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TEAM INFO Pre-season Results Standings Team Directory 97-98 Schedule Expanded Roster Free Agent List Player Salaries TEAM REPORTS Back to Issue Anaheim Mighty Ducks Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Washington Capitals 
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head coach: Joel Quenneville roster: C - Pierre Turgeon, Darren Turcotte, Harry York, Craig Conroy, Pascal Rheaume. LW - Geoff Courtnall, Tony Twist, Pavol Demitra. RW - Brett Hull, Jim Campbell, Joe Murphy, Scott Pellerin, Rudy Poeschek, Blair Atcheynum, Kelly Chase, Terry Yake. D - Al MacInnis, Chris Pronger, Steve Duchesne, Marc Bergevin, Chris McAlpine, Jamie Rivers. G - Grant Fuhr, Jamie McLennan. injuries: Pierre Turgeon, c (surgery for broken right wrist, 6-8 weeks). transactions: Claimed Pascal Rheaume, c, from the New Jersey Devils in the waiver draft; Acquired Kelly Chase, rw, from the Toronto Maple Leafs for future considerations; assigned Ricard Persson, d, to Worcester (AHL). standings: GP W L T PTS GF GA HOME ROAD 3 2 1 0 4 10 6 1-1-0 1-0-0 game results: 10/1 Buffalo L 3-1 10/3 Phoenix W 7-2 10/4 at Dallas W 2-1 team news: by Jim Iovino, Ace Reporter Sneaky Pete out of action Bad news struck the St. Louis Blues three games into the season. Pierre Turgeon, the team's leading scorer last year, broke his right wrist after being slashed by Dallas's Guy Carbonneau during the Blues' 2-1 win on Oct. 4. "I don't think it was vicious," Blues head coach Joel Quenneville said. "I haven't seen the replay, but someone saw it and said it (the slash) didn't look bad." The injury couldn't have come at a worse time for both Turgeon and the Blues. Turgeon was on fire at the time of the injury. He assisted on both Blues goals against Dallas before breaking his wrist and had picked up four assists in the team's first three games. He was also a major reason for the team's great start on the power play. With Turgeon in the lineup, St. Louis was five of 18 with the man advantage. The Blues started the season on fire, as well by winning two of their first three games. And those two wins were impressive. After being beat single- handedly by Dominik Hasek in the season opener, the Blues charged back to pummel the Coyotes, 7-2. Nikolai Khabibulin was chased from the Dogs' net after two periods. The next night the Blues lost Turgeon but still defeated the Stars, 2- 1. Jim Campbell's go-ahead goal in the first period was the difference. Turgeon had surgery to repair his broken wrist and will be out of action for anywhere from six to eight weeks. The Blues have little depth at center and will definitely feel Turgeon's absence. The rest of the Blues' centers include Harry York, Darren Turcotte, Craig Conroy and Pascal Rheaume. Duchesne deal pays off So who doesn't think the Ottawa Senators got screwed in the Igor Kravchuk for Steve Duchesne deal? Duchesne currently leads the Blues in points and, like Turgeon, is a major factor for the Blues' awesome power play. Duchesne has tallied a goal and four assists in the team's three games this season. One reason for the Blues' success with the man advantage has to be the fact that Duchesne is taking a lot of pressure off of Al MacInnis along the blue line. No longer can teams key in on MacInnis's slapper on one side when Duchesne has an equally deadly blast on the other. By the way, Kravchuk hasn't been slouching in Ottawa, either. The steady defenseman has a goal and two assists in three games with the Sens. McLennan gets long awaited win Because the Blues had back-to-back games, Grant Fuhr was given a rest when the team played the Stars. In his place was Jamie McLennan, who spent all of last season playing in the minors at Worcester, had not won an NHL game since Nov. 30, 1995, when he beat the lowly Senators, 5-3. McLennan had an impressive performance against the Stars. He stopped 27 of 28 Dallas shots en route to the 2-1 victory. McLennan replaced Jon Casey as the Blues backup goaltender this season. Casey was released after last season, and is currently unsigned by an NHL team. He's spending his days as a minor leaguer, waiting for a call. Um, Jon, don't wait too long, buddy... RECENT LINES
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