European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 b the stars and stripes monday june 24, 1991 Over by Ken Rappoport a hockey writer Buffalo . The Quebec nor piques have chosen Eric Lindros. The question now is will he choose them a it s a Nice Challenge a said Nordques general manager Pierre Page Abou t sign ing the 18-year-old Center who As advert sied was the first player taken in saturday s draft. Also As advertised Lindros passed on the draft Day ritual by refusing to put of a Nordi quest sweater. Lindros had said All along that he had not yet decided if he would play in the nil this season. That a obviously still the Case. A a a in a no closer than i was three months ago a Lindros said a we Haven to discussed any sort of Deal. Its More than a Money. It s a situation where i want to be i pay a t. A a a Money is one thing in life but it is not everything. I want to be in a position where in a Happy a there i will be at ease with the  Lindros has raised Quot some eyebrows with his Independent thinking. The last a and Only a time that a no. 1 pick walked at joining the nil team that drafted him was in 1984, when Mario Lemieux Wasny to Happy with the Pittsburgh penguins contract offer. That apparently is not the Case with Lindros since the Nordques have not offered anything yet. Lindros a Quebec has t done a thing said a thing a Lindros said. Quot it s been pretty nip and  a Quot Page. Said he expected negotiations with Lindros agent Rick Curran to begin shortly. A a we a like to have him in time for the first regular season game a Page said. That May be a bit optimistic considering Lindrosz apparent determination to explore his options. A there Are so Many leagues and some of these leagues May come. Through and some May not a he said. A you have to find out which ones Are solid and which ones Are not and what options Are  Lindros referred to two new hockey league the Continental hockey association and the North american hockey league. Both plan to open this fall and have made pitches for him. He has indicated he could Plav for either or for the Canadian olympic team or even go Back to his Junior team at Oshawa where he scored a league leading 149 Points last season and was named the Canadian hockey league player of the year. A everyone else has got a Choice in life and i am just trying to get across to everyone a mind that i have a Choice to play where i want to play whether it be in the nil or any other leaguer Junior Quot Lin Dros said. A a that a my position that s my perspective on  Eric Lindros carries the Quebec Jersey he refused to Wear As he shakes hands with a member of the Nordques delegation that picked him no. I in saturdays nil draft. Unlike other years there were very few pre draft or draft Day trades and movement of draft picks. Buffalo sabres general manager Gerry Meehan theorized that Lindrosz situation might have had something to do with that. A people Are holding Back ammunition in Case Lindros becomes available a Meehan said. With the san Jose Sharks an expand. Sion team scheduled to begin play this fall drafting for the first time a record 264 players were picked. As usual the Canadian Junior ranks were the biggest source of Talent providing the top three picks 14 of the 22 first rounders and a draft High 108 Overall a total of 92 came from . Colleges High schools and juniors while a record 55 european players were taken two More than last year a the league is not afraid to take soviets swedes or finnish players anymore a said Christian rocks tron the new York rangers european scout. A a number of Good Young players Are going where they should go. A Guy like Sergei Fedorov you can t wait to get him in the first round anymore he a just not going to be there.�?�. Right Wing Alexei Kovalev from Moscow Dynamo became the first soviet Ever picked in the first round when the rangers picked him no. 15 Overall. Stars pull off. Draft Day deals Buffalo . Dpi the Best Young players acquired on draft Day Are not always acquired through the draft. A Minnesota North stars general manager Bob c Larke made two deals during the draft saturday with an Eye to getting players who can help right away cd Larke completed a 4-for-l Trade to acquire Center Todd Elik from los Angeles and. Then swinging a three Way Tiac of Veteran defens Emen with Van Oiiver and the new York islanders. In the first Deal Forward Randy Gil Hen do lensman Charlie. Huddy right Winger Jim Thomson and a fourth round pick were sent to los Angeles for Flik. All three players were obtained by Minnesota in the expansion draft last month. Gilhen formerly played Lor Pittsburgh Huddy  and Thomson for Washington. Alter completing that Deal Minnesota Cut a defens Eman Dave Bahrych also acquired in the expansion draft to Vancou ver for Tom Kurvers. Minnesota then dealt Kurvers to the new York islanders for Craig Ludwig. A when you look at our team with the Ages of Bobby Smith and Neal Bro ten you have to have younger players coming in who can play right now not two or three years from now a Clarke said. A Elik 25, scored 21 goals and 58 Points Lor los Angeles Hist  had 15 goals and 10 assists with the Stanley cup champions in 1990-91, while Huddy missed a Large part of the season with injuries. Huddy 31, was a key member of five Stanley cup winning teams in Edmonton. Los Angeles coach Tom Webster said Heiddy was obtained to play alongside Rob Blake of defense. Baby Cli has been injured much of the past two years playing in just eight games last season. Kurvers will be moving to his fourth team in three years and  Foi his offensive skills he had 30 Points in 51 games last year. A a. Ludwig was a longtime member of the Montreal canadians before he was sent to new York earlier this year. Clarke said they had arranged a a a Vicli Kurvers Swap Friday and had planned to keep Kurvers. A then islanders pm Bill Torrey called and a offered Ludwig a. Clarke.  a big Strong Guy Good in front of the  in another draft Day Deal the Quebec Nordques sent a second round pick acquired earlier from Toronto to Washington in Exchange for defens Eman Mikhail Tatarinov. To t a r i nov w to. J o i n e d t h e Ca p i t a 1 s i As t year from the soviet Union will reunite in Quebec with former defense partner Alexei Gusarov who  the Nordi ques last year Tatarinov had 23 Points in 65. Games with Washington last season. Quot for rematch Las vegas Nev. Up Mills Lane will referee the Friday night Mike Tyson razor Ruddock rematch which came about because of controversy Over referee Richard Steele a performance in their March 18 fight. The Nevada state athletic commission saturday announced Lane of Reno will referee the second meeting of the hard hitting heavyweights. A Lane and Steele have Long been considered Nevada s Best officials but Steele came under heavy fire after stopping the first Tyson Rud Dock bout with Ruddock standing and Alert in the seventh round. Ruddock s handlers charged into the ring following Steele a decision and scuffled with Tyson s Trainer Richie Giachetti. 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