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From: paul@pilchuckDataio.UUCP (Paul Brownlow in the rain forest)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: 2nd best team in NHL
Message-ID: <249@pilchuckDataio.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Feb-86 15:16:42 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 19 15:16:42 1986
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> In article <8656@ucla-cs.ARPA> lor@ucla-cs.UUCP (Edward Lor) writes:
> 
> >	If the Penguins are locked up with 3rd place and the Islanders 
> >4th in the Patrick Division (this is not impossible, as of 2/1,
> >Pittsburgh is only 4 points out of 3rd place,) will the Capitals
> >have incentives to fight for 1st place? We all know they always 
> >lose to the Isles in the playoffs, while they haven't
> >lost to the Penguins for a couple years.
> >
> 
> Why does everyone write off the Islanders?  As of now THEY are only six points 
> behind the Capitals.  Maybe the Capitals should have to worry about fighting 
> they Penguins for third instead of the Flyers!!  Maybe the @#$% Penguins 
> won't even make the playoffs.  Are you guys just jealou of the four 
> Stanley Cups ???

The Islanders have a reasonable team, but it is *nowhere near* the team
which won 4 consecutive Stanley Cups.  Many of the players that wear
rings on every finger are no longer on the team.  We are not jealous of
the 4 cups (quite an accomplishment!!!), but only realizing the change
in the team and other teams in the division.
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Paul Brownlow
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