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SCORES *** OCT 28th 2013 ***
DAL - 3 BUF - 2 The Sabres credibility as a powerhouse this season took another hit tonight as the Stars bested the Sabres at the First Niagara Center. RW Valeri Nichuskin (6.5c/8.0c) scored both ES goals for the Stars for the First Star honors, with LW Jamie Benn (8.0b/8.5b) and RW Alex Chiasson (7.0a/7.5a) scored in the shootout for the win.
CHI - 2 MIN - 1 The Blackhawks bested the Wild again in a home and home series, each time by one goal. This time it was RW Brandon Saad (7.5b/8.5b) scoring twice in regulation and it probably could have been worse as Wild G Josh Harding (8.0b) turned away 37 of 39 shots on goal and made several sparkling saves to keep it competitive until the end.
PIT - 1 CAR - 5 The Hurricanes shook off a two game losing streak and took their frustration out on the visitors. G Cam Ward (8.0d) continued his strong start and still has an amazing .957 save percentage. Line mates LW Jeff Skinner (1G/2A) and C Eric Staal (2G/1A) both had three point nights in the easy win.
WAS - 2 VAN - 3 The Canucks used goals by LW Chris Higgins (7.5c) and RW Alex Burrows (7.5d) to run out to a 2 - 0 lead after the first period only to see the Caps score twice in a 4 second span to tie up the game. The third period saw D Dan Hamhuis (8.0d) score early and the defense was able to hold that lead until the final horn.
MTL - 1 NYR - 5 The Rangers and Canadiens kept it close for two periods before a three goal outburst sealed the win for the home team. D Michael Del Zotto (7.5b) had a two point night (1G/1A) and G Henrik Lundqvist (8.5c) won his eighth game and also has a superior .1.60 GAA and a 949 save percentage.

In other NHL news;

FLA - Coach Ramsay and LW Johnathan Huberdeau are escorted into Boneheads office to discuss Huberdeau’s locker room outburst. At the advice of Coach Ramsay Huberdeau was not called in until the following morning.
After pleasantries and refreshments were offered by Jo, Bonehead again abandons the “behind the desk” approach and slides his desk chair over to the couch and coffee table. Huberdeau is still initially defiant about sitting out, but Coach Ramsay is very persuasive and by the end of the meeting Bonehead has said virtually nothing and Huberdeau is agreeing to be deactivated as long as he is not placed on the I.R.
Bonehead marvels that Coach Ramsay is not a NHL head coach and vows to talk to Craig about his plans for moving up the ranks. After Huberdeau leaves the office with handshakes all around, the rest of the coaches come filing in and the roster shuffle possibilities are first taken under discussion.

The decision is to move Shawn Matthias to the 4th line LW and Sean Bergenheim will fill Huberdeau’s 2nd line spot. C Drew Shore is going to play 3rd line Center and pending results, this will stay for the duration of the injury.

When Bonehead comes back from lunch, his desk is stacked with three piles of folders each over one foot high... "OK whats the joke here?" ponders Bonehead as he comes around the desk, Jo quickly leans in and announces that its scouting reports delivered just after he left for lunch by Garrett Doyle before he had to leave to catch a flight for his scouting job. As Bonehead goes over the reports from each scout he notices there is no summary or grading of prospects that he expected. He has Jo call in some staff members to move these files to the "War Room" and vows to have a conversation with Doyle before this type of data dump is pulled on him again. In the meanwhile Coach Pauwelyn is given the dirty task of making heads or tails of the reports.