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August 30, 2002
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Patient Maple Leafs unfazed by rejection
Frustrated in their attempts to sign unrestricted free agents Bobby Holik and Darius Kasparaitis, the Maple Leafs haven’t given up on using their considerable financial surplus to land some big-name talent before the season opens. While they still have to acquire a goaltender to serve as Ed Belfour’s backup - the team says veteran Tom Barrasso remains a possibility - Toronto is hoping a player or two might become available through trades as other clubs, in adjusting their budgets, may look to dump salary. “We have a situation where we can handle some more salary, if the situation presents itself, and it may,” said coach-GM Pat Quinn. “It probably won’t be before camp because teams will be in a let’s-see-where-we’re-going sort of mode. “There may be a (Pavel) Bure situation where the team…
Revised U.S. TV slate bad no matter how you slice it
Depending on your sense of humor, the spin the NHL is putting on the reduced ESPN package is either laughable or insulting. Less may be more in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, but a 30 per-cent decrease in nationally televised NHL games is yet another rejection of a league gasping for attention. Perhaps the NHL had little choice but to try to find a silver lining, but they’re not fooling anyone. The last time hockey was in danger of being overexposed in the U.S. is when Michael Ontkean’s character in Slap Shot performed a strip tease. Other random snapshots and cheap shots as we try to shift our focus to the cool season: ❑ Earlier this year, Alexandre Daigle said he was only in the game for the money. Now, through agent Pat Brisson,…
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ACROSS 1 Trophy won three times by Patrick Roy 4 Bobby Orr twice won that trophy while with this club 9 He was the Kings’ top point-getter in 2001-02 10 Rattle an opponent: 2 wds. 11 Samuelsson who was with the Penguins when they went all the way in 1992 (not Ulf) 12 City that saw its last Cup parade in 1967 13 One nickname of the club that has won the most Cups 15 Red ______ was Memorial Cup winner in 2001 18 He wore the ‘C when the Rangers last won the Cup 21 Barnstorms 23 Pertaining to the nose 24 State with two NHL teams, both of which missed the playoffs 25 He’s this paper’s cartoonist 26 This city last had a Cup winner way back in 1927 DOWN 1 Captain of this much-improved club, pictured 2 Stephane ______ has won two Cups with…
Will ‘commitment’ lead to happiness?
One thing is absolutely clear as the New York Rangers head into training camp. Things have to change. And things have changed, in the form of a new coaching staff of top man Bryan Trottier and assistants Jim Schoenfeld and Terry O’Reilly, and in the form of abrasive free agents Bobby Holik and Darius Kasparaitis. Now, though, the commitment to change has to begin in earnest. After finishing 2000-01 last in the NHL in goals allowed, the Rangers went to camp last year promising to put the emphasis on playing well defensively. So what did they do? They finished 29th and missed the playoffs for a fifth year in a row. Trottier, who has never run an NHL bench, will have his hands full teaching defensive-zone responsibility to this bunch, and he will…
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