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December 7, 1990
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GARPENLOV’S WORLD A GOAL-SCORING PARADISE
The world according to Garp is unlike anything he could ever imagine before leaving Europe to pursue his dream of playing in the NHL. It has been filled, most astonishingly, with flashing red lights and lavish cheers from fans who have been giddy over another rookie in the Detroit Red Wings’ lineup. For a few nights, Johan Garpenlov (pronounced GARP-ehn-lawv) was the toast of Detroit. It began when he put the finishing touches on a Wings’ comeback, scoring the winning goal midway through the third period in a 4-3 victory over Minnesota Nov. 21. It was his fifth goal of the season. For an encore two days later, Garpenlov did something not even Brett Hull or Wayne Gretzky or any other player in the NHL has done this season. He scored four straight…
NUMBERS
New Toronto Maple Leafs’ right winger Lucien DeBlois is one of three active NHL players to play for six different NHL teams. Winnipeg’s Brent Ashton and Quebec’s Tony McKegney are the others. DeBlois has played for the Rangers, 1977-78 to 1979-80; Rockies, 1979-80 to 1980-81; Jets, 198182 to 1983-84; Canadiens, 1984-85 to 1985-86; Rangers again, 1986-87 to 1988-89; Nordiques, 1989-90; and Toronto.…
SVOBODA SATISFIED AS CARBONNEAU WAITS
Petr Svoboda negotiated a ceasefire, but Guy Carbonneau vowed to fight on. Svoboda ended—at least temporarily—his long and sometimes very bitter contract battle with the Montreal Canadiens Nov. 22, when he signed a one-year contract (plus an option) for a reported $650,000. The contract signing, which gives Svoboda just $50,000 less than what he was looking for, doesn’t signify an end to the sometimes heated negotiations with Montreal managing director Serge Savard, just a six-month timeout. “With a one-and-one deal, I can’t get hurt,” said Svoboda. “Now I just want to have a good year and we can get back at it in June. I’m happy. It’s good money for a one-and-one.” At various points in the negotiations, Svoboda demanded: a) to be traded; b) threatened to play out his option and sign with another NHL…
SNAKEBITTEN TANTI MAINTAINS DILIGENCE
It was, in almost every regard, a typical Tony Tanti goal. He was hovering in front of the Washington net and tipped a Paul Coffey shot past Capitals’ goalie Jim Hrivnak during a 5-on-3 power play for Pittsburgh’s first goal in a 3-2 overtime victory Nov. 24. If there was anything unusual about the goal, it’s simply that Tanti scored it. For it was his first since Oct. 28 and just his second in 22 games this season. That’s not exactly the pace people expect of a guy who hadn’t scored fewer than 24 in any of the previous seven seasons. Tanti said his goal-scoring slump this season is “probably the longest” of his career, but not necessarily the most frustrating because the Penguins have remained competitive even though he has contributed little to…
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