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With the first overall choice, the Blue Jackets selected goaltender Rick Tabaracci from the Colorado Avalanche. Over the course of the draft, Columbus picked up goalie Dwayne Roloson, defensemen Lyle Odelein and Mathieu Schneider, and forwards Geoff Sanderson, Turner Stevenson, and Dallas Drake, among others. Instead of joining Columbus, Roloson signed with the American Hockey League’s Worcester IceCats, Schneider left for the Los Angeles Kings, and the St. Louis Blues signed Drake. Columbus also traded Stevenson to the New Jersey Devils to complete an earlier transaction.

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In April 2007, the Red Wings signed forward Kirk Maltby to a three-year extension.

They had advanced to the third round of the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Calgary Flames in six games during the Western Conference Quarterfinals and the San Jose Sharks in six games during the Conference Semifinals. Game 1 of the opening round saw the Red Wings’ 452-game home sellout streak (dating back to December 10, 1996) come to end with an announced crowd of 19,204. This was due in large part to expensive ticket prices along with the hard economic times the region was experiencing. The Red Wings lost to the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference Finals four games to two . At one point Detroit had a 2-1 series lead and shutout the Ducks 5-0 game 3 in Anaheim.[1] The ducks went on to win three straight games to eliminate Detroit. Game five was the turning point in the series as the Wings were less than a minute away from a 3-2 series lead, but allowed Anaheim to tie and proceed to win in Overtime. They managed to come back from a 3-0 deficit in game six , the score being 4-3 before the game was over, but were not able to rally and force a Game 7. The 2007 NHL Playoffs marked the most successful run for Detroit since their 2002 Stanley Cup Championship, finishing two games away from a birth in the Stanley Cup Finals.

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When awarded a franchise, the Predators got a very lucrative deal. The city of Nashville paid 31.50% of the $80-million fee to join the league. The city also absorbs operating losses from the arena, despite the fact that the Sommet Center is operated by a subsidiary of the team.

The Predators first took the ice on October 10, 1998, where they lost 1-0 at home to the Florida Panthers. Three nights later, on October 13, they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 for their first win. Forward Andrew Brunette scored the first goal on a play that was reviewed by the video goal judge.

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The Flames arrived in the city of Calgary in 1980 after spending their first eight seasons in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Flames. The Flames are the only NHL club to relocate from the United States to Canada. The Flames spent their first three seasons playing in the Stampede Corral, during which they lost only 32 games, before moving into the Olympic Saddledome in 1983.

Calgary’s top rival are their Alberta cousins, the Edmonton Oilers. The two teams have often feuded in what is known as the Battle of Alberta, an always feisty, and often memorable matchup eagerly anticipated by fans of both teams.

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From the time of their move to Denver in 1995, until the end of the 1998-99 season, the Avalanche played their home games at McNichols Arena. Since then, the Avalanche have called the Pepsi Center home. The Avalanche have a notable rivalry with the Detroit Red Wings, partly due to both teams having met each other five times in seven years in the Western Conference playoffs between 1996 and 2002.

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(2006-07) Signed veteran Free Agents, Kim Johnsson, Mark Parrish, and Keith Carney. On the day of the NHL Entry Draft, they traded the 17th overall pick and prospect Patrick O’Sullivan to the Los Angeles Kings for veteran Slovakian Pavol Demitra. Niklas Backstrom has been the Starting goalie for the Wild since starter Manny Fernandez initially sprained his knee on Jan. 20. Fernandez played for the first time since the sprain on Tuesday, March 6th and was removed after allowing three goals in two periods in the Wild’s 3-0 loss to San Jose. Josh Harding, was brought up from the Wild’s minor-league affiliate, the Houston Aeros, when Fernandez was hurt, and remained on Minnesota’s roster for the rest of the season as the backup goalie. All-Star winger Marian Gaborik returned from a groin injury in January of 2007 and made an immediate impact, bringing a new spark to a lacking offense.

The Wild made the playoffs in 2007 for the second time in team history but were eliminated by the Anaheim Ducks in the opening round. Coincidentally, the same Anaheim franchise eliminated the Wild in their first playoff year, in the conference finals, in 2003.

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