Eastern All Stars

Sabres Nip Wings At Wire; MacLeish Joins 50-Goal Men

MONTREAL— For the first time in four National Hockey League seasons, the Boston combination of Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr has been split at the top of the individual scoring parade. Centre Bobby Clarke of Philadelphia prevented the two Bruins from a repeat as he became the highest pointscoring player of a post-1967 team with 104 points putting him second to Esposito’s 130 and three ahead of third-place Orr, who had 101 points. For the third straight season, the leading four pointmen all reached the 100-point level, Rick MacLeish of Philadelphia finishing fourth with 100 points on 50 goals and as many assists — one of three players to reach at least the 50-goal plateau. And as the long schedule came to a close, Buffalo Sabres became the first expansionists to knock an…

Ready To Stay With Flames

ATLANTA— The man they have called Boom Boom for many seasons now stood behind his desk and yanked up the front of his sweater. Two massive, ugly scars screamed into view. “There,” he growled in a way only he can growl. “There are my ulcers. That’s all that’s left of them.” When it was announced last April that Boom Boom Geoffrion was taking the job as coach of the Atlanta Flames, the news created first disbelief and finally concern. The former Montreal superstar’s health had been a major topic during his brief reign as coach of the New York Rangers. And although three-quarters of his stomach had been removed the summer before he accepted that job, the results of a vicious ulcer, he still collapsed midway through the winter and was replaced. So when his…

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