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November 5, 1999
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Murray waiting for Kasparaitis’ return after elbow on Dumont
Chicago Blackhawks' GM Bob Murray has already circled Dec. 26 on his calendar and it has nothing to do with returning Christmas gifts. That’s the day Darius Kasparaitis and the Pittsburgh Penguins come to the United Center. It was an elbow by Kasparaitis to the head of Chicago’s IP. Dumont in a game Oct. 16 at Pittsburgh that sidelined the rookie left winger indefinitely with a concussion. Kasparaitis received a two-game suspension for his actions. “I don’t care (about the suspension),” said Murray. “We’ll look out for things on the ice. If Mr. Kasparaitis wants to play that way when he comes to town, I hope he'll be man enough about it, drop his gloves and settle it that way. The same goes for (San Jose Shark) Mr. (Alexander) Korolyuk, who sucker punched (Doug)…
FROM THE ST. LOUIS BLUES’ LOCKER ROOM:
Equipment managers pack everything but the sink when they hit the road. “We’ve got 14 trunks we take,” said Bert Godin, who tends to the needs of the St. Louis Blues’ travelling show. Blowers for gloves? Check. Music player and tapes. Check. Needle and thread? Check. “Heck, we even pack a sewing machine,” said Godin. Air-duct for the skate sharpener? Uh, no. Actually, Godin and the rest of the NHL equipment guys hope the home teams will all start providing the extras such as blowers and stereos, so they can travel lighter. The air-duct hookups should be in every visiting room to keep the dust and filings from clogging noses and eyes, but so far it’s in the trial stages. “The air is so bad with all the stuff from…
It wasn’t easy being Green until fresh start in Phoenix
After scoring in his fourth straight game and being involved in the game-tying or winning score for the third consecutive time, center Travis Green shrugged his shoulders and said, “I’m really just trying to fit in.” He fits in, all right. He fits in with the Phoenix Coyotes like' pizza fits in with beer. “I had pretty high expectations about Travis,” said coach Bobby Francis. “He does a little of everything well and he’s scoring at a pretty good rate for us right now.” Acquired from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the Oleg Tverdovsky trade at the 1999 entry draft, Green, 29, is a major reason why the Coyotes got off to the best start in the franchise’s 21-year history at 4-1-2. In addition to scoring key goals, he was doing all the…
CHL adds Ice, but puts out Fire
The Central League has gone a little bit international this season. By absorbing the Indianapolis Ice from the International League, the CHL maintained its 11-team loop. No longer able to compete with the high-budget teams in the IHL, the Ice took a couple steps down the minor Fire, which folded after seven years of poor attendance. The legue’s weekly salary cap remain at $9,600 for 1999-2000. Each team is allowed four veteran skaters and one veteran goalie on the active 18-mm roster. A player is deemed a veteran if he has played in 211 or more pro games, an increase of 10 games over last season. The eighth-year CHL has six teams in the Western Division and five teams, including league champion Huntsville Channel Cats, in the Eastern Division. Most are predicting tight…
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