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Flyers All-Star Claude Giroux in the mix with NHL's best

Found January 27, 2012 on Washington Times:
PLAYERS: Claude Giroux,  Bobby Sanguinetti
TEAMS: Philadelphia Flyers,  Carolina Hurricanes

OTTAWA — Claude Giroux is tired of the story at this point. At the 2006 NHL draft, then-Philadelphia Flyers general manager Bobby Clarke forgot the name of the player he was taking 22nd overall. Bobby Sanguinetti, the New Jersey defenseman the Flyers coveted, went off the board a pick earlier. ...
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