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March 5, 1993
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Olympiques cut loose Charron
Michel Charron’s rookie season as a coach in the Quebec League came to an end Feb. 9 when he was fired by the Hull Olympiques and replaced by Alain Sanscartier. The Olympiques had lost their seventh consecutive game, 6-2 to the Tigres in Victoriaville, and were headed home on the bus. “1 was told Mr. (Charles) Henry (Olympiques’ president) wanted me to call him,” Charron said. “The bus driver stopped for a coffee on the way home so 1 phoned him and was told I was fired. It was a long trip after that.” The firing shocked Charron. The Olympiques were second in the Lebel Division with a 28-232 record. Their longest losing streak prior to the seven-game slump was three games. Hull is also considered the most stable franchise in the league when…
Captain Canuck
Trevor Linden is best when he plays out of character. For the 6-foot-4, 205-pound right winger, that means forcing himself to be in the face of the opposition. “Playing a physical style does not come naturally to me,” Linden said. “I’m most effective when I play that way and I know that’s what got me into the league. Some games, though, I really have to push myself. It’s not an easy thing to do night after night.” Early this season, Linden got away from the gritty style that made him a favorite of Canuck fans as an 18-year-old and led to his being named team captain last season at 22. Management knew it. So did Linden. Vancouver’s leading scorer the past two seasons with 70 and 75 points, respectively, the 23-year-old Linden has had to…
Making big gains both ways
A look at the goals-for column in the standings makes it clear the Buffalo Sabres can score. With 254 goals in 59 games, they were the highest-scoring team in the Adams Division and the second-highest in the league. But one of their lesser noted accomplishments is the fact they’ve also learned how to prevent goals. Mainly while killing penalties. The Sabres recently moved to the No. 1 spot in penalty killing, going percentage points ahead of some of the better-known defensive teams in the league-the Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota North Stars. “It’s something we’ve been working hard at,” winger Wayne Presley said. “A lot of it is just hard work” Presley and center Bob Sweeney are two of the Sabres’ primary penalty killers. Sweeney also sees work on the power play, filling…
Out with old, in with new; Brooks changes with times
Herb Brooks was looking for speed and puck movement in a New Jersey Devils’ lineup he called “slow and plodding.” If the coach insulted some players along the way, that could not be helped. In an effort to add zip to a club fighting for its playoff life in the Patrick Division, the Devils recalled Jon Morris from Utica of the American League, used rookie defenseman Scott Niedermayer at center on the power play and benched slower veterans Peter Stastny and Viacheslav Fetisov. “The message is we’re in a fight for our life. Nobody is going to help us,” Brooks said. “Philadelphia is not going to roll over dead. The Islanders are for real in a big way and the Rangers are the Rangers. We will get no help. We have to…
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