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It's a Swiss vacation for some players

BY LAURA SULLIVAN
October 12, 2004

It didn't take long for moonlighting NHL stars Joe Thornton and Rick Nash to have an impact on their newly adopted Swiss league team, HC Davos.

Thornton, Boston's top center, and Nash, Columbus's sniping left winger, arrived in Switzerland three days after the end of the World Cup and had two points apiece in a win over HC Lugano. Since then, although jet lag and adjustments led to a few losses, Thornton and Nash have combined for 19 points in six games.

'With the bigger ice surface, there are more chances to score over here,' Thornton said. 'Usually, guys are all over us, but here you get a little extra time and little more freedom.'"