1980-81 NHL Season Preview
Here is the final part of my Original 6 franchise review.
Player Spotlight
This years big breakout candidate in my mind, is
Chicago’s Jari Kurri. He’s developing elite ratings on offense, defense and physically. The only weakness in his game is his mental ratings.
Kurri had 27 points in his rookie year. I’m saying he’s a 70-80 point guy this year..
Ray Bourque ended up signing with the
Islanders on March 6th last year. He even played a few games at the end of the season. The
Islanders now have a core of
Bourque,
Denis Savard, Bernie Federko, Kenny Linseman and
Tim Kerr. That’s not too bad. Here is a look at
Ray Bourque as he begins his first full season in the NHL.