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November 15, 2005
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Injury-riddled Bruins continue to drop
In early October, the Bruins were looking forward to icing a full lineup one day. Now, it seems it may never happen. Name a position, and a Bruin has missed time. Even the coaching staff was affected – although the knee surgery assistant Wayne Cashman needed stemmed from a golf game. November has brought Boston’s most significant injury yet: defenseman Brian Leetch. The team’s ice time and offensive leader on the blueline sustained a sprained MCL in his right knee Nov. 1 against the New York Islanders. He’s expected to miss a month. “I’m stating the obvious, I think, when I say he’s a tough guy to replace,” said coach Mike Sullivan, who had just lost veteran rearguard Ian Moran to knee surgery when Leetch got hurt. IT’S A FINE LINE Sullivan tries to…
Can Pouliot score without Sidney?
His junior career with the Rimouski Oceanic was rewarding, but Marc-Antoine Pouliot is ready to move on. Call it Year 1 A.S. – After Sidney. Pouliot played alongside Sidney Crosby in the Quebec League for the final five months of last season and his numbers reflect it: 45 goals and 114 points in 70 games. But Pouliot is more than ready to show the Hamilton Bulldogs he knows how to play the game. The Edmonton Oilers thought he did, even before he became Crosby’s linemate. They drafted him 22nd overall in 2003. “It was an honor to play with him,” Pouliot said. “He was probably my best teammate and I talk with him once a week. He’s doing good and I’m happy for him. “But I know what I can do. If I’m not playing…
ON THE FLY
WHO AM I? I was on the 1993 Memorial Cup all-star team, then spent my first four pro years bouncing between the AHL and the NHL. I have two Stanley Cup rings, yet people still rip my lucrative contracts. Who am I? The ‘Reversal of Fortune’ Award Goes to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, who started the AHL season on a 9-0-0 run. The NHL’s Penguins began with one win in 11 games. TRIVIA What two teams played the shortest overtime – nine seconds – in NHL playoff history? a. Mtl vs. Bos b. NYR vs. NYI c. Mtl vs. Cgy d. SJ vs. Tor The correct answer to the Trivia/Who Am I questions will appear in next week’s issue of The Hockey News and at thehockeynews.com Last week’s Trivia: B. 9 Last week’s Who Am I: Lightning goalie Sean Burke…
Rebuilt Steelheads crush opposition
First-year Idaho Steelheads coach Derek Laxdal had only two months to assemble his new team. Laxdal joined the Steelheads in August, shortly after the unexpected departure of coach John Olver. At the time, the new coach had only one player signed in Scott Burt. As the ECHL season opened, the Steelheads roster featured only a few familiar faces. Firstyear players and new blood joined Laxdal, who spent last season with Wichita in the CHL. No one knew what to expect from the Steelheads. Had Idaho struggled early, Laxdal could not be blamed. But instead of stumbling out of the gate, the rebuilt Steelheads rolled to a perfect record through five games and had a league-best 10 points through two weekends. “In the two months we had, we put together free agents that were available and…
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