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July 1, 2005
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The good of the game?
Topping the list of phrases we’d like banned from the NHL’s post-lockout lexicon is “the good of the game.” Indeed, just typing those five words feels like passing a kidney stone covered in porcupine needles, because during The Season That Dared Not Play Its Games, we’ve all been witness to the expression’s utter debunking. (If you don’t think the continuous stream of lawyer-iffic shenanigans have pulled back the curtain on the NHL’s Norman Rockwell facade – proving, once and forever, that for most involved in the league, money is the holiest of grails – you need to put this magazine down and get back to writing letters to figments of the imagination, like Santa Claus and Bill O’Reilly.) UNCERTAINTY LIES AHEAD All the cool kids know exactly what talks and what walks, you dig,…
Red alert for firewagon
How will we know the rules changes the NHL will implement are working? That’s easy; when the majority of team’s third-line centers are scoring between 15 and 20 goals. Sound unreasonable? Well, it’s not. Back in the high-scoring 1970s, it was common for team’s third line pivots to be expected to chip in with goals, not just preventing them as has been the case in the past decade. When the New York Islanders needed one more ingredient to become a champion, they went out and acquired Butch Goring from the Los Angeles Kings. Goring was a very capable defensive player, but he was also a reliable scoring threat who scored between 20 and 37 goals in the nine years he played in the NHL after establishing himself as a regular. With the Islanders, his role…
Kharlamov rose to glory at 72 Summit
North American fans’ first and lasting image of Valery Kharlamov was of the Soviet superstar sweeping around defenseman Don Awrey to fake and beat goalie Ken Dryden in the first game of the historic 1972 Summit Series. Kharlamov handled the puck as if he had it on a string and could change skating speeds as though he were equipped with a gear shift. Hall of Famer Larry Robinson described best how difficult it was to defend against the dynamic winger. “Defense players usually pick up a lot of useful things by studying the style of this or that forward,” he said. “This didn’t work against Kharlamov. He didn’t play in the usual manner, he was exclusively free and enterprising.” Kharlamov will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the fourth Russian to be…
Rocket ready to soar after securing coach
A lain Vigneault is looking at the big picture after signing a A five-year contract in the off-season to coach the Prince Edward Island Rocket of the Quebec League. “Not a lot of coaches in any line of work get five-year deals,” Vigneault said. “It’s a sign the organization has confidence in me. This team lost a lot of money in Montreal, but now on the Island we feel that we can have a stable and long-term franchise. “Our season ticket base is really strong. When the fan support is there, you can stick with your long-term goals and plans. For me, the fact the fan support is here just made it the right thing to do to sign a longterm deal. I’ve got a clause that I can move up to…
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