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June 5, 2007
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2 MINUTES IN THE BOX
WITH Tim Gleason Carolina Hurricanes Pos D Age 24 Birthplace Clawson, Mich. START THE CLOCK What was your ‘welcome to the NHL’ moment? My first game I saw Steve Yzerman across the way. He’s my favorite player, too. If you had your own theme song, what would it be? “Hell’s Bells” by AC/DC. Best thing about your hometown? It’s quiet, relaxed, the people are down-to-earth. Favorite video/arcade game as a kid? Pac-Man. For video game, Max Payne. Where do you want to go that you haven’t been to yet? Fiji. I’m looking forward to that one day. Favorite junk food? Chips, pizza, throw some chocolate in there…I’ve got a big sweet-tooth. What do you do on team flights? There’s a group of four guys who play cards. I like to go over and mess the game up, steal cards when a guy’s not looking. Then all four of…
Sabres have cash, but will they spend?
LOOKING AHEAD The Sabres definitely have money to spend. The question is whether owner Thomas Golisano will spend up to the salary cap for a second straight season. The Sabres have $28.5 million committed, with five regulars up for unrestricted free agency and five about to become restricted. Depth is so substantial, the Sabres’ lone area of need is a backup goalie – unless they lose both center/co-captains, Daniel Briere and Chris Drury as UFAs. Restricted winger Thomas Vanek will get a raise after leading the team with 43 goals and the topping the NHL at plus-47. Under contract are 13 regulars including: goalie Ryan Miller; defensemen Brian Campbell, Toni Lydman, and Henrik Tallinder; and forwards Maxim Afinogenov, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Jochen Hecht, Ales Kotalik, Jason Pominville and Drew Stafford.…
Nash buys in and grows up
One of the most interesting ironies surrounding Rick Nash is he became a golden boy when people finally stopped treating him like one. Another is he may never again score 40 goals in the NHL, but he has a chance to be a much better player than when he did. Both those factors were on display as Nash led Canada to its third world championship title in five years this spring. Nash was a force at both ends of the ice, scored some wonderful goals and turned in a tour-de-force performance for a team that lacked star power and experience, but was long on enthusiasm and chemistry. That Nash was named tournament MVP was no surprise to his Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock. “That’s the same player who was there the last two-and-a-half months…
Face paint and playoff heroes
THE BUZZ Stanley Cup fever takes on different forms. In recent finals, we’ve seen everything from Calgary’s Red Mile to good ol’ fashioned tailgating in support of the Hurricanes. This issue’s team stories examine the pulse of the people surrounding and supporting the Ottawa Senators and Anaheim Ducks. The secondary component of the finalists’ reports identifies three Conn Smythe Trophy candidates, men who are in the running for playoff MVP honors. The 28 teams on the sidelines, meantime, have already started the process of assessing their needs, considering their options and figuring out how to manage their cap space. In our ‘Looking Ahead’ theme, our correspondents provide details on the holes that need filling, the players who need to be signed and how your favorite team may go about piecing the puzzle together…
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