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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Unlike a former Bruins goalie, the Kings were jazzed to visit the White House. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong class=\"size-full wp-image-25935\"&gt;By Allan Muir&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;A notated guide to this morning's must-read hockey stories:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Here are a couple takes on yesterday's visit to the White House by the Los Angeles Kings from  NHL.com and  the &lt;em&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 President Obama couldn't resist taking a jab at the Kings for beating his hometown Blackhawks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 In the wake of a passionless effort against the Rangers, several Flyers said  they weren't prepared to play against New York. That makes seven losses in nine games for Philly and drops them to 14th in the East. So, how much longer until Peter Laviolette joins Guy Boucher on the unemployment line?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Sidney Crosby's goal and a shared shutout  powered Pittsburgh to a 13th consecutive victory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 The Canadiens aren't  hanging their heads after the loss to the Pens. I really liked Jeff Halpern's performance in his first game since being picked up on waivers. He was good on the draw (11-of-17) and was aggressive on the penalty kill.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 With six goals in five games since returning from a broken arm, Joffrey Lupul is  proving that last season wasn't a career year. It was the start of something big.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 You know Tampa Bay rookie Cory Conacher is making some noise  if the &lt;em&gt;New York Times&lt;/em&gt; is doing a feature on him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 The Blue Jackets aren't playing with the same tenacity that marked their successful homestand, but they managed to steal a point from Vancouver thanks to another impressive effort from Sergei Bobrovsky.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 The view from Vancouver?  \"The game was so bad, so offensive on so many levels\", but it revealed something about the Canucks and their identity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 This is pure greatness:  A loving tribute to Vancouver's history at the trade deadline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Although Jarome Iginla has reportedly approved a trade to just four teams, Calgary GM Jay Feaster  only needs two to create a bidding war.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Kirk Luedeke thinks  one of those teams better be the Boston Bruins.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Minnesota GM Chuck Fletcher  is in no hurry to re-sign any of his free agents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Desperation should have powered the Hurricanes, but  the Winnipeg Jets were the hungrier team on Tuesday night. It was a nice change of pace from a squad that's been getting outworked too often of late.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Jamal Mayers turned to former teammate Keith Tkachuk for advice. Looks like it paid off.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Sheldon Souray says  returning to a more physical style is the surest way for the Ducks to break their three-game losing skid.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Claude Julien's  brief line shifting experiment is over. He'll return to the regular units for tonight's key match against the Habs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 A strong performance against Phoenix  has returned Jonas Gustavsson to the good graces of Red Wings coach Mike Babcock.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 An amateurism violation cost Anaheim draft pick Nic Kerdiles the first 10 games of his freshman season at Wisconsin. Since then, the Badgers are 21-5-5 with him in the lineup, making Kerdiles  one to watch during the NCAA tournament.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 TV ratings are up across the league, but  the numbers the Penguins are drawing are stunning. \"The Penguins\u2019 11.87 local rating is the highest [regional sports network] rating for any team in any sport since the Boston Red Sox averaged a 12.2 rating on NESN during its 2007 World Series winning run.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 It's not unusual to hear of an athlete changing citizenship in order to compete internationally,  but this is a first.\n\u2022 It's not often that you get to see  a line brawl during Player of the Game ceremonies...especially in pee wee hockey.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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