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February 23, 2001
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Family life gives Greig new outlook
For just about every one of his 11 years as a pro, Mark Greig has been on the verge of an NHL breakthrough. Ever since he was drafted in the first round as a 20-year-old — 15th overall by Hartford in 1990 — to another point-a-game American League season in 1999-2000, the Philadelphia Phantoms’ right winger has been close to full-time NHL duty. But unlike his first seven or eight minor pro seasons, Greig no longer beats himself up mentally when he doesn’t get the call. His wife Cindy, two-year-old daughter Kyra and one-month-old daughter Dara have given him a new perspective. “I used to take the game home with me too much and dwell on the good and bad for days,” Greig said. “It kind of drove me crazy.” Now, he just drives…
Luongo says entire team’s performance reason why his own game has elevated
The Trevor Kidd trade rumors, which were briefly squelched when Vancouver traded for Tampa Bay’s Dan Cloutier, would’ve seemed truly outlandish if Florida Panthers’ goalie Roberto Luongo hadn’t begun to show more than a flash of the goalie everybody thinks he can be. In seven starts, Luongo gave up only 13 goals and had a .939 save percentage. Subtract a 5-0 loss in Chicago and its eight goals against in six starts with a .957 save percentage. “You can’t have a hot streak without a goalie that’s on a hot streak,” Luongo said. “You can’t have one, either if the team is not playing well. “Maybe, one game, the team doesn’t give up anything, maybe 20 shots and they’re all easy shots to save. Just from that, it’s a confidence booster and the next…
Solar Bears lose candidate for MVP
NOTEBOOK Many believe he was having a season worthy of MVP consideration. Defenseman Curtis Murphy of the Orlando Solar Bears, however, was lost to the team for the rest of the regular season Jan. 27 when he tore his triceps muscle in a game against Grand Rapids. Murphy, who led International League defensemen with 45 points in 45 games, had surgery to repair the muscle Jan. 31. The team said he would be out 10 to 12 weeks, leaving the door open for his return during the Turner Cup playoffs in mid-April. Murphy was flattered by all the MVP talk before his injury. “It’s great to be thought of like that, especially with some of the guys that play in this league like Brian Bonin, Mark Beaufait and Brett Hauer, guys who have been around…
Modin’s firepower lights up skills event
DENVER — It’s all starting to fall into place for Fredrik Modin. Not only has the fifth-year NHLer already established a career high for goals — with 24 for the Tampa Bay Lightning — he blew away opponents in the hardest shot event with a blast of 102.1 miles per hour during the SuperSkills competition on all-star weekend. The crazy thing is, his winning shot was nowhere near as hard as his best effort during a team competition with the Toronto Maple Leafs two years ago, when he launched a 104.7-mph rocket. “I’ve also had a couple over 103 miles per hour,” said the 6-foot-4, 220-pound left winger, who is on pace to challenge the 40-goal plateau. Modin’s victory in the hardest shot event got the World All-Stars on the scoreboard, after they fell…
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