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November 16, 2009
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NY Islanders
TOP 3 ‘D’ 1. Denis Potvin No better place to start than with the first superstar in franchise history and the captain of the Islanders’ four Stanley Cup squads from 1980-83. A ferocious hip-checker and a potent offensive weapon, Potvin was dominant at both ends. 2. Stefan Persson The sweet-passing Swede was an unheralded contributor to the Isles’ dynasty, especially on the power play. He exceeded 50 points in three of his first four NHL seasons. 3. Kenny Jonsson It’s hard to leave off Ken Morrow, but Jonsson was a bright spot on the bad Mike Milbury-led teams at the turn of the century and deserves the nod for his sound, all-around play and vastly underrated game.…
Ask Adam
Yo Adam! With the recent struggles of the Flyers after their 3-0-0 start, how long do you think it will be before GM Paul Holmgren gives coach John Stevens his walking papers? I know with the moves they made during the off-season, they’re banking on a win-now mentality and I know Stevens was sort of on the hot seat before the season even began. If they do fire him, who do you think would be looked at as a replacement? Please, don’t tell me Craig Berube. Thanks. Kyle Creelman, Philadelphia Yo Kyle! It would be premature for Holmgren to give up on Stevens, who very quietly has been instrumental in turning the Flyers’ ship around. But if pressure mounts on Philadelphia to dump Stevens, it wouldn’t shock me at all to see someone such…
ONE FOR THE AGES
Randy Murphy is the Huntsville Havoc’s new coach, but he’s also a Millennium Man. Playing for the New Mexico Scorpions of the old Western Professional League on New Year’s Eve 1999, Murphy scored the final goal of the 20th century, an accomplishment the Hockey Hall of Fame acknowledged by displaying the stick he used. “It was an empty net goal,” Murphy said. “It didn’t mean much at the time, I didn’t even know I’d done it. When the Hall of Fame asked for (the stick), that was pretty cool.” Murphy is the Havoc’s third coach in as many seasons; he signed a three-year contract in the summer.…
PRESCRIPTION FOR ILL UNION
“He that deceives me once, it is his fault; if twice, it is mine.”– English proverb, 1659“Fool me once, shame on…shame on you. Fool me…you can’t get fooled again.”– George W. Bush, 2002 REGARDLESS OF WHICH INTERPRETATION of the “fool me once” axiom you use, NHL players should feel plenty of shame. They were fooled by Alan Eagleson, controlled by Bob Goodenow, duped by Ted Saskin and manipulated into the firing of Paul Kelly. So here we are, some 18 years after allegations about Eagleson’s web of corruption first surfaced and those who play the game are no further ahead in terms of their self-determination. In fact, it looks as though the players have never been more confused or vulnerable, a situation that seemed no clearer to resolution after interim executive director Ian…
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