1984 Season Preview
Player Spotlight
Rick Vaive has been in the league for 5 years now, all with the
Penguins. At age 25, he’s got 153 goals. He had two 45 goal seasons, but this last year, his game changed. He started scoring less and playing a more physical game. He's a 3 star player, currently on the 2nd line of the
Pens depth chart.
Sergei Makarov took his spot on the first line.
Dan Daoust was a 3rd round pick by the
Rangers in 79. He spent 2 full years in the AHL, looking like a real prospect. He played a full season in
New York, did very little, and has been in the AHL ever since.
Greg Terrion was a 4th round pick of the Penguins in 1979. He’s now an NHL regular though. He spent 14 games in the minors, and has been up ever since. He’s a role player, not expected to do much scoring, but the
Pens like him. He looks like a 4th line fixture.
31 year old
Tom Lysiak has been a fixture in the
Chicago lineup for years. After being selected 14th in the 73 draft,
Lysiak made the team right away, and has been centering the third line ever since. He’s got a shot at 1000 games if he can avoid the injuries which have haunted him his last 5 years.
Doug Wilson is an in his prime, star defenseman with the
New York Islanders. Well, one of their star defenseman. After beginning his career in the WHA, he’s grown in the NHL, and just had a real breakout season, coinciding with his teams breakout. With
Ray Bourque being the franchise player, having
Doug Wilson as 2nd fiddle is huge. He's an all-star!
