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February 22, 1985
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Red Wings Shoot For Third Place
DETROIT RED WINGS DETROIT—Third place, or bust. But just in case that goal escapes the Detroit Red Wings, they’ll happily settle for fourth place and go from there. After all, a team with only three victories in 20 games can’t be too choosy about where it finishes and the Wings realize that. Still, thanks to being in the Norris Division, they’re very much alive and well and looking up. “Our goal is to finish in third place and duplicate what we did last year,” coach Nick Polano said after the Wings put together a modest but improved 3-2-3 stretch following a dozen games in which they were winless (0-10-2). “Even if we could get one more point (than last year), that would be something.” Perhaps it says more about the division than the Red Wings, but…
NEXT WEEK IN THN
The New Jersey Devils have a long way to go before they’re in the same class as the New York Islanders. After all, they don’t have a Denis Potvin, Billy Smith or Mike Bossy, or four Stanley Cups for that matter. But they may have a Bryan Trottier clone and that’s certainly a step in the right direction. His name is Kirk Muller, the rookie who was the No. 2 pick in last year’s entry draft, and he’s nothing less than the future of the franchise in New Jersey. We’ll profile the young superstar on next week’s Mar. 1 cover. In that same issue, we’ll have thumbnail sketches of the top prospects for the 1985 National Hockey League entry draft. All that, plus much, much more. Don’t miss it. QUOTE OF THE WEEK “You know when…
McKegney Loses All-Star Chance
MINNESOTA NORTH STARS BLOOMINGTON—The All-Star break seems like an oasis in a desert that is taking a full season to cross for the Minnesota North Stars. Come to think of it, a season like this could make a player consider joining the Foreign Legion. But the brief respite for the All-Star game could provide a chance to collect themselves, count casualties, and try to sort out the mystifying things that have befallen them through the first two-thirds of the season. However, even the All-Star break came one day too late for Minnesota. Tony McKegney was Minnesota’s designated performer in the Calgary classic. It was fitting that McKegney be picked, since he leads the team in scoring with 23 goals and 20 assists for 49 points. Never mind that he only has 11 of the goals…
Scoring Ace Eyes Spot With Kings
HULL—Luc Robataille, the Hull Olympiques’ left winger, is intent on skating for the Los Angeles Kings next season. But the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s new scoring leader won’t be devastated if he is returned to Hull, although the team may be called the 99s by then. Hull city council has invited bids to purchase the Olympiques, the only municipally-owned team in major junior hockey, and Edmonton Oiler superstar Wayne Gretzky has expressed interest. “We haven’t heard much about it, I just know what I read in the newspapers,” said Robataille, 18, who has scored 48 goals and 70 assists for 118 points in 50 games to jump ahead of Longueuil Chevaliers’ Guy Rouleau (53-63-116) and Shawinigan Cataractes’ Marc Damphousse (47-65-112). The 6-foot, 183 pounder said he knows he’ll have to work hard to…
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