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From: kuip@sus.edu.eur.nl (F. Kuiper)
Subject: DUTCH HOCKEY :  Mid - Season - Playoffs  (25 Jan.)
Summary: Dutch hockey - results and standings
Keywords: Dutch Hockey
Organization: EUR
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 12:07:10 GMT


Hi,

This is the first report from the Mid-Season Play-offs, but I will start with
the results of the last games in the regular-competition :

Last Tuesday the following games were played :

Gunco Panda's / Rotterdam  -  Meetpoint Eaters / Geleen  3 - 2  (0-0,0-1,3-1)
Pro Badge / Utrecht        -  Flameguards / Nijmegen     0 - 12 (0-4,0-3,0-5)

The final standings in regular season are :

                                    gp    pts   w     t     l
1.  Meetpoint Eaters / Geleen       24    35    17    1     6
2.  Gunco Panda's / Rotterdam       24    32    15    2     7
3.  Flameguards / Nijmegen          24    31    15    1     8
4.  Lepelaers Trappers / Tilburg    24    28    14    0    10
5.  Forbo Flyers / Heerenveen       24    24    11    2    11
6.  Pro Badge / Utrecht             24    18     9    0    15
7.  Gjaltema Rams / Assen           24     0     0    0    24

As a result of these standings Geleen gets 4 bonus-points, Rotterdam get 3 
bonus-points, Nijmegen gets 2 bonus-points and Tilburg gets 1 bonus-point.

Heerenveen and Assen go to the promotion/degradation(?) league, they will
play Lavold Lions / Dordrecht and GIJS / Den Haag.

Pro Badge / Utrecht was suspended from the League because of money problems.
This is a pity, because last year they were play-off-champions.

The Results & Standings from this weekend's games :

Champions League :

Flameguards / Nijmegen   - Meetpoint Eaters / Geleen   5 - 6 (0-1,2-3,3-1,0-1) 
Gunco Panda's / Rotterdam  -  Lepelaers Trappers / Tilburg 2 - 1 (0-0,1-1,1-0)

Meetpoint Eaters / Geleen    -  Gunco Panda's / Rotterdam  3 - 1 (2-0,1-0,0-1)
Lepelaers Trappers / Tilburg -  Flameguards / Nijmegen     2 - 4 (0-0,1-1,1-3)

Standings  :
                                   GP   W   T   L  PTS  GF  GA
1.  Meetpoint Eaters / Geleen      2    2   0   0    8   9   6
2.  Gunco Panda's / Rotterdam      2    1   0   1    5   3   4
3.  Flameguards / Nijmegen         2    1   0   1    4   9   8
4.  Lepelaers Trappers / Tilburg   2    0   0   1    1   3   6

remember, the points total is including bonus-points.


Promotion League :

GIJS / Den Haag          -   Gjaltema Rams / Assen       9 - 8  (3-4,4-0,2-4)
                             
Gjaltema Rams / Assen    -   Lavold Lions / Dordrecht    11 - 3

Lavold Lions / Dordrecht -   Forbo Flyers / Heerenveen   1 - 12

So by beating Dordrecht, Assen got it's first win this season !

Standings : 
                              GP   PTS
1. Forbo Flyers / Heerenveen  1  -  2
2. GIJS / Den Haag            1  -  2
3. Gjaltema Rams / Assen      2  -  2
4. Lavold Lions / Dordrecht   2  -  0

That's all for this week, see you next week !

Friso Kuiper
(kuip@sus.eur.nl)
From: gln@cs.arizona.edu (Gary L. Newell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Hockey East
Date: 24 Jan 93 23:40:54 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson



 Come on Mike - if you're gonna talk college hockey then you have to talk
club hockey of course where the mighty University of Arizona Ice Cats are
currently ranked second behind Penn St. and ahead of North Dakota St. who
they pounded a couple of weeks ago. The Ice cats, lead by their infamous
Top-Gun line stand a good chance of surprising the nation by taking the 
club hockey title this season. That's right - Tucson Arizona, college
hockey capital of the world. Just a side note, the Ice Cats actually sell
out the Tucson Convention center for most games and are known as one of
the best shows in town....


			gln
From: afrolik@ua.d.umn.edu (Ed Olczyk)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Manon Rheaume
Date: 25 Jan 1993 17:55:06 -0600
Organization: University of Minnesota, Duluth
NNTP-Posting-Host: ua.d.umn.edu

In article <C1FI5u.B2D@acsu.buffalo.edu> v050lt62@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (SAINT) writes:
>
>	Has any one heard of any news on this female hockey phenom? I'd like to
>hear an update, as I have not heard of any recent news on her play, or lack
>there of. Any answers will be appreciated. 
{Beautiful ASCI Flyers emblem removed}

The last I heard she was still in Atlanta in the IHL.  Don't know the amount
of PT if any.  Would anyone know the address of the club(either the Atlanta
club or the Lightning, I'm sure they could forward) so that I could send her
some fan mail?

