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January 11, 2010
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DOMINATING THE DECADE
The Gatineau Olympiques are the league’s story of the decade with three championships – 2003, 2004 and 2008. No other team won multiple titles. “It takes the right players, great coaching and great scouting,” said GM Charlie Henry. “You’ve got to know when to pull the strings and go for it and when to hold back. You’ve got to know when to sacrifice one season to build for the next one.” The Olympiques made the playoffs every season of the decade, reaching the Memorial Cup final in 2003 and ’04. “It’s tough to stay on top the way the cycle works,” Henry said. “You need to be patient and let the young guys develop.” The Olympiques are the league’s most successful franchise, winning the President Cup seven times and the…
CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Columbus has the Blue ___ 4 Ex-scrapper ___ McRae 7 Jim ___ played with five NHL teams in nine years 8 He captained Colorado for 15 seasons 10 He plays the wing in Montreal 12 Ex-Oiler Randy ___ was dubbed ‘Doctor’ 13 The Rangers are ‘The Broadway Blueshirts,’ the Yankees ‘The ___ Bombers’ 14 Another winger with the Habs, pictured 18 Wayne Gretzky was ‘The ___ ___’ 19 Finishes 20 One of the Brotens 21 The ___ zone is between the bluelines DOWN 1 Wayne’s wife 2 Held 3 Guelph’s team 4 The B in NBA, which shares arenas with many NHL teams 5 ___ Koivu wore the ‘C’ in Montreal for a decade 6 Andre ___ twice led the WHA in scoring 9 The Sens’ AHL affiliate is in this city 11 Larry Tanenbaum is the Maple Leafs’ _____ 12 U.S. state that got NHL hockey again in 1999 15…
Washington
ONCE THE NHL’S model for frugal spending, the Caps have opened the vault recently – and this summer will face a couple of major decisions. Forwards Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin will both be RFAs in July. Washington would like to keep them, but fellow RFA forwards Tomas Fleischmann, Eric Fehr and defenseman Jeff Schultz complicate things. Simply put, one of the two offensive threats could price himself out of a job. The Caps value Backstrom’s playmaking and ability to excel on special teams. He won’t be cheap, but he’ll return. Semin is a tougher call. Though dominating at times, he’s not responsible defensively and will want a raise.…
Buffalo
THE SABRES need to make their fans believe again. Only making the playoffs will do so. Buffalonians are tired of being teased, they’ve invested their time, dollars and souls in the Sabres. For a while, it was mutually beneficial; the team enjoyed passionate fans, the backers consecutive trips to the Eastern Conference final. But now there’s a distance. The fans, who watched some of their favorites leave, tried to stay up, but were let down. The Sabres would show signs of being a contender, draw fans close, then slap them away with uninspired efforts. The arena, though near capacity, is often lifeless. There are just as many doubters as diehards. The Sabres must inspire their fans again.…
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