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January 13, 1995
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Moog working to change league’s ‘unfair’ system
Dallas Stars’ goalie Andy Moog has as much to lose as anybody during the NHL lockout. Moog, 34, is entering the option year of his contract. And no matter what the bargaining agreement, he almost assuredly will never make the $1.37 million he was scheduled to pull in this season. What’s more, the durable netmin-der, expected to share goaltending duties with Darcy Wakaluk, is closing in on a few personal milestones. With a 303-148-64 career record, he is one of only 10 goalies in history to top the 300-win mark. Each win he adds pushes him further up the ladder and closer to the Hall of Fame. Yet with all of that on the line, Moog continues to be one of the union’s most ardent backers. A vicepresident with the NHL Players’ Association,…
Richer’s view irks players
When New Jersey’s Stephane Richer expressed his now-famous views on the frustration of a lengthy lockout and how a vote might turn out were a proposal put in front of NHL players, he opened a real Pandora’s Box. The cross-fire that followed Richer’s statements also included a report that Winnipeg Jets’ players would concur with Richer and vote 14-5 to go back to work with what was on the negotiating table in the third week of December. No vote was actually taken. The fictitious tally was the product of simple conjecture in the Jets’ front office, and after it had been repeated and passed around several league cities, it offended some members of the team. “That’s really ridiculous,” said one Jet, who didn’t want to be identified because he didn’t want to be seen…
Shortened season favors Vancouver
Wanted: A Stanley Cup contender in a radically shortened season. Requirements: A slump-proof goalie, a franchise center, the league’s top goal-scorer, a powerplay quarterback, a truckload of character, Stanley Cup experience and a minimum of rookies. Please apply: The Vancouver Canucks. If and when play finally begins, a dramatically different landscape awaits the NHL’s 26 teams. What has been a nine-month marathon will have been cleaved to a six-month sprint. The latest word is a 50-or-so-game season with teams only playing conference rivals. Under that format, the risks of a poor start or mid-season freefall are heightened. The less turnover and corresponding period of adjustment, the better in a shortened season. “Obviously,” mused Detroit Red Wings’ coach Scotty Bowman, the dean of NHL bench bosses, “the margin of error would be a lot less.” In a…
Hatcher facing double whammy
Most locked-out NHLers are simply players without a league. Kevin Hatcher is in a little deeper. He’s a player without a team or a league. And as of a few days after Christmas, he also lacked hope for the immediate future. There is no guarantee that if the NHL’s labor problems are resolved Hatcher will play this season. The 28-year-old free-agent defenseman has all but closed the door on returning to the Washington Capitals for a 10th season, and is waiting to be traded. The problem is, while the lockout continued, no deals were being made. There was a rumor Hatcher would wind up in Detroit as part of a three-way deal between the Capitals, Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens. That would suit the Michigan native fine, but Washington general manager David Poile said…
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