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...Marie Trottier, the recently-hired coordinator of the Program for Persons with Disabilities, says she too hopes there will be a more comprehensive policy in the future, and that she can shape...
...Trottier, Bossy and Gillies. Gretzky, Messier and Kurri. Stastny, Stastny and Stastny. Gretzky and any two guys...
...expresses more than just respect, a fondness for Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier and especially Denis Potvin of the crumbling Islander dynasty. Mimicking strikeout Pitchers Steve Carlton and Nolan Ryan, Bossy and Gretzky pass the three-goal hat-trick record to and fro. But Gretzky is most conscious of the defenseman Potvin, and not only because Potvin is one of those formidable superstructures whose presence on any side of the ice sends the pacifists to the other. Two years ago, in a slip that irritated New York fans, Gretzky referred to the Montreal Canadiens as hockey's greatest team when...
...pleasant obscurity. He is a splendid skater, a strong outside shooter, an artful stickhandler and a responsible back checker. Judging right wingers, Gretzky puts Kurri in a class with the New York Islanders' Mike Bossy. Among all-round players, he may even rate with the Islanders' Bryan Trottier. Kurri does not care to be lumped with the other Europeans in the N.H.L., particularly the Swedes, whom he regards as figure skaters. One cannot grow up next door to the Soviet Union without developing a certain readiness for combat...
This series, by contrast, is perfect for mass consumption. The Rangers will try to shut down Bossy and Trottier with close checking, a skill underestimated by the Battle-of-the-Network-Stars generation. And Bossy himself, along with Gretzky, the league's flashiest scorer, can capture the attention of the most jaded, expansion-soaked...