Also, Would anyone have a "collection" of asci emblems for teams?  I would
love to get some if possible.  Thanx in advance.

Sincerely, 
The World's #1 Ed Olczyk fan
-- 
Tony Frolik                                        afrolik@ua.d.umn.edu
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From: gerry@skatter.usask.ca
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Thanks to all who responded to my question re: English in Finland
Date: 23 Jan 1993 06:20:04 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
NNTP-Posting-Host: skatter.usask.ca

Not wanting our Finnish friends to think Canadians are ungrateful I thought
I should send out a thank you to all those who responded to my question
regarding the level of English taught in Finland.

Thanks for taking the time and trouble.

"Finland,Finland,Finland a country where I want to be eating breakfast
or dinner or just snack lunch in the hall. Finland,Finland,Finland..Finland
has it all."
--
Gerry Gryschuk       "If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science;
gerry@sask.usask.ca   it is opinion"
Go Habs!!!	      "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity"
			 - Lazarus Long(R.A.Heinlein)  
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From: smith@phobos.cira.colostate.edu
Subject: Re: L A KINGS FANS
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:15:34 GMT
Reply-To: smith%sol.dnet@sirius.cira.colostate.edu
Organization: Colorado State Univ, CIRA

In article <21JAN93.17911246.0156@VM1.MCGILL.CA>, CFOP@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA (CFOP) writes:
>
>   This is a request from L.A. KINGS fans everywhere,
>HEEEELLLLLPPPP!   Any info uptodate on Sandstrom and
>the Source. eg L.A. TIMES (whatever) would be very
>much appreciated., if he's dead we'd like to know,
>by the by have you noticed L.A. went into toilet after
>he was injured and Wayne hasn't changed losing ways
>either. Forget the Robitaille <Trade  get a couple of
>defencemen and a power forward  for wayne.
>Just a thought but Manson, Richardson, Tikanan & Murphy
>are available in Edmonton
>
>    Dennis

Sandstrom is supposed to be back tonight 21/01/93. I agree with you
about Wayne for a couple of defensemen and a power forward, but I don't
think Wayne is going anywhere unless it is to coach.

Smitty
smith%phobos.dnet@sirius.cira.colostate.edu
From: jrmst8+@pitt.edu (Joseph R Mcdonald)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Ken Wregget
Date: 22 Jan 93 00:28:04 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Originator: jrmst8@unixd1.cis.pitt.edu

The much-maligned Ken Wregget this year:

W L T  GA  SAV%
6 4 1 3.56 .890

The "heralded" (By mis-informed Pens fans) Frank Pietrangelo in his BEST
season as a Pen:

W  L  T   GA   SAV%
10 11 1  3.94  .882

The other "heralded" (By the same knuckleheads) Wendell Young last season:

W  L  T   GA   SAV%
7  6  0  3.79  .889


Ken Wregget is a VERY capable backup, who is better than Frankie 
or Wendell are.  He's not nearly as good as Barrasso, but he's not SUPPOSED
to be.  Hence the title BACKUP.


Dean

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Subject: TEST(IGNORE)
From: $ledouxbd@brandonu.ca
Date: 25 Jan 93 19:37:59 CST
Organization: Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

IGNORE
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From: epritcha@s.psych.uiuc.edu (EVAN pritchard)
Subject: Re: SELANNE vs BURE
Organization: UIUC Department of Psychology
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 22:52:43 GMT

Barry_Fence@mindlink.bc.ca (Barry Fence) writes:

>I think that they should have two separate competitions for skating speed in
>the skills competitions. First, the fastest a player can skate around the
>perimeter of the ice surface and Second, the quickest a player can
>accellerate over a short distance. I believe that sheer speed alone doesn't
>make a player great, but the ability to shift "gears" in a split second.
>Otherwise Randheim of Calgary would have 100 point seasons every year.

Ditto for Doug Smail.  

