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NEW YORK - MARCH 08: Nik Antropov #80 of the New York Rangers skates with the puck against the Boston Bruins on March 8, 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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UNIONDALE, NY - MARCH 05: Nik Antropov #80 of the New York Rangers skates against the New York Islanders on March 5, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Rangers defeated the Islanders 4-2.

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UNIONDALE, NY - MARCH 05: Nik Antropov #80 of the New York Rangers is stopped by Yann Danis #34 of the New York Islanders on March 5, 2009 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The Rangers defeated the Islanders 4-2.

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New York Rangers' Nik Antropov, left, and Derek Morris stand near center ice for the national anthem before starting in an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders on Thursday, March 5, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y.

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Toronto Maple Leafs' Nik Antropov, center, is congratulated by Matt Stajan, left, and Jonas Frogren after scoring against the New York Islanders in the third period during an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y. The Maple Leafs won 5-4 in a shootout.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nik Antropov (L) celebrates his second goal of the game behind Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason and defenseman Christian Backman during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto February 19, 2009.

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TORONTO - FEBRUARY 19: Nik Antropov #80 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates second goal during game action February 19, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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TORONTO - FEBRUARY 19: Nik Antropov #80, Ian White #7 and Alexei Ponikarovsky #23 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate Nik Antropov's goal during game action February 19, 2009 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Alexei Ponikarovsky (C) celebrates his goal with teammate Nik Antropov (R) behind Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto February 14, 2009.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Alexei Ponikarovsky (C) celebrates his goal with teammate Nik Antropov (R) behind Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and Sidney Crosby (L) during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto February 14, 2009.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nik Antropov (R) celebrates his goal against Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and Kris Letang (C) during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto February 14, 2009.

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TORONTO - JANUARY 31: Maxime Talbot #25 of the Pittsburgh Penguins bats the puck out of the air as Nik Antropov #80 of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks on during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre January 31, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.

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TORONTO - JANUARY 31: Nik Antropov #80 of the Toronto Maple Leafs looks for the rebound after a save by Mathieu Garon #32 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during their NHL game at the Air Canada Centre January 31, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Nik Antropov (C) celebrates with teammates Nikolai Kulemin (L) and Luke Schenn (R) after Antropov scored a goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the first period of their NHL hockey game, in Denver January 29, 2009.

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward makes a save as teammate Eric Staal (C)and Toronto Maple Leafs' Nik Antropov (R) look for the rebound during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto January 19, 2009.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nik Antropov (R) looks for a rebound in front of Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, January 13, 2009.

Buffalo Sabres players celebrate Derek Roy's goal as Toronto Maple Leafs Nik Antropov (R) skates by during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto, January 1, 2009.

Buffalo Sabres' Jason Pominville celebrates his goal with teammate Andrej Sekera (L) behind Toronto Maple Leafs' Nik Antropov (R) during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto January 1, 2009.

Toronto Maple Leafs Jonas Frogren (L) and Nik Antropov battle for the puck with Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (BACK) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto January 1, 2009.

Dallas Stars James Neal and Loui Eriksson (2nd R) celebrates Neal's hat trick goal behind Toronto Maple Leafs Nik Antropov (L) and Curtis Joseph (R) during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto December 23, 2008.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nik Antropov (C) looks for a rebound between New Jersey Devils goalie Scott Clemmensen and defenseman Colin White (5) during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto December 16, 2008.

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BUFFALO, NY - DECEMBER 12: Jaroslav Spacek #6 of the Buffalo Sabres is checked by Nik Antropov #80 of the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 12, 2008 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York.

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Atlanta Thrashers forward Nik Antropov (80), of Kazakhstan, takes a shot as Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, right, of Finland, makes the save during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in Atlanta.

New York Rangers' Nik Antropov watches the puck during second period action against the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final hockey series in Washington April 28, 2009.

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New York Rangers' Nik Antropov (90) has his shot stopped by Washington Capitals' goaile Simeon Varlamov (40) while being covered by Capitals' John Erskine (4) during the second period of game two of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals NHL playoff hockey in Washington, Saturday, April 1...