European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 5, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 kicks fire Debusschere name Stirling new York a Dave Debusschere n key member of iwo new York championship teams Dur ing the 1970s who saw the kicks sink into the doldrums in the 1980s, was fired Friday As general manager of the learn and replaced by Scolly Stirling. Jack Krumpe president of mad Ison Square Garden corp., said he made the decision to Cpl acc Debus sch re three weeks ago and thai his no. Choice Tor the Job was Stirling who quit his Job As vice president in charge of operations for the National basketball association. I decided that we needed fresh leadership at Tho operating level Krumpe said. The decision was made with a Luul to the future. Dave did Yeoman work in his three cars As general manager and i m not looking to blame him. But a change was needed to bring freshness o the Organiza Tion the kicks who took the even Tual Champion Boston celtics to seven games in the Eastern Confer ence playoffs in i9s4, fell to 24-58 and missed the playoffs last year and Are 11-22 this season. A record number of games missed by scaring Champion Bernard King and Center Bill Cartwright because of injuries sni illness have contributed to the downfall. Do Busschers has been criticized for not making any trades this sea son for signing Cartwright to a six year $5 million contract after he missed All of lust season and Jusi be fore he wits reinsured in training Camp this season for his handling of negotiations leading 10 the signing of Patrick Ewing and for inaccessibility to the Media. In my judgment a change was needed but there was no specific event that brought about the Deci Sion Krumpe said. It was a combi nation of flings. Injuries notwithstanding this season has been a  Krumpe said Debusschere was stunned when he was informed of the firing Friday. Debusschere was not available for comment. To is a very Dassy Guy and that made it More difficult to Laic this step Krumpe said. He said that Stirling a former executive for the Golden Slaw warriors of the Aba the Oakland Oaks of the american basketball association and the Oakland raiders of life National football league would have full operating responsibility and will report directly to a. Psi is Battle for puck new Jersey def Enamait Ken is Najko bullies Washington s Lou Franceschett in front of the llcviis7 goal in the first period of he nil Loams meeting in East Rutherford. , the goalie is clan ii Rysch. Washington Nan Fie Gumc 3-2. Canad ens ouf Skafe jets 7-3 from press dispatches Winnipeg Manitoba Lucien Deblois scored two goals As the Montreal canadians handed the Winnipeg jets their fifth straight loss Friday Nib i u was a close Battle for the firs two periods with the wore tied 3-3 at the end of the second period. Bui the canadians pulled away by scoring four goals in the third period la win 7-3. Chris Nilan Larry Robinson dab Oai Ney Mike map acc and Mats Nasland each scored one Goat for inc canadians. Who pulled two Points ahead of the que Bec nordic ties atop the Adams division. Carney s goal was the 200th of his nil career. Doug Snail Randy Carlyle and Dave elicit scored for the jets in fourth place in the Smythy division. The jets scored 36 seconds into the first period when Thomas Stycn passed from behind the net to smart standing at the Corner of the crease who directed the puck behind Patrick Roy. The Cunard icons lied it 32 seconds later As Titan drifted in from the Blue line and let go a drive from the Falcoff Circle that caught the top Corner to Brian Hayward s Jill Roundup Glove Side. Winnipeg then connected on a Power play at 13 311. Dale Hawer Chuk set up the goal by passing across the Slot to Carlyle who snapped the puck under Roy s Arm Raincy lied the score 2-2 it 4 52 of the second period when he look n Lead pass from Lurry Robinson Al Center ice. Raced in and Slid a shot under a sprawling Hay Ward. Deblois put Montreal ahead for the Fust Lime 3-2, As Ryan Walter won the draw in the jets zone and do Blois ripped v. Shot from the Falcoff Circle that went Over Hayward s pad at 14 25. Winnipeg s elicit tied the game at 3-3 at 17 50 when he took a pass from Laurie Boschman and snapped u shot under the crossbar. That set the stage for the Montreal As Sault in the final period. Map acc beat Hayward with a writ shot from outside the Falcoff Circle at 2 59 to make the score 4-3. Five minutes later. Robinson moved in from inc paint on a Power play look a pass from Waller Ami lifted i Slun  a net. Do Klimt scored his second Guimil Al Mill period and Naslund Natl Tel i 27ih a Jwj of the Scaturo Ai he Van set up b i pm across the slow from in Obj Smith. In Abc Only other nil Jan pm i de i riday capitals ,1. Do ii 1 East . Flan i gigs ifs son and Dave Christi in to red go in in minutes apart Carty in the or it a cried to Lead Washington list new Jet. Sey. La u As inc Sih Cun Ceu Iive Lusi Tor the devils and their Pinili in the last 10 . Mel Fri ognian scored ooh Niv Jersey urls. Go Susson scored at 5 56 of i hts first a Neil an a to incr pkwy Knuck Inu Peter Andersson s rebound from Jusi outside the  past Devil Itu Giinder go Nii resell. Christian scored his 21st �