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June 1, 1999
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Help wanted everywhere
While qualifying for the post-season for the first time in seven years, the Carolina Hurricanes were the fourth-oldest team in the NHL. To cope with all the obstacles in their move from Hartford to Raleigh the Hurricanes probably needed a veteran bunch. But they’re clearly going to have to get younger. As long as the Hurricanes re-sign restricted free agent Keith Primeau, the Hurricanes have a decent bunch of young players to build around. But they still need help at every position, most notably on the wing and on defense. This marks the sixth draft for most of the Hurricanes’ management, considering the club was purchased on draft day in1994. Calling The Shots: GM Jim Ruther-ford will call the shots for the Hurricanes, but he’ll have substantial input from anumber of scouts. Two of the…
MINUS
1.Yankee pride? Not! Top American NHLers fail to heed call to compete for country at World Championship. 2.Shootout woes continue Canada loses another international shootout, this time at World Championship. 3.Wings clipped Detroit smoked in four straight after building 20 lead against Colorado 4.Memorial Cup meltdown Acadie-Bathurst goalie Roberto Luongo has 0-6 record in two trips to junior championship. 5.Sabre Stuing Buffalo’s Stu Barnes fails to score in 27 games since joining team in trade for Matthew Barnaby.…
High hopes for high pick
This time, there can be no excuse. The Montreal Canadiens have never fared particularly well at the draft for a variety of reasons. The organization believes it has been victimized by its success. As a team that has regularly made the playoffs, the Canadiens have rarely had a high draft choice. But that has now changed. The Canadiens missed qualifying for the post-season and wound up with the 10th pick in the first round. It’s unlikely Montreal will get a superstar, but should draft a pretty good player capable of making an impact in the future. Calling The Shots: Rejean Houle is the GM and this is his team. He has the final say. But Pierre Dorion Jr. is the chief scout. He, more than anyone, has seen the players and knows their strengths…
Outlook good… on the ice
1999 First Round Pick 18th Overall Off the ice, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ future might not be too bright. It might not even exist. But if the team stays in Pittsburgh, the future on the ice is bright-especially on defense. A horde of quality young defensemen, including Pavel Skrbek, Michal Rozsival, Sven Butenschon, Tuomas Gronman, Chris Kelleher, Andrew Ference and Josef Melichar, are NHL-ready. Few organizations have as much depth on defense. Depth at forward isn’t quite as good, although 1997 first round pick Robert Dome owns immense potential, as does 1998 first round pick Milan Kraft. In goal, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Peter Skudra and 1996 first round pick Craig Hillier (less likely) are young players who could someday fill the No. 1 spot that 34-year-old Tom Barrasso currently holds. After sharing the American League Syracuse Crunch…
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