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September 11, 1992
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Peluso not threatened by instigator crackdown
Few players know more about fighting in the NHL than Ottawa Senators’ left winger Mike Peluso. The 6-foot-4, 225 pounder dropped his gloves a league-leading 34 times with the Chicago Blackhawks last season on his way to 408 penalty minutes, the most in the league. Peluso isn’t worried about the new rule introduced by the board of governors which will see the instigator of a fight thrown out of a game. “I think I only had three instigator penalties last year.” said Peluso. “I think it’s something they had to do.” Peluso said he looks at the new rule as an attempt by the governors to weed out the tough guys who play just a couple of shifts a game. When they’re on the ice, it’s for one purpose. While at one time Peluso might…
Burridge’s season on hold
The first three months of the 1991-92 NHL season were very good for Randy Burridge and the Washington Capitals. Unfortunately for Burridge, that won’t be the case this season. Burridge injured his left knee on March I against his former team, the Boston Bruins. He had exploratory arthroscopic surgery and returned for the final regular-season games and the first two playoff games. But he had no points in playoff competition and reinjured the knee in the second playoff game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. A few days after the Capitals were eliminated, Burridge had the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee repaired. Prior to injuring his knee, Burridge was the Capitals’ main scoring threat. He had 23 goals and 44 assists for a career-high 67 points in 63 games, and was the heart and soul of…
Hartford-Pittsburgh pipeline running both ways
There was a time a few years back when it was suggested Eddie Johnston, then general manager in Hartford, seemed intent on reassembling his former Pittsburgh team in Connecticut. Now it looks as if the roles are being reversed-as if the Hartford Whalers’ Alumni Association is about to open a permanent branch in Pittsburgh. Penguins’ president Howard Baldwin used to own the Whalers. Several members of the front office used to work in Hartford. Ron Francis, Ulf Samuelsson and Grant Jennings played there. Johnston is the frontrunner to be the Penguins’ next coach. And Dave Tippett seems destined to spend the season in Pittsburgh. Tippett, who turned 31 Aug. 25, is expected to sign with Pittsburgh before the Penguins open training camp Sept. 11 at the Civic Arena. He is a free agent…
There’s no Mullen over team’s move to youth
The San Jose Sharks said goodbye to their second-leading scorer and are hoping a free-agent acquisition can fill the void until a young European prospect can make the jump. The Sharks sacrificed veteran winger Brian Mullen for the opportunity to gamble on a prospect when they traded Mullen to the New York Islanders for Swedish center Markus Thuresson Aug. 24. And three days later, the Sharks signed free-agent winger Petri Skriko from Winnipeg to plug the hole while they wait for Thuresson to develop. Mullen, 30, scored at least 20 goals in seven of 10 seasons and had 46 points (18 goals, 28 assists) in 72 games last season-second on the team behind Pat Falloon’s 59 points. But the Sharks had their eyes on the future when they dealt Mullen for 21-year-old…