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March 28, 1997
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Gilmour helps ignite new Killer offense
In Jacques Lemaire’s wildest dreams he could not have envisioned the impact Doug Gilmour would have on the New Jersey Devils’ once-feeble offense. After four seasons of low-scoring, tight-checking games, Lemaire credited Gilmour with turning the Devils into a team as adept at scoring goals as it was at shutting down opponents. “I don’t know how long it will last,” Lemaire said, “but right now the guys feel good about scoring and they believe they have a chance to score. It can’t be anything else than having Gilmour. “Listen, it has been four years that we haven’t scored many goals. This guy comes in and everybody scores. The only explanation is that by watching a player that has a lot of creativity, other players learn from it. They try things they’d never try…
Border Cats not missing Motor City
The Port Huron Border Cats may be the biggest success story of the Colonial League season. After struggling for five years as the Falcons in suburban Detroit, owner Mostafa Afr moved the team 50 miles north to Port Huron and things couldn’t have worked out better. As the Falcons, the club announced an average attendance of 2,046 last season. But usually, actual attendance numbered only about 500. In Port Huron, the Cats have been averaging a legitimate 2,496-fourth in the league-in the 3,300-seat McMorran Arena. That included eight sellouts. “It’s a real nice atmosphere,” said coach Dave Cameron. “It’s a reflection of our home record and the job our marketing people have done. It sure as hell makes it a lot more fun for both teams. There’s absolutely no comparison (to last season)”. The Border…
It’s easy come, easy go for Domi’s $50,000 bonus
For about 24 hours, Tie Domi was a hard-working fellow who had earned a well-deserved $50,000 bonus. An assist March 11 against the Dallas Stars was his 25th point of the season, no huge number, but not bad for an enforcer whose previous high was 19 points with the Winnipeg Jets four seasons ago. That, most thought, was enough to kick in a bonus clause in Domi’s contract. It wasn’t. The next day it was revealed there were two sub-clauses to the bonus, neither of which Domi had met or was likely to meet. His contract apparently stipulated he had to be a plus player or no worse than an average plus-minus player among his teammates. At the time of the assist, he was minus-10, nowhere near the team average. Also, the club…
Versatile Barnes chips in when Penguin chips down
When Stu Barnes came to the Pittsburgh Penguins in mid-November, his role was clearly defined: third line checking center. Any offense would be a bonus. But times have changed for the Penguins. With right winger Jaromir Jagr out of the lineup with a pulled groin, goals became almost as scarce as victories. So when Barnes went 11 games without a goal, it was noticed. On the other hand, when he scored three in two games in ties against the Montreal Canadiens and Phoenix Coyotes March 10 and 12, Barnes also received attention. “The onus goes on everybody to pick up their game when injuries hit,” Barnes said. “Whether it’s scoring, or making big hits, whatever a player can do. “The reason they got me here was to play a little defense and that hasn’t changed.…
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