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March 26, 1993
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PENGUINS
You play hockey for a living, you expect to see snow. Sometimes, lots of it. And you get used to having flights delayed and plans ruined by inclement weather. So maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins shouldn’t have been caught completely off guard by the snow that fell on Long Island when they were supposed to play there March 13. “You get hit with something like this everywhere you go,” right winger Joe Mullen said. But this was more than just a routine snowstorm and the Penguins’ game against the New York Islanders was pushed back 24 hours because of the blizzard that battered the eastern third of the United States that day. Mullen, who grew up in Manhattan, said it “is very unusual” to have such a heavy snowfall around New York, especially in March.…
BLUES
It took until March 13, but the St. Louis Blues finally signed goalie Curtis Joseph to the three-year, $3-million contract he agreed to Feb. 26. It’s a good thing they did, too. If they had waited any longer, Joseph might have changed his mind. His value keeps increasing. Joseph is a w bargain, considering his value in the Blues’ playoff run. Joseph was spectacular in back-to-back victories against the Minnesota North Stars March 13 and 14. He stopped 41 shots in the 6-2 win at The Arena, then followed it with 40 stops in a 3-1 win the next night at the Met Center. He stopped 81 shotsin the two games, a remarkable.964 save percentage, as the Stars outshot the Blues 84-46. That, combined with a 28-save effort in a 3-2 win over the…
Home hunting begins
Just when it seemed Tampa Coliseum Inc., would make good on its promise of a permanent arena for the Tampa Bay Lightning, the two parties parted ways, leaving the team’s future in Tampa Bay in limbo. The break-up was sparked by Tampa Coliseum’s failure to meet a March 7 deadline for securing financ-’ g for the 18,500-seat arena project, ccording to terms of the lease between the Lightning and Tampa Coliseum, the agreement could be terminated by the Lightning if Tampa Coliseum failed to provide proof of financing by that date. Tampa Coliseum asked for an extension, but Lightning officials denied the request. “(We’re) now free to pursue any and all alternatives,” Lightning president Phil Esposito said. “But leaving Tampa Bay is not an option. You don’t spend $65 million somewhere and then…
SABRES
It took the better part of the season, but the Buffalo Sabres finally have the semblance of a second scoring line. Dale Hawerchuk centering right winger Donald Audette and left winger Yuri Khymlev is a unit that has come together. Hawerchuk had a six-game scoring streak after the Sabres’ 3-3 tie against the Hartford Whalers March 13. Audette was struggling after coming back from his second major reconstructive knee surgery and Khymlev was still getting adjusted to the NHL. The Sabres fared pretty well with a second scoring line to complement the Alexander Mogilny/Pat LaFon-taine/Brad May trio. They beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in a playoff-type affair March 7 at Buffalo. They then beat the Quebec Nordiques 7-4 March 10 and tied the Whalers. The line had three goals and nine points in three games,…
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