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November 21, 1997
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First meeting with Rangers brings Sakic saga to fore
The Colorado Avalanche’s first game this season against the New York Rangers brought back some bitter memories for owner Charlie Lyons. Lyons recalled the tense week last summer when Avalanche fans were worried the team would not be able to match the Rangers’ $21-million, three-year offer sheet to the Avs’ restricted free agent center Joe Sakic. “It tends to get overblown, but I wasn’t happy with the way (the Rangers) conducted themselves, only insofar as they came into our marketplace, to our media and suggested we didn’t have the ability to match,” Lyons said. “They were under the belief that we weren’t going to be able to pull it off. “They miscalculated our vigilance and wherewithal.” On Aug. 13, the day when Lyons faxed his intention to match the Rangers’ offer, Lyons sent a…
Clarke faces tough picks
Bob Clarke knows whatever debate there has been about who should be on the Canadian Olympic team, it will pale in comparison to the arguments over who is actually named to Team Canada. “No matter what we do, someone is going to say we made mistakes,” the Team Canada GM said 22 days before the Nov. 29 unveiling of the 20-skater, three-goaltender roster. “In Canada, there are just so many possibilities. Some very good players are going to be left off.” It is foolish to try to predict who Clarke and assistant Team Canada GMs Pierre Gauthier of the Ottawa Senators and Bob Gainey of the Dallas Stars will finally settle on. Foolish, because three weeks before the announcement, Clarke, who also has to concentrate on tasks as the Philadelphia Flyers GM,…
Memories of Childhood
Crawford thinks lock key to Stanley Cup
When Colorado Avalanche coach Marc Crawford looks around the league, he sees a common thread that unites the most successful teams. They are all smart with the third man high. While it is a work in progress, Crawford is hoping to progressively change his team’s mindset so by the time it enters the playoffs, it will be able to execute his defensive system with machine-like efficiency. We all know how successful the Detroit Red Wings have been with the left wing lock. Scotty Bowman has been a trailblazer with defensive systems since his Montreal Canadiens’ days and Crawford is simply using a variation called the weak side lock. And like Bowman’s Canadiens, the Avalanche is offensively explosive and will escape the scorn of being labeled a defensive team. Here’s how it works. If, when…