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March 6, 1992
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NHL has its eye on the IHL
Here are six things you need to know about International League teams and their NHL affiliations. Long-standing partners: St. Louis and Peoria have have been working together the longest but have been together only since 1984-85. Long road: Vancouver to Milwaukee is the longest NHL reassignment trip with an IHL partner-2,170 miles. Cab fare will do: Chicago to Indianapolis is 160 miles. St. Louis to Peoria is a close second at 180 miles. What a difference: Kansas City was 25-53-4 as an independent last season. As the San Jose Shark’s farm team, the Blades were 45-15-2. Who needs an affiliation?: Fort Wayne and San Diego. The league’s two independent teams ranked second and third overall. The turning point: That came in 1987 when Minnesota, Calgary, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and the New York Rangers left the American League…
Hull’s golden-boy image starting to lose some luster
Is Brett Hull damaged P.R. goods? One would think so from the spate of negative stories about the Golden Brett’s attitude emanating from St. Louis. The most damaging column was authored by veteran columnist George Csolak, who writes for the St. Louis-based weekly Riverfront Times. Csolak, who blasts Hull for his complaining and lashing out at Blues’ fans, tells Bluelines, “A lot of people are sick of his whining, his attitude is really bad. He has no leadership qualities whatsoever.” Csolak asserts that until recently, Hull enjoyed journalistic immunity. “The media treated him with kid gloves; nobody went after him.” Hull’s agent Michael Barnett says he has discussed media relations with his client. “I don’t apologize for anything Brett said,” Barnett says. “He speaks from the heart and has a…
Fletcher establishes stability but foundation lacks support
The establishment of a foundation for future success was Cliff Fletcher’s goal this season, as he tried to rebuild a franchise which was mismanaged for two decades. It appears the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager has succeeded. A terrible first half has given way to a respectable post-Christmas, and the team now has strong assets in Grant Fuhr and Doug Gilmour. The most realistic goal for the Leafs would be to play .500 for the rest of the season. A playoff spot is their ultimate goal but not necessarily realistic. Pivotal factors: 1. Team health. The Leafs are so talent-thin injuries to key players will be disatrous. 2. Doug Gilmour. He has shown he can carry the Leafs but can he keep it up? 3. The impact of post-Olympic additions. Russian defenseman Dmitri…
Pieces almost in place
In less than two seasons, the Detroit Red Wings have risen from the graveyard of non-playoff teams into a serious Stanley Cup contender. How? Two reasons, one of them often overlooked. First—and most apparent-is the series of shrewd trades and free-agent acquisitions by general manager coach Bryan Murray that brought forwards Paul Ysebaert (for Lee Norwood), Kevin Miller (for Joe Kocur) and Alan Kerr (for Rick Green), defenseman Bobby Dollas (free-agent without compensation) and goaltenders Vince Riendeau (for Rick Zombo) and Greg Millen (for a late-round pick). Second—and most forgotten-is a legacy of sound drafting that allowed Murray to inherit a nucleus that includes forwards Shawn Burr, Sergei Fedorov, Keith Primeau, Bob Probert and Steve Yzerman, defensemen Steve Chiasson, Vladimir Konstantinov, Nicklas Lidstrom and Yves Racine and goal tender Tim Cheveldae. The result is…
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