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Claude Giroux named "NHL 13" cover athlete, but will he be "cursed"?
![The speculation and apocrypha surrounding "cover curses" in sports go back at least as far as the <em>"</em><a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/gallery/02_11_10_SI_cover_jinx/"><em>Sports</em></a><a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/gallery/02_11_10_SI_cover_jinx/"><em> Illustrated</em></a><a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/gallery/02_11_10_SI_cover_jinx/" target="_blank"> cover </a><a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/gallery/02_11_10_SI_cover_jinx/">jinx</a>." In the age of video games, the "<a href="http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/maddencurse.asp" target="_blank">Madden </a><a href="http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/maddencurse.asp">Curse</a>" has taken up the mantle as the most hotly-debated superstition in sports marketing.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-06/70584884-21055656.jpg "The speculation and apocrypha surrounding "cover curses\" in sports go back at least as far as the <em>\"</em><a href=\"http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/gallery/02_11_10_SI_cover_jinx/\"><em>Sports</em></a><a href=\"http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/gallery/02_11_10_SI_cover_jinx/\"><em> Illustrated</em></a><a href=\"http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/gallery/02_11_10_SI_cover_jinx/\" target=\"_blank\"> cover </a><a href=\"http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/gallery/02_11_10_SI_cover_jinx/\">jinx</a>.\" In the age of video games, the \"<a href=\"http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/maddencurse.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Madden </a><a href=\"http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/maddencurse.asp\">Curse</a>\" has taken up the mantle as the most hotly-debated superstition in sports marketing.")
The speculation and apocrypha surrounding "cover curses" in sports go back at least as far as the "Sports Illustrated cover jinx." In the age of video games, the "Madden Curse" has taken up the mantle as the most hotly-debated superstition in sports...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Sports Illustrated, Health, National Hockey League, Joe Thornton
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Puck stops here: Lalime returns in style
The Associated PressIt didn't take Patrick Lalime long to shake off the rust -- and some early nerves -- after a long absence from the NHL. Lalime stopped 34 shots in his season debut to earn his first shutout in almost three years, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-0...Tags: National Hockey League, Trevor Linden, Mike Vernon, Peter Bondra, Surgery
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At least this loss is a crowd-pleaser
Tribune staff reporterBecause the Blackhawks are going to spend another spring watching the postseason on television, the least they can do in the final six weeks of their season is try to entertain their fans as much as possible. They did that Friday, thoroughly entertaining...Tags: Henrik Sedin, Anson Carter, Brendan Morrison, Vancouver Canucks, Rene Bourque
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Hawks fail to hang on to early lead
Tribune staff reporterBlackhawks general manager Dale Tallon said Tuesday he is on the lookout to add more offense. The disparity in the depth of offensive players between the Hawks and their opponent Tuesday, the Vancouver Canucks, was evident. The Canucks got goals from...Tags: Los Angeles Kings, Henrik Sedin, Jarkko Ruutu, Brendan Morrison, Vancouver Canucks
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Ruutu's lone goal not enough for Hawks
Tribune staff reporterAs far as the Blackhawks are concerned, Vancouver is the place promising road trips go to die. Last season on this trip, the Hawks won their first two games only to come here and lose. That precedced two more defeats and a sour taste on what could have...Tags: National Hockey League, Football, Nikolai Khabibulin, Soccer, Super Bowl
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Penalty shot seals fate; skid now at 9
Tribune staff reporterPavel Vorobiev isn't going to threaten Sidney Crosby or Alexander Ovechkin for rookie of the year honors. With nine goals and 20 points, Vorobiev was on pace for 24 goals and 55 points this season—not bad for the offensively challenged Blackhawks. But...Tags: National Hockey League, Curtis Brown, Jim Dowd, Nikolai Khabibulin, Jaroslav Spacek
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Opening night success
Tribune staff reporterThe Blackhawks, who've been infamous for their bad starts in recent years, surrendered a goal 51 seconds into their season opener Thursday night. But they rallied behind new offensive-oriented defenseman Phil Housley to seize the lead later in the first...Tags: Daniel Sedin, Steve Sullivan, Dan Cloutier, Jocelyn Thibault, Michael Nylander
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Zhamnov not enough for Blackhawks
Tribune staff reporterWith a 2003 calendar year that was mostly dismal from beginning to Wednesday night's end, the Blackhawks at least closed the book in an entertaining, if still losing, fashion. A two-goal rally was spoiled when Todd Bertuzzi scored on a power play in...Tags: Steve Sullivan, United Center, Igor Korolev, Brent Sopel, Todd Bertuzzi
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