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#1
01-29-2010
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Today's article stated that there are no hard feelings between Markov and Price. Quite possibly there was an exchange between the two of them. If so it was probably borne out of frustration from losing two games that they should have won, espcially considering that last week they had two really good games. The article went on to state that after the Canadiens' last practice Price gave a bearhug to Markov. Whatever happened there doesn't appear to be a rift in the team. Perhaps the whole controversy was wishful speculation from someone that doesn't like the Habs. Last edited by ila; 01-29-2010 at 04:21 PM. 
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01-30-2010
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I guess I can be happy that the Leafs came back from a 4-2 deficit and were able to get a point....but I won't be. They are really irritating me right now. Getting a penalty in overtime? WTF?!?!?! 
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#4
01-30-2010
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Here are the scores from Jan 28th's games:
1. Atlanta beat Philadelphia 4-3. This was not a good game for the Flyers. They had a 3-1 lead and then it all fell apart in the third period. Emery gave up 3 goals off 8 shots in the third. Probably just a minor bump in the road for them, but they should be careful not to fall in the same pit they were in earlier in the season. 2. Ottawa beat Pittsburgh 4-1. I guess this really isn't surprising any more. Pittsburgh has been decidedly average for a while now, and Ottawa has now won 8 games in a row(tied a franchise record). Spezza scored a goal again, and now has 1 in each of the three games he has been back from injury. Can they keep it up? I cannot honestly see this Ottawa team making a serious run for the Cup this year, but at least they are playing well and giving their fans something to cheer about. 3. Carolina beat the Islanders 4-1. Don't look now, but Carolina is only 2 points back of Toronto(this is including Toronto's point from Friday's game)! Looks like it is basement time for us! Yay.  4. LA beat Columbus 4-1. There are a lot of 4-1 scores this evening! Anze Kopitar(the guy's picture at nhl.com makes him look like he is a serial killer!  ) scored 2 goals in the victory which gave him his 100th of his career(his second was the 101st). He should be a good player for the Kings for a long, long time.5. Minnesota beat Colorado 1-0. This was less than 5 minutes away from going to overtime, but thankfully they scored in regulation. Havlat scored his 11th goal of the season. To say that he is having a dissapointing season for the Wild is a huge understatement, especially with the way he played for Chicago last season. 6. Phoenix beat Calgary 3-2 in the shootout. This is Calgary's 9th loss in a row. They are reeling, and on a night where they come back from 2-0 their offense fizzles yet again when it counts the most. I don't forsee Sutter being head coach for much longer if this keeps up(I wish the same could be said for Ron Wilson, but Burke says he is "as safe as the gold in Fort Knox". That doesn't really make me happy to hear that. 7. Speaking of long losing streaks...St. Louis beat Edmonton 2-1. Not much to say about this except that this is Edmonton's 12th loss in a row. That is downright ugly! 8. Chicago beat San Jose 4-3 in overtime. This game pretty much lived up to the hype. Two of the best teams in the league right now going at it toe-to-toe! Chicago had a 3-0 lead at one point, and then San Jose came storming back! Chicago luckily was able to squeak away with the victory. Chicago outshot San Jose(San Jose getting outshot rarely happens) 39-37. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- Here are the scores from Jan 29th's games: 1. Oh, what new level of Hell am I witnessing now? New Jersey beat Toronto 5-4 in overtime. Toronto came back from down 4-2 and looked to have the momentum going into overtime(New Jersey totally outplayed the Leafs in the first and second period and then it was all Toronto in the third), but they decided to fall flat on their face...again. Luke Schenn took a stupid hooking penalty and that was all she wrote(since we all know that the Leaf's Penalty Kill is a freaking joke!). Zach Parise had 2 goals and 2 assists.I am sure that dauls cannot be too happy with the way his team played tonight even with them winning. 