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Current votes for favorite goalie masks (3pts - 1st, 2pts - 2nd, 1pt - 3rd)  Player                    Team                 Pts       Votes -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ed Belfour             Chicago              31         14 2. Andy Moog              Boston               30         13 3. Curtis Joseph          St. Louis            26         11     Brian Hayward          San Jose             26         10  5. Ron Hextall            Quebec               16          8 6. Gerry Cheevers         Boston (retired)     11          6  7. John Vanbeisbrouck     NY Rangers           10          4    Grant Fuhr             Buffalo              10          4  9. Mike Richter           NY Rangers            6          3 10. Manon Rheaume         Atlanta (IHL)         5          2 11. Don Beaupre           Washington            4          2     Ken Dryden            Montreal (retired)    4          2 -------------------------------------------------------------- Others receiving less than 4pts: Mike Vernon (Cal), Clint  Malarchuk (Buf/SD,IHL), Tommy Soderstrom (Phil), Ray LeBlanc (USA),  Artus Irbe (SJ), Tim Cheveldae (Det), Sean Burke (NJ),  Rick Wamsley (Tor,ret), Jon Casey (Minn), Bob Essensa (Win),  Glenn Healy (NYI), Toy Espo (???), Gilles Gratton (???),  Rod Stauber (LA), Gump Worsley (???), Pat Jablonski (TB),  Grant Fuhr (Tor), Felix Potvin (Tor), Stephane Beauregard (Win),  Mark Fitzpatrick (NYI), Chico Resch (NYI)   Can someone please tell me which teams the (???) play(ed) for? Thanks.
Deepak Chhabra (dchhabra@stpl.ists.ca) wrote:  : Speaking of great players, man-oh-man can Quebec skate.  I haven't seen a : team so potent on the rush in a long time.  Watching them break out of their : zone, especially Sundin, is a treat to watch.  They remind me of the Red  : Army.    : dchhabra@stpl.ists.ca (pissed-off Habs fan)  Yeah, the Nords look like they're going to be good...but (excuse the bias) have you ever watched the Pens on a rush?...Don't answer: everyone has seen this footage.  Near the end of the season when the Pens played the Nords it was like watching a (younger) double of the Pens.  ...The Nords looked good right up to the point when they lost.  -- Ravi Shah shah+@pitt.edu
Well, the Patrick Division got a little more interesting last night.  The Islanders lost in OT and the Devils tied the Pens.  That means if the Isles beat the Devils on Friday, the will meet the Caps in the playoffs.  	However, I have some more comments on the Islanders and hockey in general that I need to get off my chest :).  First of all, with the Islanders  back-to-back lackluster performances against the Whalers, one may think that  the Islanders are out of shape.  These guys always suck wind in the 2nd period, come on a little in the 3rd and run out of gas too soon.  It is unbelieveable how many one goal games these guys have lost.  Anyway, the games was pretty  wide open.  The Isles still have tons of trouble scoring.  The Whalers played  a golie in is 1st NHL start, I think his name was Lenarduzzi (sp?).  (His NHL  debut was the Tuesday tie against the Isles).  Like I mentioned before, this  guy looked like the best golie on the planet for a while (until he misplayed a  Mahlakov slap shot to go to OT).  I say it's because the Isles don't shoot  correctly.  Has anyone else noticed this?  	Also, I think it is really a shame for hockey when I guy like Mick Vukota gets as much ice time as he does.  This guy has about as much hockey talent as Jiggs MacDonald (who did play hockey, I think).  Anytime he gets the puck it gets stolen, and he always starts fights and gets needless penalties.  Richard Pilon is another guy who is on the ice to stir up crap.  And he's a defenseman.  He's got to be approaching negative infinity for his plus/minus.  This guy gets beaten all the time.  Why the need for such "enforcers"?  Not only do fights slow the game down ALOT, but it takes away from the guys who are really trying to play the game.  I'll be one of the few to admit, I do enjoy a  good fight once in a while, but only when it's "called for".  You know, when a guy checks the goalie too hard.  In other words, a violation of "hockey ethics" might cause you to get puched.  But there is no need to start crap when you are losing or becuase you can get away with it!! Does anyone agree that referees need to be a little less lenient in the 3rd and OT?  I mean COME ON already.  I'm sick of seeing teams pulling guys down, holding guys etc. just becuase the referee doesn't call it.  OT and late in the 3rd should be a time for strategy, not physical prowess.  Trying to set up a goal should be first and foremost.  If you are so afraid that the other team is going to score that you have to pull a guy down to prevent it, you don't deserve to win in the first place.  Just My Honest Opinion,
