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Article: Lemaire worries over next 6 games; Both the coach and general manager say the team is entering a critical strectch but see few options other than more effort.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- December 30, 2008
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Byline: MICHAEL RUSSO; STAFF WRITER
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- With the Wild in danger of sliding to the bottom of the Western Conference as it begins what coach Jacques Lemaire called a "critical" stretch of games, General Manager Doug Risebrough said Monday morning he doesn't anticipate making a roster shakeup.
"I don't see a lot of big options there," said Risebrough, whose team was 3-8-1 this month before Monday's game against the Flames. Risebrough said his hands are tied because players who are trade bait, such as Marian Gaborik, are "hurt" and because "we have long-term objectives," namely Mikko Koivu and Brent Burns and developing players such as James Sheppard who ...