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March 5, 1999
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Forsberg talks on hold until after end of season
The last time a Don Baizley client from the Colorado Avalanche entered the summer without a new contract, the New York Rangers nearly stole Joe Sakic away with a front-loaded three-year, $21million offer. Will the same scenario play out with another Baizley client, Peter Forsberg? Avalanche fans and management hope not, but Forsberg will wait until after the season before entering into more talks on a new deal. The Avs and Baizley held intermittent talks this season on a contract for Forsberg, who is in the final year of a deal that pays him $6.5 million this season. But no deal could be reached. “There is nothing going on in Peter’s situation at the moment,” Baizley said. “We will be talking to the Avalanche when the season is over.” Colorado has re-signed goalie Patrick…
Young blueliners on board to push Panther veterans
The message was clear to the Florida Panthers’ defense corps: Be prepared to fight for your jobs. The warning came in the form of three new bodies to the blueline. Peter Ratchuk (New Haven, American League) and Dan Boyle (Kentucky, AHL) were recalled from the minors in mid-February, while Jeff Ware was acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs Feb. 17 in a trade for right winger David Nemirovsky. The hope is the newcomers will push the existing group, one that has been exposed as being too slow and not physical or skilled enough to overcome skating deficiencies. “As a group, we haven’t played well over the last couple of games,” said veteran Paul Laus. “It seems like the chances other teams are getting are breakaway chances. “There’s nine guys now, so there’s going to…
Gardens celebration missed a few Leafs
After watching the closing ceremonies at Maple Leaf Gardens, I think it was a poor decision that Chicago Blackhawks (and former Leafs) Doug Gilmour and Ed Olczyk were not part of the parade of past players. I realize not everyone that was asked to participate in the parade would want to or could make it, but how could there have been no mention of Howie Meeker (Calder Trophy winner), Felix Potvin, Paul Henderson or Rick Vaive (the Leafs’ first 50-goal man)? But the most glowing omissions were Terry Sawchuk and Tim Horton. It was a great ceremony, but a few things were missed. Craig Smith, Nanaimo, B.C. Garden favorites I must disagree with one point in an otherwise excellent article on the closing of Maple Leaf Gardens (THN, Feb. 12). I don’t think many…
The NHL Scrapbook
As long as there has been National Hockey League, there has been fighting. A headline in the Jan. 29, 1918 Toronto Star read: “Two Players Under Arrest On A Charge of Fighting, Fighting Players Remanded For Sentencing.’ The story chronicled a skirmish between ’Bad’ Joe Hall of the Montreal Canadiens and Alf Skinner of the Toronto Arenas which actually featured more stick-swinging than punching. In any event, Toronto’s fines charged the two players with disorderly conduct. The worst fighting apparently took place in the paddy wagon on the way to the police station, where four constables and a police sergeant wen required to separate the combatants The next morning, Hall and Skinner stood side by side in court, pleaded guilty to the charges, received suspended sentences and emerged from the courthouse arm-in-arm. It’s an apt…
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