Tuesday, 18 October, 2011
Saturday, 15 October, 2011
Hall scores a hatty
@BizNasty2point0Paul Bissonnette
Took Ryan Nugent-Hopkins a little less then 3 games to tie my career number in goals. #4thLineProblems
Thursday, 13 October, 2011
Thoughts for the Day - 10-14
The biggest news of the day yesterday was the news that Crosby had been cleared for contact. That will have HUGE ramifications. Many were concerned that he would not come back until much later in the season and have much less of an effect. AS it stands right now, I can see Crosby coming back on either Oct 27 v the Islanders or Oct 29 @ Toronto. The biggest issue that I have with him coming back on the 27th is all of the bad blood from last season boiling over and them targeting Crosby again. If they wait until the 29th, they bring him back at the beginning of not only a road trip but a road trip that takes them out West. The last date that I see as a possibility is Nov 11 when they play Dallas at home. Best of luck Sid. Let’s hope (for the sake of every single one of my teams this season) that you come back and never look back.
Nystrom practiced with the Stars today and is expected to be in the lineup on Saturday. I don’t see him making a big impact. He was brought in to bring an edge to the game of the Stars and provide energy throughout the game. At 3-1-0, the Stars are off to a great start and hopefully this will help them continue that.
Senators looked HORRIBLE tonight. They started off well, taking the lead for the first time this season when Michalek scored on the Power Play but it went downhill from there until finally losing 7-1. Not sure if you can put everything on Anderson here. Watching the game, as good as Karlsson is, and he is on FIRE right now, he is a liability on the defensive side of the puck. But who on the Senators blueline is all that much better?
Highlighting the good real quick for Karlsson, in 4 games, he has 6 assists. 5 of those assists are on the PP. And to think that I tried to trade this guy to three different managers in the offseason and no one bit. Boy, thank god for small miracles. I’m happy to take the small +/- hit if it means I get this kind of production from him.
Martin Erat was placed on IR prior to Nashvilles home opener tonight. Reports indicate that it was not related to his back injury from last season but there is no timetable for his return. He will be out a minimum of 7 games.
As for the actual game, Nashville looked bad. They went down 3-0 in the first period and for a while, I thought that Pho was going to get the SO. Without Erat up front, the defense looked like they had no one to pass to. I love the depth on the blueline that Nashville has but without a true forward up front, Nashville could be in for a long season and have some explaining to do at the end of the season when Rinne and Suter become UFA’s
Shane Doan on the other hand had a great looking game. A goal and an assist in just under 18 minutes of ice time. He looks a lot better this year (5 points in 3 games) than at any point last year. If you have him, now would be a good time to sell high because I do not believe that he is going to be able to keep this up on this team without some help.
I was incredibly impressed with Vokoun tonight in the absence of Neuvirth. He held his own and answered a lot of questions after his shaky start to the season. 39 saves on 41 shots after coming off that horrible game? He definitely earned this victory.
Malkin came back like a man possessed tonight. He was all over the ice and imparting his will on those on the ice. Love to see this. Looks like his LBI was really not that bad. He looks primed for a BIG season. If you can still get him in your league, do so immediately. It is only a matter of time before his price goes sky high.
I think we are seeing the last of Bruce Boudreau on the bench for the Capitals. The team is just not responding to him anymore and there is WAY too much talent on this team to barely squeak by against a backup goalie in Brent Johnson. Not to take anything away from Brent Johnson but take the handcuffs off this team and let them play. 19 shots on a backup goalie when you have Backstrom, OV and Semin is just not even close to where you need to be BB.
Khabibulin looked solid against Minnesota last night. 34 saves in a shootout victory. I think he may have earned himself another start. Khabibulin has always thrived on competition. Is Dubyuk going to give him the competition that he needs to reach that next level.
Setoguchi with 6 sog tonight. But again, I’d like to point out, he had 3 hits. Like I said before, the more he hits, the better he plays. If he had gotten that 4th hit, maybe he would have scored on one of those 6 shots. LOL. Seriously though, he is in a very good place right now. Ride this hot streak but realize it will come to an end.
Heatley also chipped in with 4 sog. I think both these guys might be trying to prove a little something since they were traded from the Sharks. Good for them.
42 years young yesterday and the Islanders decided to give Roloson a birthday present. 4 goals in the first period was more than he ever could have asked for. Tampa left their gift of defense and puck control at the airport. Too bad for Rolo
The top line for the Islanders was Moulson-Tavares-Parenteau and they looked awesome. Tavares himself had 2 goals and 2 assists. I expect big things out of this line but I think this spells out a bad story for Okposo, especially those that were hoping that Okposo would play on the same line as Tavares. He did have an assist tonight and someone is going to get to play with Nino when he comes back but for right now, that top line is SOLID.
