Sports October 2, 2002 Off-Season Changes Make for an Interesting NHL Season Jordan Cripps Sports Editor Last week I wrote about the Canucks and how I thought they might fare during this NHL season. Because the NHL season is about to begin, I am going to look at some of the off-season changes that took place throughout the NHL. I really don’t understand the New York Rangers. I know they've got Mark Messier and other players who don’t fit into a youth movement but this is what they need. Adding the players they did looks okay on_ paper; Darius Kasparitis and Bobby Holik are both quality NHL players money the Rangers paid to acquire their services, nor do they do anything to secure the future stability of the fran- chise. P’'ve always maintained that Glen Sather was seen as a great General Manager in Edmonton because he did made good decisions with limited resources. When he moved to New York, though, resources weren't exactly limit- ed and it seems his decision- making was negatively affect- ed. I feel badly for Ed Belfour and the Toronto Maple Leafs. When Cujo bolted for Detroit, Belfour was brought has played in one pre-season game and, admittedly, he struggled. Instantly, the media jumped all over him and Pat Quinn, questioning whether it was a good decision to sign the former Dallas Star. I am not convinced that Belfour is a good replacement for Joseph but he should at least be given the opportunity to prove whether or not the Leafs spent their money wisely. Since I’ve mentioned Curtis Joseph I'll look at the changes Detroit has made during the For once, Detroit wasn't too heavily involved in the bidding war of July 1. Yes summer. were forced to make the change since Dominik Hasek decided to retire. They also re- signed Chris Chelios who is still one of the premier defensemen in the league. Certainly there was a signif- icant amount of movement in the NHUs free-agent market but the biggest signings involved players deciding to remain with their current teams. Jarome Iginla single- handedly ensured that the Calgary Flames franchise would remain in existence for the next few years as he signed a new deal to remain with the club. Nearly as important to the other press Canada was Jose Theodore’s decision to return to the Canadiens. This teams seemed to be reluctant to make the big trade. The biggest deal, oddly enough, involved Anaheim, who dealt Jeff Friesen and Oleg Tverdovsky to New Jersey for Peter Sykora and three fringe players. I’m really looking forward to seeing how these players fit into their new teams and whether Iginla and Theodore’s decisions to stay in Canada will inspire their respective offseason, teams to greater things. but neither is worth the in as his replacement. 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