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October 14, 2008
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PROSPECTS UNLIMITED MAJOR JR.
TRAIL IS BLAZED FOR MACMILLAN LOGAN MACMILLAN NEVER watched his father or uncle play during their NHL careers in the 1970s and early 1980s. “Only on a few ESPN Classic tapes,” said the Halifax Mooseheads center. “But I’ve heard more than a few of their stories from back in the old days. They say there’s nothing like playing hockey for a living.” His father, Bob, won the 1979 Lady Byng Trophy and played 11 NHL seasons for the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta/Calgary Flames, Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils and Chicago Blackhawks. His uncle, Bill, spent seven NHL seasons with the New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta. MacMillan, 19, enters his fourth QMJHL season hoping to follow in their NHL footsteps. The Charlottetown, P.E.I. native was drafted 19th overall in 2007…
A WINGS TEAM FOR THE AGES
FOUR STANLEY CUPS in 11 seasons. Four Presidents’ Trophies in the same span. It isn’t much of a stretch to anoint the Detroit Red Wings hockey’s best team during the past 11 seasons. Just as it isn’t going out on a limb to name the defending Stanley Cup champions the favorites to hold another mug-based parade next June. But here’s the big news – not only are these Wings the team to beat this season, they’re the best Motor City squad since the days of Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay and Red Kelly. “This is probably the deepest team we’ve ever had,” said GM Ken Holland, the man who has been assembling allstar rosters in Detroit for 12 seasons. “We won the Stanley Cup and I like our team.” What’s not to like? Nicklas Lidstrom, the…
THE BLAME GAME
The comments made by Alex Tanguay in the Team Reports in the Sept. 30 issue made me sick. From what we saw here in Calgary last year, Tanguay was given plenty of opportunity to “generate some offence.” It was nobody’s fault but Tanguay’s that Kristian Huselius out-played him and was put on the top line. Tanguay’s comments sound to me like a way to justify his contract, get Habs fans excited and blame someone else for his play last season. Come on Alex, you are a good player who played poorly – so be a pro and take accountability for your game.…
The BREAKOUT BUNCH
Every year, a handful of players – who are known only to the true hockey hardcore – make the jump from being fringe NHLers to central cogs in their franchises’ futures. Examples from last season include Thrashers blueliner Tobias Enstrom, Rangers forward Brandon Dubinsky and Predators goalie Dan Ellis. Since there’s sure to be another crop of nobodies-turned-some-bodies this season, The Hockey News canvassed its correspondents and NHL scouts in an attempt to identify the breakthrough players of 2008-09. Here, in alphabetical order, are the top 10 under-the-radar NHLers you need to know about: David Booth LW/FLORIDA THE SKINNY Last year was Booth’s first full NHL season, and he did not disappoint, amassing 22 goals and 40 points in 73 games. Veteran sniper Cory Stillman may replace him on Florida’s top line – at least,…
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