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Article: Carpenter older and much wiser
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- May 9, 1995
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Bobby Carpenter spent yesterday afternoon on the Garden ice with
three injured New Jersey teammates and assistant coaches Dennis
Gendron and Larry Robinson. He skated smoothly, distributed
efficient passes and unleashed lefthanded slap shots for an hour.
But he is not prepared to play at full speed. He is recovering
from a deep thigh bruise that either will improve enough to allow him
to play against the Bruins tomorrow or devolve into a calcified
condition that could threaten his career.
Carpenter is, as he says, "older and wiser" than when he joined
the NHL shortly after his 18th birthday. He is philosophical about
his precociousness and the misadventures and successes of a 14-year