From what I saw of the Montreal/Calgary game, Montreal definitely had the better game. Montreal doubled up on hits, took quite a few more shots than Calgary and even won more faceoffs. And yet, Calgary still managed to pull it out because at the end of the night, the only stat that matters is the score.
From experience, I can tell you that Borque goes through hot streaks and ice cold streaks and apparently right now, he is on one of his hot streaks. Worth a pick up if he is on the waiver wire.
Broduer landed on his right shoulder during the game on Thursday. Broduer does expect to make the trip on Friday to Nashville but if you have an alternative, you might want to watch this one closely.
Schneider looked damn good in net tonight against the Red Wings despite being on the losing end of a 2-0 score. I’m sure no one wants to say there is a goalie controversy in Vancouver but one goalie is clearly playing better than the other. I’m not going to name names but if your name starts with an L, I would be looking over my shoulder a bit.
Havlet has been ruled out of the game against Anaheim on Friday. He still needs clearance to play but apparently, he does not need to actually be seen by the doctor but instead can be done remotely. To me, this means that he is VERY close to returning.
Niemi has not been ruled out. The Sharks will have three goalies on the plane to keep their options open.
Marleau skated today for the first time in three days and was not 100% but said the he will play on Friday. He still has some muscle aches so it will be interesting how he hold up to 3 games in 4 nights.
So there seems to be a bit of a situation in Philly. The fans there decided to boo the hockey fights cancer ad (posted below). Why would anyone boo a hockey fights cancer ad? Well the three spokemen are Toews (Beat Philly in the 2010 Stanley Cup finals), Ryan Miller (Divisional foe) and Sidney Crosby (Another divisional foe). I don’t blame the Philly fans. In fact, as my buddy was saying, that’s kinda cool. They are not booing the message people. They are so passionate about their team that they are booing any mention of anyone that gets in the way of their ultimate prize. In my opinion, we need more fans like this. Bravo Philly fans. Bravo
If you missed it, check out this fight. Asham DESTROYS Beagle. Hope Beagle gets well soon.
Lastly,
I LOVE this from the ducks blog
"Limited tickets are still available but the game Friday is expected to be a sellout. Some of
that is helped by a busload of Sharks fans coming down from the Bay Area but Carlyle is hoping
for an electric atmosphere at Honda Center."
Come ON Ducks fans. It’s 361 miles AND we have to sit in horrendous LA traffic to watch a game at YOUR house for YOUR season opener and we will STILL be louder than your building. I’ll be at the invasion. I’ll be wearing the Sharks jersey. And I can tell you there will be more than one busload there. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Nystrom practiced with the Stars today and is expected to be in the lineup on Saturday. I don’t see him making a big impact. He was brought in to bring an edge to the game of the Stars and provide energy throughout the game. At 3-1-0, the Stars are off to a great start and hopefully this will help them continue that.
Senators looked HORRIBLE tonight. They started off well, taking the lead for the first time this season when Michalek scored on the Power Play but it went downhill from there until finally losing 7-1. Not sure if you can put everything on Anderson here. Watching the game, as good as Karlsson is, and he is on FIRE right now, he is a liability on the defensive side of the puck. But who on the Senators blueline is all that much better?
Highlighting the good real quick for Karlsson, in 4 games, he has 6 assists. 5 of those assists are on the PP. And to think that I tried to trade this guy to three different managers in the offseason and no one bit. Boy, thank god for small miracles. I’m happy to take the small +/- hit if it means I get this kind of production from him.
Martin Erat was placed on IR prior to Nashvilles home opener tonight. Reports indicate that it was not related to his back injury from last season but there is no timetable for his return. He will be out a minimum of 7 games.
As for the actual game, Nashville looked bad. They went down 3-0 in the first period and for a while, I thought that Pho was going to get the SO. Without Erat up front, the defense looked like they had no one to pass to. I love the depth on the blueline that Nashville has but without a true forward up front, Nashville could be in for a long season and have some explaining to do at the end of the season when Rinne and Suter become UFA’s
Shane Doan on the other hand had a great looking game. A goal and an assist in just under 18 minutes of ice time. He looks a lot better this year (5 points in 3 games) than at any point last year. If you have him, now would be a good time to sell high because I do not believe that he is going to be able to keep this up on this team without some help.
I was incredibly impressed with Vokoun tonight in the absence of Neuvirth. He held his own and answered a lot of questions after his shaky start to the season. 39 saves on 41 shots after coming off that horrible game? He definitely earned this victory.
