McCarty's maturity leads to big changes - The Denver Post

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McCarty's maturity leads to big changes - The Denver Post
IllegalCurve.com found this 4/29/2008 on www.denverpost.com [flag]
He never listened. Darren McCarty always was the most stubborn guy around, never asking for help and never listening to people who tried to tell him what to do even though they meant well. He never listened to the people who said he wasn't a good enough skater to play in the NHL. He never listened to his late stepfather, Craig, when he suggested he give up the pipe dream of pro hockey and ... [link]

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NHL Morning Papers: Playoff Teams (Tuesday Edition)
Published 4/29/2008 by Ari Baum-Cohen at IllegalCurve.com
... Adrian Dater of the Denver Post with a feature on the maturation of Darren McCarty. Chris Osgood will try to ...

McCarty's made tremendous personal and professional progress, but tonight, he's 'the villain'
Published 4/29/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... he has just taken off after practice, the one with the winged wheel that he grew up adoring. Does his comeback mean more because it's with his hometown team? "It means something more as far as the Red Wing crest has always meant something ... memories," said McCarty. "I think the thing that stands out more is the personal experiences as a kid, not playing. Wearing the sweater, getting laughed at." Even the Denver Post's Adrian Dater praised McCarty's hard work in battling his demons: April 29, Denver Post : And McCarty tried to change, really change, this time. Not just giving ...

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Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com found this 4/30/2008 on www.thehockeynews.com

Darren McCarty makes one thing perfectly clear: Returning to the Detroit Red Wings is not the victory; it s just the icing on the cake. The 36-year-old right winger has been to hell and back. He lost everything that was important to him, was humbled ...