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November 2, 2001
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Top selection Svitov owes army two years
The Tampa Bay Lightning will apparently be without prized draft choice Alexander Svitov until at least December, 2002. Assistant GM Jay Feaster said the team’s attorneys in Russia have determined the No. 3 pick in the 2001 draft took the oath to join the army last December. “If he’s legally in the military, the two-year obligation must be served,” Feaster said. However, Feaster said the situation has “irregularities.” He said it’s not clear whether Svitov is playing for a military team or for a team in his hometown of Omsk, Siberia. Feaster questioned why, if Svitov was in the army, he did not serve before the International Ice Hockey Federation initially ruled he was eligible to play in the NHL. According to the IIHF’s agreement with the NHL on player transfers from Europe, the only…
O’Neill keeps winging it; goals from both sides
After he broke through to score 41 goals last season, the Carolina Hurricanes moved Jeff O’Neill from right wing to left in training camp. It was a risky move, tinkering with a player who finally found his scoring groove. But so far it has worked. O’Neill had four goals and eight points in seven games combining with Ron Francis and Sami Kapanen to provide a potent first line. Half of O’Neill’s production came in a 5-2 win against Atlanta Oct. 13. O’Neill had four points thanks to inspired play by Kapanen, who struggled last season. When that line has played well, the Canes have won. When it hasn’t, they’ve lost–and badly, 6-2 to Ottawa and 4-0 to the Islanders. “Ronnie’s line has great movement right now,” said coach Paul Maurice. “They’ve created offense.” The Francis-O’Neill-Kapanen combination…
Faceoffs critical win, lose or draw
You need the puck to score. So when Montreal signed free agent center Yanic Perreault during the off-season, it figured to help kick-start the Canadiens’ offense, which ranked 22nd in the league last season. Perreault was the most effective player on the draw last year, winning 63 per cent with Toronto. Listed are each NHL team’s best faceoff man and the player’s winning percentage through Oct. 18. Tod Faceoff Men…
Kings finally win one for home fans
The Los Angeles Kings finally played three minutes of solid hockey that made them and their fans smile. It came midway through their sixth game Oct. 18 at Staples Center when Glen Murray and Steve Heinze scored late in the third period of a 4-1 victory over Anaheim. It was the Kings’ first win in five home games, though it was played before a sparse crowd of 13,916. It improved Los Angeles’ record to a ho-hum 2-3-1-1 with the team about to embark on a grueling six-game, 12-day road trip. The Kings did it the way coach Andy Murray had been drawing it up in practice, with pressure in front of the opponent’s net. “This was big,” said Glen Murray, who was tied with Steve Heinze for the team lead with four goals in…
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