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| | Hockey Digest: On the brink: as we head into the 2002-03 season, these are our picks for the NHL players on verge of stardom |
 | | Theodore, who was voted the MVP, and Iginla, the NHL's top scorer last season with 52 goals and 96 points, were hardly the only skaters to make their mark for the first time last season. |
 | | Only the 14th NHL goaltender since 1943 to get a shutout in his debut, 2-0 vs. Anaheim on November 28, 2001, he played for the Finnish Olympic team and in the world championships, where he was superb, with two shutouts, a 1.40 goals-against average, and a.937 save percentage in seven games. |
 | | The trend in the NHL has been to allow young goalies, particularly those from Europe, to perform in pressure situations as soon as possible. |
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