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August 1, 1992
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Can’t Beat the Real Thing
NATIONAL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS (PCT) PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL POINTS VERSUS POSSIBLE POINTS OVERALL STANDINGS LEADING SCORERS PLAYOFFS BOSTON BRUINS BUFFALO SABRES CALGARY FLAMES CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS DETROIT RED WINGS EDMONTON OILERS HARTFORD WHALERS LOS ANGELES KINGS MINNESOTA NORTH STARS MONTREAL CANADIENS NEW JERSEY DEVILS NEW YORK ISLANDERS NEW YORK RANGERS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS QUEBEC NORDIQUES ST. LOUIS BLUES SAN JOSE SHARKS TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS VANCOUVER CANUCKS WASHINGTON CAPITALS WINNIPEG JETS NHL GOALTENDING STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS ADIRONDACK RED WINGS BALTIMORE SKIPJACKS BINGHAMTON WHALERS CAPE BRETON OILERS CAPITAL DISTRICT ISLANDERS FREDERICTON CANADIENS HALIFAX CITADELS HERSHEY BEARS MAINE MARINERS MONCTON HAWKS NEW HAVEN NIGHTHAWKS ROCHESTER AMERICANS SPRINGFIELD INDIANS ST. JOHN’S MAPLE LEAFS UTICA DEVILS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS FORT WAYNE KOMETS INDIANAPOLIS ICE KALAMAZOO WINGS KANSAS CITY BLADES MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS PEORIA RIVERMEN PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS SALT LAKE GOLDEN EAGLES SAN DIEGO GULLS EAST COAST LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS CINCINNATI CYCLONES COLUMBUS CHILL DAYTON BOMBERS ERIE PANTHERS GREENSBORO MONARCHS HAMPTON ROADS ADMIRALS JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS KNOXVILLE CHEROKEES LOUISVILLE ICEHAWKS NASHVILLE KNIGHTS RALEIGH ICECAPS RICHMOND RENEGADES ROANOKE VALLEY REBELS TOLEDO STORM WINSTON-SALEM THUNDERBIRDS ONTARIO LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS BELLEVILLE BULLS CORNWALL ROYALS DETROIT AMBASSADORS GUELPH STORM KINGSTON FRONTENACS KITCHENER RANGERS LONDON KNIGHTS NIAGARA FALLS THUNDER NORTH BAY CENTENNIALS OSHAWA GENERALS OTTAWA 67’S OWEN SOUND PLATERS PETERBOROUGH PETES SAULT STE. MARIE GREYHOUNDS SUDBURY WOLVES WINDSOR SPITFIRES QUEBEC LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS BEAUPORT HARFANGS CHICOUTIMI…
New rules fail to spur signing binge
For those of you who expected the new and relatively more lenient rules regarding free agency to cause a swap shop of players among teams in the NHL, wait a while longer. As the summer drags into August, it is unlikely there will be the sort of activity which will cause huge headlines. In fact, even with the looser ties that bind a player to a team, it was never likely this summer would produce the blockbuster maneuvers such as the Scott Stevens to St. Louis and then to New Jersey bomb shells of previous summers. “There hasn’t been much movement yet, that’s correct,” said Sam Simpson, the director of operations of the NHL Players’ Association, “but generally things start heating up at the end of July. If you even go back to…
Manson returns for now
Dave Manson won’t be spelling his name on a jersey in Capitals’ letters next season. The Edmonton Oilers’ free agent defenseman-who signed an offer sheet from the Washington Capitals on June 26 that would have paid him $4.6 million (U.S.) over four seasons-returned to Edmonton July 3 when the Oilers matched the offer. The Oilers apparently matched with the intent of trading either Manson or left winger Esa Tikkanen to relieve pressure on their payroll. Both Manson and Tikkanen will make $1 million next season. Edmonton general manager Glen Sather was incensed at the offer and couldn’t believe it had come from the Capitals, whose GM, David Poile, had apparently been preaching fiscal restraint. “Everybody is bitching about player salaries and here they keep jacking them up,” Sather said. “David Poile was the chairman of…
Hextall’s departure puts Roussel on center stage
Dominic Roussel deserved some consideration for best supporting goaltender last season but he won’t have time to enjoy the praise. Suddenly he’s a leading man. The Philadelphia Flyers’ rookie goalie was thrust into that role when six-year veteran Ron Hextall was sent to Quebec in the Eric Lindros trade. Roussel, who has played 17 NHL games, showed enough ability last season to make Hextall expendable. That doesn’t mean Roussel has proven he can play on a regular basis over an 84-game schedule. But the trade was a strong vote of confidence from Flyers’ management. Roussel’s numbers were impressive during his limited playing time. He had a 2.60 goals-against average and was 7-8-2 for a last-place team with a 32-37-11 record. The first inkling that the Flyers were comfortable with Roussel came in February when they…
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