tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307352712380446282024-10-04T19:00:25.807-07:00Alex Wasserstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07859861905938919987noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330735271238044628.post-54916328000136949842011-03-30T19:27:00.001-07:002011-03-30T20:24:58.389-07:00

Listen here for some great audio of Calgary Flames forward Tom Kostopoulos chirping Anaheim Ducks Hart Trophy candidate Corey Perry. The incident occurred after Cam Fowler scored to put the Ducks ahead 2-1 at that point in the first period. Two things I love about this: 1. The language used at about 20 seconds into the video. and 2. Chicken-Parm-Ray Ferraro pausing so his mic can pick up

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Huge night in the NHL on Thursday as 18 teams are in action with many games having playoff implications. Out in the Easten Conference: Penguins vs Flyers - inner-state rivals faceoff in the City of Brotherly Love as the Pens look to gain some ground on the conference-leading Flyers. Montreal vs Boston - all eyes (especially of league officials) will be on this game as the two teams take

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Check out these two tic-tac-toe goals from tonight: First, from Nashville: This one from Carolina: Not too much of a coincidence that these goals were scored against the two worse teams in the NHL.

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I was talking to a friend about the Pens and the Eastern Conference today. Here is a quick blurb on the way I see things as they stand now: Boston and Philly are the beasts in the east. Montreal isn't big enough to go deep especially if they go 7 games in round 1 but have potenial to upset like last season. Washington is garbage. I'm done thinking that they are just having trouble executing

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Since exploading into the league in 2005, Alex Ovechkin has been one of the NHL's premier players. It's interesting, to say the least, to see his goal production in such a decline after putting 52 in the back of the net a year ago. Whatever the reason is for his "decline" (conditioning, lack of adaptation, or saving himself for the playoffs), I never miss an opportunity to watch the Great 8

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The following are some notes I took while watching the ASG last night. I'm so happy god created DVR's: Should just be renamed: World’s Greatest Game of Drop-in Positionally, Ovechkin didn't play too differently than he does in a regular season game. Worriesome. Kane’s sauce pass on Byfuglien’s first period goal was filthy. I’d be surprised if Ed Olczyk can walk and chew gum at the

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I'm sorry - not actually sorry - but Evgeni Nabokov needs to suck it up, act like a professional, and report to the Islanders. Instead he's acting like Eli Manning did when the San Diego Chargers drafted him and he refused to sign. Nabby, this is the process. You signed a deal worth "peanuts" knowing full well that this was a possibility, and now you act like a diva refusing to report.

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NHL insiders reported today that the Detroit Red Wings are close to signing Evgeni Nabokov. In an earlier post I conveyed my thoughts on where Nabby could end up. Since then, Tampa Bay decided to trade for Dwayne Roloson instead of making a play for Nabokov. Waivers could have been the deciding factor in Steve Yzerman's decision to go with Roli and based on the recent players the St. Louis

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Ryane Clowe's post game presser after the Sharks' 4-3 loss to the Canucks. Sorry for the audio. Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5

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To me, the Washington Capitals look like a different team - or are starting to, at least. Watching them skate to a 3-1 victory in the Winter Classic, I was left with the following impressions:  Simeyon Varlamov came to play - Varly made a statement to Bruce Boudreau that he can play in a big game. Under the bright lights with almost 70,000 and with 4.5 million TV viewers, Varlamov was tested

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News broke today that ex-San Jose Shark Evgeni Nabokov and his KHL team have parted ways and that the 35 year old net-minder is returning to the United States. As a free-agent, Nabby will need to clear waivers if he is to return to the NHL. After a quick glance at the teams in the NHL, their standings, and their goaltending situations the Tampa Bay Lightning stood out to me as the likely

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Only an idiot like Sean Avery would do something ridiculous enough that the NHL would need to impose a rule to prevent players from cheap antics to increase their overrated team's chance of scoring a goal. Or so we thought. Check out Chris Pronger getting caught being an idiot and having, what would have been, the game-winning OT goal waived off. Calgary would end up earning the extra point in

