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From the sidelines An inevitable part of hockey By Hugh Nichol Trades have become an inevitable part of the hockey business and while we often overlook the human side of having family uprooted we do acknowledge that trade rumours provide the coffee shop talk that allows our wisdom to overcome our ignorance. Where, in our best Monty Hall "Let's Make a Deal" impersonation, we instantly solve the problems involving Recchi in Montreal, Fleury in Calgary, Bure in Vancouver, and especially Potvin in Toronto. Robert Copeland once said, "To get something done a committee should consist of no more than three people, two of whom are absent." It is for this reason the Toronto Maple Leafs triumvirate of Ken Dryden, Mike Smith, and Anders Hedberg cannot agree on a deal for Felix Potvin. In Smith's case patience is a virtue, for a good return could ensure a future as the Leafs full-time general manager, as well as restoring his reputation as a shrewd judge of talent, a distinction lost during his days in Winnipeg. I am sure Smith constantly reminds himself how Montreal over- reacted in the Patrick Roy conflict and that the Canadiens emotionalism has led them into the lower echelon of NHL teams. Potvin is caught in a classic catch- 22 situation. Toronto signed Curtis Joseph because they felt Felix was no longer capable of handling the starting role. Yet when teams inquire about his availability they ask for top goaltender compensation in return. And while we question Potvin's recent decision to finally walk away the truth is he ceased being a Leaf on July 15. The blockbuster trade Toronto envisions will not happen because 1) Mike Smith has a higher market value of Potvin than his 26 counterparts, 2) trades of immense magnitude seldom include a goaltender, and 3) the Leafs are only good for one major trade per decade (Mahovlich in the 1960s, McDonald in the 1970s, Sittler in the 1980s) and Cliff Fletcher has already made that deal when he acquired Doug Gilmour in 1992. While trades, free agency and expansion extends the career of the individual it also destroys the sense of loyalty between player and team. Gone are the days that saw Alex Delvecchio spend his entire 24-year NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings. For every Ray Bourque that is in his 20th year with Boston there is a Michel Petit who has played for 10 NHL teams in a 17-year professional career. Petit's attitude is that he has been allowed to experience life throughout North America. In fact most traded players adopt the philosophy that rather than being deemed expendable they are a valued commodity to their new team. This was especially true in the case of Seaforth native Dave Mcllwain who set an NHL record in 1991-92 when he donned the sweater of teams in Winnipeg, Buffalo, Long Island and Toronto. Our local hockey history is filled with trivia based on the secure as well as the nomadic. Ron Bowman, an original Brussels Bull is playing his 15th season of senior hockey with Milverton and is approaching the WOAA modern day record of 19 years set by goaltender Kevin Harrison of the Ripley intermediates. On the other hand is ex-Bull Sheldon Mustard, who, during a four-year OHA career played for two Jr. "B", three Jr. "C" and one Junior Development team while Clinton's Derek Jefferson holds a unique record of having played in every level of junior hockey possible, from "D" to Major "A" including tier-two Provincial. Despite the efforts of Phil Esposito who completed 43 separate transactions in his three-year term with the New York Rangers, managers insist they do not make a trade simply to say they have. One, however, might question the above after reading that Jake Milford, a former manager of the Los Angeles Kings, was once traded by the legendary Eddie Shore for two hockey nets. Shore later complained he got a raw deal because it was his understanding the nets were to be new, not used. Blocked shot The Brussels Bulls' goalie thwarted this attempt by a Walkerton attacker to net the puck when the teams met Dec. 18. Novice Reps victorious Wile thank you for your patronage and hope yod will be surrounded by good fortune, good friends and good health throughout this festive season. The Blyth Novice Rep team enjoyed a resounding 4-1 win over a visiting Elma Logan squad, Dec. 16. Blyth got off to an early lead with two goals in the first, while shutting out Elma Logan. Brit Peters bulged the twine for the first goal of the game with an assist by Kendall Whitfield. Richard Gregg, with a helper from Johnathon McDowell notched the second. With one minute left in the sec- ond period, Whitfield put her team up by three to go into the third peri- od. Krys Campbell earned the assist. Whitfield nailed a hattrick with her third period goal putting Blyth up 4-0. Then with two minutes left in the game, Elma Logan finally got on the board, but it was too lit- tle, too late to pull this one out of the hole.