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Here are your Weekend Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

Tom Kostopoulos of the Montreal Canadiens will not be suspended for his left hook to the grill of Kimmo Timonen in Game 2. Why? Because Kostopoulos received a roughing penalty, and because Timonen had the nerve to not get hurt. NHL justice, ladies and gentlemen. [Globe & Mail]

Meanwhile, after his team's actions were called "cowardly," Canadiens Coach Guy Carbonneau said the Flyers are the ones who are the cowards ... and that Timonen "deserved it." [Habs Inside Out]

The new owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning might be in the market for a new coach. And according to Al Strachan on "HNIC," that new coach might just be ESPN's most famous mullet, former Kings coach Barry Melrose. Because, you know, when your franchise is in the toilet, the best guy to turn it around is the guy who hasn't coaching in the NHL since before the first "Toy Story" movie was released. [Eye on the Media]

Speaking of ESPN, here's another columnist who seems to forget that the WWL treated hockey like a cold sore back when it had the cable rights. [TC Palm]

Your Dallas Stars/San Jose Sharks Game 2 previews, from We Bleed Teal and Andrew's Stars Blog.

More fallout from the NHL's war on octopi in Detroit, including scientific opinion that a twirling octopus causes no danger to players in a postseason game. [Violating the Trapezoid]

Will someone please tell NBC that Alexander Ovechkin does not, in fact, play for Montreal? [On Frozen Blog]

Finally, a recap of the Penguins' win over the Rangers will be posted at some point today on The Pensblog. It will be the most entertaining thing you read today. (No pressure, boys.)

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  1. Ultimate J-Man
    1. Posted by Ultimate J-Man Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    go stars
  2. Copronymus
    2. Posted by Copronymus Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    See, if Timonen had been the cop trying to arrest his friend for purse-snatching, Kostopoulos wouldn't have hit him. It's clearly Kimmo's fault.
  3. Wyshynski
    3. Posted by Wyshynski Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:13 pm EDT

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    @ Copronymus -- Great pull on that one.
  4. Melting Media
    4. Posted by Melting Media Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:15 pm EDT

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    I'm new to this- please tell me what the acronym WWL means? For me, having grown up in New Orleans, it means a dominant A.M. news/talk radio station.
    Melrose gives me the creeps, and I'm so glad he keeps picking against the Red Wings, an organization which treated him kindly despite his less than modest talent as a blueliner. Remember, he got his professional coaching start with the Wings' farm team in Adirondack, winning an AHL Cup before moving onto coach the Kings.
  5. G
    5. Posted by G Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:36 pm EDT

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    LMAO, looks like koivu and kostopoulos are having a bit of a pleasurable moment in that picture.
  6. Wyshynski
    6. Posted by Wyshynski Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:13 pm EDT

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    @ Melting Media -- WWL would be "World Wide Leader," aka the hip blogger reference to ESPN.
  7. Myles
    7. Posted by Myles Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:31 pm EDT

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    I, for one, am shocked, SHOCKED, that timonen had the nerve to not get injured by Kostopoulos's cheap shot.
    and is it just me, or is there a big difference between some of the suspensions the flyers had gotten (hartnell's elbow, jones's hit on bergeron) and a flat-out sucker punch after play had ended?
    Guy Carbonneau saying, “He deserved it. That's why they didn't call any [extra] penalties on it.” really? really? Go eff yourself, eh?
    /angry flyers fan
  8. A Yahoo! User
    8. Posted by A Yahoo! User Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:01 am EDT

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    Again, NHL showing it's ignorance. If the NHL is leaning towards the Habs winning the series then unsure why they even bother to have rules. Bettman needs to get a clue. Hockey is a big turnoff for viewers when the games are tilted in favor of one team(Canadiens).
  9. fatboy38
    9. Posted by fatboy38 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:40 pm EDT

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    waaaah, I'm a Flyers fan Waaaah, The NHL is against me Waaaah. Shut the F up. If it wasn't for the Refs the Cryers would be home playing golf right now.
  10. Bill
    10. Posted by Bill Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:04 pm EDT

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    Kostopoulos's punch wasnt a cheap shot it was a sucker punch, much more vaggy, not like i can say anything iam not on the ice playing or anything, but fatboy38 you sound like a bangwagon caps fan?
  11. Myles
    11. Posted by Myles Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:31 pm EDT

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    -flyers are playing hockey
    -caps are playing golf
    therefore, flyers caps.
  12. Bill W
    12. Posted by Bill W Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:59 pm EDT

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    Why were on the topic of Refs...... they couldnt get the call right with the above the crossbar goal in Game 1, you had to know the War Room couldn't get right located in Toronto, CANADA!. That call with a 1:30 left in the 3rd period of game 1 that sent Mike Richards to the box. Since when are we not allowed to check players with the puck anymore? I think this series might be skewed toward Montreal (only Canadian team left in the playoffs) just a little bit. The Flyers should be lucky that there not down 0 - 2 in the series!

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