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May 22, 1992
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Player walkout hasn’t hurt the game
They asked Mario Lemieux if he ever had any doubts, about whether the discipline the Pittsburgh Penguins needed to beat the Washington Capitals had been difficult for a freelancer like himself to follow. They asked him to compare his five-point night to his six-point night, to contrast this victory with the one last May in Bloomington. They asked Lemieux to articulate what clicked inside him when the Penguins got into double, what he had to say about his critics, what he had to say for himself. After Game 7, he sat enjoying a moment that was as good as he has ever had. Across the room, Tom Barrasso, who had come through brilliantly in a situation that defined what goalies must do for their teams, basked in a satisfaction that probably makes most jealous…
Major housecleaning likely after embarrassing sweep
There’s nothing like a good sweep to kick off some housecleaning. And that’s precisely what Montreal Canadiens’ general manager Serge Savard was promising in the wake of his team’s four-game loss at the hands of the Boston Bruins in the Adams Division final. But where does Savard start? The Habs were shredded by the French-language media after the series. Wingers Russ Courtnall and Shayne Corson took much of heat for their perceived lack of effort. Veterans Guy Carbonneau, Brian Skrudland and Mike McPhee were labeled over the hill. And not even Patrick Roy was spared criticism in light of his ineffective netminding. But the most vicious criticism was saved for coach Pat Burns. He was lambasted for leaving Stephan Lebeau out of the lineup in Games 2 and 3 for the plodding Chris Nilan. Lebeau scored 27…
East meets West in rookie race
Tony Amonte’s Boston University Terriers were in overtime with the Northern Michigan Wildcats in the championship game of the 1991 NCAA tournament. The speedy right winger broke in on goalie Bill Pye and had a good chance to end the game but failed to score. Had Amonte won the game on that play, somebody joked, he would have continued skating behind the net, down the players’ walkway at the St. Paul Civic Center and straight to New York. Yes, the college sophomore was eager to make the jump to the NHL and the Rangers, who drafted him 68th overall in 1988. As it turned out, the 21-year-old Amonte joined the Blueshiits in last year’s playoffs and collected a pair of assists in two games. The Hingham, Mass., native proved he was ready for…
THE BLOND BOMBER
Whoever said NHL rookies should be seen and not heard wasn’t thinking about defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings. While the soft-spoken, articulate and youthful Swede is as quiet as the crowds in Hartford, his presence on the ice is loud and dear-much like the way Blackhawk fans greet their heroes at Chicago Stadium. Lidstrom showed remarkable composure, toughness and skills as Detroit had its best season in four decades in 1991-92. His efforts have made him a bonafide candidate for the Calder Trophy, presented to the top rookie, along with New York Ranger Tony Amonte and Vancouver’s Pavel Bure. Game-after-game, the 6-foot-2, 180-pound Lidstrom was the Wings’ best defenseman. A third-round draft pick (53rd overall) in the 1989 draft, Lidstrom finished with 11 regular-season goals and 60 points, ranking him…
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