…normal resolution broadcast in HD so you can see every pixel of how crappy the feed is. Bernier looked sharp. Campbell looked like an adenoidal 17 year old chicken-giant, but he blocked at least a half-dozen shots. Azevedo and Clune made some bad passes. Lewis had a nice goal, two on one with Moulson (nice…
Monthly Archives: April 2009
How Does Burke Get Tavares? | Toronto Sports Media Blog
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So what needs to happen for the Leafs to end up in 26th? First, they need Los Angeles to beat San Jose on Saturday afternoon. Then, they need to lose to Ottawa at home a few hours later. Finally, they would need Wayne Gretzky’s Phoenix Coyotes to finish off the season with a victory over…
I’m bitchily hoping for Dallas and Nashville to win tonight…
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…just to keep Anaheim’s non-playoff hopes alive for one more day. UPDATE: Nashville lost. So now it’s up to Minnesota to beat Columbus on Saturday. Oh, and the Ducks have to drop their last two games. UPDATE #2: I should have been more specific. The Ducks needed to lose IN REGULATION. Crap.
SI.com, Jim Kelley: NHL salary cap forces Calgary Flames to play shorthanded
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The Flames have been playing shorthanded for several games, including a crucial loss earlier this week to the surging Canucks that may have decided first place in the Northwest Division. Now, there are a number of reasons why that can happen. Penalties incurred during a contest is the one that comes most readily to mind,…
Lighting the Lamp: [UPDATE] Preissing is playing hurt and that somehow explains everything
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Preissing came in for criticism last night from the media (including this writer, see previous post) for what appeared a-less-than-100-percent effort on the game’s decisive play. Preissing’s admission explains everything and places even more blame on the LA Kings for not sending back healthy D Davis Drewiske and allowing Preissing to play when he clearly…
Lighting the Lamp: Preissing is the highest paid employee in the state of New Hampshire
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Five people in the pressbox post-game including this writer questioned the effort put out (or lack thereof) of $2.75 million defenseman Tom Preissing, who was demoted by the LA Kings at the trade deadline and farmed to Manchester. Known as an offensive D-man, when it came time for Preissing to reach out and either use…
[UPDATE] Crucial Remaining Games for the Kings
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…in the Tavares Sweepstakes, that is. FLA @ ATL [ATL wins by losing, booo!] DAL @ COL [DAL loses by winning, yay!] LOS @ VAN [LA wins by losing, yay!] PHX @ SJS [PHX loses by winning, yay!] (Friday) DAL @ ANA (Saturday) SJS @ LOS OTT @ TOR TBL @ ATL ANA @ PHX…
Tom Benjamin: Calgary is Out of (cap) Money
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Problem is, because they were right against the $56.7-million (U.S.) salary cap, they needed to ship Dustin Boyd and Warren Peters to the minors to make the numbers work. Accordingly, the Flames went with only 10 forwards playing their second game in two nights — with predictable results… “That’s part of the cap rules and…
Kukla’s Korner: WTF? Calgary can’t afford to dress a full roster?
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One story that has not been adequately reported is the fact that the Calgary Flames, a team in a tight race for the Northwest Division, has been playing games with less than a full roster. The problem is that they have so little salary cap room that they have not been able to afford to…
Hockey’s Future Top 50 prospects: #10 Oscar Moller
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10. Oscar Moller, RW – Los Angeles Kings A number of Kings forward prospects were expected to make the team out of training camp this season, but not Moller. Moller did his best to disrupt those plans and indeed earned a spot. At only 19 years of age, Moller is already skating a semi-regular shift…