Standings after tonight’s games, looking only at the number of points each team has blown out of the total points possible. Looking at the standings this way, the lowest point total is best, since it means you have blown the…
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Ten NHL Players Who Should Shoot More Often – Die By The Blade
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8) Alexander Frolov (Los Angeles Kings) Frolov is a two-time 30-goal man and has all of the tools to be an elite star for years. The frightening statistic is that the Russian hasn't fired 200 or more shots in a…
Goalie Season
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I think this is an accident: On the other hand, this guy meant to do it: And notice that in both cases, the idiot takes a second swipe at the crossbar, like that’s what he really meant to do.
Week in Review – Battle of California
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I go to the Ducks-Blackhawks game [...]. It was terrible: not only did the Ducks win, not only did Corey Perry extend his scoring streak, not only did the Blackhawks not score, but Kyle Calder (boo!) played well. Kyle Calder.…
Kings’ Scramble
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Fun for probably no-one, but, well…sorry. I accidentally made anagrams of every Kings player and a handful of prospects. Two of the players yielded no anagrams at all, so in one case I used his full nickname, and in the…
S-Kings alive and kicking
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First-round draft pick Colten Teubert of White Rock, taken 13th overall by Los Angeles in 2008, paid Ontario head coach Karl Taylor a nice compliment when in Victoria last Wednesday for the WHL-Russia game. The highly-regarded world junior gold-medallist rearguard…
Not ready for prime time – The Copper & Blue
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Several still-not-ready-for-prime-time players have posted some underwhelming numbers at both ends of the rink: Robert Nilsson, 1 goal, -12; J.F. Jacques, 2 goals, -9; Patrick O’Sullivan, 4 goals, -11. Ouch, ouch, and more ouch. via Not ready for prime time –…
Kings 2, Blackhawks 1 (SOL) « Fifth Feather
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The 2009 circus trip is finally over, and the verdict is in: success. With a point in Los Angeles on Saturday night, the Hawks grabbed their 17th point in their last ten games, including a 4-1-1 road trip on the…
Thanks for nothing, Mike Milbury – Cult of Hockey
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Mike Milbury of the CBC, who didn’t exactly cover himself in glory as the general manager of the New York Islanders, offered the following to Oilers management: “They got to find the rats and get them off the ship because…
An Edmonton Oiler fan’s rant about things he never wants to see again – Cult of Hockey
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2. Patrick O’Sullivan floating around his own zone, not picking up anyone, as the opposing player next to him slams home a shot from the slot. via An Edmonton Oiler fan’s rant about things he never wants to see again…