bluenose_72 198 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Yeh, Gaborik with the goal. If he stays healthy, he'll be challenging Ovy and Kovy for top goalscorer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Ugly fight, Matt Bradley got messed up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Alexander the Great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Good goal, TG? When you look at the amount Ovy scores, it's no surprise really. He shoots the puck a ridiculous amount! Before tonight's game he had scored 14 goals from 86 shots! That is the most in the league and is a shooting % of 16.3. Now when you look at arguably the 2nd best scorer in the league, Ilya Kovalchuk, it's a totally different story. Kovy has scored 12 goals from 39 shots. That gives him an incredible shooting % of 30.8! This surely makes him the better sniper of the 2? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Pretty good, he was running the point and took one touch and fired it in from a good distance. The stats favor Kovalchuk, although I guess you could argue that Ovechkin consistently gets into better positions to score Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 That's a good point. TG. I have noticed since Kovy returned, that even when he's been in a position to shoot, he has made a pass. But of course you have to take linemates and like you mentioned, getting into scoring positions into account. Also noticed that Phil Kessel has scored again for the Leafs. When the Bruins traded him for 1st round draft picks over the next 2 years, many thought it was a stupid trade for the Leafs. But can he be worthy of the amount Brian Burke gave away for him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 That's a good point. TG. I have noticed since Kovy returned, that even when he's been in a position to shoot, he has made a pass. But of course you have to take linemates and like you mentioned, getting into scoring positions into account. Also noticed that Phil Kessel has scored again for the Leafs. When the Bruins traded him for 1st round draft picks over the next 2 years, many thought it was a stupid trade for the Leafs. But can he be worthy of the amount Brian Burke gave away for him? I remember randomly watching a college hockey match a couple of years ago with the University of Minnesota, who had both Kessel and Blake Wheeler. They were unbelievable! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Blake Wheeler is a really good player Boston play Atlanta on Thursday, and despite missing Savard and Lucic, it will still be a tough game. Can you imagine being a penalty killer when Chara gets the puck on the blueline, ready to rifle one towards goal :anguish: :anguish: :anguish: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 This is horrible http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/17/skating-with-the-bears/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando 249 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Brendan Shanahan, best wishes to you in your retirement after playing in the NHL for 21 seasons. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AsEW...p&type=lgns Brendan Shanahan(notes) is retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career. The 40-year-old forward announced Tuesday that he wouldn’t play again. After going through training camp with the New Jersey Devils, the team he spent his final season with, he and the club mutually parted unexpectedly shortly before opening night of the season. “I would like to thank my family and all of the friends who have helped me achieve and maintain my childhood dream of playing in the National Hockey League,” Shanahan said in a statement released by the NHL. “While I always dreamed of playing in the NHL, I can’t honestly say that I would have ever imagined that I’d be this fortunate and blessed. I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has helped me fulfill this dream.” Shanahan, who scored 656 career goals, decided to leave the Devils in October one day after he was told there was no spot for him on New Jersey’s top three lines. He has not played this season. Shanahan ranks 11th on the league’s career goals list and is the only player with 600 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes. The eight-time All-Star also played for St. Louis, Hartford, Detroit and the New York Rangers. He won three Stanley Cup titles with Detroit. “He’s the best,” said Rangers forward Sean Avery(notes), a teammate of Shanahan’s with New York and Detroit. Now that his playing days are done, Shanahan could be a fit for the NHL Players’ Association, which is in a state of flux following the firing of executive director Paul Kelly and the resignations of several union officials. Kelly was dismissed during a meeting in August, and his interim replacement Ian Penny is also gone along with the eight-member advisory board. Interim ombudsman Buzz Hargrove stepped down last week, citing the inability to perform his duties as the reason. Donald Fehr, the outgoing executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, has been appointed to assist the NHLPA in its search for an executive director. Shanahan conducted a summit during the NHL’s 2004-05 lockout, and that gathering of people from all aspects of hockey produced several suggestions that led to rules changes after a new collective bargaining agreement was reached. “Maybe he can help us out with our NHLPA situation. Maybe he will be our new executive director,” said Rangers backup goalie Steve Valiquette, the team’s player representative. “Shanny is a leader through and through, so his leadership will be valuable in any capacity. He is either going to be a general manager or he could work for the NHLPA. “He could do a million things that would influence hockey. He will do something great in hockey, you’ll see.” The left winger rejoined the Devils last season after the Rangers declined to offer him a deal to return to New York for a third year. Shanahan went back to New Jersey, the team that selected him with the No. 2 pick in the 1987 draft, and agreed to a deal in mid-January. He played his first game on Jan. 19 and scored in his debut at Nashville. Shanahan had six goals in 34 games last season, and added a goal and two assists in the Devils’ first-round, seven-game playoff loss to Carolina. Shanahan signed a new $1 million contract with New Jersey during the offseason. “I didn’t think he was going to retire,” Valiquette said. “I thought he was going to come back and play still. He would’ve contributed well to New Jersey had that situation worked out. “A number of teams were looking at him and I am sure he had options, so I am surprised that he is not playing.” Shanahan recorded 1,354 points and 2,489 penalty minutes in 1,524 NHL games. “Great player and a great pro,” former Rangers coach Tom Renney told The Associated Press in an e-mail. “Huge insight on the game, and very helpful in the player/coach role. I saw him as a superior leader who cared more about winning than anything else, but took great pride in helping young players grow. “The game is better for having had Brendan in it and will continue to (be) as long as he stays involved.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilcockney 4 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 What a player had everything you need to be a great hockey player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Good win away at the Red Wings for Dallas, TG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Good win away at the Red Wings for Dallas, TG Yeah it was, early days though. That playoff series against them in 2008 still haunts me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Some good games tonight. I'll be watching Boston@Atlanta. Other games include Toronto@Carolina, Stanley Cup holders Pittsburgh@Ottawa and Phoenix travel to St Louis to face the struggling Blues. TG's Dallas Stars host Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Not been a good period from Atlanta. Boston have dictated play and are 2-0 up with goals from Sturm and Ryder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando 249 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Not been a good period from Atlanta. Boston have dictated play and are 2-0 up with goals from Sturm and Ryder. Csta will be happy to hear about her Bruins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Yep, they've been struggling for offence of late, but not tonight. They're such an aggresive team, they put so much pressure on you. Atlanta just haven't had time or space to do much with the puck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Detroit is always such a physical game, the Stars are bound to be exhausted against Columbus tonight, who I think has had a day or two off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Toby Enstrom has got a goal back for Atlanta, 2-1. Edit: The goal has been given to Nik Antropov, he deflected it in to get his first goal as a Thrasher. Now Atlanta will go on the powerplay to try and tie this game up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 And Captain Kovy ties it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 3-2 Boston at the end of the 2nd. Ryder scored on the powerplay. Although it was shown that Antropov deflected Enstrom's shot, it seems like the goal is still being given to Toby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Max Afinogenov scores with 41 seconds remaining to make it 3-3!!!! This is going into OT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Stars already down 2-0 at the end of the first period Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Unlucky TG Like you said though, it was going to be tough. And Columbus have been playing well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Bruins win in the shootout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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