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February 24, 1995
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Nothing ancient about history-making Mullen
Some days when Joe Mullen feels lousy it does his heart good to see a player 15 years his junior getting a rut down on the trainer’s table. If a kid can have aches and pains, it’s all right for an old man to feel a little weariness in his bones every once and a while. Closing in on his 38th birthday, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ right winger remains one of the NHL’s most productive scorers. He became the first American-born player to pass the 1,000-point mark with a two-goal, two-assist performance against the Floridí Panthers Feb. 7. He was 22 goals away from the 500 mark. The only NHLers older than Mullen are part-time players Mark Howe of the Detroit Red Wings and Kent Nilsson of the Edmonton Oilers. But don’t tell…
Sophomore Arnott feeling heat from added attention
’ When Jason Arnott punched his arms into the air, it was hard to tell just what he was doing. Was he removing a large primate from his back, or was he lifting the weight of the world off his shoulders? He had just scored his first goal in seven games. It was only his third goal in the 10th game of the season and first on the power play in a 3-3 draw with the Winnipeg Jets. It wasn’t your normal celebration, to be sure. It was something extra. “I’ve been struggling for a while,” said the Oilers’ sophomore center. “It’s nice to get a goal when you play a few games and don’t get a goal.” Arnott said he is having trouble keeping his emotions in check and has grown frustrated with…
It’s just like old times for Stumpel, Hughes, Murray
The Boston Bruins, were understandably thrilled right winger Cam Neely was healthy enough to play in their first nine games and that he and linemate Adam Oates were as prolific as ever. The Bruins wanted more, though, from some of their other forwards. That’s what caused coach Brian Sutter to reunite the line of Brent Hughes, Jozef Stumpel and Glen Murray in a Feb. 7 game against the Montreal Canadiens at Boston Garden. The Bruins had won two games in a row, scoring 11 goals in the process, but several skaters had remained stuck in neutral. Hughes, Stumpel and Murray, who all responded with career years when Sutter put them together about halfway through last season, came through against the Habs: Hughes scored twice in a regular-season game for the first time and added…
Craven keeps on waiting as status decision looms
Although he has yet to take an order or deliver a meal, Murray Craven has become a pro waiter. The unsigned free agent has been waiting for the NHL and the players’ association to resolve their differences over the average salary for the 1993-94 season. At stake is whether the 10-year veteran, who played last season with the Vancouver Canucks, is a Group II or Group V free agent. The case went to arbitrator George Nicolau Feb. 7, six days late due to the illness of NHL associate general counsel David Zimmerman. But the hearing didn’t finish and Nicolau was forced to adjourn to Feb. 16, his next open date. “What can I do?,” Craven asked. “I have no option other than to wait.” Craven made $570,000 (U.S.) last season and feels that when…
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