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As for other teams you're competing against for a player, you don't worry about them. I think negative recruiting works against you. We just signed (entry-level free agents) Christian Hanson and Tyler Bozak, and there were 20 teams trying to sign Bozak and 15 on Hanson. We didn't ding one other team.
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JOHN TAVARES HAS BEEN ON TOP OF THE NHL'S WISH LIST FOR YEARS
It was New Year's Eve and Team Canada was down three goals to a surprisingly tough U.S. team in the World Junior Championships.Chris DePiero, coach of the OHL's Oshawa Generals, was In the stands watching the game with his wife and two children. He was quietly dissecting the game as Canada fell behind.Then John Tavares scored Canada's first goal. And then another. By the time Tavares added an empty-netter to secure the hat trick and a comeback win over the Americans, the coach in DePiero was long gone. He was on his feet, cheering like every other fan in Ottawa."On a world stage, in a game of that magniitude, to do what he did showed his character and composure," DePiero says.For at least ...See the full content of this document
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