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January 8, 1993
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Time for team to get tough
The Winnipeg Jets aren’t tough enough. Since the season began, that has been as well-known a fact as the European hockey invasion. But the characteristic received alarm-type attention once again after the Jets were defeated 5-1 by the Chicago Blackhawks Dec. 17 in the Stadium. It was a game in which the Hawks, by their own admission, didn’t even play very well. The Jets’ performance prompted coach John Paddock to lose his cool and put some more trade rumors on the front burner. “We had five, six or seven guys who didn’t show up,” said Paddock, who confirmed he had spoken at length to general manager Mike Smith about finding some muscle. Smith was believed to be talking to New York Rangers’ counterpart Neil Smith about Tie Domi or Kris King before the Christmas…
Sharp Shooter
“You’ve got to ask yourself a question,” Brian Bradley recently recited in his best Dirty Harry impression. “Do I feel lucky? “Well do you…Punk?” The punk at the end of the Dirty Harry movie wasn’t so lucky. Clint Eastwood had fired only five of the six bullets in his.44 magnum. In Toronto, Brian Bradley was the punk. In Tampa Bay, he has been Dirty Hany. Both of them shoot first and ask questions later. The 27-year-old center the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t wait to get rid of has turned into the expansion team’s hero. In its pure definition, Bradley has made a case for league MVP honors. At worst, he should easily be the Lightning’s representative in the All-Star Game. “There’s no doubt he has become one of the better players in the league,” said…
Kudelski gets fresh start with Senators
To say that Bob Kudelski’s final week as a member of the Los Angeles Kings was eventful would be an understatement. The 28-year-old forward went from sitting in the stands for six consecutive games, to playing on the team’s top line with Jari Kurri and Luc Robitaille, before heading to the Ottawa Senators. After scoring two goals in two games, Kudelski was traded to the Senators Dec. 19 with minor-league center Shawn McCosh for forward Marc Fortier and right winger Jim Thomson. “I think it’ll be good for me,” Kudelski said. “Playing well wasn’t enough to change anyone’s mind about me. I think they were intent on trading me.” Kudelski, for reasons few could understand, played in only 15 of the Kings’ first 34 games. He took only 12 shots, but scored on three…
Van Allen will get his wish
Shaun Van Allen doesn’t know the minors like Bruce Boudreau knows the minors. But Van Allen knows he has had enough. And when he played his 11th NHL game Dec. 21 in Calgary, he almost guaranteed himself a ticket out of the American League. The Oilers must now waive him through the NHL if they want to send him back to Cape Breton. And chances are, another NHL team will snap him up if that happens. The Ottawa Senators scouted the 25-year-old center earlier this season. The struggling expansion team would love to get their hands on him if given the opportunity. Van Allen’s NHL shot was a long time coming. He was the Oilers’ fifth choice in the 1987 entry draft, but played just two NHL games before being recalled Nov. 30. Boudreau had played…
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