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November 5, 1999
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Stars dazed, Sabres confused
The marathon that is the NHL regular season is still in its warmup phase, but that doesn’t stop the vultures from circling or the panic button from getting attention. There already has been the good (Brian Savage and Radek Bonk), the bad (Rangers’ power play and Calgary) and the ugly (Bryan McCabe and Boston). Here are the NHL’s team-by-team early season surprises or disappointments: Anaheim Pavel Tmka, now on the top defense pairing with Oleg Tverdovsky, has already matched last season’s output (four points). Atlanta The Thrasher forwards are expected to play good defensive hockey, but frequent lapses have coach Curt Fraser baffled and upset. Boston Wingers Steve Heinze and Anson Carter, with two goals between them, have been huge letdowns in Dmitri Khristich’s absence. Buffalo Team drifted through first two weeks of season without purpose;…
Fedorov showing Hart form, credits ice time, new skates
Score one for the therapeutic benefits of additional ice time. Score another for Nike haters everywhere. Or maybe Sergei Fedorov got tired of all those stories examining his game and his psyche. “When people start writing and saying things like that,” said Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland, “he has ability to quiet people down in a hurry and he’s doing that.” What took him so long? Fedorov’s game-the one that has been on sabbatical for the better part of three seasons-is apparently back. “I feel I’m skating much better,” Fedorov said. “My skating game is one level up since last year. There’s opportunity out there all over the ice-lots of shifts, lots of time, lots of different situations.” The effort has been as evident as the results. Through seven games, Fedorov led the Red…
Holik off to ferocious start, but can he maintain pace?
His harshest critics call him Mr. October, which may be an honor in baseball, but is an insult in the NHL where the important goals aren’t scored until springtime. Perhaps that was why center Bobby Holik took it all in stride when he became the first player in New Jersey Devils’ history to score six goals in the first six games of the season. Having endured much criticism for failing to score a goal in the last two playoffs, Holik remained cautiously optimistic he might turn his strong start into his best season yet with the Devils. “I’ve never started like this, but I’ve never been a 10-year veteran before,” Holik said. “I’m a lot smarter than I was the last several years. Everything seems to be coming together. Now it’s up to…
Sophomore Haydar vitalcog in Krog-less Wildcat offense
To call New Hampshire’s Darren Haydar an impact fresh man a year ago would be like saying the Titanic sprung a leak. Haydar finished his first season with 31 goals and 60 points in 41 games to place among the nation’s scoring leaders. He easily led freshmen and was the Hockey East rookie of the year. The 5-foot-9, 160-pound right winger from Milton, Ont., didn’t take long to answer those who wondered how he would fare without Hobey Baker Award winner Jason Krog as his linemate. Haydar had two and two goals assists in a 7-4 win at Vermont Oct. 16. “It was a good start, but I didn’t play one of my best games,”said Haydar, who has high expectations for the Wildcats, losers to Maine in the NCAA title game a year…
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