2. Washington beat Florida 4-1. Mike Green had two incidents occur. The first was him hitting an elbow to someone's head(he got a 2 minute elbowing penalty) and then he got hit with a knee-on-knee later on in the game. The Capitals are saying that he is not seriously injured(could play in Sunday's game if he is not suspended for the elbow). He may be looking at a suspension for the elbow. Knowing that he is a star, he may get a more lenient suspension than perhaps a "plugger" would get. 3. Buffalo beat Boston 2-1. Want a scary fact? Toronto is only 9 points behind Boston now. Theoretically, if Boston were to end up in second last place at the end of the year(not saying this will happen of course) they could end up with the 1st and 2nd picks in this year's draft(thanks to the Leafs)! 4. Anaheim beat Tampa Bay 2-1 in a real humdinger of a shootout.  5. Detroit beat Nashville 4-2. Despite being badly outshot(48-29), Detroit was able to claim the victory. Lidstrom is heating up right now, and he had a goal and an assist. 6. Dallas beat Colorado 3-2. This was Colorado's 2nd loss in a row. -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- Games that matter for us hockey fans tonight(Jan 30th): 1. Philadelphia VS the Islanders 2. Toronto VS Vancouver(oh great!  )3. Boston VS LA 4. Montreal VS Ottawa Except for Jennifer, we will probably be a little worried. The opponents of our teams are all playing very well right now!
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#5
01-31-2010
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Well, it looks like my predictions about the games were correct. The only team that won(that matter for us here) was Philadelphia. Toronto found yet another way to lose. I need some love...but I will settle for a hug.
 Here are the *sigh* scores for Jan 30th's games: 1. Philadelphia beat the Islanders 2-1. A closer game than I thought it would be, especially since Roloson was in net. Philly scored both their goals in the first period and then tried to protect their lead. They gave up a goal in the second period, but were able to prevent the Islanders from getting any more. I am sure that Jen is happy.  This is all the joy us TLB folks will enjoy from this night of hockey.2. Ottawa beat Montreal 3-2 in overtime. Not a good game for Montreal. They had to play from behind yet again. They were able to tie it up at 2 after being down 2-0, but they fell short in overtime again. Hal Gill took an absolutely idiotic penalty which pretty well cost them the game. True, Spezza took a penalty later in O/T but that doesn't really help too much. I believe that Ottawa scored the first ever 3-on-3 goal in the history of the NHL. Some potential bad news on the injury front for Montreal as well. Mike Cammalleri was injured in this game, and they won't know the extent of his injury until Sunday. If they lose Cammalleri they are in a LOT of trouble, as he is their leading scorer. Another injury happened to Ottawa. Mike Foligno broke his leg blocking a shot. Ouch! 3. LA beat Boston 3-2 in the shootout. Boston's freefall continues. Some unruly behaviour in the second period led to a slew of penalties. Boston capitalized with a goal, but that is all they got in that period. Savard got his second point in his second game back from a lengthy injury, but he was not able to get Boston to shake their scoring slump. Boston got a point out of this loss, but it is probably a point that is hard to swallow for Boston fans. 4. Vancouver beat Toronto 5-3. What can I say? What do I want to say? I want to let loose with a whole lot of profanity, but that won't make a lick of difference. Toronto had a 3-0 lead after the first period. Do you know what I thought when I saw that? I thought "Toronto is going to lose this game. I just know it." And I was right! Arggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! Carolina has now passed Toronto in the standings. Just lovely.At least Edmonton is sucking even more than Toronto, so we aren't in last place for the entire league...yet. 5. Carolina beat Chicago 4-2. And this is why Carolina went past Toronto. They won when they had to(against a tough team!), and they got it done even though they were outshot 41-24. Hossa had a goal and an assist. I wonder if the limo incident(Kane and two other players were allegedly in a limo with two girls and had pictures taken with them. The players did not wear shirts.) had anything to do with this loss? Perhaps this distracted the Blackhawks? 