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November 30, 2001
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Sutter breathes life into Hawks
Brian Sutter beams with pride as he talks about the early success of the Calgary Flames. And why not? The 45-year-old ex-coach of the Flames had a hand in building the team that is one of the most improved in the NHL, sailing oh a course to make the playoffs for the first time in six years. In his three seasons with Calgary, Sutter never got the Flames to the playoffs, but there was a progression, from 26 wins to 30 to 31. When his contract ran out at the end of 1999-2000, Sutter was let go. Now he has the task of rebuilding another wayward club, the Chicago Blackhawks. So far, so good. The Hawks are off to their best start since the days of Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, particularly at…
NHL TRANSACTIONS
Transactions include NHL personnel moves from Nov. 9-16 Injuries include projected return dale. MGL indicates mangames lost to injury tor this season. ANAHEIM TRANSACTIONS Nov. 15 Drew Bannister. D. recalled from Cincinnati (AHL). INJURIES (MGL-35) Jim Cummins. RW, torn ribcage muscle, day-to-day. Keith Carney. D. chipped bone in right hand, Indefinite. Steve Rucchin. C. fractured left tibia, day-to-day. ATLANTA TRANSACTIONS Nov. 9 Scott Fankhouser, G, reassigned to Chicago (AHL) from Greenville (ECHL), Nov. 11 Norm Maracle. G. assigned to Chicago (AHL). Nov. 14 Pascal Rheaume, C, claimed on waivers from Chicago. Brett Clark, D, and Ben Simon, C assigned to Chicago (AHL). INJURIES (MGL-46) Adam Burt. D, back surgery, Dec. 15. Jeff Odgers, RW, broken ankle, Jan. 30. Yannick Tremblay, dislocated shoulder. Nov. 30. Patrik Stetan, C. hyper-extended elbow, Nov. 22. Petr Buzek. D. strained hip…
Fleury’s antics anger Islanders
New York Islanders’ GM Mike Milbury was annoyed Theoren Fleury was able to “walk out” of Nassau Coliseum on his own power. Milbury said so after after Fleury mocked Eric Cairns and the Isles during the New York Rangers’ 6-2 rout Nov. 8. Fleury flapped his arms and clucked like a chicken at Cairns while the defenseman sat in the penalty box for popping Sandy McCarthy in the mouth after the Rangers’ tough guy scored a second period goal. Moments earlier, Cairns, whose hand was stitched up due to a fight one game earlier against Tampa’s Matthew Barnaby, had skated away from a potential fight with McCarthy, who did the same against Cairns in the final minutes of the game. “I would never do that to anybody I’m not crying, they can do whatever…
Lindros emerges as top Ranger star
It took a little while and everybody, including Eric Lindros and his coach, Ron Low, figured it would. But suddenly, the complex package that is Lindros has come together for the New York Rangers and it still might get better. There has never before been a player of Lindros’ size with the type of skill, speed and shot-not to mention the willingness to punish opponents-the Rangers’ center possesses. It is why Mark Messier calls him, “Our most important player.” Lindros has been every bit of that since the beginning of November, leading the Rangers to a six-game winning streak and a move toward the top of the Eastern Conference standings. The Rangers have been carried by the FLY line-Theoren Fleury, Lindros and Mike York-a threesome that had 15 goals and 31 points in a sevengame…
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