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Thursday, October 18, 2007
Lehtonen the only change from Philly (besides the coach)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I have to keep it short, but wanted to get you guys an update. Kari Lehtonen is back in goal, and Don Waddell reiterated what we all know - if this team is going to turn things around, Lehtonen is going to be the one. The lines are the same as the Philly game, basically Don said that with all the changes and turmoil he didn’t want to mess with the lines too much. So the rookie line, or the Backstreet Boys as Bob called them, is still together. Chris Thorburn, Mark Popovic and Eric Boulton are the scratches.
So here’s the lines:
Slava Kozlov - Eric Perrin - Marian Hossa
Ilya Kovalchuk - Todd White - Jim Slater
Brad Larsen - Bobby Holik - Pascal Dupuis
Brett Sterling - Bryan Little - Darren Haydar
Pairings are the same.
Don said he got at least 30 calls from agents and prospective coaches once the word got out that Bob Hartley was gone. So we’re already off and running. I’ll get to some of your comments in a little bit.
