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October 25, 2005
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Predators enjoying hot Nashville nights
Paul Kariya wasted no time establishing himself as Nashville’s goto guy with four points in his first three games – all in the third period. In the Oct. 5 opener against the San Jose Sharks, his goal 1:10 into the third tied the score 2-2. Nashville eventually won 3-2. On Oct. 12 against the Colorado Avalanche, he did it again, bringing the Predators back from a three-goal deficit when his goal tied the game 3-3. The Preds eventually won that one 5-4 with Kariya assisting on the final two goals. In between, he defeated Anaheim when he ended the first shootout in franchise history with the only successful attempt for either side. THE BUZZ When coach Barry Trotz stepped out of his office following the season-opening victory over San Jose, the unprecedented throng of…
The Shanny Show
Way back in 1992, Mario Lemieux, sick and tired of the way the game was being played, called the clutch-and-grab NHL a “garage league.” Few listened. Super Mario was the best player in the NHL at the time, and he was frustrated at not being allowed to play the game the way it was intended. Lemieux had a vision of how the game should evolve, but it was not shared by others. Fast forward to 2004. With the NHL shut down because of a labor dispute between the players and owners, Brendan Shanahan makes a public plea for changes to open up the game and – voila! – the times, they are a-changin’. Thanks to a number of tweaks that include making the offensive zones bigger and goalie equipment smaller, allowing two-line passes,…
Pens still struggling despite Sid’s debut
Yes, the Pittsburgh Penguins failed to win any of their first four games. Yes, they looked pretty shoddy in their own end. And, yes, they could not win a faceoff to save their lives. But the only story that really mattered was 18-year-old rookie Sidney Crosby. So far he is the Penguins’ best player and leading scorer. He displayed the speed, vision and passion everyone talked about, registering at least one point in each of his first four games. Crosby, a center, scored his first NHL goal at 18:32 of the second period versus the Boston Bruins Oct. 8, whacking home a loose puck at the goal mouth. THE BUZZ Hockey is back in the Steel City. The season opener at New Jersey drew a robust 7.5 rating on FSN Pittsburgh, tripling the average rating from…
Cornell tagged as champions
The bullies in the Eastern College Athletic Conference had better watch out for the new kid on the block. Quinnipiac joins the ECAC – replacing Vermont, which went to Hockey East – and these Bobcats have some teeth. The Bobcats have a returning Hobey Baker finalist in junior defenseman Reid Cashman – who plays the game more like a forward – and a veteran, albeit untested goalie in senior Josh Siembida, who began his collegiate career at North Dakota where he split time as a freshman. And coach Rand Pecknold is ready to work overtime to make sure his team is ready for the ECAC. “The first year is going to be a lot of work for myself and my staff,” he said. “We have to be ready for 11 new teams.” But those…
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