Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.sports From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Canucks get Semenov from Lightning Date: Wed, 4 Nov 92 16:16:30 EST Message-ID: \SE C;SPORTS;NHL REPORT;NOTES \SS (WS) \HD Canucks get Semenov from Lightning \BY FROM COMBINED DISPATCHES VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Vancouver Canucks yesterday acquired center Anatoli Semenov from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Vancouver sent minor-league forward Dave Capuano and a fourth-round draft pick in 1994 to the expansion team for Semenov, who at 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds, filled the Canucks' need for big center. Semenov, 30, joined Tampa Bay in the expansion draft last summer after spending two full years with the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton drafted him in the fifth round of the 1989 entry draft from the Moscow Dynamo. Semenov had 20 goals and 22 assists in 59 games last season. The Canucks were expected to use Semenov on a line with high-scoring winger Pavel Bure, also from Moscow. CHYCHRUN REINSTATED PITTSBURGH - Defenseman Jeff Chychrun, unhappy with his lack of playing time this season, was reinstated by the Pittsburgh Penguins after a two-game suspension. Acquired by Pittsburgh last season from Los Angeles in a trade, Chychrun has played in only one game this season. Chychrun, who also was idle for most of the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring, was suspended after remaining behind in his native Ottawa last Wednesday. The Penguins had played the expansion Senators the previous night. He did not dress for the Penguins' games last Thursday at St. Louis and Sunday at Tampa. Chychrun was reinstated after discussing his lack of playing time with Penguins general manager Craig Patrick. LOUSY RANGERS? NEW YORK - Darren Turcotte says the New York Rangers' record has been better than their play. "We've been getting by with lousy hockey. We're not playing to our potential and we have to get more physical," Turcotte said after scoring 58 seconds into overtime to give the New York Rangers a wild 7-6 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Monday night. At 8-4-1, the Rangers would appear to be off to a solid start as they try to end their 52-year Stanley Cup drought. Turcotte feels the record doesn't tell the whole story. "We felt we played sloppy in the first 12 games," he said. "We've had a decent record and a good goals-against average, but we haven't played that well." They didn't play well Monday night, either, but ended a two-game losing streak, thanks to a pair of timely goals by their struggling power play. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM