Under the headline “Konstantinov still remembers the Lindros hit,” Ray Parrillo wrote: “The hit by a runaway bus named Eric Lindros left Vladimir Konstantinov wobbling like a toddler trying to take his first step. And the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote about their personal war for the second straight day. Eric the Great.” Mitch Albom wrote his column about the Vladinator.
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The Free Press led its latest Stanley Cup Finals section with close-up photos of Lindros and Konstantinov under the headline “Vlad the Impaler vs. What to watch: The Lindros-Konstantinov storyline drew plenty of media attention. “I play for my team, not them.” In the two meetings, Lindros had one assist and six minor penalties. “It doesn’t matter if others don’t like me,” Konstantinov said. “Every time he hits, he leaves his feet and his elbows are always up.” None of that fazed Vlad the Impaler. “He’s one of the dirtiest defensemen in the league,” Flyers coach Terry Murray said of Konstantinov. “I’m sure we’ll meet,” Lindros predicted. Lindros was so frustrated late in the game he lined up Konstantinov, slammed him against the boards and left him dazed on the ice. Three days later, the Wings won, 4-1, in Philadelphia. 22, 1997, at The Joe, when Sergei Fedorov, Slava Kozlov and Darren McCarty were injured for the Wings. Coach Scotty Bowman, however, said they wouldn’t play together except while killing penalties. The Wings, though, in two meetings with the Flyers, neutralized the Legion of Doom by pairing Vladimir Konstantinov and Nicklas Lidstrom on defense. The heart of the Flyers was the Legion of Doom line of superstar center Eric Lindros, left wing John LeClair and right wing Mikael Renberg - all at least 6 feet 2 and 225 pounds. To reach the finals, the Flyers had blown away their competition - 4-1 over the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1 over the Buffalo Sabres and 4-1 over the New York Rangers. The Flyers were the third seed in the Eastern Conference, having finished second in the Atlantic Division with 103 points, one fewer than the New Jersey Devils. And Detroit wasn’t favored again, according to the national pundits. Since winning the Cup in 1955, Detroit had failed in the finals in 1956, 1961, 1963, 1964, 19. NEW COACH: What Red Wings' 2022 search reveals about GM Steve Yzerman Could the Wings end their 42-year Stanley Cup drought? Could the Flyers end their 22-year drought? But in a little more than 24 hours, five days after the Wings polished off the Avalanche and six days after the Flyers ousted the Rangers, the teams would return to the ice in pursuit of Lord Stanley’s Holy Grail. Players were paired at tables in a restaurant - and there was no shortage of interesting comments.
Also at the Spectrum, the NHL held its Stanley Cup Finals media day. His name last popped up during Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, when a partial power outage led to slushy conditions in Denver’s McNichols Arena. To ensure a slick rink, the NHL’s ice guru, Dan Craig, was on the case. Ice crews were expected to start work around 1 a.m., after Friday night’s performance of the Ringling Bros.
Arena officials guaranteed CoreStates would be game ready with perfect ice in plenty of time for Game 1. The backstory: On the eve of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Red Wings practiced for the first time in Philadelphia, although in the Spectrum, the Flyers’ old home, because the circus was in town at the next-door CoreStates Center.
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