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Bolts a surprise, Lindros a disappointment

By Barry Melrose
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, November 22, 2002

Following are my top players at the quarter mark of the NHL season, picked solely on their performance so far, not on their reputation: Top Five Forwards 1. Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins: He looks rejuvenated. Lemieux has played every game, leads all forwards in minutes played and leads the NHL in scoring by 11 points. That's pretty good at age 37. And the Penguins are in the playoff race when I didn't think they would be. 2. Joe Thornton, Boston Bruins: Several Bruins have been hurt, inc ...

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