Terence Rokop writes:  >Richard J Coyle writes: >  >>That's not inner calm.  It's boredom, and it's being spoiled.  The Arena's >>been as quiet as a church on many nights this year; too many of us just >>take winning for granted.  It's been seemingly forever since the team >>lost, and we've forgotten what it's like to feel real excitement and >>surprise at victory.  >I don't really agree with this.  But it is an entirely different "high," >at any rate.  The first Cup the Pens won, I didn't think about anything >else; I just watched Mario and all skate the thing around the ice.  Now >it seems to be more of a question whether or not, thirty years from now, >young hockey fans (may there be millions!) will still ask us what it was >like to watch this team.  That's what they are playing for now.  But I >was still as nervous as ever when the Devils were blasting shots at >Barrasso in the final seconds of game three, so the fun is far from over yet.  I'm not bored either.  Most people I know say that winning the second Cup was better than the first but to me nothing will ever top that first one. But I'm every bit as excited this year and I am experiencing that inner calm to which Susan originally referred.  Inner calm is not boredom.  As far as the arena in general being boring, well Richard's got that right. It's been that way all season.  I attribute it to a lot of new fans who just don't have the same spirit and knowledge as long-time fans.  At last Tuesday's game, I overheard a man express surprise that a goaltender can get an assist.  Anyone who follows sports with regularity knows that anything can happen at any time.  I'm confident in the Pens but I'm also not stupid enough to think for one minute that it's impossible for New Jersey to blow them out of this series.  I doubt that will happen but it's possible.  Bored?  Uh-uh. Spoiled?  Not in the least.  Forgot what excitement is like?  Living through that amazing streak wasn't exciting?!  I don't take a darned thing for granted.  God, look at Chicago...  And I see no problem with quietly savoring all of this anyway.  It isn't gonna last forever and I intend to enjoy it while I can.
United States TV Schedule: April 18   Devils/Islanders at Pittsburgh   1 EST  ABC  (to Eastern time zone) April 18   St. Louis at Chicago             12 CDT ABC  (to Cent/Mou time zones) April 18   Los Angeles at Calgary           12 PDT ABC  (to Pacific time zone) April 20   Devils/Islanders at Pittsburgh   7:30   ESPN April 22   TBA                              7:30   ESPN April 24   TBA                              7:30   ESPN  If somebody would send me the CBC/TSN schedule I'll post that as well.
In article <22APR93.25012157.0068@VM1.MCGILL.CA> JBE5 <JBE5@MUSICB.MCGILL.CA> writes: >Yahooooooooooooooooooooo! > >What a game, we finally beat those diques...and in O.T.! >The Habs dominated this game and especially in O.T..  They _finally_ started going to the net!  See what happens when you  create some traffic?  Muller deserves full marks (what a player!), and Damphousse finally started skating.  Roy (thankyouthankyouthankyou) was excellent.  Did you see that third period save on Young?  And the  defense was taking out Quebec players in the zone.  Anybody else wonder if Hextall will feel like a dweeb when he finds  out that the winning goal went in off his own D-man's skate?  Whatta suck.  Although he _is_ playing really well.  >Life doesn't get better than this!!!!!!!!!  Sure it does.  On Sunday when the B's are golfing and the Habs are tied 2-2 you'll see what I mean! :-) :-)  >Nick
In article <1993Mar29.190650.28940@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca> maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Roger Maynard) writes:  >The Jets use the "breakaway pass" scheme to create a scoring sensation >in order to generate interest.  If teams score as many or more goals >against Winnipeg when Selanne is on the ice as Winnipeg scores when >he is on the ice then I can't see how his contribution can be described >as impressive.    Implicitly you are assuming that goals scored against Winnipeg with Selanne on the ice can be blamed on him...Roger, he is a FORWARD.  Winnipeg has a lousy defensive record anyway.  Let's put it another way.  John Cullen's +/- is terrible.  What's your excuse for him?  That his powerplay points don't count?  Neither do Selanne's...   >The object of the game is not to feed Selanne - it is  >to win.  And feeding Selanne does not contribute in any meaningful way >to winning.  Knowledgeable hockey observers the world over would agree that feeding Selanne so he can score does contribute in a meaningful way to winning.   >Pat Burns wouldn't have a goal suck like this on his team.  You're worried about Teemu when you have Glenn Anderson on your team?  >We DON'T KNOW what Selanne does best.  We do know what Jet's management >wants.  And again, the object of the exercise is not to allow Selanne to >do what he does best, it is to win hockey games.  What he does best is score...so I refer you to my comment above.  >As it is now, Selanne >is a grandstanding goal suck.  Did you see the way he parades around >with his arms outstretched after scoring a goal?  You would think the >Messiah had returned...
In article <1993Apr5.212018.25066@eng.cam.ac.uk> dscy@eng.cam.ac.uk (D.S.C. Yap) writes: >smale@healthy.uwaterloo.ca (Bryan Smale) writes: > >>                        Team           Biggest       Biggest >>Team:                   MVP:          Surprise:    Disappointment: >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Washington Capitals     Hatcher        Bondra/Cote   Elynuik >>Winnipeg Jets           Selanne        Selanne       Druce > >                                                      ^^^^^^^^ >                                                      weren't these two >                                                      traded for each >                                                      other?  Poetic justice.  They were, and even if Washington might consider Patty a bust, I'd rework that trade in a minute.  Druce has been a complete and utter bust here, only 5 goals.
"William K. Willis" <ww1a+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:   >     As a person who has rarely even SEEN Don Cherry and doesn't know >anything about him, I don't know whether it is just this area >(Pittsburgh) of the USA that is "deprived" of his broadcasts or whether >he's a Canadian thing altogether.  Seriously, what is he all about?  I >know he was a coach at one time, and from the volume of posts about him, >SOMEONE surely is getting a steady diet of him somehow, but my question >is, what is the deal with him?  Secondly, are the comments of his that I >read about on the net merely flame bait, or do people actually take him >seriously?  I gotta tell you, from what I see, he really sounds like an >ass.  Let me know - maybe I'm missing something.  From his Topps "rookie" year (as coach) card (74-75): "For the past couple of seasons, Don has been the highly-successful  coach of the Rochester Americans of the AHL, but he is getting his  first shot at an NHL job with the Bruins.  Named Coach of the Year  in the AHL the last two years, and he aims to make the Bruins a  rough team again, as they were a couple of years back.  Although  he played 16 seasons of professional hockey, Don never played a  regular-season NHL game.  He did appear in one playoff game for  Boston in 1956-57.  Don's brother, Dick, played two seasons in the  NHL with Boston and Philadelphia."
In article <1993Apr18.201811.28965@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dmoney@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dean R Money) writes: >The subject line says it all.  Is it terribly difficult to get tickets >to Penguins games, especially now that they are in the playoffs?  Would >it be easy to find scalpers outside of the Igloo selling tickets?  There are ALWAYS scalpers with tickets outside the Arena.  You might have to pay a few bucks extra, but you can always find them.  Look on the street under the message board, or out on the street in front of the Hyatt, or even around Gate 1.  The later you buy them, the less money you'll pay, and during the regular season you could usually find some for near face value or below if you wait until game time.  Might be better to pick them up earlier now, though.
In article <22APR93.02956996.0062@UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA> F1HH@UNB.CA (Patrick Walker) writes: >Who should get the Hart? ... >Mario.  Jesus NO!  It's bad enough for me just to utter the word > without being extremely sick and pissed off.  They guy's a luber ... >ten minutes now... Give me a f--king break with this Mario is the >best player ever.  What!  Did Gretzky die?  I wish Bobby Clarke ... >Not that I condone violence, but I'll make an exception for Mario. >But if Mario is going to complain about being hit, someone should >give him and Scotty something REAL to complain about. >Sorry to ramble.  As you can see I hate Mario. >Pat Walker >UNB  	"Why don't you kill him Beav"  	"Well...I dunnow Eddie...I might get in trouble"  	"Here's a gun Beav, shoot him, Beav"  	"Well...ok Eddie"  BLAM BLAM
