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April 26, 1991
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NIEUWENDYK PHYSICAL IN ALBERTA BATTLE
They’ve questioned their character and their scoring, their heart and their lack of soul. But even when the Calgary Flames fell two games behind the Edmonton Oilers in their Smythe Division semifinal playoff series, they didn’t question Joe Nieuwendyk. They couldn’t really. For the second consecutive season, Nieuwendyk has been the Flames’ best forward in the playoffs. The way he played in the first six games of the series showed why he may have moved up to a new level of NHL stardom. Not that the Flames were complaining. In four full seasons, Nieuwendyk never scored fewer than 45 goals. It’s just that with his tall, stringbean frame (6-foot-l, 195 pounds) and his long reach, they thought he could do more. Nieuwendyk himself talked about adding a physical dimension to his game, about his…
MCVIE KNOWS MORE THAN BO
Tom McVie says that behind every NHL bench is “an interim coach.” Sooner or later, they all get fired. But McVie, who was summoned from Utica (AHL) March 4 to rescue the New Jersey Devils when John Cunniff was dismissed, may have extended his interim term into next season for his masterful coaching in the Patrick Division semifinals. Devils’ general manager Lou Lamoriello said “we haven’t thought about or discussed anything yet,” and McVie said he isn’t concerned that he hasn’t been assured of his return. “I have no problem with that,” McVie said. “I’m very good at what I do and I’ve been in the organization since ’83. They’ve been good to me and, on the other hand. I’ve been pretty good to the organization, too.” Using a blend of Utica players and…
OATES DOES IT ALL ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE
BLUES Adam Oates scored his first career hat trick in the Blues’ 6-1 victory in Game 5 of the Norris semifinal. He also assisted on one of two goals by Brett Hull and took a regular turn at defense at game’s end after fights and game misconducts left the Blues with three defensemen. “He did everything,” Blues’ captain Scott Stevens said. “I’m not sure how he’d do in goal, though.” Defense was no problem. “It’s easy back there when the score’s 6-1,” Oates said…Blues’ GM Ron Caron was fined $ 1,000 and banished from the press box for the rest of the playoffs, and the Blues were fined $10,000, for an altercation Caron had with Detroit reserve goalie Glen Hanlon in the auxiliary press box during Game 2. Caron reacted strongly…
MILBURY A HIT ON ‘WHAT’S MY LIE’
Welcome, readers to a new column. Welcome to What’s My Lie? To be brief, your faithful hockey correspondent played part in a recent TV poll that asked viewers, “Was Mike Milbury wrong in lying to the media about Bobby Carpenter’s injury?” Carpenter, who shattered his left kneecap Dec. 8, was given medical clearance to play in Game I of the Boston-Hartford first-round playoff series. The Bruins’ coach didn’t suit up the versatile forward that night, which caught some of the local media by surprise. The word was out that Carpenter was playing and one TV report, less than two hours before game time, had him pencilled into the lineup during a 6 p.m. newscast. “You guys are brutal,” Carpenter said to reporters the next day, building on a lie he and Milbury weaved together…
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