groundskeeper willie
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Heroic Shrimp said:
You never want to see players hurt but Vanek is challenging Kessel for the scoring race...
2011-2012 NHL Thread
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You never want to see players hurt but Vanek is challenging Kessel for the scoring race...
maplesyrup
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I'd like to see Lucic get what's coming to him but I'm really fearful of this getting really ugly and way to out of hand. :-\
Heroic Shrimp
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Fanatic said:
It would be hilarious if Lucic ran Enroth, knocked him out of the game, and the Sabres still did nothing. Ruff would eat his mustache.
Carolina dmen scoring:
Rk Player Pts
1 Jay Harrison 9
2 Joni Pitkanen 8
3 Tomas Kaberle 5
4 Tim Gleason 5
5 Jamie McBain 5
6 Bryan Allen 4
Who here would have picked exLeaf Jay Harrison to be leading his team in dman scoring when Pitkanen, Kaberle & Gleason were on the roster?
Always liked his personality and how he handled himself. Good for him (not that I expect it will last).
Rk Player Pts
1 Jay Harrison 9
2 Joni Pitkanen 8
3 Tomas Kaberle 5
4 Tim Gleason 5
5 Jamie McBain 5
6 Bryan Allen 4
Who here would have picked exLeaf Jay Harrison to be leading his team in dman scoring when Pitkanen, Kaberle & Gleason were on the roster?
Always liked his personality and how he handled himself. Good for him (not that I expect it will last).
Madferret said:
The strange thing to me is that he was cruising along as a .60+ ppg dman in Toronto (.68ppg since the lockout - one of the top five scoring dmen in the league over that time).
A key moment was when Wilson got on his case in Jan '10 and cut his ice time when he was close to a ppg but the rest of the team was struggling to score. He was never the same after that though he had declined a little from his peak years - including his skating.
But to go to Boston and Carolina and basically dry up doesn't make sense to me. Couldn't see that coming to the degree that it has.
There were rumours of family problems and that also might have something to do with this.
In Rutherford's defence, to get the best bang for his buck, spending on a good goalie, a top center (good centers) and a couple of good offensive D is a really smart place to spend to get the most out of a roster.
Maybe this whole trade rumour stuff that went on for ages took his heart out of the game. To a degree, I think that happened to Sundin as well when he tried to play for the Canucks though in Sundin's case his hip injury and age had caught up to him more.
It's a sad way to see him finish his career if that's all he's going to provide the Canes.
maplesyrup
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Madferret said:
100% with you there.
Wild to dress 51-year-old goalie
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=602911
In need of a backup for Josh Harding, the Wild signed Deutsch, a 51-year-old who runs a screen printing and embroidery store in Richfield, Minn., as the emergency goaltender. As per League rules, the Wild were forbidden from signing a goalie with professional experience, so Deutsch signed his ATO on Wednesday.
Deutsch is a good friend of former assistant Mike Ramsey and has been used in many practices when one of the top goalies gets an off day.
Seems kind of crazy.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=602911
In need of a backup for Josh Harding, the Wild signed Deutsch, a 51-year-old who runs a screen printing and embroidery store in Richfield, Minn., as the emergency goaltender. As per League rules, the Wild were forbidden from signing a goalie with professional experience, so Deutsch signed his ATO on Wednesday.
Deutsch is a good friend of former assistant Mike Ramsey and has been used in many practices when one of the top goalies gets an off day.
Seems kind of crazy.
maplesyrup
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Bizarre indeed.
Ville Leino:
20GP, 5pts, (.25 ppg)
only 16 shots,
team worst -6,
39.7 faceoff win% (from a guy they intended to use at center)
Leino Faces Ruff Road
Leino, 28, spent much of Saturday's loss to Florida on the bench. He played a little more than 2 minutes, 30 seconds in each of the second and third periods. Leino's total ice time was 9:35, the third lowest on the team that game. Yet, he is the third highest-paid player on a traditionally small-market Buffalo team, which under new owner Terry Pegula, is suddenly spending as much as the Flyers.
