No respect problem irks Murray

Troy Murray has seen a lot in his 14 years in the NHL and what he has often seen from the Colorado Avalanche this season doesn’t thrill him very much. One day the Avalanche looks like world beaters, as the team did Feb. 3 in a 7-1 drubbing of the New York Rangers. Other days, Colorado looks like it would have a hard time beating a good junior team, as was the case in a 4-2 loss Feb. 15 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. After the loss, in which Colorado was outshot 39-24 and went a four-minute power-play without getting a shot, Murray was blunt about his team. “What we did tonight was a total disgrace to our coaching staff, to our management and to the Tampa Bay Lightning,” Murray said. “We think we’re just…

LOUISVILLE HOCKEY CONGRATULATES W DAVE BABYCH FOR PLAYING HIS 1000TH NHL GAME.

Phillips impressive in CHL’s prospect game

TORONTO-NHL scouts weren’t the only ones disappointed that top prospect Alexandre Volchkov couldn’t play in the Chrysler Cup. Chris Phillips would have liked to see what all the fuss is about. Volchkov, who was rated as the top prospect by the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau, broke his ankle in January and missed the Feb. 15 showcase game for the top prospects in junior hockey. Phillips, who was rated second, would have loved to have done battle with the slick Russian. “It would have been interesting to go 1-on-l against him to see where I stand,” said Phillips, a defenseman for the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western League. “It’s too bad he wasn’t here.” By all accounts, Phillips acquitted himself quite well in the game. He showed the same things he has been…

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