Malkin came back like a man possessed tonight. He was all over the ice and imparting his will on those on the ice. Love to see this. Looks like his LBI was really not that bad. He looks primed for a BIG season. If you can still get him in your league, do so immediately. It is only a matter of time before his price goes sky high.
I think we are seeing the last of Bruce Boudreau on the bench for the Capitals. The team is just not responding to him anymore and there is WAY too much talent on this team to barely squeak by against a backup goalie in Brent Johnson. Not to take anything away from Brent Johnson but take the handcuffs off this team and let them play. 19 shots on a backup goalie when you have Backstrom, OV and Semin is just not even close to where you need to be BB.
Khabibulin looked solid against Minnesota last night. 34 saves in a shootout victory. I think he may have earned himself another start. Khabibulin has always thrived on competition. Is Dubyuk going to give him the competition that he needs to reach that next level.
Setoguchi with 6 sog tonight. But again, I’d like to point out, he had 3 hits. Like I said before, the more he hits, the better he plays. If he had gotten that 4th hit, maybe he would have scored on one of those 6 shots. LOL. Seriously though, he is in a very good place right now. Ride this hot streak but realize it will come to an end.
Heatley also chipped in with 4 sog. I think both these guys might be trying to prove a little something since they were traded from the Sharks. Good for them.
42 years young yesterday and the Islanders decided to give Roloson a birthday present. 4 goals in the first period was more than he ever could have asked for. Tampa left their gift of defense and puck control at the airport. Too bad for Rolo
The top line for the Islanders was Moulson-Tavares-Parenteau and they looked awesome. Tavares himself had 2 goals and 2 assists. I expect big things out of this line but I think this spells out a bad story for Okposo, especially those that were hoping that Okposo would play on the same line as Tavares. He did have an assist tonight and someone is going to get to play with Nino when he comes back but for right now, that top line is SOLID.
From what I saw of the Montreal/Calgary game, Montreal definitely had the better game. Montreal doubled up on hits, took quite a few more shots than Calgary and even won more faceoffs. And yet, Calgary still managed to pull it out because at the end of the night, the only stat that matters is the score.
From experience, I can tell you that Borque goes through hot streaks and ice cold streaks and apparently right now, he is on one of his hot streaks. Worth a pick up if he is on the waiver wire.
Broduer landed on his right shoulder during the game on Thursday. Broduer does expect to make the trip on Friday to Nashville but if you have an alternative, you might want to watch this one closely.
Schneider looked damn good in net tonight against the Red Wings despite being on the losing end of a 2-0 score. I’m sure no one wants to say there is a goalie controversy in Vancouver but one goalie is clearly playing better than the other. I’m not going to name names but if your name starts with an L, I would be looking over my shoulder a bit.
Havlet has been ruled out of the game against Anaheim on Friday. He still needs clearance to play but apparently, he does not need to actually be seen by the doctor but instead can be done remotely. To me, this means that he is VERY close to returning.
Niemi has not been ruled out. The Sharks will have three goalies on the plane to keep their options open.
Marleau skated today for the first time in three days and was not 100% but said the he will play on Friday. He still has some muscle aches so it will be interesting how he hold up to 3 games in 4 nights.
So there seems to be a bit of a situation in Philly. The fans there decided to boo the hockey fights cancer ad (posted below). Why would anyone boo a hockey fights cancer ad? Well the three spokemen are Toews (Beat Philly in the 2010 Stanley Cup finals), Ryan Miller (Divisional foe) and Sidney Crosby (Another divisional foe). I don’t blame the Philly fans. In fact, as my buddy was saying, that’s kinda cool. They are not booing the message people. They are so passionate about their team that they are booing any mention of anyone that gets in the way of their ultimate prize. In my opinion, we need more fans like this. Bravo Philly fans. Bravo
If you missed it, check out this fight. Asham DESTROYS Beagle. Hope Beagle gets well soon.
Lastly,
I LOVE this from the ducks blog
"Limited tickets are still available but the game Friday is expected to be a sellout. Some of
that is helped by a busload of Sharks fans coming down from the Bay Area but Carlyle is hoping
for an electric atmosphere at Honda Center."
Come ON Ducks fans. It’s 361 miles AND we have to sit in horrendous LA traffic to watch a game at YOUR house for YOUR season opener and we will STILL be louder than your building. I’ll be at the invasion. I’ll be wearing the Sharks jersey. And I can tell you there will be more than one busload there. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thoughts for the Day - 10/13
Mike Brophy is reporting that Sidney Crosby is wearing a regular helmet today at practice. That means he has been cleared for contact. This could be big news and we could see him back on the ice by the end of the month. Awesome for those that own him, sorry to those that do not.
