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December 18, 1981
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Ties Give North Stars False Security Sense
BLOOMINGTON — “It’s a slump,” said Craig Hartsburg, as if admitting something the Minnesota North Stars were hoping wouldn’t exist this season. “We were hoping it wouldn’t happen this time,” Hartsburg added. “We didn’t want it to, that was our objective for this season — to play more consistently. If you could figure out why it happens, you could make a lot of money selling the answer.” The North Stars, who powered through the early schedule, then maintained a record with the fewest losses in the whole NHL, slipped into a habit of tying games rather than winning them. “The ties have saved us,” Hartsburg said. The ties also provided a false sense of security, because the Stars maintained the record of fewest losses, but they had quit winning. As the month of November…
Who They’re Affiliated With …
1 — Montreal 2 — Chicago 3 — Boston 4 — Rangers 5 — Detroit 6 — Toronto 7 — Philadelphia 8 — Los Angeles 9 — St Louis 10 — Minnesota 12 — Islanders 13 — Vancouver 14 — Buffalo 15 — Calgary 16 — Washington 17 — Colorado 18 — Edmonton 19 — Hartford 20 — Quebec 21 — Winnipeg OTHER AFFILIATIONS 22 — Chicago & Toronto 23 — Pittsburgh & Boston 24 — Hartford & Boston & Los Angeles 25 — Minnesota & Philadelphia & Islanders 26 — Montreal & Chicago & Buffalo 27 — Winnipeg & Vancouver & Washington 28 — Quebec & St. Louis & Edmonton 29 — Pittsburgh & Calgary & Colorado 30 — Chicago & Minnesota 31 — Boston & Rangers 32 — Hartford & Philadelphia 33 — Toronto & Quebec…
Familiar Faces Help, Hurt Rangers
NEW YORK — The injury-ridden New York Rangers received a transfusion of sorts from one old face and one new face as they flew West for a quick road trip. But on their return home to Madison Square Garden, they were plagued by a player from their recent past. Moments after the Rangers came from behind to tie the Quebec Nordiques at Madison Square Garden, it became known that they had recalled veteran wing Steve Vickers from the Springfield Indians, where Vickers had spent two months in exile after spending the exhibition season in Rangers’ coach Herb Brooks’ doghouse and the early games of the regular season in civilian clothes, unable to fit into the fluid, swirling game that is ever-so-gradually become the Rangers’ style. But Vickers has never been known for…
Traded Sabres Criticize Coach After Big Swap
The recent seven-player swap between the Buffalo Sabres and the Detroit Red Wings was not only the biggest trade in hockey in the last few years, but it also inspired the largest volume of resentment and vitriol heard in quite some time. The blockbuster swap, as they are referring to it around the National Hockey League, startled even the most passive hockey fan. It all began on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 2 when the Sabres disclosed they had unloaded goaltender Bob Sauve, defenseman Jim Schoenfeld, center Derek Smith and team sparkplug, right-wing Danny Gare, to the Red Wings in exchange for three of Detroit’s former No. 1 draft choices — forwards Dale McCourt, Mike Foligno and Brent Peterson, plus future considerations. The reaction to the swap was primarily one of disbelief…
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