6. Columbus beat St. Louis 3-2 in overtime. I would like to say that I care about this game, but I do not wish to lie. I don't care about this game. 7. Nashville beat Atlanta 4-3. Jason Arnott scored the winner for the Predators just 7 seconds into the third period. 8. Phoenix beat the Rangers 3-2. This was a battle of the back-up goalies. Phoenix had a 3-0 lead until the third, and then they let their foot off the gas. The Rangers scored two goals, but as is the case many times for them this season, they did not score enough. They have a very poor offense. 9. Calgary beat Edmonton 6-1. I can almost guarantee that Calgary saw this game and licked their chops with anticipation. They had a 9 game losing streak and they could almost be certain that playing against Edmonton would stop that streak. Edmonton has now lost 13 in a row. Bad, putrid, ugly, you name it, that pretty much describes the Oilers right now. 10. San Jose beat Minnesota 5-2. Dan Boyle(defenseman for San Jose) missed his 4th game in a row with an undisclosed injury. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Mike Green of the Washington Capitals was suspended for 3 games for his elbow to the head of a Florida player Friday night. This was almost a given, especially with the vicious elbow that Patrice Cormier was suspended for(and is currently appealing). Boudreau(Washington head coach) complained that he saw no reason why he should be suspended(he never does...his players do no wrong apparently) but Green's teammate(and NHLPA representative) Brooks Laich said that hits to the head need to be punished so obviously it was a hit that deserved a suspension. Some of the head coaches in the NHL need to give their heads a shake and realize that they need to tell their players to stop with the head shots. If the head coaches basically do not hold their players accountable(by saying that they think the player did not deserve to be suspended, for example), then why would the players care about whether or not they hit someone in the head. Sheesh.
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#6
02-02-2010
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I have a couple of trades to post about, and then I will post the scores.
The first one occured on Sunday Jan 31st. The Leafs and Flames did a big trade, and then Toronto made another trade with Anaheim. Going to Toronto: Dion Phaneuf(Cal), Fredrik Sjostrom(Cal), Keith Aulie, Jean-Sebastien Giguere(Ana). Going to Calgary: Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers, and Ian White. Going to Anaheim: Vesa Toskala and Jason Blake I hope this will help Toronto in the long run, and having Giguere may be the tonic to help the Monster develop into the good goaltender that the Toronto brass believe him to be. If Phaneuf can revert back to his good play from a couple of years ago, he will help us immensely. Whether losing so much of our goal-scoring will hurt us remains to be seen. Here is an article, from tsn.ca, talking more about the trades. --------------- --------------- FLAMES TRADE D PHANEUF TO MAPLE LEAFS IN SEVEN-PLAYER DEAL Two teams in dire need of a shakeup have done just that. The Calgary Flames have traded defenceman Dion Phaneuf, forward Fredrik Sjostrom, and prospect defenceman Keith Aulie to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forwards Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers and defenceman Ian White. The Maple Leafs and Flames have been working on the components of this blockbuster for a week to ten days, but sources say the details of the deal didn't fall into place until late last night. "[Phaneuf] is a warrior. He's got a cannon for a shot," explained Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke on Sunday. "He plays the game hard