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January 23, 2007
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TALE OF THE TAPE RECORDER
Cheers had Sam and Diane. Friends had Ross and Rachel. The Office has Jim and Pam. Our office has ‘Broph’ and ‘The Little Ball of Hate’. Senior writers Mike Brophy and Ken Campbell get on like an old married couple: great friends to the core when they aren’t disagreeing on the color of the sky. Heck, they very nearly engaged in a fist fight several years ago when Campbell (four inches and 30 pounds smaller than his sweetheart) threw rocks at Broph following a heated (and well-hydrated) debate. That passion often lights up our editorial meetings, but it’s something our readers don’t get to witness. We figured it was time to give you a glimpse. We sat Campbell and Brophy down, threw on the tape recorder and let them go at it on several…
CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Hall of Famer ___ Roy 4 Jordan Staal’s junior team 7 The Caps’ ___ Ovechkin 8 Feign or pretend 10 Hockey’s ‘Entertainer,’ he was the All-Star Game MVP in 1962 12 Risk 13 First-year collegians 14 The Flyers once had a 35-game ___ streak 18 Frightful 19 Herb ___ led NHL scorers in 1943-44 20 ‘The ___ Canucks’ were skiers, not hockey players 21 Terry ___ was with Canada’s Olympic team in the 1960s DOWN 1 The Canucks play at General Motors ___ 2 He was named NHL MVP in 2002, pictured 3 One of the Primeaus 4 He won his last Norris Trophy in 1995 5 The neutral zone ___ is popular with some teams 6 Mats Sundin’s nationality 9 Nicknamed ‘Terrible,’ he helped launch the players’ association 11 Gerry James played both pro hockey and ___ (with the Leafs and Blue Bombers) 12 Anaheim’s division 15 Goalie involved in…
Haydar rolls to new record
They’re not changing Darren Haydar’s name to Joe DiMaggio But after putting together a scoring streak of 39 games – that’s at least one point in every game the Chicago Wolves played – Haydar was having the time of his life. The streak ended Jan. 9 in a 2-1 loss to Peoria. The fifth-year right winger says he felt pressure for only a short time during the streak: when he was closing in on Game 31, the mark set by Mike Richard with the Binghamton Whalers in 1987-88. “I’m relaxed, it’s not something that’s on my mind,” Haydar, 27, said before the streak ended. “The guys on our team pay more attention to it than I do. “I just think it’s part of my job. I expect to go to the rink and be…
Story of Samsonov: Red, white and bust
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Most teams go only as far as their goaltender takes them. And on most nights this season, Cristobal Huet has been the Canadiens’ best player. Montreal hardly is an offensive juggernaut and is outshot in many games, but Huet gives the Habs a chance to win. He had a 17-8-3 record, 2.45 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and two shutouts in 31 games. The French native doesn’t get rattled and is known for his sound positional play, although his lateral mobility and agility could be better. MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER Sergei Samsonov was Montreal’s prized free agent acquisition last summer, but the Russian left winger isn’t earning his $3.5-million salary and complained earlier this season when it appeared he was headed for the fourth line. Samsonov is on pace…
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