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18 - The Prince George Citizen - Thursday, April 22,1993 Joel Otto-matic for Flames Habs hoping home by JIM MORRIS Canadian Press NHL is happier place CALGARY — Joel Otto isn’t Jimmy Carson, with two, Jari the type of person to use five By FRANK ORR their guts because it’s the play Kurri, on the power play, and words when three will do. Southam Star Network offs. Warren Rychel, replied for the MONTREAL — The Demers didn’t name names, Yapping on the bench isn’t Kings. Otto’s style, so he quietly went out Canadiens are back in the Mon but Vincent Damphousse, treal Forum tonight, swamped in and scored two key goals as the The Kings lost defenceman Stephan Lebeau and John Le the affection of their (mostly) Calgary Flames whipped the Los Charlie Huddy with a groin strain Clair are among the candidates. loyal fans, soaking up the tradi Angeles Kings 9-4 Wednesday in the second period. “ Our old pros, guys like Guy tion that Frank Mahovlich once night to tie their NHL Smythe Di Elsewhere, Detroit dumped Carbonneau and Denis Savard vision semifinal series 1-1. said was distilled in the ratholes and Kirk Muller were the ones Toronto 6-2 to take a 2-0 lead in of the building and released at Otto scored twice in a wild and sticking their noses in the middle the other Norris semifinal; Van critical moments. woolly second period. His first of things and paying the price. couver edged Winnipeg 3-2 to go That means it should come goal tied the game and then the Now, we have to have our kids up 2-0 in their Smythe semifinal; bubbling out this evening be hulking forward scored the winner doing the same.” and Calgary thumped Los Angeles cause many in La Belle Province while the Flames were short- 9-4 to even their Smythe series feel the Canadiens situation is While Canadiens goalie handed with only 23 seconds left one game each. beyond critical. They trail the Patrick Roy was scorched in the in the period. media for giving up two bad Games 3 and 4 are Friday night Quebec Nordiques 2-0 in the “ We didn’t play all that bad in goals in the first period in Game and Sunday at Toronto, Sl Louis, Adams Division semifinal of the the first (period) but we gave up Stanley Cup playoffs. 2 and being outplayed by Nor Winnipeg and Los Angeles. diques veteran Ron Hextall, he the early goal,’ ’ said Otto, shuf “ Home ice will help,” said did not agree wholeheartedly fling nervously in the sudden Tonight, in the Adams semifi Canadiens centre Kirk Muller. with the assessment of his work. media spodight. nals; Quebec is at Montreal lead “ But only if we get to the Nor “ Momentum shifted our way ing 2-0 and Boston is at Buffalo diques net more and keep them “ I was beat on one long shot I when we had some good in trailing 2-0; in the Patrick semifi from getting to our net so might have stopped, the only one dividual efforts in the second pe nals: Pittsburgh is home to New often.” I wish I could play again be riod. It picked the guys up on the- Jersey leading 2-0 and the New The Canadiens did outplay the cause I didn’t play it right,” Roy bench and we were able to go with York Islanders are host to Wash nervous Nords, many of them said. ington, tied - . it” 1 1 youngsters in their first playoff Demers concedes that the Nor Flamed coach Dave King said Red Wings 6 Maple Leafs 2 match, in the opener, only tp diques have more pure talent Otto doesn’t lead through intimida Leafs’ defenceman Todd Gill has Wings’ star Steve Yzerman give it away on two goals in the than the Canadiens. tion or rousing dressing room Steve Yzerman scored twice in a completely covered, but It was the Wings who had the Leafs final 90 seconds and another in “ But that doesn’t mean we speeches. three-goal second-period outburst number with a 6-2 win in Detroit Wednesday night. overtime. can’t beat them if we have “ It’s fine to talk in the room, that gave Detroit a 4-0 lead en The second game saw the sprawling Kings goaltender Kelly pair of power-play goals for Cal route to its victory over Toronto. everyone going hard,” Demers but we needed somebody to take Nords storm to a 3-0 first-period said. “ Effort can overcome Hrudey. gary. Defenceman Trent Yawney, charge on the ice,” said King, Referee Rob Shick called 40 lead which they ably nursed talent.” who recorded his first playoff Los Angeles coach Barry Mel who scored one goal in the regular home to a 4-1 win. penalties for a total of 128 From The Toronto Star victory as a coach. rose said the Flames didn’t use any season, scored his second of the minutes. Toronto rookie goalie While the young Nords were “ In the first period, he killed secret weapons to bum his team. playoffs as the Flames erased a 1-0 Felix Potvin became so frustrated mature and ambitious Tuesday, penalties. Then in the second pe “ My team shocked me,” Mel first-period deficit with five sec he took two baseball-type swings Canadiens coach Jacques Demers Coverage of the Adams Divi riod evcrbody got in the . swing of rose said, his long hair swishing ond-period goals. The outburst set at Dino Ciccarelli with 3:03 left in was critical of his young players, sion semifinal between the things. All of a sudden we were a back and forth. a franchise record for goals in one the game. claiming he could not understand Canadiens and Nordiques pretty good hockey team.” “ We were outworked, that’s the playoff period. their lack of motivation for the begins at 4:30 p.m. on CKPG “ That’s my job,” Ciccarelli said On the play that broke the bottom line. Calgary did to us Joe Nieuwendyk, Theorcn playoffs. (Ch. 2, Cable 3) and CBC of the abuse. “ I’ve tried to be con Kings’ back, Otto stepped out of what we did to them Sunday.” Fleury, on the power play, Gary “ We have some good soldiers French (Ch. 4, Cable 5). TSN sistent all year, and if that means the penalty box as the Flames The game turned scrappy in the Suter and Greg Paslawski also in our dressing room but we just (Cable 16) will televise Game 3 taking this every other day, that’s killed the first part of a two-man final period with the teams com scored for the Flames. Gary didn’t have enough of them of the Patrick Division semifi what I’ll do.” disadvantage. He took a Kevin bining on 24 penalties for 99 Roberts, who missed 24 games going, especially our young nal between the Penguins and Dahl pass, raced the length of the minutes. with a potential career-ending Dimitri Mironov and Doug Gil guys, who should be just busting Devils also at 4:30. ice, and put a forehand shot past Centre Robert Reichel scored a thigh injury, had three assists. mour replied for Toronto. ■ Get ready for outdoor fun now at Sport Mart! We have mountain bikes, sportswear and Czechs clinch spot athletic shoes for the entire family, all at on big brawl day p I S C 0 U N T 8 u p E R 8 tores!]guaranteed lowest prices\ DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — The Czech Republic became the WORLDS first team to clinch a spot in the quarter-finals at the world hockey Ustorf and Ulrich Hiemer were championship with a 2-0 victory assessed match penalties by Wednesday over Norway. 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