With 30 some days, and 20ish games left until the trade deadline, copies of "CPHL MAG" are already popping up on shelves. This Philadelphia targeted version was spotted in stores just today:
Web sleuths noted that the online version of the articles contained bonus material not found printed in the magazines:
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GM JonDuke is leaving the door open on trade talks, stating that: "Aside from the core (Giroux, Duchene, Benn, Landeskog, & Schneider) all pieces, prospects and picks would be made available for the right offer. Obviously, a high end pick will be tough to acquire, but we have a few 1STs that we're willing to play with."
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On 74OV RW Mark Stone, JonDuke said: "He's an exciting player, with a great future, and this is never an easy decision. Unfortunately, the 23 year old stud has not been able to find any chemistry in our own top 6 and we're now looking to move him for some post season scoring help. It's a risk we're willing to take."
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Sports columnists around the league wonder though if that's false threat, to get Stone to step up his game like Datsyuk recently did when he was on the block for a brief period. Only time will tell.
Who's selling? Who's buying? Who's available? I guess you'll just half to pick up your own copy to find out for yourself.
*Magazine editors could not be reached to comment on their choice to spell "tweak" as "tweek" and fans in Philly are wondering if the state wide Meth epidemic might have something to do with it.