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October 1, 2002
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INTERMISSION
NHL TRANSACTIONS Transactions include NHL personnel moves from September 14-20. ANAHEIM Sept. 18 Chuck Fletcher named GM of Cincinnati (AHL). ATLANTA Sept. 16 Lane Manson, 0, returned to Moose Jaw (WHL). Greg Black, RW, returned to Seattle (WHL). Charles Linglet, RW, returned to Bale-Comeau (QMJHL). Sept. 19: David Kaczowka, LW, Andreas Karlsson, C, Derek Mackenzie, C, Judd Medak, LW, Krzysztof Wieckowski, C. Dallas Eakins, D, Paul Flache, D, Luke Sellars, D, Libor Ursturnl, D, Michael Garnett, G, and Norm Maracle, G, assigned to Chicago (AHL). BOSTON Sept. 19: Peter Hamerlik, G, Adam Hauser, G, Kevin Dallman, D, Peter Metcalf, D, Keith Aucoin, F, Carl Corazzini, C, Jeff Giuliano, F, Paul Harvey, RW, Pat Leahy, RW, Chris Paradise, RW, and Darren Van Dene, LW, assigned to Providence (AHL). BUFFALO Sept. 16 Daniel Paille, LW, returned to Guelph (OHL). Michael Tessier,…
Hitchcock leads charge
In the NHL, Ken Hitchcock surely holds the title of No. 1 U.S. Civil War buff. That might serve him well, since the Flyers have been fighting amongst themselves for years. Star players and coaches have come and gone the past eight years as the franchise’s product has failed to live up to expectations. Now, like Lincoln once called upon Grant to save the faltering Union Army, the Flyers are looking to Hitchcock for victory, followed by peace and prosperity. It is a daunting task. Hitchcock knows he first must get some wounds to heal. His top lieutenant, Roman Cechmanek, broke ranks last year and threatened to desert the cause. But after meeting with captain Keith Primeau, that breach seems to have been closed. Then Hitchcock met with Philadelphia’s best defensive strategist and former captain, Eric Desjardins,…
Isle eyes on Brad, Oleg
Coach Peter Laviolette would prefer the media leave them alone and let them figure it out for themselves. GM Mike Milbury would prefer pressure be applied on them like a tourniquet on a gushing wound. Sorry, Peter, you’ve done a tremendous job uniting your dressing room, but we have to go with the Mad Man on this one. So, Brad Isbister and Oleg Kvasha, consider yourselves officially on alert, to steal one of Milbury’s favorite phrases. It’s an unavoidable reality for the New York Islanders this season, whether the two of you want to hear it or not. Your team will be without captain Michael Peca until December. Your team decided against pursuing Tony Amonte or another proven sniper to ride shotgun with Alexei Yashin–and, in fact, even dumped Mariusz Czerkawski–par tially because the two…
Panthers in bear market
This is a prospectus for fans wondering about investing resources into the Florida Panthers, a franchise of the National Hockey League, Inc. But this isn’t a prospectus as done by some 43-year-old Harvard Law-produced corporate attorney. As anyone who knows a buck from a puck can tell you, this is not the time for short-term speculation, but long-term planning. So it is with the Panthers. Long term, there’s a plan. Look short term, there’s more hoping than hope. Only some of that funky–funky like ‘ewww,’ not funky like ‘Flashlight’–Fortune 500 accounting could add up to the Panthers (also hereafter referred to as “the company”) being a playoff contender this season. Wait till next year. But this year? If buying stock is akin to gambling, well, what fool would bet the pass line on…
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