In article <Apr16.043426.69352@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> mmb@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Michael Burger) writes: >United States TV Schedule:  >April 18   Devils/Islanders at Pittsburgh   1 EST  ABC  (to Eastern time zone) >April 18   St. Louis at Chicago             12 CDT ABC  (to Cent/Mou time zones) >April 18   Los Angeles at Calgary           12 PDT ABC  (to Pacific time zone) >April 20   Devils/Islanders at Pittsburgh   7:30   ESPN >April 22   TBA                              7:30   ESPN >April 24   TBA                              7:30   ESPN >  A little supplement Basic Mike's info  :  For Sundday's opener on ABC, these are the announcing crews :  Devils/Isles at Pittsburgh - Gary Thorne(play-by-play),Bill Clement(color) and Al Morganti roaming the halls outside the dressing rooms. This telecast will primarily seen on the East Coast.  St.Louis at Chicago - Mike Emrick(play - by play),Jim Schoendfeld(color) and Tom Mees roaming the halls. This telecast will primarily be seen in the Midwest and parts of the South.  LA at Calgary - Al "Do You Believe in Mircales?" Michaels(play by play), John Davidson(color) and Mark Jones as a roaming reporter. This telecast will be seen in the Western USA.  Montreal's naitive,Jon Saunders will be hosting in the studio.  ABC will do "Up and Close and Personal" with Mario during Saturday's Wide World of Sports(4:30EDT).  Sunday will be the first NHL playoff or regular network telecast in 13 years... not counting those silly All-Star games on NBC for the last few years...  For Sunday's games,ABC will use 8 mikes(2 behind on the goal),super-super-slo-mo, close-ups of player's faces at face-offs. ESPN/ABC will not be able to use its new favorite toy,the ice-level shot, in Pittsburgh where too many seats would have to removed to employ it...   In case of a blowout in progress in Pittsburgh,ABC will switch to Chicago game but will come back to the Pittsburgh game for updates or if the game gets closer(Ha!)..  ABC expects huge ratings(by hockey standards) since all 3 Top US TV-markets are involved - NY metro area(NY Islanders/NJ Devils),Chicago(BlackHawks), and LA(Kings).  Stay tuned,  Thanks Mike,
In article <1rhddoINN4l9@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> admiral@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Steve C Liu) writes: >Okay, the Caps AGAIN are about to break out the golf clubs but before they >do, does anyone have the history of the Washington Capitals' futility >record in the playoffs? I remember that Terry's first year was the first >year that the Caps finally made it to the third round but before under >Brian, I noticed that every other year the Caps got to the second round >and the years in between they didn't make it past the first round. Is this >trend continuning?  This is not a trend. The Caps were done. Goneso in five games, and it saves us Caps fans a lot of pain.  I mean, it would be more painful if the Caps were up 3-1, watching them  tumbled when they need ONE MORE WIN to clinch the series. How many times have they done that in their history?  1985 up 2-0 in a five game series against the Isles, lost 3 straight 1987 up 3-1 against the Isles, lost 3 straight 1992 up 3-1 against the Pens, lost 3 straight  In other words, when they were about to clinch with 3 games to go, they  were a pitiful 2-9, the lone wins being   1) a sweep of Philly in 1984 2) the 1990 win against the Rangers in the Patrick finals, the ONLY TIME  they managed to get out of the division.  Actually, Saturday's blown lead wasn't anything new. We all know the Caps are famous lead blowers in crucial playoff games. Examples:  1) game 4 against the Isles, 1985, led 4-2 after two, lead series 2-1, gave up 4 goals in the 3rd period, including the game winning goal in the last minute. After that goal, Bobby Carpenter botched a penalty shot. Series tied 2-2, lost game 5 a few days later.  2) game 4 against the Rangers, 1986, led series 2-1, led by 2 in the 3rd  period, blew it. Lost game in OT and three consecutive games.  3) game 6 against Pittsurgh, 1992, led series 3-2, led by 2 in 2nd period. Blew it and the series.  4) game 3 against Isles, 1993, series tied 1-1, led by 2 after 2. Blew it.  5) game 4 against Isles, 1993, trailed series 2-1, led by 3 in 2nd period. Blew it again.  When they were leading by 3 in game 4, I said to myself: "if they blew this lead, the series is OVER". They have lost all the momemtum. The Islanders believe they can come back no matter what the score is.  I am still waiting for a Cap goalie who can carry the team, who can  completely shut down the opposition when they are hanging on their dear  lives in a crucial game.  >The Admiral, a hopeless Caps fan. >P.S. We still remember that 3 OT loss to the Islanders! Aurggghhhhhhhhh! Well, some teams such have it and some teams just don't. When the Caps were frustrated year in year out by the Islanders, I was thinking "wait until Potvin/Bossy/Trottier/Smith retire". Well, they retired (even though Trottier was still able to haunt the Caps on a Pens uniform), yet another generation of Islanders were still doing the same thing. Well, I guess  it has nothing to do with the players.
