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April 25, 2006
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Former NHL coach turns a new Page
Former NHL coach Pierre Page took the reigning German champions, Eisbaren Berlin, to the league final again. The club is ready to build a new arena, while Page is trying to change hockey in general and German hockey in particular. “In my four-and-a-half years here, the team’s got younger and younger, and better and better,” said Page, who believes two of his players (Marcel Muller and Constantin Braun) will be taken in the first three rounds of the 2006 NHL draft. “We try to play a different kind of hockey,” Page said. “When the new arena opens in 2008, our goal is to play with five players who have no designated positions. We’re not quite there yet, but we do play with only one defenseman.” Page hasn’t coached in the…
SEPARATED AT BIRTH
Have you spotted these two personalities in the same room at the same time? Submitted by Ian Shotton of London, Ont. Submit ideas for Separated at Birth to separated@thehockeynews.com…
It just makes Sens
Ken Dryden. Andy Moog. Mike Vernon. Chris Osgood. These are all the precedents’ men. While it’s true goaltenders still hold an inordinate amount of influence in NHL games, it’s a myth you need a sensational, proven netminder to win the Stanley Cup. It helps to have Martin Brodeur or Patrick Roy, but it’s not imperative. And it’s that line of thinking that has us in the Ottawa Senators’ corner as Stanley Cup favorite, no matter who’s tending goal for them this spring. A quick history review tells us: Dryden was a rookie with six NHL games’ experience when he backboned the Canadiens to Stanley Cup glory in 1971; Moog platooned with Grant Fuhr during the Oilers’ first championship run in 1984; Vernon ranked 33rd in save percentage in 1997, the year he led…
Ownership question looms over Therrien
COACH’S STATUS Pittsburgh’s winning percentage under Michel Therrien is about the same as it was under Eddie Olczyk, who was fired in December. Still, Therrien had the team playing competitively down the stretch. Its 6-10-2 mark in the first 18 games after the Olympics reflected a slight improvement, and that bodes well for Therrien’s future. But as long as the ownership and management situations are in limbo, Therrien is, too. A new owner could favor a complete overhaul, though there’s no guarantee one will be in place before next season. Plus, GM Craig Patrick’s contract expires this summer, and there has been no indication from the team as to whether it will be renewed. Therrien has two more years left on his deal and is familiar with the team’s young players, having…
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