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February 5, 2008
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LAST MINUTE OF PLAY
CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 He’s the Isles’ GM 8 The Red Wings play at Joe Louis ___ 9 Atlanta is the site of the 2008 ___-___ Game 10 Sew up 11 Former Ranger ___ Hedberg 12 Mike ___ won a Cup with Colorado, pictured 14 Eugene Melnyk is Ottawa’s 17 TV’s ___ McGuire 19 Pay back 20 There’s American League hockey in San ___ 21 Swap 22 Another American League city DOWN 2 Hall of Famer ___ Stanley 3 Threw 4 Nickname of Iowa’s American League entry 5 Ryan ___ was once Caps’ captain 6 They share Banknorth Garden with the Bruins 7 Where David Poile calls the shots 11 Wayne Gretzky was once part owner of this football team 13 Patella 15 Darcy ___ is Buffalo’s GM 16 Sucks in 17 ‘The Rocket’ was a member of the fabled ‘___ Line’ 18 Hoist 17 Pass to a teammate in scoring position Answers available in next issue LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD…
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10 TRAVIS ZAJAC and linemate Zach Parise are clearly the future in New Jersey. 9 He’s ALEXANDER RADULOV in the Preds press guide, but ‘A-Rad’ in our hearts. 8 The Bruins are good and PHIL KESSEL is healthy and scoring. 7 Detroit finds a gem again; JIRI HUDLER is already nearing last year’s totals. 6 DAN GIRARDI has given the Rangers some spark from the blueline. 5 JOE PAVELSKI will eclipse his rookie numbers not too long from now in San Jose. 4 WOJTEK WOLSKI is playing a good, responsible game for the Avalanche. 3 Pens have been soaring and EVGENI MALKIN is a big reason why. 2 Slovenia’s finest, ANZE KOPITAR, is a full-blown star for the Kings. 1 Emergency appendectomy has been the only thing to slow down PAUL STASTNY.…
BACKUPS RULE BUDS
BY VIRTUE OF HIS SPOT ON THE DEPTH CHART, a backup up goalie is never sure when he’ll get his next start. Unless there’s a game against Toronto coming up. In 18 of the Maple Leafs’ first 46 contests, opposing coaches tapped their backup goalie; no other team in the league had faced as many as No. 2 netminders. Whether it’s a scheduling coincidence or a comment on Toronto’s season is not clear, but the decision has worked: the backups were 13-4-1 versus the Leafs as of Jan. 17. Next up were St. Louis and Chicago, with 17 games apiece against opponents’ No. 2 goalies. Both clubs had more had more success than Toronto against the non-starters; St. Louis was 12-4-1 against the backups; Chicago 12-5-0. The Washington Capitals had the best…
HARDCORE HOCKEY BEST OF THE REST
ECHL Wildcatters Pats of ECHL For nearly two months, the Texas Wildcatters caught a glimpse, on a much smaller scale, of the New England Patriots’ world. Texas set an ECHL record with 23 consecutive games without a regulation loss. From mid-November to mid-January, the Wildcatters went 18-0-5, passing Richmond’s 1995 mark of 21. South Carolina ended the run with a 4-2 win Jan. 13. “The first thing (a winning streak) does is it puts a big target on your back,” coach Malcolm Cameron told the Beaumont Enterprise. “Everybody who plays you wants to knock you off your pedestal.” Texas thrived despite several key players being called up for various lengths. – MIKE MASTOVICH NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE Outlaws enjoy winning ways The North Iowa Outlaws are forging a nice little niche in the Hawkeye state. In just…
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