newsday.com - 1/10/2009
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Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, first-year
Islanders coach Scott Gordon said, young players on his struggling team are going to be asked to accept even more responsibility than they've already been given.
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NEW YORK ISLANDER FAN CENTRAL —
Newsday: Greg Logan had head coach Scott Gordon's repeat comments from his post-game in Calgary on playing more young players, Doug Weight for his part does not want to become a player with a lesser role as long as he is productive. ...
NHL Morning Papers (Saturday Edition): Dave Tippett says his star players need to be better, a great story from Red Fisher and Jaromir Jagr hasn’t ruled out a return to the NHL
IllegalCurve.com —
... with his injury, but he won’t play tonight.
It has been almost two years since Steve Sullivan played a NHL game for the Nashville Predators, which is why tonight’s game means so much to him. Steve Sullivan is going to play alongside Vern Fiddler and Jordin Tootoo.
Scott Clemmensen has a great outlook on life. During the Devils’ struggles, Brent Sutter has kept his lines together.
The youngsters on Long Island should expect more responsibility to fall on their laps as the season ...
Tanks assembled at the border
Lighthouse Hockey —
... (Observers of his on-ice performance concur). As if to convince Weight that the grass might be greener, Scott Gordon has let on that the kids will be getting more responsibility. Bill Guerin ...
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