The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN IN THE PROS Eastern Conference Finals. "You look at Max and his season and he was one of the top power for- wards all year, but it took him awhile to get going in the playoffs — the puck wasn't going in for him," U-M head coach Red Berenson said. "The Mon- treal coaches told him to keep playing hard and it will go in sooner or later. I was saying to our coaches here that if Pacioretty gets going, Montreal could beat Boston, and that's what happened in the last couple of games. He got go- ing and they rallied from a 3-2 series deficit." Hagelin, meanwhile, had managed four goals and three assists and stood plus-3 through 15 playoff games head- ing into game two against Montreal. He teamed up with center Brad Richards and right winger Martin St. Louis this year to give the Rangers one of the top lines in the NHL. In the Rangers' first two series of the playoffs, those three combined for 11 goals and 13 assists, with Hagelin's four postseason goals leading the way. He scored the game-winner in New York's 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh that forced a deciding game seven. "Carl has a different role than Max and continues to play well, and one of the reasons Richards continues to be as productive as he has been all year is because of Carl Hagelin," Berenson said. "Carl does a lot of the forecheck- ing, backchecking, digging loose pucks out, making plays, creating turnovers. He's been an effective player all year for New York." Berenson admitted he'd be torn on which team to root for watching his former players square off. FORMER WOLVERINES IN THE NHL PLAYOFFS Through May 18 • Mike Brown (Played at U-M from 2004-05), RW, San Jose Sharks: Re- corded a goal and an assist in six games against the Los Angeles Kings in the Sharks' first-round ouster … Finished plus-1 with four shots on goal. • Andrew Cogliano (2005-07), C, Anaheim Ducks: Notched a goal and six assists in 13 games before the Los Angeles Kings dispatched the Ducks in the Western Conference semifinals May 16 … Finished minus-2 with 17 shots on goal and one game-winning goal. • Luke Glendening (2008-12), RW, Detroit Red Wings: Played in all five games during Detroit's first-round play- off loss to Boston and notched one goal on three shots … Finished minus-2. • Carl Hagelin (2008-11), LW, New York Rangers: Notched four goals and three assists through 15 games, with the Rangers holding a 1-0 series lead over Montreal in the Eastern Confer- ence Finals … Stood plus-3 with 30 shots on goal and one game-winning tally. • Jack Johnson (2006-07), D, Colum- bus Blue Jackets: Was outstanding, notching three goals and four assists in six playoff games versus Pittsburgh in the first round … Finished minus-1 with 14 shots on goal. • Max Pacioretty (2007-08), LW, Montreal Canadiens: Tallied three goals and four assists in 12 playoff games … Stood minus-1 with 42 shots on goal. ❏