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March 18, 2013
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NEW LOOK ON LIFE
DEATH IN THE PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY ranks occurs so infrequently that they name awards after the fallen individual. It has been more than 45 years from the day Minnesota North Stars center Bill Masterton left us while plying his trade. And though the game has seen its share of near misses (see Buffalo Sabres goalie Malarchuk, Clint), there have been no fatalities at the NHL level since. That thought might have been skimming through Kurtis Foster’s semi-conscious mind as medical personnel rushed to stop uncontrolled bleeding in his left leg the night of March 20, 2008. As he was lying on an operating table in a San Jose hospital, Foster had little idea of the urgent atmosphere in the room. It was just hours after a violent collision with the Sharks’ Torrey Mitchell on…
ASK Adam?
QUESTION: Why does the NHL cling to the Eastern and Western conferences? You want to stop complaints about teams never leaving their time zones? Make Northern and Southern conferences, divided by the U.S. I-70 highway. Now everyone has multiple west coast swings, late-night TV starts, travel expenses, jet lag, etc. Charles Galupi, Fort Worth, Texas ANSWER: I doubt the NHL will “cling” to its current setup beyond this season. Most people expect realignment as soon as 2013-14. That said, I’m afraid your idea, while interesting, won’t be what the league adopts. The setup will look similar to the idea proposed last season: four conferences/divisions (two with eight teams, two with seven). It’s won’t please all, but there’s no such thing as a perfect realignment plan. QUESTION: What’s causing the Flyers’ “funk?” Are there…
Woulda, Coulda, SHOULDA
THIS YEAR’S CALDER TROPHY pursuit is a heated one, highlighted by a battle between Cory Conacher, Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Galchenyuk and Jonathan Huberdeau. The race would include 30-year-old stopper Viktor Fasth, but first-year players who turned 25 by Sept. 15 are excluded. Here’s our all-Calder-ineligible lineup:…
Marley And We
ON A CHILLY FRIDAY MORNING in the middle of January, all is quiet on the streets of Worcester, Mass., as workers in this proud city in Boston’s shadow have punched their time clocks, beginning the slow descent toward the weekend. Deep inside the DCU Center, home to the American League’s Worcester Sharks, players who dream of NHL contracts are about to substantially raise the decibel level. It begins minutes after the Sharks’ morning skate in preparation for their home game later that night against the Springfield Falcons. As players walk the short distance from the ice to the dressing room, some throw their practice jerseys onto a rolling gray bin placed directly in the center of their stalls. But not center Jon Matsumoto. “Mo,” he calls out in a sing-song voice, holding up…
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