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January 3, 2011
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FUN IN THE SUN
In the last little while, I have been reading articles left, right and center about how hockey isn’t working in the Sunbelt. I am a supporter of hockey in South Florida and believe if the Panthers actually put a decent product on the ice, it would give the fans something to cheer about. I remember the year the Panthers marched all the way to the Stanley Cup final and seeing the enthusiasm the fans had. Hopefully GM Dale Tallon can become the franchise savior and make us Panthers fans forget about the laughingstock our team became under the ownership of Alan Cohen. Ryan Harder, Saskatoon, Sask. Eye for an Eye I am only 12 and have already suffered three concussions in hockey. My worry is how players get away with cheap shots in the NHL. What…
Winds Of Change
Throughout his career, Ian White has been a defenseman with a license to roam. White entered the NHL with an offensive bent before developing the two-way game to stick. And Carolina is leaning on his defense. One of the reasons the Hurricanes acquired White from the Flames in mid-November was they thought he was capable of playing with Joni Pitkanen, who likes to improvise a little bit, to say the least. That makes White the anchor while Pitkanen goes walkabout. “That’s new for me,” White said. “I’ve always been paired with the opposite.” Given the change in roles, White was still trying to find his footing as the calendar turned to December after struggling on a struggling team in Calgary. In Carolina he plays about two more minutes per night and, at any…
Young Yote Adjusting
On draft day, Wayne Gretzky announced that Kyle Turris would join Phoenix as the No. 3 pick of the 2007 draft. Seeing a rail-thin playmaking center with oodles of potential standing alongside The Great One, people couldn’t help but connect the dots. If Turris delivered a fraction of the things Gretzky did for the Oilers, the Coyotes would be well on their way to a turnaround. But Turris wasn’t physically mature enough to transition right away. And in the go-go nature of NHL development, there was a temptation to ask what was taking so long? Thank-fully for Turris, 21, his coach now in Phoenix is Dave Tippett, someone accustomed to taking the long view when it comes to young players – and their NHL-adjustment timetable. “There have been some games where…
GOOD Soldiers
R. Nash 241 goals D. Vyborny 204 assists R. Nash 442 points R. Klesla 129 ‘D’ points J. Shelley 1,025 PIM J. Hejda plus-29 M. Denis 84 wins M. Garon 2.59 GAA R. Tugnutt .910 SP S. Mason 16 SO .445 Columbus’ points percentage its first nine seasons. It was .596 this year…
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