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2 months ago: Buffalo Sabres' Paul Gaustad, (28), fights for the puck with Ottawa Senators' Milan Michalek, (9), of Czech Republic, as Sabres goaltender Patrick Lalime looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Fred Chartrand)

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