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"We didn't really play like a team [in '03-04]," Yashin said. "That's what the best teams do to win in the first round and go forward." He lamented a struggle within the team, something he addressed indirectly by saying "The team that trusts each other and plays for each other and creates this atmosphere in the dressing room -- the one-unit team, it doesn't matter who is on the ice -- if the team really believes in that, they have a chance to win the Stanley Cup." Yashin believes the Islanders never had that unconditional trust.
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The trust starts with the owner, Charles Wang, who has developed a close personal relationship with his highest-paid employee. Wang could have opted to keep the others and rid himself of Yashin and his $7.6-million salary, which is the second-highest in the NHL behind Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr ($8.4 million).
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Parrish and Yashin have a good relationship. They are the only two obvious choices to replace Peca as captain. They might even wind up linemates with Satan. "Man," Parrish said, "that would be a fun line to play with."
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"He's a tremendous playmaker and he's also got a great finishing touch," Satan said from Slovakia last week. "He can score goals and make passes. He's proved in the past he belongs among the top players in the NHL." On the phone, Yashin was quiet as this message was relayed to him.
He paused, then laughed. "It's nice to hear someone say something nice about me," he said. "I forgot what that feels like."
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The trust starts with the owner, Charles Wang, who has developed a close personal relationship with his highest-paid employee. Wang could have opted to keep the others and rid himself of Yashin and his $7.6-million salary, which is the second-highest in the NHL behind Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr ($8.4 million).
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Parrish and Yashin have a good relationship. They are the only two obvious choices to replace Peca as captain. They might even wind up linemates with Satan. "Man," Parrish said, "that would be a fun line to play with."
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"He's a tremendous playmaker and he's also got a great finishing touch," Satan said from Slovakia last week. "He can score goals and make passes. He's proved in the past he belongs among the top players in the NHL." On the phone, Yashin was quiet as this message was relayed to him.
He paused, then laughed. "It's nice to hear someone say something nice about me," he said. "I forgot what that feels like."
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I hope they can swim! LOL