and I want players who play the game hard because they're hard to play against." The former all-star defenceman was emotional when he told reporters that he was caught off guard by news of the trade. "It was definitely a shock, but I'm very excited about going to Toronto and being a Maple Leaf. ''The toughest part is saying goodbye to your buddies,'' he said. ''It was a great four-and-a-half years in Calgary. But it's part of the business. ''It's a cliche, if Wayne Gretzky can get traded anyone can get traded," he said. "I was very surprised, but on the other hand I'm very excited to be going to the biggest hockey market in the world.'' Phaneuf and Sjostrom will arrive in Toronto on Sunday night and will skate with the team on Monday. Aulie will join the AHL Toronto Marlies on Monday. ''It's a fresh start for me now, and I'm looking forward to going to Toronto and hopefully making an impact there,'' Sjostrom said. Flames general manager Brent Sutter said that seeing both Phaneuf and Sjostrom leave town was tough, but he was looking forward to the players that were coming in. ''I have a lot of respect for Dion, but this is part of the business,'' Sutter said. ''It happens at times, and it's happened here. ''It's tough to see Freddy leaving too because he had a roll on our team, but we're getting some established players right now that bring us some needs that we can use.'' Phaneuf has two goals over his last three games and is signed through the 2013-14 season ($6.5 million per). He had 18:49 TOI last night, only the third time this month he's been under 20 minutes in a game. The big defenceman has 10 goals and 12 assists to go with a minus-3 rating over his 55 games. Sjostrom has played 46 games with one goal and five assists for Calgary this season. Aulie was drafted in the fourth round, 116th overall of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. The six-foot-six defenceman had spent this season with the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL. Hagman has 20 goals and 13 assists, while Stajan has 16 goals and 25 assists, each over 55 games this season. Both players have a minus-3 rating. Mayers had expressed interest in being traded earlier in January. He had two goals, six assists and 78 penalty minutes over his 44 games with the Maple Leafs this season. White had nine goals, 17 assists and a plus-1 rating over his 56 games. Burke admitted the loss of Stajan and Hagman would leave a hole in the Maple Leaf attack, but explained that acquiring Phaneuf was too good an opportunity to pass up. "It takes some offence out of our lineup and that's the next question ... who replaces that offence we lost today, but it puts a major weapon on the blueline and makes us much more difficult to play." Since he entered the NHL in the 2005-06 season Phaneuf is tops among defenceman with 75 goals (2nd Sheldon Souray - 68), power-play goals with 48 (2nd Zdeno Chara - 41), game-winning goals with 21 (2nd Dan Boyle - 15) and shots at 1,150 (2nd Chara - 992) over that span. In addition, Phaneuf (48) ranks second to Paul Coffey (50) in power-play goals by a defenceman over the first five seasons of their career and he is tied with Denis Potvin for game-winning goals (21) over the same span. The Flames were mired in their worst slump (0-6-3) since an 11-game losing streak in 1986 before getting on the winning side of the tracks on Saturday night with a 6-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the Battle of Alberta. The Maple Leafs are coming off a dramatic loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday evening, giving up a three-goal first period lead before falling 5-3. With the loss, coupled with Carolina's 4-2 victory over Chicago, Toronto now sits 29th in the NHL standings. The Hurricanes and Leafs are tied in points with 45 but Carolina is ahead because of more wins. The Maple Leafs also acquired veteran goaltender Jean-Sebastien from the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. In exchange, the Leafs shipped netminder Vesa Toskala and veteran forward Jason Blake to the Ducks.
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#7
02-02-2010
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(Man, the Calgary Flames are cleaning house right now!
