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| Rangers Team Report: Blackburn coming of age |
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11/30/2002 |
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| een a key factor in the Rangers' recent rise that saw them closing in on the .500 mark. However, the youngster from Montreal showed a bit a chink in his armor on Thanksgiving, in his 10th consecutive start, when he was torched for seven goals by the Atlanta Thrashers in an embarrassing 7-4 loss. "We didn't play solid defense," Blackburn said. "We gave them lots of chances." The following night the Rangers were slated to faceoff with the league's best and highest-scoring team, the Dallas Stars, and it would have |
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| Bruins Team Report: No problem |
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11/29/2002 |
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| , who when healthy had been the Bruins' steadiest defenseman, remains an unsigned Group II free agent and the rumors of where he'll wind up continue to fly; and Dafoe carried too hefty a price tag for Boston's liking and sat without a team until the Atlanta Thrashers came calling a couple weeks back. The Bruins made a run at San Jose's Teemu Selanne to try and replace Guerin's presence on the right side, but he chose to stay with the Sharks. The only one of the above trio who was essentially replaced is Dafoe, w |
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| No excuses needed for Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2002 |
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| , who when healthy had been the Bruins' steadiest defenseman, remains an unsigned Group II free agent and the rumors of where he'll wind up continue to fly; and Dafoe carried too hefty a price tag for Boston's liking and sat without a team until the Atlanta Thrashers came calling a couple weeks back. The Bruins made a run at San Jose's Teemu Selanne to try and replace Guerin's presence on the right side, but he chose to stay with the Sharks. The only one of the above trio who was essentially replaced is Dafoe, w |
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| Stars hope to shine versus Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2002 |
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| nt) at home this year. This is the final leg of a three-game homestand for the Stars, who have yet to suffer a regulation loss this season (9-0-0-1). The Rangers enter Friday's contest on the heels of an embarrassing 7-4 Thanksgiving Day loss to the Atlanta Thrashers. Tom Poti dished out three assists for the Rangers, who came within one game of the .500 mark with Monday's 3-1 win over Carolina, but failed to even their record for the sixth time this year. Petr Nedved, Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch and Pavel Bure e |
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| Lord Byron set for Thrashers debut |
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11/26/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers hope to put the brakes on a two-game losing streak tonight as they venture north of the border to battle the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Atlanta, which sits in the cellar of the Southeast Division with a league- worst 12 points, comes into Tuesday's tilt after getting waxed, 6-3, by the Washington Capitals on Saturday. However, help is on the way tonight as goaltender Byron Dafoe, who inked a deal last Wednesday, is expected to make his Thrash |
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| Leafs hope to bounce back against Caps |
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11/26/2002 |
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| ve killed off 25 straight power play opportunities. The Maple Leafs, who will hit the road for a contest following tonight's game, are 6-7-1 at the Air Canada Centre this season. Washington comes into Tuesday's tilt after Saturday's 6-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers, and the Caps are one game back of the elusive .500 mark at 9-10-2-0. Michael Nylander and Mike Grier each recorded two goals to lead the Washington attack at the MCI Center. Jaromir Jagr had a goal and an assist, while Andreas Salomonsson also scor |
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| Laviolette and Keenan receive fines |
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11/22/2002 |
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| assessed a conditional fine on Laviolette, saying it wouldn't collect the $5,000 as long as he didn't make further negative comments regarding officiating for a period of one year. Keenan was fined for remarks made after an overtime loss against the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night. "Comments criticizing the performance of our on-ice officials violate the constitution and by-laws of our league and demean our great game," said Colin Campbell, the NHL's executive vice-president and director of hockey operations. |
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| Bruins Team Report: Thornton, Murray end 'skid' |
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11/22/2002 |
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| se won over its hockey sense and free agents Bill Guerin and Byron Dafoe were allowed to leave after the team finished first in the East last campaign. Guerin inked a monster deal with the Dallas Stars in July, while Dafoe signed a contract with the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday. Of course, the folks in Beantown might not be completely convinced that Boston is for real, as attendance at the FleetCenter has been low to this point. On Thursday against Carolina a meager 10,667 people were announced in the house, T |
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| Thrashers Team Report: Lord Byron in Dixie |
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11/21/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The signing of free agent goaltender Byron Dafoe is hardly going to transform the Atlanta Thrashers into a contender, but the move is another sign that general manager Don Waddell has the franchise moving somewhat in the right direction. This is especially true when you consider that the all-time goaltending registry of the Thrashers showcases names like Damian Rhodes, Norm Maracle, Milan Hnilicka and Pasi Nurminen. And that's no knock on guys like Hnilicka and Nurminen, who have both shown f |
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| Thrashers place Smehlik on injured reserve |
NHL Hockey |
11/20/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers placed defenseman Richard Smehlik on injured reserve Wednesday. He is expected to miss two-to- four weeks with a groin strain. The 32-year-old Smehlik has one goal, three assists and 12 penalty minutes in 16 games with the Thrashers this season. In 60 games with Buffalo last season, the nine-year NHL veteran tallied three goals and six assists. He had 47 goals, 135 assists, a plus-67 rating and 399 penalty minutes in 589 NHL games over nine seasons with the S |
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