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June 1, 1992
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Paying the price of success
The Detroit Red Wings will pay the price at the draft table for one of their best regular-season finishes in club history. Their Norris Division title and 98 points-third best in the franchise’s I 66-year history-gave them the 22nd pick among 24 teams, the lowest they’ve picked since they didn’t have a first-round pick in 1981 and took Claude Loiselle with their second pick, 23rd overall. They say they have no idea who will be available then but they’ll have their eyes peeled for a defenseman-especially a big, rangy one with no sense of humor around the crease. Then again, if there’s a big left winger or a goaltender they like… “You can never have enough of anything,” chief scout Ken Holland said. “So we’ll still take the best player available. We’re pretty…
Leaning toward forwards
The Chicago Blackhawks hope to use the 1992 entry draft to go forward…as in center, left wing and right wing. For the second straight year, the Hawks would like to beef up the depth in the organization at forward since age is beginning to catch up with its veterans up front. Steve Larmer (31), Dirk Graham (32), Michel Goulet (32), Brent Sutter (30) and Greg Gilbert (30) are all in the over-30 club. “You can’t play forever,” said Bob Murray, the Hawks’ first-year director of player personnel. “Obviously, the best thing for us would be to get some people who in four or five years could fill the shoes of Steve Larmer and Dirk Graham. “But that’s easier said than done. When they drafted Steve Larmer (120th overall in 1980), who knew he…
Drafting with little net gain
The numbers tell the whole story when the Philadelphia Flyers sit down each year at the draft table. In 1989-90, they produced their lowest goal total (290) since 1978-79 and promptly went out and drafted forwards with four of their first five picks, with Mike Ricci topping the list. They managed only 252 goals in 1990-91, their lowest number since 1971-72. Again, they made forwards their top priority, starting with Swedish center Peter Forsberg. This past season, the Flyers once again scored only 252 times. So guess what they will go after at the draft? Philadelphia needs considerable help at left wing and some at center. The team’s top scoring port-sider this season was Mark Pederson with only 15 goals. The Flyers are also thin up the middle with just Rod Brind’ Amour and Ricci. CHIEF…
Keeping up with changing face of NHL draft
When the NHL Players’ Association and NHL owners struck a new collective bargaming agreement in April, it not only ended the first labor disruption in league history but it put an end to one of the league’s most confusing regulations. When the last CBA was struck in 1987, a clause was added that said 18-year-old major junior players could only be chosen in the first three rounds. It was instituted at the urging major junior operators who felt their best young players were being taken too early. NHL teams responded by loading up on 18-year-old juniors early and then largely ignoring them in favor of U.S. high schoolers and collegians and Europeans. But that will change this year because every player is eligible for every round provided he turns 18 by Sept.…
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