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March 30, 2009
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How to spark a contender
AS THE NEWEST MEMBER of a loaded Boston Bruins team, veteran Mark Recchi, the 14th-highest scorer in NHL history, likes what he sees. “I can see why they’ve been successful,” said the 41-year-old right winger. “They’re big, fast, young and strong.” That’s high praise coming from a player who knows a thing or two about winning. And he’s been in this position before, too. The late-season transition to a new team is a familiar exercise for Recchi, who has been a recent trade-deadline favorite of GMs trying to put their franchises over the top. A two-time Stanley Cup winner – with Pittsburgh (1991) and Carolina (2006) – Recchi has been moved four times near the deadline during his career, the past three because teams coveted his playoff experience. But what exactly does Recchi do…
Risking Nothing
A few years ago, when Juuso Riksman played in Sweden, some called him ‘Riskman.’ But when Jokerit, Helsinki signed the goaltender to a two-year deal last spring, they weren’t taking a huge risk; they knew exactly what they were getting. Riksman was voted MVP of the Finnish SM-liiga playoffs in 2006 before signing with Jokerit for the ’06-07 season. He collected 18 wins in 29 games and carried Jokerit to the league final for the second consecutive season. This year, Riksman led the SM-liiga in wins – 26 in 45 starts – and save percentage (.944). Not surprisingly, he was named the league’s regular season MVP, beating out Daniel Corso and Sami Kapanen. Riksman, who turns 32 on April 1, also has a lot of miles on his pads. He began the 2007-08…
Crowd Shots
The camaraderie in hockey is something that separates it from other sports No party for Marty I think comparing Terry Sawchuk’s shutout record to what Martin Brodeur is about to achieve is insulting to the memory of Sawchuk. I have been a hockey fan since Sawchuk was stopping guys like Jean Beliveau, Doug Harvey and other greats of the old six-team league. He was an awesome goalie in a league where some of today’s players couldn’t even be the waterboy; the equipment was much smaller and goalies didn’t wear masks. I think Brodeur is in the top three of post expansion-era goalies, but let’s just enjoy his stardom and not compare him to the old time hockey players who played in different universes. George Kassai, Edison, N.J. Energy in Florida Most fans might name Ottawa’s Pizza Line…
Inside the Numbers
Highlighted player is the BIGGEST MOVER since late February Race for the Ross DEBATE CONTINUES about who is the best player in the NHL, Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin. Yet all the while, Crosby’s teammate Evgeni Malkin has quietly dominated the race for the league scoring title since Nov. 15, 2008. He initially took over the No. 1 spot Oct. 20 and spent the next month battling with Alexander Semin for the position until Semin went down with an injury. Since then Malkin has had a choke hold on the scoring title. Of the 64 players who made this season’s top 10 scoring derby, only six defensemen were able to crack the list and they were all knocked off by Oct. 16. No rookies made the top 10, reflecting the high percentage of…
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