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November 4, 1983
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Some NHL insiders believe the Washington Capitals will win the two-for-one deal with Los Angeles Kings—if the Caps last that long. One general manager says, “Washington wins on the age factor, but he (Larry Murphy) can be lazy and the question is whether Bryan Murray can get him to work hard.” However, a random Madison Square Garden press box poll has the Kings as the clear victor. “It was a panic move by the Caps,” says Doug Gould of the New York Post. “Los Angeles got the better part of the deal by far,” adds Ranger defenseman Tom Laidlaw. “Brian Engblom is better than Larry Murphy and Ken Houston comes to play every night”…One of the main reasons Murphy was fraded relates to contractual problems. Murphy went to arbitration seeking…
Poile Admits Trade Wasn’t Easy
LANDOVER—Nobody was expecting Larry Murphy to be a savior for a team that lost its first seven games, but the Washington Capitals at least hoped their newest defenseman could open up an offense that managed only 15 goals in those seven defeats. Murphy was delighted to find himself paired with Rod Lang way, the Norris Trophy winner who has had a tough time getting untracked because forecheckers have been able to key on him. “Rod Langway is a quality defensive defenseman and he should help Larry Murphy is that area,” said coach Bryan Murray. “Rod is willing to talk and help the younger guys and if Larry needs help in that part of his game, he’ll get it. “On the other hand, Larry Murphy is very creative offensively and he will help Rod…
The Changing Faces of NHL Goaltenders
They’ve been displayed in art exhibitions. They’ve been displayed in the Hockey Hall of Fame. They’ve been compared to primitive native art and they’ve been the subject of books. And now, even they creator admits, they are “a dying art form.” Yes, the era of the painted, molded fibreglass goalie mask is still clinging to life, but it’s fading fast. Instead, we have a generation of young goalies growing up with the cage, yielding an assemblyline look of helmet and screened mask, threatening to bury what has been one of the most colorful, interesting eras in the history of the National Hockey League. “I guess you’ve got to bend with the times,” says Greg Harrison, a 29-year-old from Brampton, Ont., who has designed and made more stylized masks for NHL goalies than anyone…
McCourt Leaves As Korab Comes
Louisville Hockey BUFFALO—Whatever is next in store for Dale McCourt, the Buffalo Sabre chapter of his story is over. Scotty Bowman, general manager-coach of the Sabres, terminated McCourt’s contract, which has this season and next to run. According to the league agreement, the Sabres will pay one-third of McCourt’s salary for double the number of years remaining on his contract. McCourt was believed to be one of the National Hockey League’s most highly-paid players at nearly $300,000 a year. The all-time scoring leader in Ontario junior hockey, voted Canada’s outstanding junior hockey player in 1976-77, first pick in the entire draft in 1977, McCourt sometimes was a part-timer for Bowman’s Sabres. He was left unprotected in this year’s waiver draft but no club took him. McCourt sat out the Sabres’ opener—a 5-3 win over Hartford—but winger Lindy…
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