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November 3, 1989
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FLYERS GROUNDED BY WORST START
FLYERS The Philadelphia Flyers got off to their worst start in franchise history by going 1-6-1 in their first eight games, including 0-4-1 against Patrick Divsion opponents. The Flyers had the fewest points in the NHL after eight games (three), and their offense ranked 21st in the league, averaging just 2.6 goals per game…There’s been some indication right winger Tim Kerr, who has been hampered throughout his career with shoulder problems, may be suffering from a pinched nerve in his left shoulder… Defenseman Mark Howe played his 500th game as a Flyer during a 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils Oct. 18…With Ron Hextall back, the Flyers were likely to attempt to deal goalie Ken Wregget, Detroit is one of many mentioned destinations. PENGUINS The Penguins’ streak of 30 consecutive regular-season sellouts…
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
Ron Wilson willingly accepted his demotion to the Moncton Hawks a year ago because he wanted to learn more about coaching. He wound up learning more than he thought possible. After 536 NHL games, Wilson was sent down to be playing-assistant with the American League team. But when Hawks’ head coach Rick Bowness was promoted to Winnipeg Feb. 7, the Hawks were about to begin a four-game road trip. Wilson was forced to become playerhead coach. “It would have been better if I could have just coached,” Wilson recalls, “but we had a lot of injuries at the time and we only had 13 players so I had to play as well. “I found it difficult because I would be on the ice for a long shift and I’d come back to the bench,…
DEFENSIVE ERRORS HAVE SUTTER STEAMING
In what was generally a disappointing week for the St. Louis Blues. Rick Meagher had a time to remember. In consecutive games, the Blues’ checking specialist held Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux and Detroit’s Steve Yzerman pointless. In the Blues’ next game, he shut down Los Angeles’ Wayne Gretzky, although The Great One did score a late third-period goal when Meagher was not on the ice. Meagher batted 1.000—three for three against the Big Three—but the Blues weren’t nearly as good against Pittsburgh, Detroit and L.A. They hit only .333, losing two of three. The Blues destroyed Pittsburgh 9-3 (Oct. 18), before collapsing in the third period in a 4-3 loss to Detroit (blowing a 3-1 lead and costing Pat Jablonski his first NHL win Oct. 19) and a 6-4 loss to Los Angeles (Oct.…
PAGE SELLS DEFENSE, BUT ARE STARS BUYING?
Ever since Pierre Page arrived in Minnesota as coach of the North Stars, he’s sold the same thing: defense-first hockey. It hasn’t been an easy sell. But most of the players who weren’t at least in line to buy are playing somewhere else. For the first six games of the season, Page was looking like a master salesman. The North Stars equalled the quickest start in franchise history (5-0-1), most of it due to defensive hockey. But then they caved in and reverted to old habits in back-to-back losses in Detroit and Quebec. The North Stars registered their first loss of the season Oct. 18 when the Red Wings defeated them 4-3. They followed with their first blowout loss of the season, a 7-2 decision to the Nordiques. “The most important thing we…
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