they were so hot coming down the stretch. So,no prediction is even needed for Vancouver. All I know is, I do not know of any team that wants to face the Canucks in the 2nd round.

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He’s no Maurice Richard, he’s no Wayne Gretzky, he’s no Mario Lemieux, he’s no Bobby Orr and he’s no Sidney Crosby, but could he be the greatest player of all time? In wake of Nicklas Lidstrom’s 2 year contract extension which should keep him in “Hockey Town USA” through the 2009-10 season, I’ll take a look at several reasons why the native of Västerås, Sweden should at least be considered as one the greatest players in the history of the National Hockey League.

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In the first installment of my Past and Present National Hockey League player comparisons, I'll take a look at two forwards with non-traditional hockey numbers, who took the league by storm in their respective eras.

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Swedish rookie sensation Alexander Edler has recently adopted the nickname “Mini-Ohlie” courtesy of his teammates in Vancouver. They claim that Edler’s play on the ice coupled with his demeanor off it, are indistinguishable to that of Mattias Ohlund, thus the nickname “Mini Ohlie.” But putting aside their uncanny equal height and weight of 6’3” and 220 Ibs, their similar birthplaces in small municipalities of Sweden (Östersund for Edler and Piteå for Ohlund) and their interchangeable Swedish accents which stress the letter “s,” Alexander Edler and Mattias Ohlund are no more alike than Sidney Crosby and Donald Brashear.

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