In article <18APR93.25909598.0086@VM1.MCGILL.CA> JBE5 <JBE5@MUSICB.MCGILL.CA> writes: >Aargh! > >Paul Stewart is the worst and most biased ref. presently in the NHL. >He called a total of 4 penalties on the Habs and one on the Nordiques. >The Nords' penalty came in O.T.  Stewart, being an ex-Nordique himself, >was looking to call penalties on the Habs while letting the Nords >get away with murder...WE WAS ROBBED!!!!  No.  Patrick Roy is the reason the game was lost, and Ron Hextall is the reason Quebec won.  Everybody said it would come down to goaltending, that goaltending was the key, etc etc.  Well, the key doesn't quite fit if you're Montreal.  The Dionne penalty was kind of a cheesy call, but let's face it; he literally left his feet to throw an elbow.  Blaming Stewart is just an excuse to avoid facing the fact that Roy allowed what was one of the worst goals he could possibly allow.  He even saw the whole shot, dammit.  Besides, Stewart evened things up a bit by calling a Quebec penalty in OT.  Montreal played a solid game (although they still don't know how to clear traffic in front of the net; the loss of Schneider will hurt even more).  Normally I would say that any team that blows a 2-goal lead with less than  five, let alone two, minutes to go in regulation time IN A PLAYOFF GAME  ESPECIALLY needs to be smacked upside their collective heads.  But I don't think this was a team loss (although Keane should have been able to clear  the zone just prior to the first Quebec goal).  Roy is paid big money to  play.  He looked like a player in an industrial league on Sakic's shot.  Demers should start Racicot in the next game.  If not that, he should let the damn team read the papers for the next day or two....and maybe this article, if possible.  >Patrick Roy collapsed after letting in the tieing goal. He was shaky and >on his knees for the rest of the night.  The winning goal shouldn't have >gone in.  I didn't think the wrap-around was as bad as the second goal.  I also didn't think Scott Young should have gotten around the defender (can't remember who) in the first place.  But you are correct, it shouldn't have gone in regardless.  >Oh well, at least the Bruins lost in O.T. also Ha, Ha!!--)  Yep.  Moog looked bad on Mogilny's goal with five seconds left in the second, IMO.  How about Neely though?   Holy shit, what a player.  Speaking of great players, man-oh-man can Quebec skate.  I haven't seen a team so potent on the rush in a long time.  Watching them break out of their zone, especially Sundin, is a treat to watch.  They remind me of the Red  Army.    But I still hate the team.  On the rest of the games:  Didn't St. Louis' winning goal come on a powerplay?  Penalties will cost Chicago dearly, especially against Detroit.  Same goes for Calgary; very, very undisciplined.  When Marty McSorely is waving guys to the bench to *avoid* fights, you know something's up.  New Jersey was overmatched, Terreri's heroics notwithstanding.  Mario is unbelievable, and Jagr for some reason shows up in the playoffs.  But I  hate that team anyway.
In article <C5LDI2.77u@odin.corp.sgi.com>, enolan@sharkbite.esd.sgi.com (Ed Nolan) says: >If the Islanders beat the Devils tonight, they would finish with >identical records.  Who's the lucky team that gets to face the Penguins >in the opening round?   Also, can somebody list the rules for breaking >ties.       As I recall, the Penguins and Devils tied for third place last year with identical records, as well.  Poor Devils -- they always get screwed. Yet, they should put a scare into Pittsburgh.  They always do!  Pens in 7.
Monday, April 12, 1993  Kamloops 4 @ Spokane 1 (Kamloops wins 3-0)  *** Western Final Matchup  Kamloops @ Portland ***  Tuesday, April 13, 1993  No games necessary.  Wednesday, April 14, 1993  No games necessary.  Thursday, April 15, 1993  No games scheduled.  Friday, April 16, 1993  Regina 2 @ Swift Current 7 (Series: 0-1) Kamloops 3 @ Portland 6 (Series: 0-1)  Saturday, April 17, 1993  Kamloops 4 @ Portland 8 (Series: 0-2)  Sunday, April 18, 1993  Swift Current 5 @ Regina 2 (Series: 2-0)   WHL Playoff Scoring Leaders April 18, 1993  Player                                   GP  G   A  Pts ------------------------------------------------------- Jamie Black, Tacoma                       7   7  15  22 Andy Schneider, Swift Current             8   7  13  20 Valeri Bure, Spokane                      9   6  11  17 Allan Egeland, Tacoma                     7   9   7  16 Dean McAmmond, Swift Current              8   9   6  15 Jason Krywulak, Swift Current             8   6   9  15 Cam Danyluk, Medicine Hat                10   9   5  14 Todd Holt, Swift Current                  8   5   9  14 Tyler Wright, Swift Current               8   5   9  14 Mike Mathers, Kamloops                   10   5   9  14 Jeff Friesen, Regina                     11   5   9  14 Rick Girard, Swift Current                8   3  11  14   WHL Playoff Leading Goaltenders April 18, 1993 (minimum 60 minutes)  Player                                   MP  GA  SO GAA ------------------------------------------------------- Scott Langkow, Portland                 295  12  0 2.44 Milan Hnilicka, Swift Current           497  21  1 2.54 Trevor Robins, Brandon                  258  11  0 2.56 Steve Passmore, Kamloops                341  16  1 2.82 Mark Dawkins, Red Deer                  269  13  0 2.90