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October 1, 2000
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Breaking down barriers
Whether they want to or not, coaches Alpo Suhonen and Ivan Hlinka are carrying the aspirations of fellow Europeans on their shoulders this season. Suhonen and Hlinka are the first Euros to work as head coaches in the NHL and you can bet that owners and GMs around the league will scrutinize their work closely. (Russian-born John Gottselig coached Chicago in the mid-1940s, but he moved to Winnipeg, where he was raised, as a child). The introduction of two European-trained coaches is different than just one, simply because it makes more of a statement. As far as credentials go, Suhonen and Hlinka can match resumes with the majority of NHL bench bosses. So it’s not a huge step to move them into positions of authority; rather, one could argue these moves were overdue. Consider…
Ten reasons to keep your head up in 2000-01
These are the stories that have been percolating for months under the hot summer sun. Now, as the off-season hockey talk turns into action, we can begin to see how they will play out. Here are the top five on-ice and off-ice situations to watch in 2000-01, starting on the ice: 1. Eric Lindros Lindros turned down Philadelphia’s two-way, $8.5-million qualifying offer in July. He wants to play for Toronto, but the Maple Leafs don’t seem willing to take the risk to sign him. But when and where he returns from his latest concussion problem-if he returns at all-could have a huge impact on the playoff race and post-season. 2. Alexei Yashin Either Yashin emerges as a jukebox hero by rocking the Corel Centre with inspired play or he gets booed out of…
Top prospect arrives
What else is there to say about goalie Roberto Luongo, a Florida Panther since the draft-day trade with the New York Islanders? If you’re a THN hawk, you know Luongo is rated as the No. 1 NHL prospect, the one prospect figured to be a surefire superstar. If you’ve heard anything from the Panthers’ management, you know they’re positive he’ll one day be a Stanley Cup-toting franchise player in Florida. And if you read the Miami Herald in July, you might’ve seen Greg Cote, a columnist with a typical South Florida football background, explain it this way to readers: “South Florida pro sports have never before welcomed a player this young and this touted. No Panther, Marlin, Heat or even Dolphin draft choice has arrived with such promise, such presumed greatness.” This in…
Bolts’ basher a hit
Training camp hadn’t even started and Pavel Kubina already was tired. The 23-year-old Lightning defenseman had spent about 25 hours traveling from his native Czech Republic to Tampa. After landing, he had to wait two more hours to get his bags through customs. Eight hours later, Kubina was on the ice for Tampa Bay’s first day of training camp. He and his teammates went through six 45-minute intrasquad games in the next three days, so you’ll forgive him a yawn or two. “Those were three tough days,” he said. “I think our entire team benefitted from those three days because all the guys went hard.” It was good to see Kubina going hard. He had finished last season on a down note, missing the final nine games with an injured foot that looked so…
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