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VANCOUVER, CANADA - APRIL 30: Right wing Pavol Demitra #38 of the Vancouver Canucks shoots the puck up and over the net and goalie Nikolai Khabibulin #39 of the Chicago Blackhawks during Game One of the Western Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 30, 200...

Vancouver Canuck's Pavol Demitra (L) hits Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews off the puck in the second period during Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference semifinal hockey playoffs in Vancouver, British Columbia April 30, 2009.

Vancouver Canuck's Pavol Demitra (L) celebrates his first period power play goal next to Chicago Blackhawk's Cam Barker with teammates Ryan Kesler (17), Mats Sundin (13) and Kyle Wellwood (42) during Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference semifinal hockey playoffs in Vancouver, British Co...

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Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra, left, fights for control of the puck with Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews during second-period NHL hockey action in Game 1 of the western conference semifinal at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, April 30, 2009.

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Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra, center, takes control of the puck as Chicago Blackhawks' Matt Walker looks on during the first period in Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-final NHL hockey game at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, April 30, 2009.

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Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra, center, takes control of the puck as Chicago Blackhawks' Matt Walker looks on during the first period in Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-final NHL hockey game at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, April 30, 2009.

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Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra, center, celebrates his goal with teammate Kyle Wellwood, right, during first-period NHL hockey action in Game 1 of the western conference semifinal against the Chicago Blackhawks at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia,Thursday, April 30, 2009.

Vancouver Canucks' Ryan Kesler (R) celebrates his goal against the Los Angeles Kings' with teammates Mats Sundin (L) and Pavol Demitra during second period NHL hockey action in Vancouver British Columbia, April 9, 2009.

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CHICAGO - MARCH 29: Kris Versteeg #32 of the Chicago Blackhawks and Pavol Demitra #38 of the Vancouver Canucks battle for the puck on March 29, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Canucks defeated the Blackhawks 4-0.

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Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra, left, of Slovakia, battles for the puck with Chicago Blackhawks' Dustin Byfuglien during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 29, 2009, in Chicago.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 09: Matt Greene #2 of the Los Angeles Kings shoots the puck from the low slot area into the corner as Pavol Demitra #38 of the Vancouver Canucks looks on in the third period during their NHL game at Staples Center on March 9, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra (C) celebrates his goal against the Minnesota Wild with teammates Ryan Kesler (L) and Mats Sundin during second period NHL hockey action in Vancouver British Columbia, March 3, 2009.

Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra (L) scores on Minnesota Wilds' Niklas Backstrom during second period NHL hockey action in Vancouver British Columbia, March 3, 2009.

Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra (R) is hit by Tampa Bay Lightnings' Steve Eminger during second period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia, February 27, 2009.

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Vancouver Canucks Mats Sundin, left, of Sweden, is congratulated by teammates Henrik Sedin, right, also of Sweden, and Pavol Demitra, center, of Slovakia, after scoring the game-winning overtime shootout goal against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala (not shown) in NHL hockey...

Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra (L) upends Ottawa Senators' Anton Volchenkov in front of a linesman during the third period of their NHL hockey game in Ottawa February 19, 2009. The Canucks beat the Senators 5-2.

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OTTAWA - FEBRUARY 19: Pavol Demitra #38 of the Vancouver Canucks fights off a defender as he carries the puck over the blueline in a game against the Ottawa Senators on February 19, 2009 at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada.

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OTTAWA - FEBRUARY 19: Pavol Demitra #38 of the Vancouver Canucks fights off a defender as he carries the puck over the blueline in a game against the Ottawa Senators on February 19, 2009 at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada.

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Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra, left, from Slovakia, scores in the shootout against Calgary Flames' goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, from Finland, to give Vancouver the victory over Calgary during an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009.

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Vancouver Canucks' Roberto Luongo, top, watches a shot by Phoenix Coyotes' Derek Morris (not shown) get past him for a goal as teammate Pavol Demitra, bottom, of Slovakia, looks on in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz.

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Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra, left, of Slovakia, is stopped by Columbus Blue Jackets' Steve Mason during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C. , on Sunday Jan. 18, 2009.

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Vancouver Canucks' Pavol Demitra, left, of Slovakia, celebrates his goal with Daniel Sedin, of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Vancouver, B.C. , on Sunday Dec 28, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck.

Vancouver Canucks right wing Pavol Demitra (R) checks Nashville Predators center Jerred Smithson (L) during the first period of their NHL game hockey in Nashville, Tennessee, December 9, 2008.

Vancouver Canucks right wing Pavol Demitra (R) celebrates his goal on the Nashville Predators with teammate Mattias Ohlund (L) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tennessee, December 9, 2008.

Vancouver Canuck's Pavol Demitra celebrates his first period power play goal against the Chicago Blackhawks with teammates Alexander Edler (23), Ryan Kesler (17), and Mats Sundin (13) during Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference semifinal hockey playoffs in Vancouver April 30, 2009.