Sharks 1, Stars 0: The only game on the schedule Monday night was a goaltending battle as San Jose's Evgeni Nabokov turned aside all 29 shots he faced to lead the Sharks to a 1-0 win in Dallas. Devin Setoguchi scored the game's only goal at the 7:55 mark of the third period, giving San Jose its fourth straight win.
Marty Turco was strong for Dallas, stopping 24-of-25 shots in what was his 30th consecutive start in goal. He's been outstanding the past three months.
-- After the New York Rangers fired head coach Tom Renney, one of the names rumored to be taking over behind the bench was Jim Schoenfeld. I was quietly rooting for him to get the job simply for the entertainment value..
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As it turns out, former Tampa Bay Lightning head coach John Tortorella was named as Renney's replacement. Battle of New York offers up some thoughts
-- Have you been following the story of the "Brian Burke" parody twitter? If not, you're missing out.
-- Following a preview of Tuesday's game in Calgary, Aaron Portzline talks about Columbus' interest in Buffalo forward Tim Connolly.
Tuesday's Key Games-- The Ducks take on the Sabres in a game that's equally important to both clubs as they bid for playoff spots in their respective conferences.
-- Florida travels to Boston while Carolina hits the road against Ottawa.
-- So much for distractions, as the Canadiens dominated Ottawa in their first game following the madness from Thursday night. On Tuesday, Montreal returns to the ice to host Vancouver.
-- Columbus has a tough game in Calgary.
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