Opening Faceoff: Tuesday, Nov. 13
Mark Recchi had to endure two lockouts during his lengthy NHL career. (Getty Images)
Good reads
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Former Bruin Mark Recchi tells the Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont it’s time for the players to strike a deal and get back to work.
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Brett Hull thinks Alex Ovechkin will be the “happiest kid on the planet” with former Bruin and recent Hall of Fame inductee Adam Oates behind the Capitals’ bench.
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Speaking of the Hall of Fame, here’s a good, comprehensive piece on the four newest members, as Oates, Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin and Pavel Bure were officially enshrined last night.
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How good has Curtis McElhinney been for the Springfield Falcons this season? He’s the No. 1 reason his team owns the best record in the AHL and is closing in on setting a new team record for shutouts in a single season with, like, 70 games still left to play.
Today on NEHJ
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Be sure to check out Mike Zhe’s latest Division 3 Journal, which features Western New England this week.
History lesson
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Powered by two goals and two assists from Anson Carter, the Bruins defeated the Rangers by a score of 5-2 on this day back in 1999. P.J. Axelsson, Sergei Samsonov and Jonathan Girard picked up the other tallies for Boston.
Entirely off-topic
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I guess it turns out that this whole Elmo/perverted puppeteer thing isn’t the first controversy Sesame Street has endured.
Jesse Connolly can be reached at jconnolly@hockeyjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JesseNEHJ.