So they tried:
Sabres hope move to top line spurs struggling Leino
then:
Patience gives way to frustration
Miller was gone before Leino had a chance to show what he could do between Vanek and Pominville. The line was intact for three shifts, maybe four, when Ruff summoned rookie Luke Adam to pivot his top-scoring wingers.
...
And they still haven't found a home for Leino, who was playing against his former team for the first time since signing a six-year deal for $27 million.
For what it's worth, the Sabres knew they overpaid for him when they signed him. Such was the price if Buffalo intended to land unrestricted free agents after years of recruiting problems. Leino claimed Wednesday he's been unaffected by the pressure, but Ruff hinted otherwise. Leino grumbled about his ice time. Ruff is demanding the forward conforms to the Sabres' style.
It's going to take time.
Not a good start to that contract.
20GP, 5pts, (.25 ppg)
only 16 shots,
team worst -6,
39.7 faceoff win% (from a guy they intended to use at center)
Leino Faces Ruff Road
Leino, 28, spent much of Saturday's loss to Florida on the bench. He played a little more than 2 minutes, 30 seconds in each of the second and third periods. Leino's total ice time was 9:35, the third lowest on the team that game. Yet, he is the third highest-paid player on a traditionally small-market Buffalo team, which under new owner Terry Pegula, is suddenly spending as much as the Flyers.
So they tried:
Sabres hope move to top line spurs struggling Leino
then:
Patience gives way to frustration
Miller was gone before Leino had a chance to show what he could do between Vanek and Pominville. The line was intact for three shifts, maybe four, when Ruff summoned rookie Luke Adam to pivot his top-scoring wingers.
...
And they still haven't found a home for Leino, who was playing against his former team for the first time since signing a six-year deal for $27 million.
For what it's worth, the Sabres knew they overpaid for him when they signed him. Such was the price if Buffalo intended to land unrestricted free agents after years of recruiting problems. Leino claimed Wednesday he's been unaffected by the pressure, but Ruff hinted otherwise. Leino grumbled about his ice time. Ruff is demanding the forward conforms to the Sabres' style.
It's going to take time.
Not a good start to that contract.
GhostofPotvin29
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Speaking of bad contracts, apparently DiPietro was booed when he was announced as the starter tonight.
Potvin29 said:
Bryzgalov was yanked after 3 goals on 9 shots.
Then
JinDenver Jason J
Jagr apparently has a groin injury. #oldballs
33 minutes ago
Love the hash tag
Dipietro's best save% for a NHL season before they signed him to that $67 mil deal was .911 and he had only reached .900 (exactly) once before.
The first year of his current crazy deal, he hit .919 (less than Reimer last year) and he hasn't been above .902 save% since - mostly below .900.
He was a promising goalie but from what I've read, he's a physical wreck now with bad knees:
link
INJURIES :
2011-12
10/25/2011 Missed 4 games (concussion).
2010-11
3/18/2011 Missed 20 games (facial injury).
1/23/2011 Missed 1 game (flu).
1/21/2011 Flu, day-to-day.
1/20/2011 Missed 1 game (groin).
1/15/2011 Missed 5 games (strained groin).
12/26/2010 Missed 3 games (swollen left knee).
2009-10
4/11/2010 Missed the last 22 games of the regular season (left knee injury).
1/04/2010 Missed 33 games (knee surgery)
2008-09
4/12/2009 Missed the last 41 games of the regular season (swollen right knee).
1/02/2009 Missed 3 games (groin).
12/26/2008 Missed 27 games (knee surgery).
10/13/2008 Missed 2 games (knee injury).
2007-08
4/05/2008 Missed the last 9 games of the regular season (hip surgery).
3/08/2008 Missed 3 games (personal reasons).
1/03/2008 Missed 3 games (knee injury).
2006-07
4/14/2007 Missed the last 7 games of the regular season and Game 1 of Round One against the Buffalo Sabres (headache).
3/20/2007 Missed 2 games (neck injury).
12/07/2006 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
10/21/2006 Missed 3 games (groin).
2005-06
1/12/2006 Missed 5 games (sprained left knee).
11/03/2005 Missed 1 game (bruised knee).
10/19/2005 Missed 1 game (mild concussion).
To think that his and Yashin's deals together tallied $139 mil ... ugh