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...join in the gaiety. Ranger Coach Fred Shero, the reclusive mastermind who in less than a year had transformed a team of patsies into prime contenders, spoke briefly to the press and then simply walked out of the Garden, got into his car and drove home. Right Wing Don Murdoch explained Shero's disappearance during a moment of triumph that is the stuff of coaches' dreams: "Fred is different from most coaches, and he's made us different...
...winner of that climactic struggle will have the immense privilege of facing the New York Rangers for Lord Stanley's Cup. Fred Shero's overachievers sent the New York Islanders into deep depression last night by grabbing a 2-1 lead in the second period and holding it until the bitter end, when Madison Square Garden, better known for its pro wrestling exravaganzas, exploded into cheers...
Then there are Fred Shero's Rangers. A few weeks ago, the Manhattanites were a big, fat, ugly question mark over the playoffs. But their impressive romps over Philadelphia--winning 7-1, 5-1, 6-0 and 8-3 after losing game one in OT--have Islander fans on edge...
Taking early season observers by surprise, the Atlanta Flames got off to one of the best starts in NHL history, but soon returned to their customary position of a good team that has yet to prove itself. In Manhattan, transplanted (Flyer fans would say "stolen") coach Fred Shero led his team of born-again veterans, kids and millionaire Swedes to a strong season, though a late slump drew second-place in the Patrick division and tempered the rampant optimism that permeated Garden conversation earlier in the year...
...YORK RANGERS vs. LOS ANGELES: New coach Fred Shero has indoctrinated his Rangers with Russian hockey philosophy to get new life. Phil Esposito had an amazing season, John Davidson improved three-fold in the net, and Swedes Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson scored stylishly. Nilsson, however, is currently out with a broken ankle. Last year, young defensemen like Greschner and DeBlois needed coaching. This year, they...