... his way to getting the Vezina Trophy for the best goaltender in the NHL. He is currently leading the Toronto Maple Leafs in the stanley cup playoffs but in a recent game he lost his concentration and his temper. In a recent playoff game an Ottawa Senators player was bumped into Joseph and the go ahead goal was scored. Joseph stormed out of the ... the league didn't even review the play. Since it's the playoffs and Curtis is a star player he wasn't punished and didn't even get a minor penalty in game. In a similar play Ottawa Sen's player Andre Roy shoved an official aside in a much less...

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... the economic slowdown afflicting North America pose additional stress for the clubs. Since it's highly unlikely the federal government will bail any NHL franchise out - remember the failed bid by Ottawa owner Rod Bryden in 1999 -it appears the brunt of the problem will filter down to the provincial and municipal governments, and the NHL itself, (see a $14 million stipend the ... are making money. While revenues have risen, they're still not keeping pace with costs, and the situation is particularly bad for the Canad! ian franchises with the exception of Toronto, and for the U.S. franchi...

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