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February 2, 1990
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MATURED LINSEMAN MAKES HIS RETURN
There was a time long ago when it seemed Ken Linseman was just as happy to beat you with a stick as with a goal. But the years have a way of changing things. Now Linseman, acquired by the Philadelphia Flyers from Boston for Dave Poulin Jan. 16, appeared to be a rebel with a cause. Nearly eight years passed since Linseman’s first tour of duty with the Flyers and there was a notable change in his manner. A couple years in Edmonton, including a Stanley Cup-winning goal, plus a long stint with the Bruins, have matured Linseman on the ice. Off it, a wife and a new son have given his life focus. While the addition of Linseman was supposed to wake up the Flyers’ dormant offense, the impact was not felt immediately.…
NHL’S TOP GUN FINISHES SECOND
In all the years Al Maclnnis has scared goalies and intimidated defensemen with the velocity of his slapshot, he never really knew just how fast it was. Only twice in his career did anyone ever try to measure the speed of his shot. “One time, four or five years ago, they brought a radar gun down to the Saddledome, but they couldn’t pick it up,” said Maclnnis. In December, as part of a dry run for the skills competition that took place the day before the NHL’s 41st All-Star Game, organizers had Maclnnis drift a’lazy 94-mile-per-hour slapshot at the net. The next time he shot, the radar gun broke down. From shock, perhaps. Maclnnis thought a 100-mph slap-shot was not out of the question. “I know somebody said Bobby Hull’s shot was once measured at 118…
ANOTHER HULL GOING TO NEW LEAGUE?
BLUES Television reports in Canada indicated that an upstart global hockey league would like to make Brett Hull its first conquest, just as the World Hockey Association stole his father, Bobby, from the NHL in 1972. Hull, the league’s goal-scoring leader with 42, is playing out his option with the Blues. Bob Goodenow, Hull’s agent and the new NHL Players’ Association deputy executive director, found the rumors intriguing, but said “I haven’t heard from anybody from an upstart league. I’m sure it makes for good discussion…As an agent, obviously, anything that would help my clients I’m interested in. But as far as anything specific happening I’m not aware of it.’’…Hull’s contract negotiations are now being handled by Blues’ president Jack Quinn, to whom Goodenow made his latest proposal…The eight-game auditions of…
YZERMAN SEARCHES FOR CONSISTENCY
Steve Yzerman went to the All-Star Game in Pittsburgh in search of a lost attribute: Consistency. The Detroit Red Wings’ star center understood consistency is the foundation of greatness. So, despite being fifth in league scoring with 71 points going into his fourth all-star game in five seasons, Yzerman knew there was room for improvement. “I’m not really pleased (with my play) at all,” he said. “I find myself inconsistent, and with the amount I play (30-35 minutes per game), it should be easy to be consistent. Sometimes, I find it hard to get in the game, and I’ll stink the joint out.” His lack of consistency was evident in recent back-to-back games against teams led by two of the NHL’s most prominent stars. In a 6-4 win over Mark Messier and the Edmonton…
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