European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday september 30,1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 by Larry Wigge the sporting news forget the lockout. Your favorite play ers will be Back on the ice to play the 84-game schedule faster than you can say Pavel Bure. The bigger question on the minds of executives and fans is finding the right formula for building a Champi onship4eam. It s simple actually. I be you have to havea nucleus of five Star players finishers if you will to win the Stanley cup Vancouver Canuck general manager Pat Quinn says. Then you have to surround them with an other five or six key role players and a few character people As glue to keep them it s a priority to acquire a Strong nucleus surround it with a mixture of inter changeable parts and most important find the right coach that s what the rangers did last season when Genera manager Neil Smith hired Mike Keenan and then delivered several players that Keenan Felt he needed and the rang ers came away with their first Stanle cup in 54 years unfortunately some teams refuse to admit that the nil is a Star drive league and Are unwilling to pay the Price to acquire the top players and Cali expect to hover around the .5 % Mark Ana win a round or two in the play offs but Nomore. Just watch the Good teams this season As they add the finishing touches a nucleus player Here a role playe therel Here Are Wiir favourites to win the cup,.with their lists of nucleus players new Jersey devils Scott stars needed to command cup Keith Primeau Nicklas Lidstrom Vladimir Konstantinov and Mike Vernon. St. Louis blues Brett Hull Brendan Shanann Craig Janney Al Mclnnis Steve duchy inc and Curtis to Are rangers planning to Trade Mark Messier left photo Tor blues Brett Hull a file 2 Stevens Stephane Richer John Mac lean Claude Lemieux and Martin Bro Deur. New York rangers mar Messier Brian Leetch Mike Richter Adam Graves Alexei Kovalev and Serge Zubov Pittsburgh penguins Ron Francis Kevin Stevens Luc Robitaille Jaromir jagr Larry Murphy Ulf Samu Elsson and Tom Barrasso. Toronto Maple Leafs Doug Gilmour Mats Sundin Dave Andreychuk Mike Ridley Dave Ellett an Felix Potvin. B red wings Sergei Fedorov Steve Yzerman Paul Coffey Montreal can and t ens. Pat Rick Roy Kirk Miiller Vincent Damp Housse mail ice Schnei Eloi and Eric pcs Jardins. Having a key excellent do fun Schmah strength in goal and an instinctive coach gives you a Chance to win it All Keenan brought the blues into the to six since last season and the canucks temporarily fell but of that mix after re placing Quinn As coach with Rick Ley. If the los Angeles Kings Washington capitals and Quebec nordic us add a Mality goaltender they too could join this group. But these teams have lacked solid goal ending for years and have Don nothing about it. Icy bits blockbuster Trade Rumor of the week holdout Mark Messier from the rangers to the blues for Brett blues would make that one in a new York minute and be glad to make Mes sier a $6-million Man. Forget the Rumor that has Washington trading hold out Kevin Hatcher to de troit for right Wing Ray Sheppard de fens Man Terry Carkner and goalie Bob Essensa. But the capitals Are fed up with Hatcher and will Trade him after a new collective bargaining agreement i reached. The Kings Are giving Rob Brown every Chance to make it Back tothe nil. Brown who had 49 goals As Mario Lemieux s right Wing in Pittsburg Hin 1988-89/will Start this season on a line with Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kerri. Pen cil in Brown for at least 30 goals. Main store Ramstein bldg 2113 open 7 Days a week 1000 2200 Annex Ramstein big 534 mod sat 1000 2200 Sun 1200 2200 Vogel Weh Vogel Weh act. Ctr., bldg 2059 open 7 Days a week 1000-2200 Stop by any moms location for More details. Sponsored by military car sales no Federal Fedor sink us of sponsor services
