data.3news-bydate.test.rec.sport.hockey.52617 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: This year's biggest and worst (opinion)...
Reply-To: mtjensen
Organization: Niels Bohr Institute and Nordita, Copenhagen
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In article , [email protected] (Bryan Smale) writes:
>
> I was thinking about who on each of the teams were the MVPs, biggest
> surprises, and biggest disappointments this year. Now, these are just
> my observations and are admittedly lacking because I have not had an
> opportunity to see all the teams the same amount. Anyway....
>
> MVP = most valuable player to his team both in terms of points and
> in terms of leadership ("can't win without him")
>
> Biggest surprise = the player who rose above expectation -- the player
> that may have raised the level of his game to a new height, even
> if that new level doesn't necessarily warrant an allstar berth
> (includes those players who at the outset of the season, may not
> even have been in the team's plans).
>
> Biggest disappointment = the player from whom we expected more (e.g., I
> picked Denis Savard in Montreal because with the new emphasis on
> offence brought by Demers, shouldn't Savard have done better?)
>
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>
> Team Biggest Biggest
> Team: MVP: Surprise: Disappointment:
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Boston Bruins Oates D.Sweeney Wesley
> Buffalo Sabres Lafontaine Mogilny Audette (jinx?)
> Calgary Flames Roberts Reichel Petit
> Chicago Blackhawks Roenick Ruuttu Goulet
> Detroit Red Wings Yzerman Chaisson Kozlov
> Edmonton Oilers Manson Buchberger Mellanby
> Hartford Whalers Sanderson Cassells Corriveau
> Los Angeles Kings Robitaille Donnelly Hrudey
> Minnesota North Stars Modano Tinordi(not expected back) Broten
> Montreal Canadiens Muller Lebeau Savard
> New Jersey Devils Stevens Semak MacLean
> New York Islanders Turgeon King(finally) Marois
> New York Rangers Messier Kovalev Bourque
> Ottawa Senators MacIver Baker Jelinek
> Philadelphia Flyers Lindros/Recchi Fedyk/Galley Eklund
> Pittsburgh Penguins Lemieux Tocchet(even for him) Jagr
> Quebec Nordiques Sakic/Ricci Kovalenko Pearson
> San Jose Sharks Kisio Gaudreau Maley
> St Louis Blues Shanahan C.Joseph Ron Sutter
> Tampa Bay Lightening Bradley Bradley Creighton/Kasper
> Toronto Maple Leafs Gilmour Potvin Ellett/Anderson
> Vancouver Canucks Bure Nedved(finally) Momesso
> Washington Capitals Hatcher Bondra/Cote Elynuik
> Winnipeg Jets Selanne Selanne Druce
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> As I mentioned up top, these are my *impressions* from where I sit. I
> would welcome any opinions from those fans nearer their teams (in other
> words, *anywhere* away from a Toronto newspaper!)
>
> Bryan