Darren Dreger believes that Cory Schnieder could see more than 30 games this season. Gillis responded to trade talk regarding his goalies by saying that he has no problem rolling with two starters, considering the strain placed on these players by the travel involved in their schedule.
According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, Ryan Kesler should be back into the line up by late next week. This is welcome news for Canuck’s fans and fantasy players, as his addition will make all the players around him better. Vancouver right now is sorely lacking a shutdown forward to line up against the top lines of their opponents, as evidenced by Claude Giroux’s big night tonight.
Word in Toronto is that Cody Franson will suit up for his first NHL game with the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday vs. Calgary. James Mirtle via Twitter predicts that it will be Mike Komisarek who sits. Franson has voiced his frustration over not being a part of the top six in Toronto: “Right now I’m not too thrilled with it. You’ve got to just, I don’t know, stick with it. It’s a tough situation.” Perhaps in related news, 2 Toronto scouts were confirmed to be watching the October 12th Columbus vs. Colorado game, featuring two teams who could use young top six defense help.
Neuvirth was held out of Caps practice on Wednesday with a LBI. It sounds like it was more precautionary than anything but Vokoun is ready to roll if need be. His statistics over the course of his career have not been good for his first game out (3-8-0-1/3.39/.884 in his first starts of the season throughout his career) but he always seems to rebound nicely. Don’t read too much into Vokouns bad start.
Patrick Marleau sat out Sharks practice for the third straight day with flu-like symptoms but he was in the building riding the bike. McLellan threw Havlat on the top line with Thornton and Pavelski which tells me two things. 1. Havlat is still not ready to come back and 2. McLellan is expecting Marleau back for the game on Friday.
Niemi is still day to day but he apparently had his best practice yet on Wednesday. Still no word on who is going to be named the starter for the Sharks on Friday.
Alexander Salak was recalled to the Blackhawks. Could this be the opening he needs to get in there and steal the job from Crawford? Is Crawfords injury a little more significant than they are letting on? Right now, I would not touch Crawford with a 10 foot poll.
Troy Bodie has signed a one year, two-way contract with the Ducks. Not much fantasy significance as his best season was 2009-2010 when he score 5 goals, 2 assists with 80 PIM in 44 games but if you are in desperate need of PIMs, he might be someone that you take a flyer on.
Eric Nystrom was traded from Minnesota to Dallas Wednesday for future considerations. Something very odd about this deal. Follow the timeline
Oct 6. Nystrom is waived. Anyone can claim him and they do not have to give up an asset. He goes unclaimed.
Oct 11. Nystrom is placed on re-entry waivers. Anyone can claim him for ½ of his salary ($700k for half) and they would not have to give up anything. He went unclaimed
Oct 12. Dallas trades future considerations for Nystrom.
WHY in the world would Dallas trade for him a day after he could have been had for free at half the price? Two words. Cap Floor. Dallas is responsible for $1.9MM of Sean Avery’s salary. This number counts against the cap, or more importantly for Dallas, it counts against the cap floor. When Avery was waived and reassigned to the AHL, his salary came off the Stars cap number. That put them below the cap floor. Acquiring Nystrom at $700k would not have solved the problem. Acquiring Nystrom at $1.4MM does solve their problem. So Dallas gets a veteran center but more importantly, they get back to the cap floor. Strange how this cap works huh?
Rick DiPietro left practice early on Wednesday after taking a shot from Roloston off the mask. He was evaluated by the medical staff but no news was released. It was only a matter of time before he was injured again. It’s sad to see this much talent go to waste.
Justin Faulk was scratch after going -6 in his first three games with no points and 4 PIM. This kid is still really young. Don’t give up on him. He had an amazing training camp and he will be back sooner rather than later. McBain is back in the lineup. He we -2 last night though so who knows.
Ryan Murphy was sent down to the Kitchener Rangers of the AHL. I like the move a lot. Let’s him get some time in down there and gain confidence.
Derek Stepan was the winner of the Rangers lottery on Wednesday as he got the coveted role of lining up with B.Richards and Gaborik. But Tortorella cautioned that just because he practiced there on Wednesday though does not mean that he is going to be there on Saturday. Not a huge fan of going out and getting a guy because he is on a specific line because lines change so often but if you have him on your team and he clicks, see if you can trade high on this news.
Tim Saunders (Flyers radio play-by-play announcer) commented on NHL Live that Ilya Bryzgalov has made statements along the line that he is facing so few shots as the Philly goaltender that he is not really able to stay warm throughout the game. A little bit different than playing in Phoenix huh Byrz? It seems that a lot of that is due to the overall size of the Philly defense. They are able to block a lot of shots and keep the number of pucks getting through to a minimum.
