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January 11, 2005
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EYE ON EUROPE
Future and former NHLers are playing in Europe this season. Here are four such players with NHL rights in parentheses: • Rick Nash, 20, LW (Columbus). Locked-out Blue Jackets sniper weaving his magic in the Swiss league, where he has scored 20 goals in 31 games for Davos. • Marko Kiprusoff, 32, D, (free agent). A veteran of 24 NHL games with Montreal, and brother of Miikka, Kiprusoff leads all Finnish league blueliners with eight goals and 20 points in 27 games with TPS Turku. • Brad Richards, 24, C (Tampa Bay). Richards, the 2004 Conn Smythe winner, returned home from Kazan in Russia after an injury to his hip and lower abdomen. He had two goals and seven points in six games. • Eduard Lewandowski, 24, LW (Phoenix). Selected 242nd in 2004 by…
Will tight rookie cap stop Cap Ovechkin?
Washington’s top three stories of 2004 are: 1. OVECHKIN ON BOARD? The Capitals won the draft lottery, then used the No. 1 pick to take Russian left winger Alexander Ovechkin, the most highly touted prospect since Mario Lemieux. But the NHL disappeared before contract talks could start and there is now some doubt whether the wunderkind will ever play in Washington because of the diminished rookie pay scale. 2. SEE YA, JAGS The Caps bid adieu to Jaromir Jagr’s albatross contract; seven others-including Peter Bondra and Steve Konowalchuk-were also traded to reduce the payroll by $20 million. 3. TERRIBLE TED Caps owner Ted Leonsis was suspended for a week and fined $100,000 after a physical altercation with a heckling fan.…
Nickerson absence leaves Tigres reeling
The Victoriaville Tigres were dealt a heavy blow when defenseman Matt Nickerson was suspended 11 games. As he began serving the suspension Dec. 12, his team was second worst in the QMJHL at 10-20-2-2 and out of a playoff spot. Nickerson was assessed 10 games for returning to his team’s bench after being escorted off the ice by an official Dec. 3 against the Drummondville Voltigeurs. He was slapped with an additional game for gestures he made. “It’s an understatement to say this is devastating for our team,” said Victoriaville GM John Greene. “I think he’s one of the top five defensemen in the league. “The thing is he didn’t come back to our bench after being sent to the dressing room. He was standing in the vicinity of our bench. There’s nothing in…
First round comeback sets tone for future
Montreal’s top three stories of 2004 are: 1. OPENING-ROUND PLAYOFF VICTORY The Canadiens pulled off a comeback unprecedented in their rich history, rallying from a 3-1 series deficit, against Boston, for the first time in team history. The Habs shut out the Bruins 2-0 in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final. 2. ACQUIRING ALEX KOVALEV GM Bob Gainey displayed his seriousness and commitment to winning by getting Kovalev who produced only three points in 12 games, but was spectacular in the playoffs, scoring six goals and 10 points in 11 games. 3. SHELDON SOURAY’S SIX POINTS Souray set a team record for points in a game by a defenseman with a goal and five assists in an 8-0 win at Pittsburgh, Jan. 11. Souray assisted on the first five goals before scoring…
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