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November 26, 1993
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Gainey feeling humbled after fleecing in Chicago
Bob Gainey thinks there’s only one thing worse than getting beaten by expansion teams: getting physically beaten by a division rival. The Dallas Stars’ coach-general manager was the recipient of both humbling experiences. His team lost four games to the NHL’s five most recent expansion teams. And his Stars were physically bruised in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks Nov. 14. Gainey is polite, reserved and calm most of the time. But not after the loss in Chicago that evened Dallas’ record at 8-8-4. He stood outside the dressing room where his team was dressing after being undressed and manhandled by the Blackhawks. Gainey questioned the heart and character of his team that spent a good part of the game being banged, crunched and intimidated. “You’ve got to look at the players who…
Perreault forcing brass to finally take notice
It has been a long, hard road for Yanic Perreault. When he was a top-scorer in the Quebec League, no one wanted him. And through two years as one of the most prolific scorers in the American League-he had 98 goals in 166 regular-season and playoff matches-his offensive totals were ignored while his skating and defensive deficiencies were presented as reasons why he’d never be an NHL player. The 22-year-old native of Sherbrooke, Que., was Toronto’s third-round pick in the 1991 entry draft. He was an early cut by the Maple Leafs in training camp this fall, and was ignored by 25 other teams when he was left unprotected in the October waiver draft. So how did he respond? He scored 12 goals and 25 points in 13 games with St. John’s, forcing the…
COACHING TIP OF THE WEEK
Ted Sator takes the concept that “the best defense is a good offense” one step further. The assistant coach of the St. Louis Blues believes the best offenses in hockey today employ an immediate counterattack philosophy that coaches at every level can incorporate into the game plan. “At the World Championships this year in Germany it was apparent teams are discarding the defenseman to defenseman regrouping systems through lateral puck control in the neutral zone,” said Sator, 44, a former head coach of the New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres. “The trend now when the puck is turned over is for a quick offensive counterstrike with your players moving towards the opposing team’s zone.” The progressively thinking Sator recognizes the NHL must provide good entertainment value and hockey teams of the 1990s have to…
Bure a throwback to days of crew cut
It’s more than just their helmets that keep us from recognizing these guys. What about the oversized and funky Bermuda shorts they wear? And those sweaters. The average hockey sweater is big enough for Bluto-big enough for Popeye, after he has guzzled another can of spinach. No, this isn’t about fashion. It’s about getting to know the stars of the NHL, one in particular, when the uniform itself does everything it can to keep us from knowing who they are. In a sense, they’re all wearing a mask, from head to toe. But before we get to Pavel Bure of the Vancouver Canucks, let’s dismiss this helmet thing once and for all, and shoot a few holes in the wardrobe. Think back to the early 1960s, when everyone in the Original Six went…
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