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March 19, 1993
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BLUELINES
The word among some NHL referees is that rookie phenom Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers is too intense for his own good. One veteran official told Bluelines, “The kid has a chip on his shoulder and it’s time he got off his high horse. He’s forgetting that hockey is just a game.”… Sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome are amazed that Flyer defenseman Garry Galley, who was diagnosed with the mysterious ailment last season, has managed to play an entire NHL season. The struggle back to complete health has been a long one for Galley. “I’m 200 per cent better than I was last year,” Galley said, “and I’ve definitely turned a comer, but I’m not totally through with it. I have more of my strength and stamina on the…
CANTIN
It’s a Tuesday morning in Boston. Defenseman Jean-Jacques Daigneault is sitting in a hotel coffee shop, feeling a bit glum. The previous evening, during the Montreal Canadiens’ victory over the Boston Bruins, he fell and twisted his right ankle. Clutching a pair of crutches, he’s about to return to Montreal instead of following his teammates to Tampa Bay. At the next table, Canadiens’ coach Jacques Demers is reading the paper. He suddenly bursts out laughing. “Hey, you guys, listen to this,” he says. “Here’s Mario Roberge’s post-game comment on his fight with Darin Kimble: ‘I like to plug a guy pretty good.’ Who, but Mario, with his broken English, would use an expression like that?” Demers is so amused that he continues laughing for several seconds. Daigneault then joins him. For the…
BROPHY’S STOPS ’N’ STARTS
Deflation, NHL style, means $50 million will go further this year than last. South Florida and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim will get decidedly more for their money in June than did the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning. They were stiffed in the 1992 expansion draft when NHL teams could protect two goalies, 14 forwards and defensemen and assorted others who fell under guidelines that had the effect of significantly expanding protected lists. This year, established teams can only shield one goalie, five defensemen, nine forwards and a few others who fall into the league’s etc. clause. The result? South Florida and Anaheim are expected to get reasonable facsimiles of teams. Established teams will try to cut into the available player pool by making trades before the March 20 deadline. Teams fear losing…
King searching for more scoring
It only took the Calgary Flames until the last day of February to achieve something they couldn’t do last season-reach the 75-point plateau. Despite a wildly inconsistent season, the modest goals the Flames set for themselves-improved discipline, learning coach Dave King’s system, making the playoffs-were well within their grasp heading into the final month. Unlike last year, they are not going to be the NHL’s most penalized team. And when they do take penalties, they have done a much better job of killing them off. More importantly, their struggle in the final month is not for a playoff spot, but to see if they can catch the Vancouver Canucks for the Smythe Division title. Pivotal factors: 1. Gary Roberts’ health. The tenacious left winger has a severe Charley horse in his right thigh and…
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