According to Bob McKenzie, it looks like Winnipeg and Detroit will simply switch places next season in an effort to realign the divisions. This would be horrible for Detroit. Winn is currently in the Southeast division. Geography was never my strong suit in school but I am pretty sure that Detroit is North and on the Western side of the Eastern conference. So Detroit, be careful what you wish for. That would be a pretty epic division though with Detroit, Washington and Tampa Bay. Sort of like the AL East of baseball or the AFC East all of the sudden
Tyler Seguin saw a career high 20+ minutes of TOI last night and he looked pretty good. This kid has a ton of talent and Boston is bringing him along slowly because they can but he is going to be something special. Sorry Toronto fans.
Erik Johnson seems to be taing a step back again this season. Zero points, -2, with 2 hits and 1 blocked shot in 3 games. Small sample size yes, but he had twice as much pp time last night as anyone else. I hope he turns it around.
Varlamov has been a man among boys. Now if only he could stay healthy he would really be worth what Colorado gave up to keep him from Russia
Wild night in Vancouver last night. When are the Canucks going to start giving Luongo some more days off? Like all of them. Schneider is the better goalie up there. Let him show it. I think Luongo is going to miss Ehroff more than anyone else.
Giroux looked all world last night. Every time Phily scored, and it was quite often, if seemed that he was somehow a part of it. He and Jagr have something special going up there. Now if only JvR could come along for the ride.
As Dan pointed out last night, the Sedins are SO good right now. Fantasy gold in points leagues. Quite helpful in roto as well but not nearly as high in the rankings.
Good to see Carolina get its first win last night. Cam Ward is a buy low candidate right now. He has looked very shaky to start the season. Use this to your advantage. A lot of guys do not consider him to be a top tier goalie. Well, he’s not. But he is still a very good #2 guy to have and when he is hot, which he will be, he can be a #1 guy for a while
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Darren Dreger believes that Cory Schnieder could see more than 30 games this season. Gillis responded to trade talk regarding his goalies by saying that he has no problem rolling with two starters, considering the strain placed on these players by the travel involved in their schedule.
According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, Ryan Kesler should be back into the line up by late next week. This is welcome news for Canuck’s fans and fantasy players, as his addition will make all the players around him better. Vancouver right now is sorely lacking a shutdown forward to line up against the top lines of their opponents, as evidenced by Claude Giroux’s big night tonight.
Word in Toronto is that Cody Franson will suit up for his first NHL game with the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday vs. Calgary. James Mirtle via Twitter predicts that it will be Mike Komisarek who sits. Franson has voiced his frustration over not being a part of the top six in Toronto: “Right now I’m not too thrilled with it. You’ve got to just, I don’t know, stick with it. It’s a tough situation.” Perhaps in related news, 2 Toronto scouts were confirmed to be watching the October 12th Columbus vs. Colorado game, featuring two teams who could use young top six defense help.
Neuvirth was held out of Caps practice on Wednesday with a LBI. It sounds like it was more precautionary than anything but Vokoun is ready to roll if need be. His statistics over the course of his career have not been good for his first game out (3-8-0-1/3.39/.884 in his first starts of the season throughout his career) but he always seems to rebound nicely. Don’t read too much into Vokouns bad start.
Patrick Marleau sat out Sharks practice for the third straight day with flu-like symptoms but he was in the building riding the bike. McLellan threw Havlat on the top line with Thornton and Pavelski which tells me two things. 1. Havlat is still not ready to come back and 2. McLellan is expecting Marleau back for the game on Friday.
Niemi is still day to day but he apparently had his best practice yet on Wednesday. Still no word on who is going to be named the starter for the Sharks on Friday.
Alexander Salak was recalled to the Blackhawks. Could this be the opening he needs to get in there and steal the job from Crawford? Is Crawfords injury a little more significant than they are letting on? Right now, I would not touch Crawford with a 10 foot poll.
Troy Bodie has signed a one year, two-way contract with the Ducks. Not much fantasy significance as his best season was 2009-2010 when he score 5 goals, 2 assists with 80 PIM in 44 games but if you are in desperate need of PIMs, he might be someone that you take a flyer on.
Eric Nystrom was traded from Minnesota to Dallas Wednesday for future considerations. Something very odd about this deal. Follow the timeline
Oct 6. Nystrom is waived. Anyone can claim him and they do not have to give up an asset. He goes unclaimed.
Oct 11. Nystrom is placed on re-entry waivers. Anyone can claim him for ½ of his salary ($700k for half) and they would not have to give up anything. He went unclaimed
Oct 12. Dallas trades future considerations for Nystrom.
