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MILWAUKEE -- NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is interested in returning in some capacity to the Milwaukee Bucks. "If I get a call, I will definitely offer my services," said Abdul-Jabbar, the franchises career leading scorer with 14,211 points. "Theres nothing on the table right now. A couple of people have asked me and if I had the chance to be part of this franchise again, I would take it." In December, former Sen. Herb Kohl announced he would seek minority investors in the team, which he has owned since 1985. The franchise is at something of a crossroads, struggling to draw large crowds to an aging building. The Bucks beat Utah 114-88 on Monday, but have the leagues worst record at 12-47. Still, Abdul-Jabbar sees Milwaukee as a viable NBA market. "They have to get their business model right," Abdul-Jabbar said Monday. "I hope that the Bucks are able to sort it all out and get on a good footing. You cant win it all unless you get the right players and you cant get the right players unless youre really in a good position as a business." Abdul-Jabbar was in town in part to promote a new tourism ad for the state of Wisconsin that played off his acting role in the movie "Airplane." Over the last few years, Abdul-Jabbar has expressed an interest in returning to the NBA as a coach. Hes worked as a special assistant with teams such as the Clippers and Lakers. Abdul-Jabbar -- then Lew Alcindor -- was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1969 NBA draft and immediately turned the Bucks, coming off their expansion season, into contenders. Milwaukee went 56-26 and finished second in the Eastern Division behind Abdul-Jabbars 28.8 points and 14.5 rebounds per game. Not long after the season ended, the Bucks obtained Oscar Robertson from the Cincinnati Royals, leading to a dominant 1970-71 season. They finished with a 66-16 record and swept Baltimore in the NBA Finals, becoming the fastest expansion franchise to win a championship in the history of major professional sports. The Bucks returned to the Finals in 1974, losing to Boston in seven games. Robertson would retire just before the 74-75 season and Abdul-Jabbar quietly requested a trade, looking for a bigger market and the chance to join another contender. "They appreciated that and they appreciated that I kept my mouth shut about it," he said. "I gave them the opportunity to approach other teams and they figured out the best deal they could make for themselves." Abdul-Jabbar got his wish in June 1975, when he was shipped to the Lakers in a deal that included Junior Bridgeman going to Milwaukee. Both players have had their jerseys retired by the franchise. Bridgeman, who was honoured by the team last week, also has been mentioned as a possible investor. Wholesale Shoes Black Friday . Louis Cardinals a hard-fought victory. 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The slide is the longest for the club since an 0-2-2 stretch from March 24-31 of the 2011-12 season. Montreal hasnt lost five consecutive contests since an 0-5-0 funk from Feb. 19-28, 2012. The Canadiens fell to 0-3-1 during their current slide after losing a 4-1 decision Thursday night in Ottawa. Bobby Ryan had one goal and two assists to lead the rival Senators to the comfortable home win. Andrei Markov had the lone goal for the Canadiens, while Carey Price made 20 saves in defeat. "Its disappointing but at the same time we controlled a lot of that game tonight," Price said. "I think going forward we can build on the way were playing. We lost two tough games recently and I thought we deserved better." Montreal hopes a stretch of four home games in five outings can get the club back on track. The Habs, who are 4-4-1 on home ice, begin a two-game homestand tonight and will also host Tampa Bay on Tuesday. The Canadiens are 3-1-2 in the last six meetingss against the Islanders, but New York has taken two straight and three of its past four games in Montreal.dddddddddddd The Islanders enter Sunday on a three-game losing streak and also lost winger Thomas Vanek to an injury early in Saturdays 5-2 setback in Columbus. Vanek left the contest just 23 seconds in after being slashed on his hand and his status for Sundays game is questionable. Vanek, of course, came over to the Isles late last month in a trade with Buffalo and has started slowly with his new team, posting one goal and two assists in six games. Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Johansen each collected a goal and two assists for Columbus in its rout of the Islanders on Saturday. The score was tied at 2-2 heading into the third period, but Columbus received three unanswered goals to take control of the game. Evgeni Nabokov stopped 24-of-28 shots in the loss and New York allowed the Blue Jackets to score twice on four chances with the man advantage. The Islanders fell to 0-3-0 on their current four-game road trip despite goals from Frans Nielsen and Thomas Hickey. "Our penalty kill let us down again," said Islanders head coach Jack Capuano. "Five-on-five we were right there, we did a lot of good things." After capping their road trip on Sunday, the Isles will return to Long Island for a three-game homestand. The residency is set to begin Tuesday against Nashville. ' ' '