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DETROIT – The young legs of the Pittsburgh Penguins versus the experience of the Detroit Red Wings is a compelling storyline in the Stanley Cup final.

DETROIT – Surely, even in their wildest dreams, the NHL’s power brokers could not have possibly believed just three years after a major facelift to the game the result would be a Stanley Cup final this appetizing.

DETROIT – Surely, even in their wildest dreams, the NHL’s power brokers could not have possibly believed just three years after a major facelift to the game the result would be a Stanley Cup final this appetizing.

DETROIT – Gary Roberts tried to bite his tongue on the eve of the Stanley Cup final, visibly upset after Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Michel Therrien told him he wouldn’t be in the lineup for the opening game Saturday night.

DETROIT – A lawyer for ex-Detroit Red Wings defenceman Vladimir Konstantinov and a former team masseur has asked a federal jury to award them nearly US$300 million for a 1997 limo crash in suburban Detroit that left them with disabling brain injuries.

DETROIT – For the Detroit sports fan who insists on having it all – and being in there in person to see it – this is sweet agony.On Saturday, there will be the oddest of doubleheaders – Peguins versus Red Wings at downtown Joe Louis Arena at 8 p.

DETROIT – A federal jury on Friday rejected a request to award former Detroit Red Wings defenceman Vladimir Konstantinov and a former team masseur nearly US$300 million for a 1997 limo crash that left them with disabling brain injuries.

Results Thursday:2008 Memorial Cup Canadian Major Junior ChampionshipAt Kitchener, Ont.No Games Scheduled.AHLCalder Cup PlayoffsConference Finals (Best-of-7)Eastern Conference Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Agreed to terms with F Rylan Kaip and D Arturs Kulda.CAROLINA HURRICANES-Agreed to terms with F Harrison Reed on a three-year contract.

WINNIPEG – Veteran captain Mike Keane has re-signed with the Manitoba Moose, the club announced Thursday.The Winnipeg native will return for a fourth season with the American Hockey League affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, marking his 21st season in professional hockey.

DETROIT – Nicklas Lidstrom is on the cusp of hockey history.The Swedish defenceman would be the first European captain to win a Stanley Cup if the Detroit Red Wings get past Pittsburgh.

MONTREAL – It’s being billed as an eventual rival to the National Hockey League based across the pond in Europe, but the man behind a new Russian hockey league set to launch this September has modest goals to start.

PITTSBURGH – The player arguably most responsible for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ surge into the Stanley Cup final isn’t difficult to find. There he is, right in the middle of the crease .

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild signed defenceman Maxim Noreau to a multi-year deal on Thursday.Noreau had eight goals and eight assists in 50 games for Houston of the AHL last season.

MONTREAL – A significant part of Canadian and Montreal hockey history was recognized Thursday as historic plaques honouring James George Aylwin Creighton and the historic Victoria Skating Rink were unveiled at the Bell Centre.

NEWARK, N.J. – Defencemen Mike Mottau and Sheldon Brookbank re-signed with the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.Contract terms were not disclosed.

It will be skill versus skill in this year’s Stanley Cup final.The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings meet in an NHL championship series that oozes talent.

DETROIT – Johan Franzen is nearly back for the Detroit Red Wings.He is expected to miss Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night, but Detroit coach Mike Babcock says he will return at some point in the series.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals signed defenceman Karl Alzner to a three-year entry-level contract on Thursday.Alzner was the Capitals’ first-round choice, fifth overall, in last year’s NHL entry draft.

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars are taking the interim tag off co-general managers Brett Hull and Les Jackson.The NHL team said Thursday that Hull and Jackson have signed contracts to remain in their positions through the 2010-11 season.