WHY in the world would Dallas trade for him a day after he could have been had for free at half the price? Two words. Cap Floor. Dallas is responsible for $1.9MM of Sean Avery’s salary. This number counts against the cap, or more importantly for Dallas, it counts against the cap floor. When Avery was waived and reassigned to the AHL, his salary came off the Stars cap number. That put them below the cap floor. Acquiring Nystrom at $700k would not have solved the problem. Acquiring Nystrom at $1.4MM does solve their problem. So Dallas gets a veteran center but more importantly, they get back to the cap floor. Strange how this cap works huh?
Rick DiPietro left practice early on Wednesday after taking a shot from Roloston off the mask. He was evaluated by the medical staff but no news was released. It was only a matter of time before he was injured again. It’s sad to see this much talent go to waste.
Justin Faulk was scratch after going -6 in his first three games with no points and 4 PIM. This kid is still really young. Don’t give up on him. He had an amazing training camp and he will be back sooner rather than later. McBain is back in the lineup. He we -2 last night though so who knows.
Ryan Murphy was sent down to the Kitchener Rangers of the AHL. I like the move a lot. Let’s him get some time in down there and gain confidence.
Derek Stepan was the winner of the Rangers lottery on Wednesday as he got the coveted role of lining up with B.Richards and Gaborik. But Tortorella cautioned that just because he practiced there on Wednesday though does not mean that he is going to be there on Saturday. Not a huge fan of going out and getting a guy because he is on a specific line because lines change so often but if you have him on your team and he clicks, see if you can trade high on this news.
Tim Saunders (Flyers radio play-by-play announcer) commented on NHL Live that Ilya Bryzgalov has made statements along the line that he is facing so few shots as the Philly goaltender that he is not really able to stay warm throughout the game. A little bit different than playing in Phoenix huh Byrz? It seems that a lot of that is due to the overall size of the Philly defense. They are able to block a lot of shots and keep the number of pucks getting through to a minimum.
According to Bob McKenzie, it looks like Winnipeg and Detroit will simply switch places next season in an effort to realign the divisions. This would be horrible for Detroit. Winn is currently in the Southeast division. Geography was never my strong suit in school but I am pretty sure that Detroit is North and on the Western side of the Eastern conference. So Detroit, be careful what you wish for. That would be a pretty epic division though with Detroit, Washington and Tampa Bay. Sort of like the AL East of baseball or the AFC East all of the sudden
Tyler Seguin saw a career high 20+ minutes of TOI last night and he looked pretty good. This kid has a ton of talent and Boston is bringing him along slowly because they can but he is going to be something special. Sorry Toronto fans.
Erik Johnson seems to be taing a step back again this season. Zero points, -2, with 2 hits and 1 blocked shot in 3 games. Small sample size yes, but he had twice as much pp time last night as anyone else. I hope he turns it around.
Varlamov has been a man among boys. Now if only he could stay healthy he would really be worth what Colorado gave up to keep him from Russia
Wild night in Vancouver last night. When are the Canucks going to start giving Luongo some more days off? Like all of them. Schneider is the better goalie up there. Let him show it. I think Luongo is going to miss Ehroff more than anyone else.
Giroux looked all world last night. Every time Phily scored, and it was quite often, if seemed that he was somehow a part of it. He and Jagr have something special going up there. Now if only JvR could come along for the ride.
As Dan pointed out last night, the Sedins are SO good right now. Fantasy gold in points leagues. Quite helpful in roto as well but not nearly as high in the rankings.
Good to see Carolina get its first win last night. Cam Ward is a buy low candidate right now. He has looked very shaky to start the season. Use this to your advantage. A lot of guys do not consider him to be a top tier goalie. Well, he’s not. But he is still a very good #2 guy to have and when he is hot, which he will be, he can be a #1 guy for a while
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Wednesday, 12 October, 2011
Welcome to Mr Shanahan
Courtesy of downgoesbrown.com
The lyrics
You're about to witness hockey in it's most purest,
Most safest form, most securest
One man courtroom: Lawyer, judge, jurist.
Straight from the old school, the rulebook is back.
Looks like Bettman got a new Colie,
Oh God, the Flyers got a real goalie,
Everything's changing, we're fixing problems
No more complaining, I'm here to solve the...
Headshots and elbows, spears, fists, goons
enforcers, (ring ring), Shanny on line two
I'm dropping the gloves on you, play time's done
Hockey's in a full state of 911, so...
So let's cut through the tension
I'm about to start handing out the suspensions
Cause the games being ruined
By the thugs and the goons
They've got to go
And I'm here to end them.
So let's cut through the tension
I'm about to start handing out the suspensions
So expect to do time
If you hit from behind
Like certain Flyers
I could probably mention
Quick gotta move fast, gotta create video,
Saw another cheap hit, so better head for my studio.
