Sports : NHL : Anaheim Ducks
Notice a chill in the air? September arrives and bring the return of the National Hockey League -- on the ice, not in boardrooms, conventional halls or hearing chambers. Feel free to cheer. Sporting News notes the change in season with its 2010-11 Hockey yearbook, which previews the marathon to next June's crowning of a new Stanley Cup winner. To mark the occasion, SN provides online looks at all 30 teams, leading up to the season's start -- which again this year is in Europe.
Oilers? Taylor Hall looks set to wear No. 4 (The Edmonton Journal)It appears the No. 1 pick is going to wear No. 4. The unofficial word is that Taylor Hall, the Edmonton Oilers? prized selection from the NHL?s 2010 entry draft, will wear No. 4 this season. The number has been on the shelf since Kevin Lowe?s last game on Edmonton?s blue line back in the 1997-98 campaign.
Ducks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)Winger Joffrey Lupul will miss the opening of training camp and likely won't be ready for the start of the regular season because of a recurrence of a blood infection in his back.
Lupul said he suffered the setback one month ago and stopped training because of the discomfort. Results from blood tests showed that the infection had returned, according to the team.
Lupul will continue to take antibiotics for another four weeks and cannot do any physical activity during that time. He will be re-evaluated on or around Sept. 20, about two or three days after the Ducks open camp.
Lupul said that being ready for the Ducks' season opener on Oct. 8 is not a possibility. There is no timetable for his return.
"It's really frustrating," Lupul said.
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Ducks restart talks with forward Bobby Ryan (SportingNews.com)The contract negotiations between restricted free agent forward Bobby Ryan and the Anaheim Ducks have rekindled. According to the Orange County Register, the two sides held a negotiating session on Friday and plan to meet again after the holiday weekend. ?We?ve agreed to do some reflection over the weekend on what we?ve talked about and get back to each other,? agent Don Meehan told the paper. The Ducks have offered Ryan a five-year, $25 million contract but the forward preferred a shorter-term deal, believed to be three years.
NHL 2010-11 Season Preview: Wrestling with Anaheim Ducks (Yahoo! Sports)Colorful characters, revered championships, staged fights ... the rink shares plenty with the squared circle.
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Free-agent Kariya to miss season with post-concussion syndrome (Yahoo! Sports)Back in April, Paul Kariya was still on the fence about playing in the 2010-11 season, saying he'd take time...