>It's hard to believe that as of Sunday the 17th of January, that Selanne has
>scored 68 points and is only a +1!

Hey!  He played on a team that was below .500 until last week, for crying
out loud.  Also, many of his points come on the power play, and thus don't
count towards the +/- category.  The plus/minus of Washington in general
is pretty bad, considering that they are a pretty good team.  The reason
is that they have a pretty good power play, and those goals don't go 
toward plus/minus.  

Evan  

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From: jpc@philabs.philips.com (John P. Curcio;6442;3.55;)
Subject: Re: Ridiculous Rumours (WAS: Re: Wings News)
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:29:35 GMT

In article <1jmhqoINNnft@srvr1.engin.umich.edu> gautam@engin.umich.edu (Gautam Singh Grover ) writes:

>Hear, hear! - I totally agree with you, the rumour IS laughable - I don't 
>think that anyone in the league will turn down a Yzerman for Stevens 
>trade - Yzerman suffers in comparison to other centers as far as scoring 
>goes, thanks to his linemates. When Murray put Federov on his line for some
>time before the Federov injury, both of them were scoring at a furious 
>pace. 

You are forgetting one very important thing-- good defensemen are much
harder to come by than good forwards.  Although it is true that Yzerman
can't be easily replaced, it would be harder for the Devils to replace
Stevens.  Offense is important in hockey, but defense makes the
difference between winning and losing.

A team with so-so forwards and a solid defense is more desirable than a
team full of flashy scores and a sieve for a goalie.

-JPC

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Subject: All star game poll last call
From: caldwell8102@mtroyal.ab.ca
Date: 26 Jan 93 16:13:12 MST
Organization: Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta

This is the last chance for those who wish to participate in my NHL All-Star
game poll. The poll closes at midnight on Friday night, January 29. Results 
will be posted a day or so later.

"How do I participate?", you ask. All you have to do is e-mail me your choices
for the Campbell and Wales Conference All-star teams. Both teams must be
composed of 12 forwards, 6 defencemen, 3 goaltenders, and one "senior", who
can be either defenceman or forward. Your choice for "senior" should be a player
who has had a long career in the NHL and who will likely not ever be chosen for
the all-star game again on the basis of his performance. 

All 24 NHL teams MUST be represented. It would be appreciated if you were to
put the name of the team the player plays for behind his name. If you do not,
then please indicate clearly which player you are talking about if it could be
more than one player. I'm tired of mailing people back who just put "Courtnall"
for the Campbell team and asking them if they meant Geoff from Vancouver or
Russ from Minnesota. 

Mail your entries to caldwell8102@mtroyal.ab.ca

								Alan
From: gerry@skatter.usask.ca
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Faceoff with Peter Pocklington
Date: 23 Jan 1993 05:51:05 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
NNTP-Posting-Host: skatter.usask.ca

From article <1993Jan21.133403.28902@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>, by golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy):
[a whole bunch of stuff detailing once again why Edmonton fans are a bunch
of stupid fucks if they let their team get away just to spite Pocklington.
(all of course correct IMO)]

Personally I only have one question for you Gerald. How much exactly is The
Puck paying you to run his Usenet Public Relations division?
--
Gerry Gryschuk       "If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science;
gerry@sask.usask.ca   it is opinion"
Go Habs!!!	      "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity"
			 - Lazarus Long(R.A.Heinlein)  
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From: seth@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (peter.r.clark..jr)
Subject: FLYERS notes 1/22
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:05:55 GMT



I won't have time for my summary of last nights FLYERS 5-4 home loss today, 
it will get out some time tommorrow.

Some bits and pieces:

Tim Kerr announced his retirement after the Hartford Whalers game last night.

The FLYERS are reportedly considering giving Eric a roommate to help him deal
with fame and fortune. Eric has to realize that he's going to be under a
microscope for the next 20 or so years of his life. He has to learn that he
is NOT "just a 19 year old kid" any more.

Eric's return is currently scheduled for early February. The original estimate
was around the last weekend of January.

Finally (on Eric) the trial will hopefully completed today in Ontario. It
was expected to be a one day deal, but apparently more testimony was needed.

Claude Boivin's knee surgery was successful. He's out for the season.

