From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxj!mhuxa!houxm!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ubc-visi!demco Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey Title: Re: StanleyCup Article-I.D.: ubc-visi.322 Posted: Sat Apr 23 09:39:26 1983 Received: Mon Apr 25 06:21:44 1983 References: alberta.275 I finally had a chance to see a game in the Islanders-Rangers series yesterday (Friday). Were all the games like that? Compared to the Oilers, the play reminded me of a table hockey game: players moving back and forth along predetermined paths. The passing was so bad that often the puck would skitter away and not be touched by anybody for a full three or four seconds. The only exciting player on the ice was Duguay. If the Oilers can stand a little rough going -- and I think they can -- the team they meet in the final is going to be crushed by their skating, passing, and playmaking. John Demco ...!decvax!microsoft[!uw-beaver]!ubc-vision!demco