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May 1, 1987
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Stars’ Nightmare Yields Dreamy Draft Spot
BLOOMINGTON, Minn—General manager Lou Nanne and his Minnesota North Star scouts never figured they’d be in this position—sitting, watching the playoffs from the outside and trying to figure out who are the best four or five players available in the 1987 entry draft. Throughout the past season, the Stars’ scouts operated on the assumption that they would select somewhere in the middle of the pack. But the Stars’ March collapse dumped them out of the playoffs and now Nanne, while he waits to name a new coach, is scurrying to adjust the team’s draft list. The Stars have the fourth overall pick this year. “We never dreamed we’d end up in this position,” Nanne said. “At least we know we’re going to get a great player and, picking fourth, we’ll get to…
Coping With The Cruel Kiss Of The Playoffs
EVERY SPRING, AS the drama of each playoff series is played to its conclusion, we could just congratulate the winners, note that they did a fine job of converting the breaks they received and eagerly look forward to the next round. But noooooooo. Not in any paper I’ve ever worked for. Or not in too many I’ve ever read, either. Nobody gets off that easily, pal. As many as four members of the losing team, but preferably only one, had to… CHOKE. ARRRRRRRGGGH Yes sir, CHOKE. Dry-mouth, sweaty-palmed, gonna-throw-up, somebody-else-has-gotta-do-it-because-I-have-to-go-the-bathroom choke. Give ‘em the Heimlich maneuver. Cut through their tracheas to remove that apple. And while you’re at it, do a heart transplant, too. Here in Philadelphia, we used to wait a series or two before noting that Brian Propp was not challenging…
ASK THE REFEREE
Q: On March 7, in a game between Montreal and Edmonton, penalties were called against both teams with approximately three minutes left in the game. Montreal received a minor and Edmonton a double minor but Montreal went on a power play right away. I feel they should have played four aside for two minutes at which time the Canadiens would have a power play for the remaining minute or so of the game, unless they scored. Why would this power play start right away? Edmonton ended up scoring a shorthanded goal. Terry Chickness,New Glasgow, NS A: The system you recommend is the way the rule used to be applied before it was changed a number of years ago. The reason for the change was because teams were taking advantage when a team…
Chihawk Owner Embarrassed By Loss
CHICAGO—In the wake of the Chicago Blackhawks’ second straight playoff disaster, general manager Bob Pulford says the time for loyalty is past. “I don’t feel I owe anyone anything now,” Pulford said. “If something comes up and we can improve our hockey team, I have no qualms about doing it.” Hawk president William Wirtz went even further. He said the Hawks’ loss to Detroit was “an embarrassment” following the 1986 sweep by Toronto in the first round. Wirtz launched a tirade against unnamed players. “I heard Al Secord say the other day that players expected management to trade them after last year,” Wirtz said. “Maybe they are mistaking niceness for weakness. They’ll get the message very clear. “We know who the players are from that last game against Detroit and from the year before.…
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