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December 6, 2002
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Woolley accepts cut In pay for chance to fly with Wings
From Slava Fetisov to Bob Rouse, Jamie Macoun, Larry Murphy, Todd Gill and Steve Duchesne, the Detroit Red Wings have had a strong track record of getting good hockey out of veteran defensemen at important times. They hope that will continue with Jason Woolley, whom they acquired from Buffalo for a conditional draft pick, especially with Jiri Fischer out up to six months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Woolley’s skills should fit the Wings’ puck-possession system well, and he appears to be hungry: after clearing waivers, he accepted a $145,000 pay cut to go from the league’s worst team to the defending Stanley Cup champions (although attainable incentives could boost his pay back up). “It’s very exciting,” said Woolley, who was plus-3 in his Wings debut, a 5-0 rout at Calgary. “It…
A lot of repair work ahead for new Buffalo ownership
Gumby Lives The structure that connects one of the NHL’s most intense rivalries is called, ironically enough, the Peace Bridge. It spans the Niagara River, which separates Buffalo from Southern Ontario (and by extension, Toronto). While there is a core of loyal Buffalo sports support on the adjacent Canadian soil, fans on either side of the international border are generally more interested in getting a piece of each other than living a peaceful coexistence. Nobody, however, has taken any joy in the pain the Sabres have suffered through this season - not even smug Torontonians. Now that Mark Hamister has conditionally purchased the team (see pg. 17 for more on sale), seeds of optimism have been planted, but there is a considerable amount of repair work to be done to turn scorched Buffalo earth…
BIG THREE GAMES OF THE WEEK
Wednesday, December 4 Montreal vs Dallas 8:30pmET With three francophones in the lineup, including former Habs captain Pierre Turgeon, the Pacific Division leading Stars host the up-and-down Canadiens. Sunday, December 8 St. Louis vs Detroit 7pmET These teams have a long rivalry dating back to their epic battles in the Norris Division. The surprising Blues are running neck-and-neck with the Red Wings in the Central. Tuesday, December 10 Tampa Bay vs Minnesota 8pmET It wasn’t that long ago these expansion cousins sat 29th and 30th in the league. Through October, they blazed a trail at No. 1 and 2. This December game is a litmus test.…
Reunited duo clicks in Columbus
Geoff Sanderson chats on the phone from Columbus as he watches a Toronto-Boston game on the satellite dish. The reporter on the other end of the line is watching the same game. The Leafs and Bruins, generating as many quality scoring chances as a mid-level soccer team, are zip-zip heading into the third period. So the question has to be asked of someone on the front lines, what’s up with all these low-scoring games? Why hasn’t the obstruction crackdown Worked by filling up the nets? Sanderson hems and haws. He speaks much, says little. In short, he’s stumped. And then it clicks - in the questioner’s mind, not Sanderson’s. Of some 700 NHL players, roughly 699 of them are more qualified to speak on this particular subject. Nearly a quarter of the way…
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