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Leaving Friends Tough to Do for Bourne, Gillies -It seem? like onlv vesferdav that the New York Islanders were ravaging the National Hockey League for four straight Stanley Cup title? from 19S0 through 'S3 But the truth he known, the ranks of those who played in ail four~df those championship season? is dwindling fastThe Islanders have onlv six players left from that four-vearreign —Billy Smith. Mike Bossy. Bryan Trottier. Denis Potvin. Ken Morrow and Duane SutterStefan Persson and Bobby Ny-strom retired after iast season, and on October 6 Bob Bourne and Clark Gillies were claimed by the Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres, respectively, in the NHL's waiver draft■'I'm kind of relieved, but disappointed. too. said Bourne 32. who scored 238 goals and collected 542 points in 814 games withBob Bournethe Islanders, but had only 17 goals last season It hit me hard I when he learned he wasn't on the Islanders' protected list) But 1 got over it when I thought about how lucky 1 was to play with the same team for such a long time 1 remembered all the good times and good friends I have made in those years Gillies, also 32. said he felt sad about leaving the Islanders. 3u( the six-time 30-goai scorer also said he thought he could still play, although his goal totals have plunged from a career-high 38 in 1981-82 to 21. 12. 15 and four in the last four seasonsI told lt;Islanders General Man-agen 3ill Torrey that I didn't want to be a freeloader, waiting to plav a game here or there. Gillie* ^iri
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St Louis Sporting News
St Louis, Missouri, US
Mon, Oct 20, 1986
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