I agree with you Mathy.. I believe Jim Leger would be a great choice up
front...given the chance to show what he's got..!!!!!!
 
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> From:         Mathy
> Matturro[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Friday, December 04, 1998 10:25 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: U.S Nationals
>
> [log in to unmask],NNTP writes:
> >Another possibility is Matthias Trattnig.  He plays a similar style to
> >Heisten.  When Trattnig is at his best he's playing "feisty" and that
> >is what Heisten brings to the top line.  Trattnig could fill in well
> >there and it might be a way to jumpstart his offensive production.
>
> >Tuomo Jaaskelainen is another possibility.  He's got the offensive
> >skills to play with Kariya and Larose, and if you recall he was the
> >player who filled in for Heisten when he got hurt during the first game
> >of the year.
>
>
> you are very right there with your points..but you know who i would
> really like to see step up...leger..that kid has played very well in
> the last couple games that he has played in..he is wicked tough and can
> prove to be a big advantage up front....tuomo has proved that he has
> the skills to play with the likes of karyia and larose...but i think it
> would be interesting to throw leger on that line....with his vision of
> the ice and ability to handle the puck as he does...i think that Jim
> could be an exellent choice to play on that line......
>
> also i think that as a team we are very able to hold ourselves through
> the loss of heisten and janik..because it is in situations like this
> that we can prove that we have what it takes to overcome the loss and
> prove to everyone that it is the team that makes it not just 2 members
> of the team....
>
> DTRED WROTE......
> Now think to this year about all the starting
> players who have missed at least some time due to injury (Janik,
> Stewart, Heisten, Larose, Ek.. others?).  Adam Tate (a starter last
> year) hasn't played one game on defense this season yet due to injury
> (played forward at least once).  Eric Turgeon has also been solid, but
> is injured.  Last year, if you would have said Maine would lose 4 of
> its overall defenseman to injury and they would be leading the country
> in defense, most of us would have said you are crazy!
>
>
> we have over come the loss of players that have played a significant
> role on our team and proved that we could do it then......so i think
> that we can do it now....it will be very interesting to see however who
> walsh will dress and have stand it...i cant hardly wait!!!!!!!!!
>
> mathy
>