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telegraphjournalcom Moncton does Saint John a favour Peter McGuire Breaking News New Brunswick CanadaCanadaEastcom TelegraphJournal Times & Transcript The Daily Gleaner Ltoile Log In Register Search Subscribe Write the Editor Contact Bathurst Campbellton Fredericton Grand Falls Miramichi Moncton Rothesay Saint John Sussex Woodstock here CareerBeaconcom Classifieds HOME FEATURES ACTUALITS OPINION THE CITY THE NORTH BUSINESS SPORTS ESCAPADE MAGAZINE SALON WHEELS Moncton does Saint John a favourPublished Tuesday December 15th 2009 B12Peter McGuireStumble UpondeliciousDiggFacebookPrintEmailSpeak UpThe Saint John Sea Dogs received an early Christmas present on Sunday in the form of a genuine buttkickingAs everyone knows by now the Moncton Wildcats handed the redhot Sea Dogs their first loss in two months and snapped a 22game Quebec Major Junior Hockey League winning streak registering a 73 victory in front of almost 5300 fans at the ColiseumWhy should this be considered a giftIt not only showed the Sea Dogs that they arent invincible it showed them that theyre going to have their hands full come playoff time if they dont pull the trigger on a couple of deals during the trade window which opens Saturday and runs until Jan 7The Atlantic Division is widely considered the strongest in the league with the Prince Edward Island Rocket and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles rounding out the top four teams The AcadiaBathurst Titan are also a good bet to make the playoffs None are pushoversMoncton was hitting on all cylinders Sunday and seemed to outshine Saint John between the pipes and on the blueline with new goaltender Shane Owen outduelling MarcAntoine Gelinas and defenceman Mark Barberio putting on an impressive display at the back end for Moncton His play made some fans on hand wonder why he wasnt invited to the national junior final selection campYes it is true that the Sea Dogs were playing their third game in less than three days but it should also be pointed out that the Wildcats were without defenceman Brandon Gormley who was attending the national selection camp and injured Russian import Kirill KabanovNow that the Wildcats know they can stack up to the leagues top dogs you can expect owner Robert Irving to be a buyer during the trade periodNo one was more pleased or more involved in Sundays victory from a Moncton standpoint than Irving Enthusiastically offering encouragement from over top of the glass behind the Wildcats bench and pacing the mezzanine like a caged tiger this man would like nothing better than to knock off its chief rivalWhich brings us to the Brunswick News Rivalry Cup a seasonlong competition between Moncton and Saint John that involves onice and office successThe Wildcats picked up two points for the victory and another full point for achieving at least 80 per cent capacity...