I’d like to get away with the things he gets away with.” Konstantinov has done a very good job of not getting caught. It’s just a matter of not getting caught. And then Avs defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre declared: “In the playoffs, you get away with a lot of things. Sergei Fedorov said Konstantinov played the same way he had in their Red Army days - always tough and always aggravating. McCarthy said “I’m glad he’s on our team, because he would be a hell of a guy to play against.” Defenseman Larry Murphy said he never noticed Konstantinov clutching and grabbing. He’s the kind of guy that’s always in your face, and he throws other players off that way.” His teammates vouched for him, of course. It’s something you’d like to be able to extract from Vladdie’s blood and put in some other players’ blood. Associate coach Dave Lewis, who played 1,008 games as an NHL defenseman, wondered whether Crawford “watched the same game I watched.” He added: “Vladdie is the ultimate competitor, and maybe he gets criticized unfairly for that. I just start laughing when they start complaining.” Wings coach Scotty Bowman didn’t laugh, insisting Konstantinov didn’t do “any flagrant stuff” and refused to comment on the officiating to avoid a $10,000 fine. They want to do something, and they start complaining. “He can say whatever he wants to,” he said. But it also is a penalty.” Told about Crawford’s comments, Konstantinov laughed. … There were a number of opportunities where he had a stick under his arm and he was able to keep his feet moving and keep in the play. “Konstantinov is very, very adept at grabbing the stick and holding it under his arm. He could get a penalty every shift he’s on the ice.” Crawford’s gripes at times, though, sounded like high praise for the Valdinator. “We have to expose the fact that he’s clutching and grabbing all the time. “We’ve got to play very physical against Konstantinov,” Crawford said. Vlad the Impaler? Crawford used his off-day news conference to attempt to convince the NHL’s referees to keep a closer eye on Konstantinov, a Norris Trophy finalist for the first time who had only two penalty minutes in the series. In turn, McCarty called his teammate a “Russian Canadian.” Crawford also said center Peter Forsberg should be drawing 45 penalties a game. Colorado coach Marc Crawford led the charge by calling defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov a master of dirty tricks who deserved a penalty every shift.
“I got picked by the wrong goalie again.” While there wasn’t a lot of skating by the conference finalists, there was plenty of yapping.
Only a dozen Wings did so for an optional practice - just enough for a game Darren McCarty called “shinny on the lake.” His team lost. So, the Avalanche, although down two games to one, didn’t go on the ice at all. After three games in five days, the schedule for the Western Conference finals called for two off days between Games 3 and 4 in Detroit. The backstory: For the first time in nearly a week, the Red Wings and Avalanche could pause to catch their collective breaths.
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The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to the Motor City After 41 Frustrating Seasons.” Day 35: May 20, 1997 In the spring of 1997 - a quarter-century ago - the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. Colorado Avalanche: Photos from 1997 West finals
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