Joseph Beranek and Greg Hawgood played in their first games in FLYERS uniforms
last night. Hawgood had a goal and an assist wearing #20 and Beranek played
on the checking line wearing #42. A player wearing a number higher than a
goalie number (goalies are almost always high 20's or low 30's for the FLYERS)
usually spends some time in both Hershey and Philly...

pete clark - rsh FLYERS contact and mailing list owner.
Organization: Administrative Computing & Info Services, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 08:45:44 -0500 
From: "James J. Murawski" <jjm+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Clark and Ellet
Distribution: na


On 25-Jan-93 in Clark and Ellet              
user Bernard Majarais@cs.york writes:
>Today, I heard from a reliable source (a good friend of mine) regarding the 
>great Wendel Clark and prize defenceman, Dave Ellet.  She (my friend) told me
>that her uncle told her that Clark and Ellet were gay.  

Well, when a few of us went to the Pens/Leafs game in Toronto in November,
a buddy of mine was talking to a woman in the lobby of the Carlton (of
course, that's where we stayed).  She had just arrived from Pittsburgh and
seemed to be planning a night of fun with Dave Ellet after the game.

====================================================================
    Jim Murawski
    Sr. Data Base Analyst               (412) 268-2650  [office]
    Administrative Computing and        (412) 268-6868  [fax]
         Information Services           jjm+@andrew.cmu.edu
    Carnegie Mellon University          Office: UCC 155
    4910 Forbes Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

    "Le Mieux!  Le Magnifique!  Soixante Six!  Claude...NON!"

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From: macro@cup.hp.com (Patrick MacRoberts)
Subject: Re: What's the record? Pens get 3 in 29 seconds!!!
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:59:28 GMT
	<vzhivov.728114925@cunews>
	<1993Jan27.063943.23713@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: Nazi Right-Wing Parenting Monthly


% The fastest three goals by both teams were by the Minnesota North
% Stars and the New York Rangers on Feb. 10, 1983, when Mark Pavelich
% and Ron Greschner scored for the Rangers and Willi Plett for the North
% Stars.

GO WILLI!

Whoops...

-Patrick "I think I'll hide under a rock now..."
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From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: Wings News and Thoughts
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:34:02 GMT

In article <Jan21.215436.53716@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> smith%sol.dnet@sirius.cira.colostate.edu writes:
>>
>>Latest trade rumor:  This may have been posted already since my site
>>is two days behind, but what the hell.
>>
>>Racine, Yzebaert, Primeau, and Gallant to Edmonton for
>>Esa Tikkanen and Dave Manson.
>
>
>Manson would give the Wings the Cup. I can't believe Sather would be that
>stupid or Pockington that poor to make such a trade. If it is true there must
>be something else involved...... money and/or draft choices.
>

If the Oilers get Sillinger and Primeau in a deal for Manson, it
wouldn't be such a bad deal from the hockey perspective.  I don't
particularly like the trade the way it is listed above, but Detroit
might have given the Oilers a you can have one of Sillinger and 
Primeau, but not both.  Dallas Drake has also been mentioned in
rumours involving the Oilers.

Manson would help Detroit, and Tikkanen might be motivated again
on a leading team...and if nothing else can check Roenick to
a standstill in the playoffs.  

Gerald
From: RJH139@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: ALL STAR GAME
Date: 27 Jan 93 05:14:17 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

What is the date of the NHL All-Star game?  Being away at college really isolat
es a person from the world :-)!  Now that Lemieuxis out until at least playoffs
,  who is in the top contention for the  MVP?
-
3 in '93      Go Pens
BJ     -     Penn State
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From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: Fresh Oilers News item off of Radio 630 CHED Edmonton
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:06:32 GMT

In article <w20PXB4w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee) writes:
>THE LASTEST!!
>
>Pocklington is RUMOURED   that he had put the team up for sale 3 weeks ago.
>
>Also, in a related item, the Edmonton Northlands Association has made a bid to
>buy the Oilers.  If that is NOT succesful, Edmonton could offer  a team that
>wants relocation to come to Northlands or bid for expansion.
>

The NHL is not interested in expanding in Canada...they would be more
than happy to lose a Canadian team...if Edmonton loses its team, it will
have lost it for good...no team will want to relocate in a city that
won't support a team that has never missed the playoffs, and won 5
Stanley Cups in the last 9 years, and won the division 8 times in the
last ten.

Besides Edmonton does not have a modern hockey facility required for
an expansion team.

If Edmonton loses Pocklington, it will likely lose Sather...if you
can't support a winner, and Sather is a winner, what is the likelihood
of supporting a loser.

