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April 12, 1985
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Nordique Fans Go ‘Goo-Goo’ Over Goulet
QUEBEC NORDIQUES QUEBEC CITY—When Michel Goulet scored what proved to be the winning goal for Quebec in a 4-3 win against Adams Division-rival Buffalo on March 26, it was his 50th of the season. And he did it in only 62 games. While this is not quite a goal-a-game pace, it is still safe to say that if Goulet had not missed 12 games with a thumb fracture, he most likely could have broken the National Hockey League record of 60 goals in one season for a left winger, currently held by Steve Shutt. Last season, Goulet finally earned some of the attention he deserves from the media with his selection to the first All-Star team. His 121 points last season (56 goals, 65 assists) gave him the scoring record in the NHL…
Rating Campbell Contenders, Pretenders
The poor, old Campbell Conference used to take a pretty bad beating come playoff time. But no more. Oh, sure, the Campbell is still home to the weakest division in the National Hockey League—the Norris—but in handicapping the the conference’s contenders and pretenders, there are at least three legitimate Cup candidates. In fact, if you’re trying to categorize the eight teams and their chances of getting to the Stanley Cup final, you’re left with a breakdown of 3-3-2. Three contenders (Edmonton, Winnipeg and Calgary), three maybes-but-doubtful (Chicago, St. Louis and Los Angeles) and two pretenders (Minnesota and Detroit). Of course, that isn’t to say there won’t be any upsets. When it comes right down to it, just about anybody could beat anybody in this conference, though we expect the 3-3-2 breakdown to hold true…
Devils’ Dream Of Playoffs Has Died A Slow Death
NEW JERSEY DEVILS EAST RUTHERFORD—The dream died on March 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York, when a 7-3 loss to the Rangers dropped the New Jersey Devils seven points behind the fourth and final Patrick Division playoff position with 10 games remaining in their regular-season schedule. In truth, the Devils’ dream of a playoff berth—their first since moving to New Jersey—died a slow death thanks to three key factors: • On Jan. 28 in Los Angeles, Doug Sulliman, the team’s leading goal scorer, suffered a severe groin pull in practice. He missed 23 of the next 25 games with the injury, crippling an already-weak offense.• Dave Pichette, whose offensive infusion during the first half of the season helped keep the Devils respectable, drastically tailed off in the second half. Not only…
The Playoffs Should Be Limited To 12 Teams
PRO: The owners say they need the extra money. Let ’em moonlight. The post season is spelled P-L-A-Y-O-F-F, not P-A-Y-O-F-F. Sixteen playoff teams are too many when the New York Rangers can snooze to their worst record in more than 20 years and still be handed a chance to knock off the Patrick Division champion in a best-of-five series. The Stanley Cup’s open admission policy creates late-season interest, we are supposed to believe. Watching the Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils fall over themselves in an attempt to finish fourth, however, has been as exciting as watching ice melt. The Rangers went 3-7-1 in one March stretch—and gained ground. The hockey has been terrible, as fans in Madison Square Garden regularly attest to. I’d bet New England hockey fans can’t handle the Adams…
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