DEVILS, CAPS TRADE WISELY.Byline: TIM TIM Timothy TIM Technical Interchange Meeting TIM Transient Intermodulation Distortion TIM Time Is Money TIM The Invisible Man (movie) TIM Telecom Italia Mobile (Italian cellular provider) TREPANY Evaluating the winners and losers of the two big trades last week. Winner: New Jersey. Already one of the hottest teams in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there , the Devils greatly improved their chances to win a second Stanley Cup Stanley Cup: see hockey, ice. Stanley Cup Trophy awarded annually to the winning team of the National Hockey League championship. Named for its donor, the Canadian governor-general Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston championship in three years by getting Doug Gilmour Douglas Robert Gilmour (born June 25, 1963 in Kingston, Ontario) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres and Montreal and Dave Ellett from Toronto. The pesky Gilmour fits perfectly into Jacques Lemaire's defensive system and will solidify the center position, where Petr Sykora has been hampered by a groin injury. Gilmour will be reunited with former Maple Leafs linemate Dave Andreychuk David John "Dave" Andreychuk (Born 29 September, 1963, in Hamilton, Ontario)[1] is a former professional hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning. , but he was eager to join the Devils mostly because it meant an escape from the glare in Toronto. ``When the trade came down, that was nice,'' Gilmour said. ``I enjoyed the spotlight back in Toronto, but at the same time, this is nice. It will come on more when I have my family here and we can really enjoy each other. It's nice to calm down and really focus on what we have got to do. It's hard to say, but it's nice being here.'' Loser: Toronto. It got 22-year-old Steve Sullivan Steve Sullivan (born July 6, 1974 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and has played for the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators. and 23-year-old Jason Smith Jason Smith is the name of:
Just like the Kings the past few years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Maple Leafs are a veteran-laden team that won't make the playoffs. Just like the Kings did last year, they're trading away the veterans for prospects. It's not a terrible strategy, just a risky one. If Sullivan and Smith develop as expected, the Maple Leafs will be rewarded, but it will be a few years down the road. As for their other 30-something players - Larry Murphy Lawrence Thomas Murphy (born March 8, 1961 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played defence. Playing career Larry Murphy was drafted 4th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. , Kirk Muller Kirk Christopher Muller (born Feb 8, 1966 in Kingston, ON, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 19 seasons from 1984-85 until 2002-03. Muller is currently an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens. and Wendel Clark Wendel L. Clark (born October 25, 1966 in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey player best known as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Clark served as the team's captain in the early 1990s. - let the fire sale begin. Winner: Washington. Two points out of a playoff spot, the Capitals picked up experience and toughness by adding center Adam Oates Adam Oates (born August 27, 1962 in Weston, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player. Playing career Oates initially did not have much hope of an NHL career, until Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offered him a scholarship. and power forward Rick Tocchet Richard Tocchet (born on April 9, 1964 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player. He is currently taking an indefinite leave of absence from his job as assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes, due to being criminally charged in connection to , and a solid goalie in Bill Ranford in a trade with Boston. Oates became trade bait when he criticized Bruins management after an overtime loss at Phoenix on Feb. 15, but he is hardly a malcontent mal·con·tent adj. Dissatisfied with existing conditions. n. 1. A chronically dissatisfied person. 2. One who rebels against the established system: . Oates was merely telling the truth. The Bruins are going nowhere. The rickety rick·et·y adj. rick·et·i·er, rick·et·i·est 1. Likely to break or fall apart; shaky. 2. Feeble with age; infirm. 3. Of, having, or resembling rickets. Tocchet can no longer be a force over an entire season, but give him a month during a playoff run and look out. The 16 goals he scored in the final 27 games got the Bruins into the playoffs last season. Loser: Boston. This trade supports Oates' claim that the Bruins front office is more interested in saving money than putting the best team on the ice. The combined salaries of the players they received in this deal - Jason Allison, Anson Carter and Jim Carey - is $3,025,000, more than $3 million less than the players' salaries they gave up. The key in all of this is the puzzling Carey. Last year, he won the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goalie after posting a league-high nine shutouts, 35 wins and a 2.26 goals-against average. But this year, he was 17-18-3 with a 2.75 goals-against average and only a .893 save percentage. The latter figure was the fourth-worst among goaltenders who've played at least 20 games. He's only 22, but there are whispers that he isn't as effective because the players in the league have figured out his weaknesses. Boston general manager Harry Sinden, however, believes he will regain his form. ``He wasn't playing as well as last year, when he was the best goalie in the league,'' Sinden said. ``But he's still playing some pretty darn good goal. At his age, we think he'll get that form back, if he ever lost it.'' If he does, then this will be a good trade for the Bruins. If not, expect more players to rip management. Feeling Blue: St. Louis general manager Ron Caron on Roman Vopat and Craig Johnson, whom the Blues traded to the Kings last year for Wayne Gretzky: ``We could use them right now.'' The Kings also have the Blues' first-round pick from the deal engineered by now-fired Mike Keenan. St. Louis, meanwhile, has nothing to show for the Gretzky trade. Playoff bound: Never underestimate the importance of goaltending goal·tend·ing n. 1. Sports The act of protecting a goal, as in hockey and other such sports. 2. Basketball . Florida's quick rise since joining the league in 1993 has been attributed largely to the play of John Vanbiesbrouck. Now the Oilers are crediting their goalies with vaulting them into the playoffs this season after missing it four straight years. Defenseman Kevin Lowe, a former Oilers great who returned to Edmonton as a free agent this season, mentioned the goalies first as reasons for the turnaround. ``Both Curtis (Joseph) and Bob (Essensa) have been unreal,'' Lowe said. ``The Oilers have always had great goaltending and you can't win without it. ``When other teams talk about us, they talk about the speed and the youth. ``Those things were talked about in the early '80s as well.'' PENALTY BOX J.J. Daigneault, Mighty Ducks: The Ducks traded Garry Valk to Pittsburgh hoping Daigneault would beef up their young defensive corps. First game out, Daigneault slashed a referee and drew a 10-game suspension. Daigneault explained his actions by saying he thought he was swinging his stick at a Vancouver Canuck. Advice to Daigneault: Look before you slash. That next victim could be Paul Kariya. And in Anaheim, the punishment for that is far more severe than a 10-game suspension. PLAYER WATCH Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh: He just returned from a groin injury but was knocked out of Thursday's game against Detroit after reaggravating it. No timetable was set for his return, but considering the troublesome nature of such injuries, it could be awhile. SAY WHAT? ``It was fun.'' - Ex-Boston center Adam Oates, who ripped management last week and was given a standing ovation by Bruins fans the next home game. TOP 10 AND NO. 26 1. Philadelphia - Scored 18 goals in past three games 2. New Jersey - Trade with Boston helps 3. Buffalo - Hasek has faced most shots in NHL 4. Colorado - Sakic returns, but team struggles 5. Florida - Struggling to score goals 6. Dallas - Routed the Avalanche 7. Detroit - Held Pittsburgh and Rangers to combined one goal 8. Edmonton - Second-most improved team in Western Conference 9. New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). - Ship is sinking 10. Pittsburgh - Should put Lalime back in net 26. Boston - Hoping Carey regains form L.A. ON ICE KINGS Today - At Edmonton Thursday - New York Rangers Saturday - Ottawa Monday - Detroit Attendance so bad that Gretzky's visit isn't even sold out MIGHTY DUCKS Wednesday - Ottawa Friday - St Louis Sunday - Calgary Homestand important in playoff push. CAPTION(S): Box Box: PENALTY BOX (see text) |
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