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March 10, 1995
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Canadiens can’t compete with NHL elite, Roy says
From his vantage point in the Montreal Canadiens nets, Patrick Roy has suggested the team can’t be considered among the NHL’s elite teams. “Maybe we’re not as good as people think,” said the outspoken veteran netminder. “The team right now can’t finish in the top group of teams. We’re going to (have to) fight for a playoff spot.” Roy said Montreal’s fans are too demanding. “People demand the Stanley Cup every year, but it’s not realistic.” That statement was interpreted to mean Roy believed the Canadiens, 65-4 after 15 games, aren’t good enough to win the Cup this season. He denied that’s what he meant and said his remark was misconstrued. But Roy said he believes the Canadiens, at this point, can’t rival the Pittsburgh Penguins or Quebec Nordiques, the NHL’s two best teams. “We’re…
Long slump no concern for Harvard’s Breistroff
Going strictly by the numbers, it looks las though Harvard senior defenseman Michel Breistroff is having a sub-par season. After 24 Crimson games, the native of Roubaix, France, only had four assists. Numbers don’t tell the whole story. Breistroff has never been a big scorer. The last time he scored a goal was Jan. 5, 1991, as a freshman. But Breistroff’s presence on the blueline has helped Harvard overcome some huge losses on defense and kept the Crimson in the hunt for the Eastern College Athletic Conference regular season championship. “When the season started, defense was one of our concerns,” said Harvard coach Ronn Tomassoni. “We lost one first-team all-American (Sean McCann) and one second-team all-American (Derek Maguire), as well as Lou Body, who was very underrated. But Michel came back and has…
Hit from behind ends Roberts’ season
For awhile, they talked about new shoulder pads, ones that would protect Gary Roberts’ tender neck, but allow him to play his brand of in-your-face hockey. Accordingly, Roberts spent time visiting therapists and equipment managers. Football shoulder pads could have provided extra protection for his neck, but they were so restrictive Roberts couldn’t fish the puck out from between his feet. They’d be fine if all he needed to do was go forward, but the minute you have to turn, forget it. Next, Roberts made the round of specialists, trying to find someone who could tell him why he lost the feeling in his right arm every time he dished out or took a solid hit One test hinted he may have problems in his spinal cord. Then there was a consultation with…
Kitchener cries foul after costly personnel gaffe
If the Kitchener Rangers miss the Ontario League playoffs by one or two points, they’ll look back to Feb. 3 and kick themselves. The Rangers defeated the Belleville Bulls 63, but forward Dylan Seca was in Kitchener’s lineup when he should have been serving a suspension for verbal abuse of a referee. The Bulls protested and commissioner David Branch awarded a 3-0 victory to Belleville, doubled Seca’s suspension to four games and fined the team $1,000. Seca’s game misconduct carried an automatic two-game suspension and it’s the responsibility of the team to make sure a player sits out the required games. Automatic minimum suspensions are well-documented. But the Rangers fired coach-general manager Joe McDonnell earlier and new coach Geoff Ward, a former assistant in Niagara Falls, and new GM Bob Ertel, the Rangers’ business…
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