FIVE YEARS AGO: Feb. 25, 1994

The Hockey News capsules each NHL team's needs and wants with the trading deadline only a month away. "Now that the hopes for (Petr) Nedved have fallen through," writes Michael Ulmer of the Blueshirts, "the Rangers are trying to land (Quebec's Mike) Ricci. Alexei Kovalev, whom the Rangers attempted to deal for Nedved, is again the main commodity" (Elsewhere, Kovalev is said not to be to the Nords' liking so much this time around, and requests for Sergei Zubov continue). Ulmer also reports that the Blackhawks have shopped semi-obscure power wingers Stephane Matteau and Brian Noonan for a second-line center.

Mike (check for typos) Fornabaio -- mef17@oocities.com

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