Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville is not impressed by a recent bobblehead likeness of himself. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)The Associated Press
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"I saw the first rendition and this is way better. I looked like Uncle Fester." ~ Joel Quenneville
The Chicago Blackhawks' coach is thankful his bobblehead doll was redone to make him look a little less like the Addams Family character.
"It's not easy, but it's possible." ~ Teemu Selanne
The Ducks' star remains optimistic that despite his team's 13-22-6 record in the first half, Anaheim can still make the playoffs. If it takes 97 points again like it did last year in the Western Conference, it means the Ducks will need 65 points in their final 41 games to catch up.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Goals in the second 21 games of the season by the Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar, after scoring 10 in the first 21. Though 6-1-3 in the first 10 games under Darryl Sutter, the Kings continue to sputter along at the bottom of the league offensively.
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Tyler Seguin's plus-minus rating as of Thursday, tops in the NHL, putting him in line to be the first under-21 player to win the plus-minus crown since Wayne Gretzky.
TWEET OF THE WEEK
I hope hat tricks are contagious because I am going to sit in between perry and saku on the plane today …
From@Stache16 - Anaheim Ducks tough guy George Parros