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Playoff Preview 2017
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MIRACLE ON MANCHESTER
NEVER LEAVE A HOCKEY GAME EARLY THAT WAS THE ADVICE Daryl Evans had given his billet parents when he was in major junior after they missed a great Niagara Falls Flyers comeback. The lesson would prove to be fortuitous years later when the billet dad happened to be in California when a rookie Evans and his Los Angeles Kings were hosting the powerhouse Edmonton Oilers for Game 3 of a first-round best-of-five series that wasn’t supposed to last very long. Even though the Kings had the vaunted ‘Triple Crown Line’ of Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor and Charlie Simmer, the 1981-82 campaign had been a slog. Simmer was hurt for a spell and the team couldn’t get in gear, prompting the mid-season firing of coach Parker MacDonald. Though replacement Don Perry had a…
JERSEY HOUND
Here’s the tricky thing about throwback sweaters: because the materials used to make today’s jerseys are so much more advanced than the ones from the past, the designs don’t always look good, even if the concept was sound (remember those stripey Habs nightmares from a few years back?). But USA Hockey’s NTDP managed to pull off a great throwback when it wore these uniforms for Military Appreciation weekend in March. These were modelled after jerseys worn by Team USA at the 1976 Canada Cup, and I’ve always loved the originals. The update manages to stay tight with the stars on the shoulder yokes, and the colors really pop. The jerseys were auctioned with proceeds going to Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System.…
WHAT’S INSIDE
HOW THEY WIN/LOSE The strengths each team leans on for Cup contention and the weaknesses that might spell doom. FANTASY ZONE Each team’s 10 best fantasy performers and No. 1 goalie are listed and awarded star ratings based not simply on their regular season values but also on their health and the team’s likelihood of a deep run. We also feature one noteworthy player. STATS CRUNCH Vital team playoff numbers, from titles won to coaching resumes to the key possession stat (via corsica.hockey) THN GAMEPLAN Every team has a weakness. Here’s the blueprint on how to exploit it if you’re an opposing coach. 1ST CUP PASS Which grizzled veteran or sentimental favorite deserves the captain’s initial handoff of Lord Stanley’s glorious mug?…
YOUR SAY
Let’s straighten things out I read Jason Kay’s column on goalie sticks (The First Word, March 6) with interest, because as he says, this item is for making saves not protection. I’m disappointed the focus was entirely on the dimensions, however. The stick doesn’t look terribly different from Johnny Bower’s, and I don’t believe for a minute that it’s that important for fivehole coverage with the massive pads they still wear. And goalies have been doing the “paddle down” forever. You are missing the point. As one of the dinosaurs who played in the ’70s and adjusted to stick changes over time, I say the biggest improvement would be to eliminate the curve. The curve made the worst puckhandlers feel like Ron Hextall. If you mandated straight blades, you could remove the…
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