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On December 15th, hockey fans and sports enthusiasts alike will witness the premiere of, what I think, is the most revolutionary insight into professional sports with the Pens/Caps 24/7 on HBO. I have absolutely loved the presentation of past 24/7 series and the Hard Knocks series but there are elements to the Pens/Caps that set it apart from the others. Ovechkin vs Crosby We've all

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For the five games on the NHL schedule tonight, fans were treated to an absolute light-show between the Lightning and Flyers - 15 goals were scored between the two teams (but scoring is down in the NHL, right?). The Lightning would win this game 8-7 but here's a video of the first 9 goals during the 1st period set to 'Flight of the Bumblebees': Steven Stamkos continued his assault on the NHL in

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Sean Avery is a joke (nice tie buddy). Seriously. There probably isn't a bigger ass-clown in the game today. Here you see Latislav Smid trying to get Avery to drop the mitts and it looks like he wants no part in it - until Smid starts to back away... Does this guy have any friends? Washington Capitals' coach Bruce Boudreau couldn't even stand coaching him, as described in his book 'Gabby'.

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Here are some quick thoughts, mostly from tonight's action around the league: I know there are ideas being kicked around regarding changing up the overtime format in the NHL. I like the idea of going from 4-on-4 to 3-on-3 but a quick tweak to the existing format would be to have the teams switch sides after regulation. That way each team has the long change during 4-on-4 play - one would think

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Here's a little inspiration for anyone looking to get going before a workout or a game. This originally appeared on Versus a while back - looks like some changes have been made but I always thought it was cool. Thanks Tommy Neer for posting on FB. Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.3

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Do you feel it? Highlight reel goals, suspensions, hot starts, and struggles - the NHL regular season has all but washed away the yucky mundane feeling that there was ever an off-season. At least for me, anyway. At almost one week into the start, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers have had impressive outings in each of their first two games. Now, it's way too early to even speculate

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The NHL pre-season concludes Wednesday with exhibition games matching NHL teams with European clubs. After these challenge games, the contests will count and I can stop banging my head against the wall. Here are five players I expect to bounce-back from disappointing 2009-2010 campaigns: 5. Brad Boyes After career-highs in goals (43) in 2007-2008 then points (72) in 2008-2009, the St. Louis

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This weekend I experienced my first NHL training camp by attending days one and two of the San Jose Sharks main camp. I don't think any other sport allow their fans that kind of access to their players or team personnel. I was able to speak with GM, Doug Wilson, and Director of Pro Player Development, Mike Ricci, over the weekend - both were extremely friendly and forthcoming with information.

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Back to work for NHL players Friday as training camps open league-wide. Players will report to their respective teams for physicals and testing then hitting the ice tomorrow.  The end of this interesting off-season was capped off by rookie camps and tournaments with many of the rookies/prospects earning a roster spot for main camp. The Vancouver Canucks hosted a YoungStars tournament in

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The Los Angeles Kings have signed defenseman Willie Mitchell to a 2-year $7 million contract today. Mitchell adds veteran presence to the blue-line as the Kings lost Sean O'Donnell to free agency earlier this summer. If he stays healthy, Mitchell will be a great addition to this dynamic mix of physical defense with offensive upsides.

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Not surprisingly, the Blackhawks have walked away from signing Antti Niemi to the $2.75 million arbitration awarded to the Finnish goaltender. Instead, the Hawks have agreed to a terms with Marty Turco on a 1-year $1.3 million contract. Turco has played the past 9 seasons with the Dallas Stars and is a 3-time All-star. Niemi becomes the 8th Blackhawk to depart from the team this off-season since

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Well, only 24 hours since the signing of UFA Ilya Kovalchuk, the 17 year $102 million contract has been rejected by the NHL. The league has five days to review the contract, yet it only took one for the league to determine the contract circumvents the salary cap. More will be reported soon but I'm sure the issue has to do with the sub $1 million years at the end of Kovy's contract. Other players

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Think he fanned on purpose?

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