From: alee@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Bruins, Canadiens, Adams in general
Date: 18 Dec 92 21:15:36 GMT

as a bruins fan i feel compelled to announce my rosie ruzicka 
trade rumor. the bs should go for pete zezel of toronto. he
has played under sutter and should do as much for leachy as
rosie. he doesn't have all the flash but he can put up scary
numbers and is a team type player, flamboyount and the rest.
also while speaking of sutter i'm appalled of his over use
of oates and juneau. they will score their 3 or 4 points
ina game whwther they play 25 or 35 minutes. brent ashton
isn't the washed up old cronie he looks like playoing one
shift a game. he only has one goal but gets less ice time than 
lyndon byers did on powerplay. brent is good for 12-15 goals,
and joe stumpel needs more time as well. GO BRUINS
In article <Bz43KM.3rJ@acsu.buffalo.edu>, hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu (Valerie S. Hammerl) writes:
> In article <1gamcjINN9hq@bigboote.WPI.EDU> patchman@wpi.WPI.EDU (Peter Bruce Harper) writes:
> 
>>
>>What I'd like to attempt to do is to discuss the strengthes and weaknesses
>>of each of the teams in the Adams Division.  Serious discussion is welcomed,
>>in fact, incouraged.  Flames can be directed to rec.go.fuck.yourself as I 
>>have no use for comments about how the water is affecting my brain.  Not to
>>mention that I live in Massachusetts, closer to Boston than to Montreal.
> 
> I'll take a stab at my own analysis of Buffalo.  Be forewarned, it
> differs from yours and probably differs from most.  I've left yours in
> for compare/contrast purposes.
> 
>>Buffalo:  
>>Strengthes:  Lafontaine line is definately one of the top lines in the NHL.  
>>Mogilny is a great puck-handler and he can FLY!  Andreychuck and Hawerchuck
>>also add alot to this spectacular offense, not to mention Donald Audette who
>>was contributing alot prior to his injury.  Defense is fair at best with their
>>number one man being Petr Svboda.  Overall the offense on this team could
>>potentially make up for the only fair defense.
> 
> Strengths:  (Note LaLine with LaFontaine, Mogilny and Andreychuk has
> been dismantled, with Yuri Khymylev taking Andreychuk's place and
> Andreychuk delegated to the third line with Sweeney and Presley)
> LaFontaine continues to give strong efforts.  Mogilny, when he's
> motivated, can give any defenseman nightmares and fly down the ice.
> The recently assembled line of May-Hawerchuk-Scott Thomas (brought up
> Tuesday from Rochester)looks to be a second scoring threat, though
> perhaps not on quite as grand a scale as the top line.  
> 
>>Weaknesses:  Defense is only fair and goaltending is just plain BAD!  They need
>>to get a steady #1 if they hope to make it anywhere in the playoffs.  If they
>>can get an established number one they should be a contender to take the Adams
>>Division, but I'd question them in taking the Cup due to past playoff problems
> 
> Weaknesses:  Defense has a tendency to give up.  Offense doesn't
> backcheck, forechecking is nonexistant at most times.  Split
> goaltending with no set number one makes for uncertainty in that area.
> Daren Puppa is too streaky.  Hasek needs steady playing time in order
> to not go out and look like utter crap, and even then is unorthodox.
> 
>>Overall:  Great offense, but is it great enough to compensate for the 
>>devensive/goaltending lacks?  Only time will tell.  If they can continue to
>>beat Boston they may be able to make it out of the first round of the playoffs
>>this year (2-0-0 vs. Boston so far this season).
> 
> Overall:
> Until the goaltending puzzle is solved there will be problems there.
> Defense has to realize that it needs to stop the puck at the blue line
> and needs to clear the puck after a save.  Offense has to help out the
> defense as it struggles.  The offense is improving, and the addition
> of Thomas appears to be a boon.  The return of Audette from Rochester
> should help (at least it'll help my pool), if a good spot is found.
> What most people are going to have difficulty believing is that I
> don't think that Buffalo needs another goaltender.  I think that Hasek
> needs to get out there and play a lion's share of games to get himself
> in sync.  Hasek is an aberration among goaltenders.  I've spent weeks
> puzzling him out.  He tries to stay in near his net, flops on the puck
> if there's any activity near the net.  He also tries to anticipate
> what the shooter is going to to do.  If he's right, he can make some
> damned fine saves.  If he's wrong, he looks awful and kicks himself
> for his mistakes.  I do not know how the man survived in Chicago as
> backup.  
> 
>>I know the most about Boston of all the teams, although I do not claim to be an
>>expert by any means.  Just hoping to start some interesting and non-flame-war
>>type conversation.  Anyone who can provide more information on the individual
>>teams, please do, I'd like to learn as much as possible.
> 
> Thanks for some interesting reading.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Valerie Hammerl 	       John Sr. would lift Pat over the boards, grab 
> hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu       his hand, and start running around the outside,
> V085PWPZ@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU  faster and faster.  "I wanted to learn how to 
> get that feeling, and the only way was to learn how to skate."  P. LaFontaine
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