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Scouting the opposition
You can't find a press box in the NHL at this time of the season that doesn't have six to 12 scouts in it. They're watching for what's working and what isn't, and which players to watch--or to trade for. Larry Wigge asked six scouts to talk about what they've noticed this season, and he compiled this report.
Eastern Conference
ATLANTA THRASHERS: No one loves to shoot more than No. 1 overall pick RW Ilya Kovalchuk. ... The team needs to deal for goaltending? The team could have traded for Chris Osgood, but it gambled he could be picked up in the waiver draft, and the Islanders got him first.
BOSTON BRUINS: D Hal ...