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December 9, 2003
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Remarkably resilient Kings overcome all nbstacles
Los Angeles reached the season s quarter pole atop the Pacific Division despite injuries to top players Jason Allison, Adam Deadmarsh and Ziggy Palffy and inconsistent netminding from Roman Cechmanek. Allison (whiplash) is improving and is set to return around Christmas. Deadmarsh (concussion) suffered a setback in mid-November when bumped during practice by teammate Jozef Stumpel. He hasn't skated since. Palffy was struck in the face by a puck while sitting on the bench during a Nov. 22, 2-0 win over Colorado. He was expected to return Nov. 30 at Dallas. As for Cechmanek, it hasn't been all bad. His goals-against average of 2.18 is decent and he shut out his former team, Philadelphia, in October. But a number of soft goal during November forced the team to bring in backup Cristobal Hue for…
With few timely goals, Sharks fit to be tied
The San Jose Sharks played so many overtime games in the first quarter of their season-10 in all-it was hard to pinpoint if they were struggling because they won just four times, or if they were solid because they earned points in all but six outings. “When you look at the overall picture we've been in almost every game,” said coach Ron Wilson. “The bright side is we haven't lost many games. I'm just disappointed we haven't found a way to win more games.” Despite losing goal-scorers Owen Nolan and Teemu Selanne, the Sharks have produced offense. But in terms of big goals, they've been lacking. “We're starting to figure out what we have to do to score goals,” Wilson said. “You have to make adjustments in this league and that's one of…
Ouellet keeps focused on task at hand
Portland Pirates goalie Maxime Ouellet hears the rumors. With NHL parent Washington floundering, some are suggesting Capitals goalie Olaf Kolzig, whose salary is $6.25 million, is on the trading block. Ouellet, in his third full American League season, is a logical candidate to emerge as the Caps netminder of the future. Thing is, you won't hear Ouellet talking about it. “I've been around the game long enough to know how things go,” said Ouellet, who was drafted 22nd overall by Philadelphia in 1999. “You hear stuff all the time, but that doesn't mean it will happen. When I got traded (from the Flyers to the Capitals), I had no clue it was coming.” The 22-year-old tied for the AHL lead in shutouts last season with seven and won 22 games. This season, with Portland…
ON THE FLY
DID YOU KNOW? Former Pittsburgh teammates Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr both netted their 50th goal of the season against Edmonton on March 21, 1995. They repeated the feat two years later against the Hartford Whalers. TRIVIA Who was the last NHL goaltender to play without a mask? a.Pete Peeters b.Andy Brown c. Yves Belanger d. Denis DeJordy NUMBER CRUNCH 3 Straight 70-plus goal seasons by Brett Hull ('89-92) 17 Times “Jean Beliveau” is engraved on Stanley Cup 53 Consecutive Stanley Cup final games played by Bernie 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion (1951-1960) The correct answer to the trivia question will appear in next week's issue of The Hockey News and at thehockeynews.com Last week's answer, b. Andre Lacroix is the WHA's all-time leading scorer.…
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