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April 10, 1998
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Players win, Eagleson out 1. Justice prevails Ted Lindsay, Carl Brewer and legends rewarded as Alan Eagleson resigns from Hall of Fame. 2. A grand achievement Pittsburgh’s Ron Francis becomes seventh NHLer to earn 1,000 assists. 3. Great streak His Rangers might not make playoffs, but Wayne Gretzky on roll with seven goals, 24 points in 15 games. 4. Kory Cooper Sudbury goalie stars in huge upset over Barrie, also gets two assists in deciding game. 5. Hat trick Louisiana’s Chris Valice-vic named top ECHL defenseman for third straight season. More threats from Chelios 1. Mouth that roared Chicago’s Chris Chelios says Hawks would go after Teemu Selanne if Ducks targeted Gary Suter. 2. Cheap shot I Phoenix’s Jim McKenzie crosschecks Toronto’s Alyn Mc-Cauley in back of head after game. 3. Cheap shot II Buffalo’s Mike Peca knocks out…
Young Panthers failed to step up
Free agent flops. Trades that didn’t pan out. A star goalie whose star has lost its luster. Scorers who don’t score. Injuries to key players. All of those factors contributed to the downfall of the Florida Panthers this season. But none on its own was the main reason why the Panthers were challenging their cross-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning, for worst team in the league status. Rather, the failure of the Panthers’ youngsters to advance to the next level, to become impact players, has put the Lightning in the driver’s seat for the first pick overall in the 1998 entry draft (as if it weren’t already). That’s because Florida traded its first round pick for the 1998 entry draft to the Sharks for center Viktor Kozlov, and then San Jose gave…
Stars ‘go for it’ with trade for veterans
Bob Gainey delivered a trade deadline message that the Dallas Stars are serious about winning the Stanley Cup this season. Backed to the wall by injuries, the Stars’ GM gave up fan favorite Todd Harvey to acquire veteran forwards Mike Keane and Brian Skrudland from the New York Rangers. “The message of the players and fans to management is that we want to win now. And we needed to answer that,” Gainey said. “This is an attempt to do that.” The complete deal cost the Stars Harvey, Bob Errey and their fourth round pick in this summer’s entry draft for Keane, Skrudland and a conditional pick either this season or next. It also cost a good chunk of owner Tom Hicks’ money. After this season, Keane has three more years left on a contract…