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Alin Mateescu's Bio
A Front-End Web Developer and huge hockey fan, Alin Mateescu is also the founder of and driving force behind RumorMeThis.
Alin also runs nhlsalarycap.info, a website dedicated to tracking the salary cap situation of all 30 NHL teams.
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July 15th, 2008 | 8:59 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
The Boston Bruins lost Manny Fernandez to 78 games last season after the goalie had knee surgery. Tim Thomas did admirably filling in for the injured veteran, but the Bruins need Fernandez back not only for this season but to mold future Boston goalies.
June 30th, 2008 | 3:11 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
In anticipation of the October 7th release date of Howard Shapiro’s new book, ‘Hockey Player For Life’, Supersonic Storybook Productions (SSP) is very pleased to announce that the Foreword for the book is being written by former NHL great Keith Primeau and that a promo video utilizing the cutting edge ’speed painting’ technique has been posted on Youtube.’
May 10th, 2008 | 11:22 AM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of the National Hockey League, will continue its wall-to-wall coverage of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Conference Finals commence on Thursday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Detroit Red Wings and the Dallas Stars will begin their battle for the right to represent the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Final. The Conference Finals continue on Friday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET when the Eastern Conference takes center stage as the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins face-off in Game 1 of their intrastate showdown. All Conference Finals telecasts on VERSUS are exclusive.
May 7th, 2008 | 6:40 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that head coach Paul Maurice and assistant coach Randy Ladouceur have been relieved of their duties.
May 3rd, 2008 | 2:24 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
On his Maxim.com blog, Buffalo Sabres All-Star goalie Ryan Miller took the time to answer a question posed by RumorMeThis. Wanna know what his his favorite playoff moment is?
April 11th, 2008 | 7:59 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
Marketing the NHL in the US isn’t a dream job, but you can’t fault the VERSUS network for not trying. Check out one of their promos they have dubbed the “NHL playoff anthem.” What do you think?
April 11th, 2008 | 6:18 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of the NHL, will televise wall-to-wall Stanley Cup Playoffs action starting April 9 with the Conference Quarterfinals as the Ottawa Senators begin their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7 p.m. ET followed by Game 1 of the series between the Calgary Flames and the San Jose Sharks at 10 p.m. ET. VERSUS will kick-off the night with “Hockey Central” at 6:30 p.m. ET. The network will air all of the rounds leading up to and including the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. Each night during the playoffs, VERSUS will televise one or two playoff games as well as the studio wrap-up show, “Hockey Central.”
March 24th, 2008 | 8:43 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
Are the Flyers risking losing Jeff Carter to an offer sheet by not re-signing him? What would it take for the Lightning to become a better team? Do the Thrashers need a top-pair defenseman? Will Mats Sundin return to the Maple Leafs? Is Kristian Huselius worth the money?
March 24th, 2008 | 8:21 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
Both Michael Russo of the Minnesota Star Tribune and John Shipley of the St. Paul Pioneer Press report on forward Mark Parrish and his struggles with the Minnesota Wild.
March 24th, 2008 | 7:56 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review suggests that Pittsburgh Penguins pending unrestricted free agent forward Ryan Malone will hit the open market come July 1st.
March 23rd, 2008 | 9:46 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
Pending unrestricted free agent forward Brendan Morrison tells Tony Gallagher of The Vancouver Province that he wants to re-sign with the Canucks and continue his career in Vancouver.
March 23rd, 2008 | 9:32 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
Aside from signing a couple of free agent forwards to bolster their attack, Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Columbus Blue Jackets will also try to re-shape their blueline.
March 23rd, 2008 | 1:30 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
Why were the Flyers willing to deal Jeff Carter? Will Blue Jackets re-sign Michael Peca? Will Ryan Miller play for the Red Wings in 2009-10? Should the Maple Leafs buy out Darcy Tucker? Which teams may want to sign Jaroslav Halak to offer sheets? Are Glen Murray’s days with the Bruins numbered? Is Paul Ranger an untouchable in Tampa Bay?
March 23rd, 2008 | 1:20 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
Fluto Shinzawa of The Boston Globe reports that the Boston Bruins would prefer to take pending restricted free agent defenseman Dennis Wideman to arbitration than ink him to a multi-year deal.
March 23rd, 2008 | 12:40 PM EDT
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Alin Mateescu
Will Mike Commodore re-sign? Is the club negotiating with Wade Redden? Will Senators bring back Andre Roy become a Senator, again?