Why would Edmonton Northlands be a suitable owner...all they have done
is suck the Oilers dry, and use the revenue generated by the Oilers to
support their other activities such as the racetrack...are they going
to put any more money into the Oilers when they have been unwilling to
give the Oilers any share of concession or parking already...

The simple fact is that for the hockey team to survive in Edmonton has
to have access to all the revenue the team generates through ticket
sales, concessions, and parking...transferring the ownership to
someone else, even Northlands, is irrelevant...the Oilers cannot
afford to subsidize Northlands any longer...and even if Northlands
were to be the owner that would be the case...the reality is that
revenues that have been drawn off by Northlands for other activities
are going to have to be directed to the hockey team no matter who
is the owner.  If Northlands has made a bid, it is because they
are desparate...they are about to lose their cash cow if Pocklington
builds a new arena or moves the team.

And that being the case...as an Oiler fan, I would rather have the
ownership management team that has produced winner after winner, and
that is the Pocklington-Sather team.

Gerald
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From: tarkkone@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lauri Tarkkonen)
Subject: Re: one-sided trades
Organization: University of Helsinki
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 12:20:24 GMT

In <1993Jan22.150124.3086@mtroyal.ab.ca> caldwell8102@mtroyal.ab.ca writes:


>For me, it's easily the Montreal Canadiens sending a journeyman defenceman (I
>think it was Doug Mohns) to the California Golden Seals in exchange for the
              ^^^^^^^^^^
>Seal's 1st round draft pick in 1971 (??). That pick turned out to be 1st
>overall and the Canadiens used it to select Guy Lafleur. 

The player send by the Canadiens was Ernie Hicke, you should not call
Doug Mohns journeyman defenceman, even if Chicago convertd him fron defense
to a wing to teh heralded 'scooter line', where he played for years with
Stan Mikita and Kenny Wharram.

>Just goes to show how ineptly managed some of those expansion failures were. 

They should for be allowed drafts on the executive level, say one GM and one
head coach and one assistan coach. :-).
>								Alan

- Lauri Tarkkonen
From: kwfrackl@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Kirby)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: LA Kings and LONNIE LOACH
Date: 27 Jan 93 20:54:02 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo

Does anybody out there know who Lonnie Loach's linemates have been?  Any 
info would be of great help.


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Date: Friday, 22 Jan 1993 17:12:59 CET
From: <PHAMER@ESOC.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: L A KINGS FANS [Sandstrom]
 <Jan21.231534.27575@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> <1joaf3INNrdf@news.aero.org>

He's back and got a hattrick. Trade Wayne? I don't think so, but getting the
goalie sorted out might help, against the Canucks Hrudey was 5 goals on 25
shots with one of the goals from the blue-line with no traffic.
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From: smorris@venus.lerc.nasa.gov (Ron Morris )
Subject: Wings News and Thoughts
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 21 Jan 1993 11:45 EDT  

Vince Riendeau is off the injured list and ready to play.

The new 4th line of Probert, Sillinger, and Kennedy is working out
very well and will likely stay together for a while.  Probert is
starting to get his intensity back and Kennedy continues to score
goals.  He must have the best goal/minute ratio on the team.

Other lines:
Yzerman-Ciccarelli-Gallant
Fedorov-Yzebaert-Burr
Carson-Sheppard-Primeau

The Wings have quietly put together a very good stretch of games.
All you seem to hear about is "What's wrong with the Wings?", but
according to WJR, they've only lost 3 of their last 16 games.  It
doesn't seem that way, but when I look at the schedule, it sounds
about right.

Latest trade rumor:  This may have been posted already since my site
is two days behind, but what the hell.

Racine, Yzebaert, Primeau, and Gallant to Edmonton for
Esa Tikkanen and Dave Manson.

This was reported by a Toronto paper as a done deal that should
be wrapped up by Friday, but who knows.  I recall Toronto papers
saying it was a done deal that Lindross was coming to Detroit.
Hockey trade rumors seem to be the Canadian Equivalent of Amy
Fisher stories.

I won't comment on every trade rumor, but this is the kind of thing
I'd like to see the Wings do in general:  trade quantity for quality.
The Wings just have too many forwards right now and need a
Manson type defenseman.  They would get what they need, not lose
anyone they can't replace, free up some playing time for some younger
players, position themselves better for the expansion draft, and
end (or at least reduce) the constant trade rumors that have hurt
the team.

Ron
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