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March 16, 2001
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Admirals get Robitaille at right time
The party’s over. The “pity party,” that is. That was a phrase used in January by Milwaukee Admirals’ coach Dave Allison to describe the mood of several players who were upset they had been assigned to his club by the NHL’s Nashville Predators. Among them was center Randy Robitaille, a 25-year-old who had spent the first half of this season in the big time. Robitaille was farmed out Jan. 20 and, after a few days of disappointment, the Admirals haven’t been the same since. Robitaille was by far the International League’s best skater in the third quarter of 2000-01, recording 32 points in 19 games through Feb. 26. More importantly, the Admirals went from lost in the wilderness to a playoff spot, by virtue of the league’s cross-over rule that permits a…
Sharks’ Marleau knocking on stardom’s door
When you see him grab the puck in his own zone and race into the Philadelphia end and score after splitting the Flyers’ defense with his freakish speed, you wonder: Why doesn’t he do that more often? Or when he pokechecks an opponent in the defensive end and then wins a foot race, leaving Nashville defenders in the dust before beating Mike Dunham on a breakaway, it’s like, why isn’t this guy challenging Pavel Bure for the Rocket Richard Trophy? Then you remember: He’s only 21. Sure, this is Patrick Marleau’s fourth NHL season, but he’s still a kid. His game is very much under construction. He going to be a star,” said San Jose coach Darryl Sutter. “And I’m not just saying this because I’m his coach. I’m saying it because I’ve seen…
Caps not likely to alter formula
The Washington Capitals didn’t just enter the stretch drive, they roared in. The Caps were coming off their best month ever, a 9-1-1-0 February, and 25-10-4-0 since Dec. 1. They had no injuries to top personnel, everybody is getting along and Peter Bondra is productive. Coach Ron Wilson has drilled the club daily to improve special teams skills and both were performing much better, a vast difference in a year, the playoff key. STRETCH DRIVE ISSUES 1. Consistency. Find a way to keep the team playing at this level. 2. Defensive help. Identify six healthy defensemen. Dmitri Mironov is done for the season and two others are banged up. 3. Cohesion. Come up with three more line combinations that can work together like the Jeff Halpern-Steve Konowal-chuk-Ulf Dahlen unit does and keep them together. HARDWARE HOPEFULS…
NHL GAME SUMMARIES
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS KEY TO ABBREVIATION Statistics provided by National Hockey League: Players are listed by uniform number, name, games played (GP). minutes played (Min), goals-against average (GAA). wins (W), losses (L), ties (T), empty-net goals (EH), shutouts (SO), goals against (GA), shots against (SA) save percentage (SP). For goalies’ individual rankings see page 29.…
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