Look at all the nonsense that goes on for no reason,
I suspended half the league and it was only pre-season,
So head to the bench while I get the tape queued.
If it's an in-person hearing then you know that you're screwed.
You put him down for the count? Expect a large amount.
And you can find out all the details on my twitter account
And I don't even care if Don Cherry complains
And trashes Grimson and Nilan and screw up their names
He's making it all up, there's no such thing,
Like a Canuck who won't dive and owns a ring
So be on high alert, 'cause if someone gets hurt.
I'll make you disappear faster than Ron Maclean's shirt
When the sentence comes down you're heading straight for the slammer.
Welcome to the era of the Shana-Ban Hammer.
So let's cut through the tension
I'm about to start handing out the suspensions
Cause if you hit a guy wrong
I'll sit you down for so long
That by the end
You'll be collecting a pension
So let's cut through the tension
I'm about to start handing out the suspensions
And I don't wanna name names
But I've got 40 games
Ready to go
For someone on the Penguins
The lyrics
You're about to witness hockey in it's most purest,
Most safest form, most securest
One man courtroom: Lawyer, judge, jurist.
Straight from the old school, the rulebook is back.
Looks like Bettman got a new Colie,
Oh God, the Flyers got a real goalie,
Everything's changing, we're fixing problems
No more complaining, I'm here to solve the...
Headshots and elbows, spears, fists, goons
enforcers, (ring ring), Shanny on line two
I'm dropping the gloves on you, play time's done
Hockey's in a full state of 911, so...
So let's cut through the tension
I'm about to start handing out the suspensions
Cause the games being ruined
By the thugs and the goons
They've got to go
And I'm here to end them.
So let's cut through the tension
I'm about to start handing out the suspensions
So expect to do time
If you hit from behind
Like certain Flyers
I could probably mention
Quick gotta move fast, gotta create video,
Saw another cheap hit, so better head for my studio.
Look at all the nonsense that goes on for no reason,
I suspended half the league and it was only pre-season,
So head to the bench while I get the tape queued.
If it's an in-person hearing then you know that you're screwed.
You put him down for the count? Expect a large amount.
And you can find out all the details on my twitter account
And I don't even care if Don Cherry complains
And trashes Grimson and Nilan and screw up their names
He's making it all up, there's no such thing,
Like a Canuck who won't dive and owns a ring
So be on high alert, 'cause if someone gets hurt.
I'll make you disappear faster than Ron Maclean's shirt
When the sentence comes down you're heading straight for the slammer.
Welcome to the era of the Shana-Ban Hammer.
So let's cut through the tension
I'm about to start handing out the suspensions
Cause if you hit a guy wrong
I'll sit you down for so long
That by the end
You'll be collecting a pension
So let's cut through the tension
I'm about to start handing out the suspensions
And I don't wanna name names
But I've got 40 games
Ready to go
For someone on the Penguins
Thoughts of the day - 10/12
Not going to lie, Heatley looked pretty good last night. He was skating much better than he did last season and had a couple of nice passes and shots. But most importantly, he is clicking with Koivu which is something that he did not do in his two years with Thornton. I was definitely disappointed that he only had 2 SOG though. In his last visit to Ottawa, he had 8 SOG. Still no love loss there.
Setoguchi had a goal but more importantly, he had 6 hits. I don’t see that he will get 6 hits every game but last year, I started to notice that when Setoguchi started to hit, he started to score. Last season, Setoguchi scored in 37 of 90 games played (including playoffs). That is scoring in 41.1% of the contests that he was a part of. However, when he had 4 or more hits, he scored in 6 of 12 games or 50%. So, 3 hits or less, Seto scored 31 times in 78 games (39.7%). Something to keep an eye on because if he does start to hit on a more consistent basis, he could really become a roto stud.
Backstrom looked all world for the first two periods tonight. He was in good position and was able to handle some multi-shot situations. But in the third, he let in a couple of really soft goals. Overall, he has looked a lot better this year than he ever did last year. If you can, I would try to sell high on him.
Erik Karlsson has looked amazing in the short amount of time I have seen him this year. He is not going to help your +/- AT ALL but he is so fun to watch on the PP.
Speaking of +/-, Brian Campbell has been nothing but a model for +/- over the last few years with Chicago. Well, he was a -3 in his game against Pitt. In the last two seasons with Chicago he had exactly zero -3 games. I have a feeling that he is going to take a bit of a hit on his overall +/- this season. I personally am not a big fan of the stat but I know that it is tracked regularly in most roto leagues so it is something to watch for.
