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April 5, 2002
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Lightning on hot seat after hit parade
The Lightning is starting to put a hurtin’ on opponents, and we’re not talking about the 3-0-3 streak that punctuated the team’s late-March surge. Two checks put two star players on the sideline. Both checks were deemed dirty by the opposition. Both were reviewed and cleared by the NHL. On March 17, Lightning defenseman Jassen Cullimore crushed Buffalo’s Stu Barnes into the end boards. Dazed, Barnes fell head-first to the ice, sustaining a concussion that was supposed to keep him out for two weeks and a cut the Sabres said required “numerous stitches.” The next night, a hip check by right winger Ben Clymer nailed Philadelphia’s Jeremy Roenick in the right knee, causing tears to the anterior and posterior ligaments. Doctors determined Roenick would be out a month. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was less…
Sather’s bright star fading fast
The question is not whether Pavel Bure, Tom Poti and Rem Murray will get the Rangers into the playoffs. More like, has Glen Sather lost his touch as a successful GM? Make no mistake, Sather’s deadline deals were not part of a master plan. They were not the deals of one GM pulling the wool over another GM’s eyes. Rather, they were the moves of a desperate man flying by the seat of his pants in an effort to prevent his big-bucks team from missing the playoffs a second straight year. And they were made possible only by the fact the Rangers have a seemingly unlimited budget. If you think Sather stole Bure from Florida, think again. The Panthers were itching to get rid of the underachieving Bure and his crippling $10-million salary.…
Miller in running for Hobey Baker defense
Michigan State goalie Ryan Miller is vying to become the first player ever to capture back-to-back Hobey Baker Awards. The Buffalo Sabres prospect is one of 10 finalists for the award given to the top U.S. college player. He won the honor last year as a sophomore when he had a 1.33 goals-against average, .950 save percentage and 10 shutouts for the Spartans. Miller’s stats this season are nearly as imposing. He had a 1.75 GAA, .937 save percentage and eight shutouts and was the No. 2 ranked NHLaffiliated prospect in THN’s Future Watch 2002. The winner will be announced April 5 during the NCAA Frozen Four championship. Minnesota senior defenseman Jordan Leopold, a Calgary Flames prospect, is the only other repeat Hobey finalist from last year. Other finalists are Denver junior goalie Wade Dubielewicz;…
PLUS
+ HE DOES IT AGAIN For the fourth straight season, Colorado GM Pierre Lacroix nabs a big-name player, this time Darius Kasparaitis, at the trade deadline. + BY GEORGE, WHAT A DEAL Washington GM George McPhee turns potential unrestricted free agent Adam Oates into three high draft picks and a goalie prospect. + SHOT IN THE ARM Atlanta recalls J-P Vigier from Chicago (AHL) and he rewards them with goals in three straight games.…
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