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January 30, 2012
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ANSWERS AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT ISSUE AND AT THN.com/xword ACROSS 1 Ban for a game or maybe a bunch 4 Rick ___ was a Wing and a Blue in 12 NHL seasons 7 League that awards the Kelly Cup 8 Salt ___ ___ hosted the 2002 Olympics 10 The F in IIHF 12 ‘Battlin’ ___’ Smith 13 Animal that scavenges 14 The Atlantic Division is in the NHL’s Eastern ___ 18 Larry ___ led the Devils to their second Cup 19 Joint susceptible to injury (ask Orr) 20 Mopes 21 Blank: two words DOWN 1 Injured, on the ___ 2 Slate of games to be played 3 Taylor Hall was taken first at the 2010 ___ 4 He hoisted the Cup last spring, pictured 5 The middle of the ice is ___ Street 6 Detroit’s old building 9 Wayne Gretzky’s last junior team 11 Former Oiler and Hawk ___ Pisani 12 An also-ran…
Mixing Methods
Training, coaching and fine-tuning are as important as ever, perhaps more, and that point isn’t lost at the goalie position. We’ve seen floppers, butterflies and blockers in the past, so there’s no one defined way to play the position. On the contrary, the best goalies combine different technical aspects and apply them in the right situation. The blocking style has garnered much attention in recent years as bigger goalies have left their mark. As the game changes, however, goalies have to adapt to keep up. “What you’re running into is more of a blend, the combination of the butterfly and stand-up-style goalie,” said Los Angeles Kings goalie coach Bill Ranford. “The blocking goalies have come and gone a little bit just due to the amount of power plays you see, the…
Back To Earth
To date, the only playoff appearance ever earned by the Columbus Blue Jackets came in 2008-09, when the team clawed its way into the post-season thanks largely to a rookie netminder named Steve Mason, whose .916 save percentage and league-leading 10 shutouts paved the way for rookie-of-the-year honors. Mason is still nominally the starter in Columbus, but has never been the same since that nascent season. Though he still has his backers, it’s fair to wonder if he is the latest Icarus-like netminder in a group that includes Jim Carey, Steve Penney and Andrew Raycroft. Sometimes, success comes too fast. “He had to learn a lot of his lessons at the NHL level instead of at the American League level,” said ex-NHLer and current analyst Kevin Weekes. “And that’s a big…
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