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Nagy Takes Advantage of Opportunity
Written by: Unknown on 12/01/1999 
With injuries to Terry Yake and, more notably, Pierre Turgeon, the St. Louis Blues rewarded two highly regarded prospects last week with a promotion to the NHL. Left winger Derek Bekar and center Ladislav Nagy, both of whom have played extremely well at Worcester this year, were given the call to join the blue note. Bekar led the team in goals with seven while Nagy had four goals and seven assists in 17 games. Bekar has good speed and size, however, he was ineffective in his NHL debut. Consequently, he was sent back to the Ice Cats where he will receive valuable ice time. Nagy was inserted into the lineup the next game and played well enough to earn another assignment. Admittedly nervous the game before, Nagy settled down in his second NHL game and showed off the skill that has him rated number one in the organization's list of prospects. Showing great vision and anticipation, he continued to stand out while playing almost exclusively on the fourth line with Mike Eastwood and agitator Tyson Nash. Then it happened; his first NHL goal. With patience and confidence, Nagy took Tyson Nash's centering feed and buried it top shelf. After, of course, losing his helmet in a corner scrum a few seconds before. There are those, aware of his cocky demeanor, that would say he lost his helmet purposely knowing he would score the goal. Nevertheless, with 1 goal and 2 assists in 4 games and adding skill to a fourth line, Joel Quenneville will have a tough decision to make when Turgeon gets healthy.
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