NHL TOP TO BOTTOM

By HELENE ELLIOTT

Oct. 10, 2000 12 AM PT

Team (Record) Comment

1. New Jersey (1-0-0-0) No Neidermayer, Arnott, no problem.

2. St. Louis (2-1-0-0) Blues haven’t been home yet.

3. Phoenix (2-0-0-0) Handled Blues, but . . .

4. Colorado (0-0-2-0) Where’s the scoring?

5. Buffalo (2-0-0-0) And without Hasek.

6. Edmonton (1-0-1-0) Unlikely early points.

7. N.Y. Rangers (1-0-0-0) Defense first at last.

8. Ottawa (1-0-1-0) Yashin no people’s choice.

9. Florida (0-1-0-1) Larionov seeks Ponce de Leon.

10. Philadelphia (1-1-0-0) Rookie Williams impresses.

11. Toronto (1-1-0-0) Cujo shuts ‘em out.

12. Detroit (1-1-0-0) Too many penalties.

13. Kings (2-1-0-0) Shuffled off in Buffalo.

14. Dallas (1-1-1-0) Tired already?

15. Vancouver (2-1-0-0) Every game a track meet.

16. Pittsburgh (1-1-0-0) Had enough sushi, thanks.

17. Carolina (0-0-1-0) Kapanen starts fast.

18. Mighty Ducks (1-1-0-0) Trnka another wounded Duck.

19. Boston (2-0-1-0) Bruins still need Carter.

20. San Jose (0-1-0-0) Needs Nolan now.

21. Washington (0-1-1-0) Bondra on block.

22. Montreal (0-2-0-0) Where’s the defense?

23. Chicago (1-1-0-0) Beats up on Columbus.

24. Nashville (1-1-0-0) Back to U.S., please.

25. Calgary (0-1-0-0) Can’t hold off Red Wings.

26. N.Y. Islanders (0-0-1-0) Galley gets plenty of ice.

27. Tampa Bay (0-1-1-0) Primeau does the feeding.

28. Atlanta (0-1-0-0) Older than two new teams.

29. Columbus (0-2-0-0) Three-goal lead blown.

30. Minnesota (0-2-0-0) No scoring.

GAME OF THE WEEK

ST. LOUIS at KINGS

When--Wednesday. Time--7:30 p.m.

TV--Fox Sports Net/ESPN2

* Story line--Asked in the spring about his chances at the Norris Trophy before the awards show, King captain Rob Blake shook his head and said that the St. Louis Blues’ Chris Pronger not only deserved the Norris, he was also the NHL’s most valuable player. The two meet in the first of what should be four struggles between them this season. Both are big (about 6 feet 4, 220 pounds), strong defensemen who are good skaters and team leaders, and the results of their matchup could help their agents in negotiations as to who gets the bigger contract next summer.

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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