Jordan Staal had another point in tonights game. Can you believe that this kid is ONLY 23 years old? It seems like he has been in the league for forever. That makes 4 points in 4 games. I feel like last season was a bit of a blessing in disguise for Staal. Without Malkin or Crosby for the second half of the season, he really had to take things upon himself. I see a bit of a breakout for this kid this year especially when Crosby comes back and Malkin starts to play on his wing.
On that Crosby note, he was scheduled to see a doctor today but did not. Instead he is going to see one sometime thisweek.
According to comments made by Niemi to the media, he is 50-50 to play on Friday at Anaheim. Griess will be in net until Niemi is ready to come back as Nittymaki is on IR for another couple of months at least. Both Niemi and Havlet are practicing with the team at this point in time but they will continue to be day to day until further notice
Michael Cammalleri will be out for at least a couple of weeks after taking a skate to the thigh in Sundays game against the Jets. Maybe it was karma coming back to bite him because he scored before Winnipeg scored or maybe this is just adding to his band-aid boy lore.
David Krejci left practice early on Tuesday and did not travel with the team to Carolina. It appears to be a leg injury of some sort. There is no timetable for his return but after the Bruins play the Canes on Wednesday, they will be traveling to Chicago to play the Hawks on Saturday.
Corey Crawford did not practice on Tuesday. This is the second day in a row that he has not practiced with an apparent LBI. There could be a concern this could be related to the groin issue that he sustained at the end of training camp. Could this eventually lead to an opening for Salak?
Mattias Ohlund had arthroscopic surgery on both knees on Tuesday. He is considered out indefinitely. He is a decent option in leagues that count blocked shots and hits but he in the majority of leagues, he will not help
Setoguchi had a goal but more importantly, he had 6 hits. I don’t see that he will get 6 hits every game but last year, I started to notice that when Setoguchi started to hit, he started to score. Last season, Setoguchi scored in 37 of 90 games played (including playoffs). That is scoring in 41.1% of the contests that he was a part of. However, when he had 4 or more hits, he scored in 6 of 12 games or 50%. So, 3 hits or less, Seto scored 31 times in 78 games (39.7%). Something to keep an eye on because if he does start to hit on a more consistent basis, he could really become a roto stud.
Backstrom looked all world for the first two periods tonight. He was in good position and was able to handle some multi-shot situations. But in the third, he let in a couple of really soft goals. Overall, he has looked a lot better this year than he ever did last year. If you can, I would try to sell high on him.
Erik Karlsson has looked amazing in the short amount of time I have seen him this year. He is not going to help your +/- AT ALL but he is so fun to watch on the PP.
Speaking of +/-, Brian Campbell has been nothing but a model for +/- over the last few years with Chicago. Well, he was a -3 in his game against Pitt. In the last two seasons with Chicago he had exactly zero -3 games. I have a feeling that he is going to take a bit of a hit on his overall +/- this season. I personally am not a big fan of the stat but I know that it is tracked regularly in most roto leagues so it is something to watch for.
Jordan Staal had another point in tonights game. Can you believe that this kid is ONLY 23 years old? It seems like he has been in the league for forever. That makes 4 points in 4 games. I feel like last season was a bit of a blessing in disguise for Staal. Without Malkin or Crosby for the second half of the season, he really had to take things upon himself. I see a bit of a breakout for this kid this year especially when Crosby comes back and Malkin starts to play on his wing.
On that Crosby note, he was scheduled to see a doctor today but did not. Instead he is going to see one sometime this
According to comments made by Niemi to the media, he is 50-50 to play on Friday at Anaheim. Griess will be in net until Niemi is ready to come back as Nittymaki is on IR for another couple of months at least. Both Niemi and Havlet are practicing with the team at this point in time but they will continue to be day to day until further notice
Michael Cammalleri will be out for at least a couple of weeks after taking a skate to the thigh in Sundays game against the Jets. Maybe it was karma coming back to bite him because he scored before Winnipeg scored or maybe this is just adding to his band-aid boy lore.
David Krejci left practice early on Tuesday and did not travel with the team to Carolina. It appears to be a leg injury of some sort. There is no timetable for his return but after the Bruins play the Canes on Wednesday, they will be traveling to Chicago to play the Hawks on Saturday.
Corey Crawford did not practice on Tuesday. This is the second day in a row that he has not practiced with an apparent LBI. There could be a concern this could be related to the groin issue that he sustained at the end of training camp. Could this eventually lead to an opening for Salak?
Mattias Ohlund had arthroscopic surgery on both knees on Tuesday. He is considered out indefinitely. He is a decent option in leagues that count blocked shots and hits but he in the majority of leagues, he will not help
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