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January 26, 2015
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TOUGH LOVE PAYING OFF
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST two seasons, Lindy Ruff can be seen with Tyler Seguin in practice, working one-on-one and laughing. An odd couple if ever there was one, the grizzled coach and the tatted kid really do seem to have a special chemistry. Asked if he enjoys coaching Seguin, Ruff smiled. “I do,” he said. “I like coaching him because he cares. He takes responsibility.” So what happened to the player who was sent out of Boston with bad grades? Well, Seguin has stepped into a new team with a new dynamic and has embraced a leadership role. He gets top minutes and that has resulted in him fighting to be the top scorer in the league. But he has also received respect and a voice in the building process…
THN INBOX
As a longtime reader, it was a pleasant surprise to see my research quoted in the Fighting Issue (“Changing Of The Guard”). Throughout my life, THN has provided me with inspiration and insight into the sport I love and was the impetus for devoting myself to research on hockey. I’m glad my findings have shown up in debate surrounding the sport. Your continued examinations and analysis will hopefully provide your younger readers (like I once was) with ideas and passion to pursue further knowledge about not only the players and the teams on the ice, but hockey in the business, social science, hard science and analytics fields as well. Rodney Paul, Syracuse, N.Y. I can’t believe an entire issue is dedicated to fighting. I subscribe to a hockey magazine, not boxing or…
PROTECT THE FORTUNE
MICHAEL CAMMALLERI once said he can tell who is on the ice playing against him at any given time simply by looking at the brand of his opponent’s stick and how he tapes it. Hockey players are so meticulous with their own sticks they’ve been known to send batches back to the manufacturer because of the most minor flaw. Gary Roberts was so in tune with his body when he played that all he had to do was pinch his skin after he woke up to determine whether he’d load up on carbohydrates that day or base most of his diet on proteins. When it comes to their performance off the ice, hockey players leave absolutely nothing to chance. They leave no stone unturned in the quest to make themselves the…
CROSSWORD
ANSWERS AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT ISSUE AND AT THN.com/XWORD ACROSS 1 ___ Boudreau is coach in Anaheim 8 Johnny ___ is new to Calgary 9 Skate lazily 10 Home of the AHL’s Bulldogs 11 Veteran winger ___ Torres 14 He was NHL MVP in 2011 15 Detroit is the ‘___ City’ 20 San Jose’s ___ Couture, pictured 21 Not close 22 Mediocre, wishy-___ 23 Where the AHL’s Crunch play 24 Thugs DOWN 2 Let’s go 3 Corey ___ is in goal in Chicago 4 Country that hosted the 1998 Olympics 5 Goalie ___ Lack 6 Faces 7 Former IIHF head ___ Ahearne 12 Where Patrick Roy calls the shots 13 Chicago’s ___ Toews 16 Hit an opponent with one’s stick 17 Fights 18 Ken Hitchcock’s nickname 19 Avalanche’s newcomer ___ Winchester LAST ISSUE’S CROSSWORD SOLUTION ACROSS 1. SUBBAN, 4. MASCOT, 9. CRIPPLE, 10. ARENA, 11. EGG ON, 12. LARSSON, 13. ACES, 15. OWEN, 18. STAMKOS, 21. ERIKA,…
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