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"I think the players are getting smarter," said Stephen Walkom, the NHL's director of officiating. "I think they understand what they can and they can't do. It doesn't mean it stops them from doing it, but I think for the most part they understand what is a penalty and what isn't a penalty."
"I don't think it's the product, it's got to be something else.""October is a real difficult month in a lot of U.S. markets," [Scotty Bowman] said from Sarasota, Fla. "Because you've got baseball, college football, in some states high school football, they're huge. October is a bad barometer for attendance. There's about seven-eight teams that have been hurt by the calendar and playing quite a few games at home this month.See the full content of this document
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Nhl Better, Fans Fewer
Players getting the message on obstruction, interference
By Pierre LeBrunThe NHL now has two Octobers under its belt since the lockout ended and the game is better even if fewer fans are watching.Through M...See the full content of this document
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