Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 12, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg i sports c3 Trade rumours heat up Lindros remains big question As deadline nears there is never a sure thing on Trade deadline you can never expect that absolute guarantee to especially the history tells us big trades Are made at the last highs or highly paid Alexander Mogiln was sent to the devils by Vancouver while Ottawa dealt Ron tug Nutt and Janne Laukkanen to Pittsburgh for Tom in Dallas sent Todd Harvey and Bob erred to the rangers for Mike Keane and Brian that Trade helped Dallas win the 1999 Stanley those were interesting but no one senses even a major let alone a today or unless the flyers make a Deal for Eric said Detroit red wings Vic president Jimmy devel Lano i dont expect More than a few deals for veterans who can help in the or deals involving teams that Are out of the playoffs and Are prepared to dump next years big is the final time an nil team can make a Deal until after the its Trade deadline Day and for its Proba Bly the most exciting Day of the regu Lar and could get the big if there is will Likely involve the big everyone even most nil general managers expect the Philadelphia flyers to Trade Lindros to unless flyers pm Bobby Clarke gets the Deal he Lindros will have to sit out the there has been plenty of talk about the Phoenix coyotes dealing Captain Keith but once Coy otes president Wayne Gretzky said he had no interest in trading the Man who is his Best were certainly aware of what Keith makes in a year and were aware we have to do something to lower Pur payroll next Gretzky but that next with the exception of two pay weve paid our players for this were in a playoff Keith is important to out chances in the playoffs and we owe our fans a Good run in the dont expect Tkachuk to be then mighty ducks president Pierre Gauthier uttered these words we will not Trade Teemu that was three Days before Velanne was sent to san the other hot Rumour involves Pittsburgh superstar Jaromir the Only player to have reached the 100point plateau so because jagr is slated to make million next the pens Are Kevin prayer Canadian press archives unless flyers pm Bobby Clarke gets the Deal he Eric Lindros will have to sit out the shopping him but just like the pens Are in the playoff Treyve paid jagr All but two of his pay cheques this year and need Jan alongside Mario Lemieux in the jagr will Likely be but not until the there will be deals done and with that in Here Are the names in the i the Calgary flames have received serious inquiries about for Ward Jarome Iginia and there is talk of sending Valeri Bure to Florida to join his brother the younger Bure has also been rumoured As part of a Deal with Buffalo that would Send Michael Peca to i Florida is considering moving Cen tre Rob probably to either Detroit or although new Jersey also remains a i word out of Montreal is that the canadians could be talked out of Brian Trevor Linden or mar tin Rucinsky for the right Washington pm George Mcphee has Oene Puskar associated press archives Trade talk surrounds penguins highly paid superstar Jaromir talked to the habs about i for the longest it appeared As if the Carolina hurricanes were shopping around Blu Eliner Sandis talk in Raleigh is that pm Jim Rutherford would also Deal either Martin Gelinas or Rod Brindamour if he gets a big defence Man or a Gritty i Detroit scouts have pitched a tent in Atlanta in recent weeks and have been watching Thrashers Centre Don Ald the 31yearold Audette wants big Money and Thrashers pm Don Waddell wants younger the red wings also like rangers defence Man Rich Pilon and Centre Adam rangers pm Glen Sather is after High draft i the sabres have talked to Vancou ver about sending Michael Peca to the canucks for Brendan Morrison and a Young because the Deal has been contingent on the canucks ability to sign nothing has happened and Likely i the penguins Are talking to Nashville on an almost daily basis about the availability of goalie Mike the pens Are also interested in defence Man Bill the pens could be willing to part with Alexei Morozov or Robert i if the Florida panthers cant re sign Centre Mike Sillinger move Ottawa needs a Good face off Man and Sillinger i now that it appears As if the Eric Lindros Deal is the Leafs Are still looking for a hard nosed Nik Sergei Danny Markov and draft picks could be used As of just about everybody is look ing for a hard nosed i Ottawa is looking for playoff help and could take one last run at Minnesota Veteran Curtis the Sens might Deal defence Man Jason York who is an unrestricted free agent this the deadline is 2 deadline deals March 9 Vancouver acquired d Drake Berehowski from Nashville for a second round pick in March 7 the new York rangers claimed g Guy Hebert off waivers from March 6 san Jose acquired re Bill Lindsay from Calgary for an eighth round pick in March 5 Tampa Bay acquired g Nikolai Khabibulin and d Stan Neckar from Phoenix for d Paul re Mike Law Ruslan Gainullin and a second round pick in March 5 Louis acquired d Alexei Gusarov from the new York rangers for d Peter March 5 san Jose acquired re Teemu Velanne from Anaheim for Law Jeff g Steve Shields and future March 4 new Jersey acquired d Sean Odonnell from Minnesota for d Willie Mitchell and future March 3 Ottawa acquired Law Eric Lacroix from the new York rangers for Law Colin 21 Colorado acquired d Rob Blake and c Steve Reinprecht from los Angeles for re Adam d Aaron a first round pick in and future con 21 Boston acquired d Eric Weinrich from Montreal for d Patrick traverse 15 los Angeles acquired g Felix Potvin from Vancouver for future beaten Moose dont lean on excuses lengthy Road trip ends on sour note by Gary Lawless cyclones 9 Cincinnati following a seven goal loss would seem like a Good time to go looking for the Manitoba Moose had a few Handy ones yesterday but refused to lean on the Moose were hammered 92 by the Cincinnati cyclones at fir Star Center to put a foul ending on a nights Road the loss made the Moose wingless in three starts after Over time defeats Fri Day in Houston and saturday in 9 Emo my Uoc tonal take your unless youre Moose coach Randy those Are everybody has to play four in weve had Success play ing four in five said a almost philosophical its just now we dont seem to be consistent its Only one its like los ing same Points in the we have to put our Best foot Forward and turn the Page on weve got wednesday to think Manitoba littered the ice with give mental errors and soft the cyclones took full advantage of the slumbering skating finish ing checks and burying most of their scoring Cincinnati out shot the Moose i thought we would play a tighter said Carlyle you cant give up 20 shots in a period and expect to win too Many hockey that not the Type of hockey we want to the loss leaves the Moose with a record of they remain in first place in the Western conference with 75 Points but the surging Houston Aero Defeated the Kansas City Blades 54 yesterday to improve their second place record to 34266 leaving them Only one Point its Only one its like losing same Points in the we have to put our Best foot Forward and turn the Page on it Moose coach Randy Carlyle the cyclones 37257 had 20 shots in the open ing Frame and led 30 before the Moose were Able to Muster any Manitoba Rusty Fitzgerald scored his 24th of the season at of the first period to make it but any Chance of a comeback was snuffed out just Over a minute later As Cincinnatus Erik Cole made it we know that Treyve been on a bit of a Road trip so they might have bus leg or Jet lag or whatever you want to Call said Byron who had a pair of goals and an getting out to a Good Start was one of our the Moose should have fired up the bus after the first but stuck around to allow Cincinnati to continue the the second period was All cyclones As they scored four unan swered goals to go up Bryan Felsner scored his second of the night in the third period to finish the scoring for Cincinnati while Dan Kesa scored for the saturdays loss in Milwaukee saw the Moose give up two Power play goals including the overtime that self destructive trend continued yesterday As the Moose gave up three goals while Down a Carlyle called the Road just aver the Moose picked up four of a pos sible eight Points on the swing and now return Home to Host the Kansas City Blades on notes Manitoba returned defence Man Trevor demmans to the Echos pee Dee Pride demmans was pointless in four games with the whatever Stegall hell deliver Fine returns so Milt Stegall wants a the Winnipeg Blue bombers corps of a pretty Strong one at the end of last has been savaged by other and you can see the strength of Stegalls argument As the last proven pass Catcher remain he rates a greater share of the salary you can sympathize with Lyle Bauer and Brendan the bombers pm and his assistant have a finite amount of Money to and Treyve got More holes to plug than pretty boy floyds j in not going to offer either Side any but Reading about Stegalls negotiations reminded me of a conversation i had with him last so ill Tell you about it was the Day before a regular sea son game against the in and i fell in beside Stegall As he walked off the Field at Ivor Wynne after the bombers i asked him not about the next Days game or even that but to Tell me a bit about the arcane Craft of catching its a Job that looks to me a bit like tending goal in hockey one where you have to override the reflexes that Are your brains Way of trying to keep you one Guy puts himself in front of a 100mileanhour Frozen when the sensible thing to do is to dive out of the the other jumps to catch a ignoring the fact that bigger Man is going to run into him full tilt at the instant the Ball Stegall said the discipline of catch ing the Ball is a matter of practice hour after hour of having somebody throw you a until its shape and weight and texture Are so programmed into your nervous system that there is no need to think of the individual As for what happens after you catch the no amount of practice can help Stegall is a wizard at catch ing the Ball in a reaching out to take it away from a pulling it turning the defenders All tangle footed and running for the end that he with no hint of just stating a it was Only when he talked about running routes and getting open that i could hear a note of As he described that part of the game As a matter of intelligence More than ath Letic he didst use himself As an but pointed across the Field to the great tic ats Darren look at said Hes slow As but he gets what about that his belly is instant where the cure a defender hits you just squid As the Ball arrives washboard you have to be that he first of he j and your Energy dubbed himself exhaustion makes Turtle cowards of us he Lui no Soun Ching a bit like with his shirt Stegall looks like the visible each muscle standing his belly is such a washboard that he dubbed himself Turtle theres so Little fat on him he he wishes he had just a bit More because it helps absorb the Skock of a defensive Back hitting you i full he was wearing so i cant be but i thought he glanced a bit enviously at How do you get into Stegalls kind of shape i Haven had any red meat in he he concentrates on fresh fruit and and gets his protein from Chicken and he works out every and counts himself Lucky that he has a Good Friend in his Home town Atlanta who shares his passion for physical conditioning what must be a bit harder to find in for Canadian that Joe Mont the tic ats Allstar Rush maybe that the lifestyle you have to live if youre going to and stand As a professional All i know is that whatever the bombers pay Milt Hes earning it a Dollar at a d ;