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Not an easy two points.(performance of new hockey teams)
With speed and strong goaltending, the last four expansion teams are far from pushovers
Back in 1992, Jack Ferreira had just watched the Penguins sweep the Blackhawks for the Stanley Cup. Ferreira, then the general manager of the Sharks, had admired the Mario Lemieux-led Penguins--not just their power, but how they got into a team's head.
"They are so good, they could psych us out even if there was just of hint of them being within 100 miles from us," Ferreira said then, after his expansion team's first year. "They beat us 8-0, 10-2 and 7-3. And one night they beat us without even being in the arena."
OK, Jack, so how did they beat you without even being in the arena?
"One night when we were in Calgary, as our team was going out on the ice, a cart goes by with Pittsburgh's equipment," Ferreira said. "The Penguins weren't even in the building. They were scheduled to play the Flames two days later but were already in town--and in our heads.
"Just seeing that equipment was enough to psych our players out. Calgary beat us, 10-1."
That's how it used to be with expansion teams. Lopsided losses. Embarrassing lessons.
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