Modano Hits 1,000
Mike Modano played his 1,000th game as a Star/North Star last night. He became only the second American player to play 1,000 games with one franchise (Ranger defenseman Brian Leetch is the other one).
While free agency has made players spending 1,000 games with a team a pretty rare thing, a salary cap could make it even worse. Teams would shed players as the players improved since improvement equals cash. Not that that’s a reason not to have a cap in the NHL. It’s just something to consider. A cap could mean the end of homegrown talent.
Modano’s 1,000th game wasn’t an enitrely happy win. Marty Turco hurt his ankle. Coach Dave Tippett called the injury minor, but then again, it wasn’t his ankle.
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