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http://gazeta.ru/sport/2003/07/a_40648.shtml

Here's the Babel translation of the site I mentioned above (it's real rough): Russian forvard of cloud/club NKHL "New York Reyndzhers" 24- summer novel Lyashenko tragically camber, being found on leisure in Turkey. The details of the death of young hockey player are not thus far known.However, information about the death 24- summer of eks- that attacking team Russia (Lyashenko it was drawn into the national composite in 1999, but into the composition of the composite of Aleksandr yakusheva to the championship of peace/world into Norway it did not fall at the last moment/torque) in the telephone conversation with the correspondent "gazety.Ru" confirmed the general manager of Yaroslavl "locomotive" Yuri Lukin.Lyashenko before its departure in NKHL it spoke in favor of Yaroslavl cloud/club, because they perceived the tragedy of hockey player in Yaroslavl' closely to the heart. On one of the versions, in Turkey it was located on leisure together with the family and died of the heart insufficiency in the hotel number.In all likelihood, Lyashenko it died in the sleep.Turkish policemen arrived in the hotel in the morning revealed/detected Lyashenko by already dead.The hockey community of Russia is found in the shock and it is not thus far ready to give the official explanations to the occurred tragedy.Thus far sharp/acute heart insufficiency the lethal outcome considers the most plausible version of death Lyashenko, although they speak both about the auto-catastrophe and about the fact that Lyashenko it sunk/drowned in the sea. Lyashenko no longer first loss, which bears the Yaroslavl hockey. During January of 2003 years, let us recall, on the balcony of its own apartment was found the body of the trainer of the Yaroslavl cloud/club of Aleksey Traseukh.As a result of investigation it was established that it was shot down from the gun. Then, on 6 June of this year, into the auto-catastrophe fell the shielding the colors of "locomotive" player team Russia, close friend Lyashenko Vladimir Antipov.As a result of emergency perished the wife of hockey player Mary, player himself with the numerous damages was delivered into the hospital But is still earlier, in 1999, in the auto-catastrophe camber player then even Yaroslavl "torpedo" Vladimir Zhashkov. It is necessary to say that the interseason is frequently turned around by tragedies for the Russian hockey players.Several years ago, being found on aqueous leisure, by the nelepeyshim means camber Russian enkhaelovets Dmitriy Tertyshnyy;however, present in spring, already after the end of season in Togliatti, in the emergency seriously suffered one of most talented Russian yuniorov of Igor Grigorenko. By the way, Lyashenko, that was the captain of youth team Russia on the championship of the peace/world of 1999 victorious for it, in the future season completely could become odnoklubnikom Grigorenko.After five years, carried out after the ocean, the hockey player, who played in the finale of the goblet of Stanley 1999 - 2000 years, lost place in the basic composition of cloud/club NKHL. after passing by the spring of last year from "Dallas" to "New York Reyndzhers", novel Lyashenko so could not become its in the new command.Forvard of defensive plan already conducted negotiations from the tol'yattinskoy "Ladoy", which heads the former trainer Lyashenko on the Yaroslavl "torpedo" Peter Vorobyev, apropos of his return to Russia, but from completing them him death prevented.

I read a translation of the original article off a Russian news site. It was tough to make out, but it sounded like a former teammate and the coach of Lyashenko's former team in Russia have also died recently of suspicious causes. Something very odd about this one.

A 0.921 save % is all-star calibre.

Maybe he could become Elias's agent.

The Rangers are playing Devils hockey! No square tonight!

I don't recall anyone saying that, Scott.

Yeah, it wasn't just the Rangers in 1994. You all keep telling yourselves that.

But that one didn't count. Half a Cup. Though that sounded much better until you won the second one in 2000.

I respectfully disagree.

StarDew, I stand corrected about the ownership of the Devils. But you are wrong about Bettman. The NHL has never been so popular as the spring the Rangers won the Cup. Actually, all I care about is the Rangers making the playoffs. I don't care how they do it. You would feel the same if in my shoes. I was going to avoid this thread until Jerry showed up in the NYR Cafe with the kinder, gentler version. Don't be PC, Jerry, say what you feel.

I never said they did. But it is silly for Jerry to bitch and moan about the Rangers spending the money that their fans give them to make the team better.

One other point... where were all the naysayers back in the early 90s when Pittsburgh had the highest payroll in the NHL? They were borrowing big time to pay guys like Lemieux, Stevens, etc. spending way more than they were taking in. They brought on their own demise, not the NY Rangers.

Jerry obviously thinks the Devils are still owned by McMullen. This is hillarious coming from a fan of the team owned by YankeeNets. Bettman would be doing cartwheels if the Rangers make the playoffs and make some noise. Come on, Jerry, you're smart enough to realize this.

Just a corrected version for Chico is god

You guys do realize that if Bettman gets his salary cap, the Devils will be one of the teams shedding significant payroll. The Devils are one of the "haves".

Bure was signed by FLORIDA, not NY, as a RFA. Yet it is the Rangers who are responsible for the escallating salaries? When the Rangers sign a UFA, that isn't used for comparision by the arbitration process. Bure's salary IS. That's not "reasoning", that's the facts on how the NHL works.

I don't follow your math, bg. Lefebvre is a goner, no doubt. But if you don't bring Laukkenan back, that's 2 d-men that will need to be replaced this summer. Only one if Mironov is re-signed, which is going to cost $$$$. And I thought Karpa got a 3 year deal? Holik and Kasparaitis received large signing bonuses, but those aren't figured in to the team payroll numbers.

This bashing of the trade is getting ridiculous. The NHL is glad to have teams like the Rangers... if Florida had to pay Bure this year and next the contract that THEY gave him, they would likely be banckrupt right now. The Rangers did them a huge favor. Likewise, the cash and salary that the Rangers took on will keep Pittsburgh going through the end of the season. The Rangers took advantage of their financial status to make these deals happen. But don't be confused, Pittsbugh and Florida did not get screwed in these deals. They got what they needed to survive, an infusion of cash and a reduction in operating expenses. The fact that the NHL owners expanded to too many teams and into markets that can't support their franchises is not the Rangers fault either.

bg, Kovalev is going to get ~$8MM next year. If they only chop $3MM off Leetch's contract, that will mean a payroll approaching $80MM next season. No way that happens, IMO.

DM, my fellow Rangers fans hate me to say this, but every big salary added lessens the chance that Leetch comes back this summer. If he does, it will be for a NY discount. No way Leetch gets another $9MM+ per contract from the Rangers.

Kovalev was traded now because the Pens knew he would make a killing in arbitration this summer and they couldn't afford to pay him that much. So they had to trade him now or risk losing him for nothing but a 2nd round compensation pick. The teams who can afford to add an $8MM player generally are the ones with the expensive payrolls (and players) now. Pittsburgh got cheap, NHL talent and also dumped Laukkenan's salary. It was never about getting equal talent back, it was getting the best affordable players. And the Rangers happened to have a surplus right now.

Who's discounting that? That's exactly why the banks pushed for this arrangement. They weren't going to get all their money back either. They knew Mario owning the team would bring the fans back, at least in the short term. They all get their money and the team gets sold, maybe even for a profit.

Hockey has been on life support in Pittsburgh for years. The city can't/won't support an NHL team. I recall the stories back when the Pens were bancrupt, Mario didn't want to own the team but he had no choice as there wasn't enough assets to go around and the banks got theirs first.

Why exactly do you think Lemieux agreed to take over the Pens? To save the franchise? Hardly. He was owed millions in deferred salary that he was never going to see. So he made a deal with the banks to trade his debt for equity in the team and the loans necessary to bring the team back from bancrupcy. You probably believed the line that he came back so his son could see him play. In reality, the Pens weren't drawing like they were so he made his comeback to bring back the fans. Revenue went up and he was able to make some of his money back in direct salary. I have always thought that this "experiment" would end once Mario's share of the team exceeded the money he was owed. I'd guess we are getting pretty close to that point. He will then sell the team and it will be moved out of Pittsburgh.