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December 6, 1991
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New Jersey Devils’ right winger Claude Lemieux was named the NHL Pro Set Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 24. Lemieux led the NHL with five goals and two assists in three games, including one game-winner and one gametying goal as New Jersey posted a 2-0-1 record. Lemieux’s performance helped improve New Jersey’s overall record to 13-9-1. Lemieux had scored 16 goals in 23 games this season—four of them game-winners—and was tied for third place in the overall goal-scoring race, two behind league leader Brett Hull of St. Louis. Throughout the 1991-92 NHL season, Pro Set, Inc. will donate $600 to the youth hockey organization designated by the Player of the Week. Pro Set will also contribute $1,200 on behalf of the Player of the Month and $8,500 for…
The story on Bob Essensa? Much ado about nothing
At current progress, Bob Essensa’s goals-against average could hit zero by Christmas. That’s somewhat overstated, of course, but try telling that to opposition shooters. The Winnipeg Jets’ goalie had been the best in the NHL, ripping off a string of four wins in a row through Nov. 23. During that stretch he allowed two goals and over six games he had given up six goals. On the strength of its goaltending, Winnipeg was in the thick of the Smythe Division race, sitting three games above .500 and seven points behind first-place Vancouver. “I can think of three or four times over the last couple of years where I’ve gotten into a groove,” Essensa said, “where the puck just seems to bounce the right way off you and the defense is there at the…
The Philly Flash
Imagine walking out to the parking lot and finding your sub-compact gone. But sitting in the same space is a brand-new Ferrari. The key to your old car fits in the door, so you open it and lower yourself into the seat. The dashboard looks like the cockpit on a .747. You can’t even find the ignition, much less work the gear shift. Now what? That’s pretty much the scenario the Philadelphia Flyers have found themselves in during the first quarter of the season. They picked up a shiny speedster named Steve Duchesne but they still haven’t figured out how to take advantage of his skills. At times, they stop and stare, almost in awe of his skating and puckhandling talent. On the flip side, Duchesne is slightly out of his element, too. He’s…
Home at Last
Jimmy Carson is living proof that sometimes the best trades are the ones that aren’t made. If he had a nickel for every time his name has been mentioned in a trade rumor since last season’s end, he could add another zero to his $600,000 per-season salary. But try as they did in their off-season search for a goaltender, the Red Wings didn’t trade Carson, and for that they are delighted. He was their leading scorer through 22 games and one of their best all-around forwards. “The whole thing was a character-building process,” said Carson, a native of suburban Detroit. “When you’re a strong person, you realize certain things. You keep the faith, you work hard and you don’t worry about what other people say.” What other people were saying after the Wings…
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