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June 26, 2007
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Silverthorn golden
The Kelly Cup playoffs had barely ended and Steve Silverthorn was already parlaying his playoff MVP trophy and the Idaho Steelheads ECHL championship into an American League contract. Silverthorn, who sparkled in a cameo role with the Iowa Stars in January, signed a contract with Dallas’ AHL affiliate for the 2007-08 season. “He should step in and make that club,” said Derek Laxdal, Silverthorn’s coach in Idaho. But even with the early signing, the 26-year-old stopper from Owen Sound, Ont., is sure everything he did this season will soon be irrelevant. “That’s how it’s always been my whole career,” Silverthorn said. “In junior, in school (at Colgate University), no matter what I did the year before, I have to prove myself again the next year.” Which isn’t always a bad thing. He doesn’t mind the…
TIME TO STRIKE FOR SENATORS
Given the makeup of their rosters, there are a lot of reasons to believe the Ottawa Senators will once again battle the Anaheim Ducks in the Stanley Cup final next spring. And given the results, there’s little to suggest things won’t turn out the same disastrous way they did for the Senators unless they make some radical changes to their lineup this summer. The Senators made some wonderful strides during this year’s playoff s, but the organization is at a crossroads. By the time training camp rolls around, they’ll likely be the best team in the Eastern Conference and it might not even be close. Winning in the East is not a problem for the Sens, so when they go about adjusting their roster this summer, they have to do so with…
Identity overhaul
One of Long Island’s most timeless love stories returned to the tabloid gossip pages late last month. Amy Fisher and Joey Buttafuoco were spotted canoodling in a local restaurant and later discussed reconciling more than a decade after the infamous “Long Island Lolita” had fired a bullet into the head of the former auto mechanic’s wife in 1992. The overdue divorce the hockey underbelly of the New York area has been clamoring for finally hit the sports pages June 6, albeit with far less fanfare. Alexei Yashin is an Islander no more – nothing a paltry $17.6-million buyout couldn’t cure – and good riddance in more ways than one. Still, you’d think by the over-the-top reaction of fans and media everywhere that the guy had once squeezed off a couple of rounds at…
Crucial year ahead for choking Sharks
THE STORY GM Doug Wilson held everyone in suspense before announcing three weeks after getting eliminated from the playoffs that he didn’t plan any changes to the coaching staff The Sharks’ second straight post-season fall didn’t pass without a hint of getting the job done next season or else. “When you’re winning, everything is great,” Wilson said. “When you lose, I don’t expect anyone to be happy. If something breaks down, everyone is responsible to find a reason for it.” Coach Ron Wilson didn’t hide his displeasure with Patrick Marleau during the team’s six-game loss to Detroit. The captain was held scoreless and was guilty of defensive gaffes that proved costly. “Patty’s real honest,” said the GM. “He’ll tell you he didn’t like his game in the Detroit series. I believe in Patty, but…
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