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2002-03: A season of surprises

By EJ Hradek
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, December 17, 2002

Thus far, the 2002-03 NHL campaign has been a season of surprises. After all, even after their hot starts, who would've figured the Wild and Lightning would be standing near the top of their respective conferences in December? And, who could've predicted the names of Andrew Cassels, Olli Jokinen and Martin St. Louis would be listed among the league's top 15 scorers? Or that Sharks coach Darryl Sutter -- after improving his team in each of the last five seasons -- would be the first coach to bit ...

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