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Sullivan, McCabe win NHL weekly honours

Canadian Press

10/17/2005 12:13:00 PM

NEW YORK (CP) - Forward Steve Sullivan of the Nashville Predators is the NHL's offensive player of the week after scoring four goals and adding three assists in three wins to help keep his team's perfect record intact.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Bryan McCabe is the defensive player of the week after an offensive explosion saw him collect eight points (1-7) in four games.

Sullivan was tied for the NHL lead with 10 points (4-6) before Monday's games. The 5-0-0 Predators won all three road games last week.

The 31-year-old native of Timmins, Ont., tallied three points (1-2), all in the third period, in the Predators' 5-4 comeback victory at Colorado last Wednesday and had three more points (2-1) in a 5-4 shootout win at Phoenix on Thursday. He finished the week with one goal in a 4-1 victory at St. Louis on Saturday.

Also considered for the offensive award were Philadelphia Flyers winger Simon Gagne (four goals, three assists) in three games, Maple Leafs winger Jeff O'Neill (4-3 in four games) and Carolina Hurricanes centre Rod Brind'Amour (3-2 in two games).

McCabe recorded three points (1-2) in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators last Monday, tallied one assist in a 4-2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday and had four assists in a 9-1 rout at Atlanta on Friday. McCabe finished the week by logging a game-high 26:09 in ice time as the Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at Bell Centre on Saturday.

Also considered were defencemen John-Michael Liles of the Colorado Avalanche (2-4 in three games), Toronto's Tomas Kaberle (0-6 in four games) and Steve Eminger of the Washington Capitals (2-3 in four games).
 

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Lehtonen out another seven to 10 days

Canadian Press

10/17/2005 2:51:37 PM

ATLANTA (CP) - Rookie goalie Kari Lehtonen will be out another ''seven to 10 days,'' Thrashers GM Don Waddell told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Lehtonen hasn't played since suffering a groin injury in the season opener Oct. 5.

Veteran backup Mike Dunham, who suffered a groin injury in last Wednesday's 2-0 loss to Montreal, could return as early as Thursday.

The Thrashers reassigned goaltender Adam Berkhoel to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League on Monday.
 

Flyers' Stevenson out 2-3 months

Associated Press

10/17/2005 3:18:09 PM

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) - Philadelphia Flyers right wing Turner Stevenson will have surgery on his right hip and is expected to be sidelined two to three months.

He has torn cartilage and his operation is scheduled for Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.

This is the second big injury of the season for the Flyers - right wing Sami Kapanen is recovering from shoulder surgery last month.

The 33-year-old Stevenson signed as a free agent with the Flyers in July 2004. He played on New Jersey's 2003 Stanley Cup championship team.

Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock said Stevenson originally injured the hip while with the Devils. He took a cortisone injection last week and felt good enough to play against Pittsburgh, but took a hard hit in that game.

This is the second major injury of Stevenson's 11-year career. He missed most of the 2001-02 season after knee surgery.

"His leadership, it's amazing how quickly he acclimated here," captain Keith Primeau said. "That's just a guy who's been around for a long time. He's had success, he's a winner, so he brings those experiences with him."

General manager Bob Clarke said he has no intention of trading to acquire a veteran and will not call up a replacement from the AHL because of salary cap considerations. The Flyers will carry only 12 forwards into Saturday's game at Toronto.

Stevenson has 75 goals in 616 NHL career games.
 

Hockey Hearsay: Fleury huge in Giants debut

Sportsnet.ca

October 17 @ 9:00 AM

Theo Fleury made a splash in his Belfast Giants debut. The sparkplug racked up three goals and four assists - along with a pair of fights - to lead the Giants to an 11-2 win over the Edinburgh Capitals in the British Elite league, reports the Toronto Star.
 




MulhorandSage said:
Thornton to San Jose. I don't think I'd be very happy if I were a Boston fan tonight.
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For three players, right?

Tough trade to make, but Boston is sucking big tie right now and needs to make some changes (starting with who's in net, but that's another story).
 

MulhorandSage said:
Thornton to San Jose. I don't think I'd be very happy if I were a Boston fan tonight.
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If I was a Bruins fan, I'd be burning my jersey. They traded one of the top five forwards in the game for a third line centre, a stay at home defenseman and a Marco Sturm (Who I won't even comment about, as I have nothing politically correct to say about him.)
 

devilbat said:
If I was a Bruins fan, I'd be burning my jersey. They traded one of the top five forwards in the game for a third line centre, a stay at home defenseman and a Marco Sturm (Who I won't even comment about, as I have nothing politically correct to say about him.)
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I know nothing about the three players the Bruins got I can't really say what I think about the trade itself (although knowing this organization I'm not optimistic we got a good deal), but I'm not surprised to see Thornton go. He's a talented player, but I think he wasn't the leader the team needed and expected him to be.
 

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