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August 31, 2004
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No.88 needs set role
If I had a dollar for every time somebody asked me, “Is Eric Lindros done?” I'd purchase an NHL team, sign him to a contract and reply, “1 don't know. Let's see.” 'The Big E', once one of the most visible and talked about players on the planet, has been The Big Invisible this summer. Recovering from shoulder surgery and his umpteenth (actually, his eighth documented) concussion, he was not invited to play for Team Canada at the World Cup. Turn the clock back 10 years, to when Lindros had just completed his second NHL season and was thought to be well on his way to a Hall of Fame career, and his current situation would have seemed incomprehensible. He was supposed to rule the NHL for years to come. Now there…
Theodore's thrilled to be in World Cup
Astar on his own team, goalie Jose Theodore is content to be a cheerleader for Team Canada in the World Cup tournament. “Just being around all those great players in going to be a learning experience for me,” said the Canadiens veteran, a last-minute addition to the team for ailing Toronto goalie Ed Belfour. “There are so many good goaltenders in Canada. I was happy to be in the top five and that I was the next guy on the list.” Theodore won't report to training camp with rose-colored glasses. He will be third on the depth chart, behind Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo. Theodore is no novice to international hockey. He played for Canada's under18 team and was selected the outstanding goalie when Canada captured the 1996 world junior championship. JOB OPENINGS With the…
Expect Czech emotion to be running high
CZECH RER The Czech Republic has plenty to motivate it entering the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. The tragic Aug. 16 car accident that resulted in the death of the team's coach and national hockey hero, Ivan Hlinka, should be a source of much inspiration. Hlinka, 54, who had a long and successful playing career in the Czech Republic and NHL, guided the Czechs to Olympic gold in 1998 and world championship glory in 1999. (See pg. 8 for more on Hlinka.) Vladimir Ruzicka was given the job of replacing Hlinka behind the bench. Ruzicka, 41, was an assistant with the Czech national team for the past two seasons and heads up Slavia Prague in the Czech elite league as coach-GM. Another former player, he spent time in the NHL with Edmonton, Boston…
Ollers hope this is year Brewer reaches potential
He was near the league lead in minutes played, has played in an NHL All-Star Game, is an Olympic gold medallist and will play for Canada at the World Cup of Hockey. But ever since he arrived in Edmonton in 2000, Eric Brewer has left the fans wanting more. “My play has improved a number of times ever since I've come to Edmonton,” said Brewer, who had seven goals and 25 points last year and was minus-6. “Would I say I'm happy with my offensive statistics? Obviously not. Are you ever satisfied with them? But I am confident in my abilities.” So are the Oilers, which is why they're paying him $2.65 million plus bonuses. “He has had this big-time potential tag on him for a long time and he has started fulfilling…
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