)Here is another trade the Calgary Flames were involved with. They made a trade with the New York Rangers on Tuesday Feb 2nd. Going to Calgary: Chris Higgins(I wonder what Thomas Magnum would say? ) and Ales Kotalik.Going to New York: Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust. Not as big of a blockbuster as the trade with Toronto, but it could potentially be a noteworthy one down the road. Here is the article from tsn.ca. FLAMES SEND JOKINEN, PRUST TO RANGERS FOR HIGGINS, KOTALIK While it took some time, in the end the Calgary Flames finally got their men as the 'on again, off again' trade between the Flames and New York Rangers is official after a trade call was made following Calgary's loss to the Flyers on Monday. The deal, which sees Olli Jokinen and Brandon Prust heading to Manhattan in exchange for Chris Higgins and Ales Kotalik, was reportedly held up because the Flames wanted Jokinen in the lineup for Monday night's game against Philadelphia. Jokinen played just over 15 minutes, took three shots on net and finished at a minus-one. Prust skated just over seven minutes. With rumours of the trade circulating for more than 24 hours, the team on the ice appeared lethargic as they were soundly beaten by the Flyers on Monday. Jokinen said that he did not want to use the speculation as an excuse. "You've got to play hard every time you go on the ice no matter what kind of distractions that you have going on," said Jokinen. "You play for that sweater, that logo. Until they tell you you're not part of the team, and I just got the news that II'm not part of the team so I've got to turn the page." Jokinen realized his high salary mixed with low production was likely a big factor in his exit from Calgary. "It comes with the salary, you make $5 million, 11 goals isnot going to cut it," said a visibly shaken Jokinen. "It's definitely a slap in the face to get traded." Jokinen did see an upside in heading back to the Eastern Conference. "I get a chance to play with one of the better players in the league in (Marian) Gaborik." Although he was aware that a deal was likely, Prust also found it difficult to prepare for. "You're waiting to hear confirmation, pacing around for hours," Prust admitted. "I definitely didn't sleep too well" Both Jokinen and Prust will join the Rangers in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning while Higgins is currently in Los Angeles. Kotalik remains in New York after being sent home by the Rangers on Sunday after being told by the team that he would be traded. The Flames pushed back their practice on Tuesday in hopes that both players will be able to skate with their new teammates. There had also been several reports that Kotalik was not prepared to waive his no-trade clause to go to Calgary; however earlier in the day he reportedly changed his stance to accept the move. Both Jokinen and Higgins are set to become unrestricted free agent at season's end, while Prust will become a restricted free agent. Kotalik has two-years and $6 million remaining on a three-year deal he signed prior to the season with New York. Jokinen was originally acquired by Calgary from the Phoenix Coyotes at last year's trade deadline. The 31-year old veteran has 11 goals and 24 assists in 56 games with the Flames this season. Jokinen is set to represent Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. It will be his third Olympic appearance. He helped lead Finland to the silver medal at the 2006 games in Torino. The Kuopio, Finland native was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings with the third overall pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. The 25-year old Prust was drafted by the Flames in the third round of the 2004 draft, and was traded to Phoenix at last year's trade deadline in the deal that brought Jokinen to Calgary. Prust was then traded back to the Flames last summer for Jim Vandermeer. The native of London, Ontario has one goal and four assists in 43 games this season in Calgary. He ranks second in the NHL in fighting majors with 18. "I'm looking forward to going to the big city and playing in Madison Square Garden so I'm looking forward to it, but I'm sad to leave again," said Prust. Kotalik, 31, has been made a healthy scratch by head coach John Tortorella in eight of the club's last nine games. In 45 games, Kotalik has eight goals and 14 assists, with a plus/minus of -18. His best offensive season was with the Buffalo Sabres in 2005-06, when he scored 25 goals and added 37 assists. Higgins, 26, is in his first season with the Rangers after he signed with New York last summer. Originally, the Montreal Canadiens had traded his rights to the Rangers prior to the July 1 free agent signing period. Starting in 2005-06, Higgins had three straight seasons in which he scored 20 or more goals with Montreal, but his production dropped to 12 last year in an injured-shortened season. This season he has six goals and eight assists in 54 games. This is the second major deal that the Flames have pulled off in as many days after shipping Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjostrom and prospect Keith Aulie to the Maple Leafs on Sunday in exchange for Matt Stajan, Ian White, Niklas Hagman and Jamal Mayers. The two trades leave the Flames with a surplus of wing players, 13 in all, possibly setting up additional deals prior to the NHL's trade deadline on March 3rd.
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#8
02-03-2010
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Now that Toskala is gone who are you going to blame now when Toronto loses? Seriously though I think Toronto made the right move and they will profit from their trade. Toskala had to go for the good of the team and Toronto can only improve with the deals that they made.
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#9
02-03-2010
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 I'm glad ESPN-UK haven't been showing them. Quote:
A record of 3-6-1 in the last 10 games. Unless they improve it looks like the Devils are going to have a short postseason this year.
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