HOW THEY STAND

Improvement Main Desire Of Blues’ Federko

ST. LOUIS— Bernie Federko has stayed among the National Hockey League’s leading scorers long enough to prove he belongs there. Federko has been in the NHL’s top 10 all season—usually about fifth or sixth. He has broken the St. Louis Blues’ record for points in a season and has become the Blues’ leader on the ice. The strategies and comments of opposing teams have been obvious in their respect for Federko. His game demands attention when another team makes its plans for playing the Blues. “It’s very satisfying to know you have made everybody look up to you,” Federko said. “It makes you want to keep going. My only personal goal is to keep getting better.” If Federko were to set personal goals of team records or other milestones, he would be meeting and passing…

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Dionne Rues Game’s State After Kings’ -Flyers’ Brawl

LOS ANGELES— Because of the smooth, effortless way he plays the game—and produces in abundance as his 50-plus goal season attests—he is often referred to as not just Marcel Dionne but Magical Marcel. It’s alliterative and it fits. And in the wake of Sunday, Bloody Sunday in Philadelphia when the Kings and Flyers gave a riot and everybody came, a distraught and discouraged Dionne said he may live up to his name. Like magic, he may disappear from the National Hockey League. “If the owners don’t clean up this sport, I’ll quit,” Dionne said emphatically in the wake of a horrendous 380 penalty minutes which were assessed in the Philadelphia-Los Angeles brawl. The game, and the term is used loosely, set or established 11 penalty records and it is Dionne’s feeling that the…