To answer a question in the October thread, the news today from the Hershey Bears is that Sasha Pokulok has been sidelined "indefinitely" with a concussion.
I looked for him the other night when the Phantoms/Bears game was telcast. He wasn't playing and was listed as having played only one game on the Bears' website. I figured he must have been injured, but couldn't figure out how to find the details.
The Lebanon Daily News site (ldnews.com) has a regular column called "Bear Tracks" that follows the team pretty thoroughly.
FYI - Doug Murray and the Sharks host the Blueshirts on MSG now.
The Rangers new color guy (I miss you JD) just mentioned Dougie as, "a big kid, who went to Cornell." Pretty cool stuff, definitely the only collegiate reference of the night. Man, I hate rooting against Cornellians, but, LGR(angers)...and I hope Dougie plays well.
Didn't see much of Doug down the stretch. Looked like they were rolling their top four D for most of the third. It was also close to 3am and I was barely hanging on, so I may have just been oblivious. Doug had some big hits. I thought he was going to go at it with Orr before it was all said and done, but that never happened.
Joe Micheletti also mentioned Cornell when the Rangers played LeNeveu and his 20 traffic cones. Going from JD to Micheletti is about on par with going from prime rib to a hot dog. And not just because he came from that other New York team, but he played at Minnesota to boot. He had a (grande) cup of coffee in the NHL 25 years ago and makes like that has some relevance on the game today. I guess Rangers fans were lucky to have JD (and Sam) for as long as we did.
Some pics of him this past week.
Joe Micheletti has never been one to make any relevance of his short NHL stint. In fact, I didn't even know he had a playing career until you just mentioned in here, because he never says boo about it on the air.
If guys like Tim McCarver and Fran Healy are the prototype for making mediocre playing days relevant and prominent in their announcing, Micheletti doesn't beging to sniff that level.
IMO, it's unfair to Joe to describe the transition as prime rib to hot dog. I find it very similar to the Cohen-to-McCarthy move the Mets radio booth had to make this year. Cohen was the stalwart, THE radio voice of the team, one of the best announcers in the entire league, and the voice we wanted to hear until he retired. McCarthy took over and his biggest hurdle was that he wasn't Cohen. But if judged on his own merits, he did a pretty solid job.
Actually he's made several references to playing against some now-coaches and other assorted people around the league and has most certanly tried to make it relevant on more than one occasion. It's not necessarily a knock on Joe. He's fine, and better than most other color guys in the league, but when JD sets the bar, just about anyone would be a wiener in comparison.
I agree, Micheletti isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination. I hardly ever want to van Gogh myself when watching the Rangers broadcast, which is something I can't say for pretty much any baseball or football broadcast I've watched in the past several years.
Additionally, not only is JD the best commentator, but the dynamic he and Sam had (and their mutual ribbing on Trautwig) simply won't be equalled. (/drift)
Joseph gets pulled in the last minute of the 2nd after letting five goals in, and allows only one goal for the rest of the game.
Ugly night for Dave McKee and the Augusta Lynx last night. Think @Dartmouth last year ugly. Pensacola got 6 goals in two periods, on something like 23 shots, before Dave got pulled. Two or three of those goals were skater, goalie, and no defense in sight, but mostly it was just McKee on a very off night. He wasn't making the saves I expected him to make. It didn't help that his team seemed to be perpetually on the penalty kill and pretty ineffective on the power play.
Shane Hynes also played for Augusta. He's still in front of the net on the first power play unit, but didn't have much of a chance to knock pucks in. -3 on the night, but I thought he played better than that.
Final score was 6-4 Pensacola, bringing their record to 1-7-0; the two teams play again tonight. I don't expect McKee to be in the net...
[quote French Rage]Joseph gets pulled in the last minute of the 2nd after letting five goals in, and allows only one goal for the rest of the game.[/quote]
Wow, rough night for CuJo letting in goals from the bench.
[quote Jordan 04][quote French Rage]Joseph gets pulled in the last minute of the 2nd after letting five goals in, and allows only one goal for the rest of the game.[/quote]
Wow, rough night for CuJo letting in goals from the bench.[/quote]
Oops, I meant Leneveu lets in only one in the remaining time.
[quote canuck89]Some pics of him this past week.[/quote]
I think people's expressions in photos of hits going down are often really interesting. The spectator on the left looks like he's interviewing someone, the suit on the right looks like he's taking a nap, and #23 there looks like he's trying to remember what he did last night. None of them seem to realize there's just been a check, or even that there's hockey being played.
Looks like Yahoo is broadcasting tonight's Sharks game on the internet (for free?). It starts at 10:30 ET.
Coyotes playing the Kings tonight. Cujo got yanked after allowing 2 goals on the first 3 shots, now Lenny is in. He's given up 1 goal on 8 shots so far, L.A. leads 3-1.
[quote Chris 02]Looks like Yahoo is broadcasting tonight's Sharks game on the internet (for free?). It starts at 10:30 ET.[/quote]
Audio for all NHL games (with your choice of broadcast, home or away) is available for free from NHL.com.
Rough weekend for CuJo. If Lenny is solid for the rest of the game, I have to figure he'll get another start in the Coyotes' next game, which isn't until next Thursday.
[quote Josh '99]Rough weekend for CuJo. If Lenny is solid for the rest of the game, I have to figure he'll get another start in the Coyotes' next game, which isn't until next Thursday.[/quote]And Lenny gets the W in a comeback for the Coyotes. Down 2-1 when he came in, Lenny allowed just 2 goals on 40 shots (including stopping all 17 in the third period), and the Coyotes win 6-4. Dave was named first star.
Lenny was solid in relief tonight. The 'yotes came back to win 6-4, with Lenny stopping 38 of 40 shots he faced.
http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7160
nice one about Lenny.
According to this, the Abbotts were released from Stockton (ECHL)
http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=9080
The Bakersfield Condors claimed Chris Abbott.
http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=9088
Presumably, Cam Abbott cleared waivers and is a free agent. I don't know if he'll take advantage of this opportunity to escape the Central Valley or move to Bakersfield with his brother.
[quote cbuckser]The Bakersfield Condors claimed Chris Abbott.
http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=9088
Presumably, Cam Abbott cleared waivers and is a free agent. I don't know if he'll take advantage of this opportunity to escape the Central Valley or move to Bakersfield with his brother.[/quote]
From that same link: "Delete Matt Nickerson, D recalled to Iowa (AHL)"
I love their choice of wording ("Delete"). Anyway.....I thought Paul Vartessian pretty much did that during the playoff series at Lynah (the one that doesn't exist, of course).
In the latest installment of ESPN's NHL Power Rankings, they have the Coyotes ranked next to last:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/powerranking?lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos2
QuoteNow that the Mike Morrison experiment has completely gone away, the Coyotes' next trick is trying to see what David LeNeveu can do between the pipes. Yikes.
Poor kid...getting a bad rep with this awful team. Let's see if he can't prove 'em wrong.
[quote BCrespi]In the latest installment of ESPN's NHL Power Rankings, they have the Coyotes ranked next to last:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/powerranking?lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos2
QuoteNow that the Mike Morrison experiment has completely gone away, the Coyotes' next trick is trying to see what David LeNeveu can do between the pipes. Yikes.
Poor kid...getting a bad rep with this awful team. Let's see if he can't prove 'em wrong.[/quote]"Yikes" is hardly fair to Dave. He's not Ken Dryden yet but in limited action so far this year he's been a bunch better than CuJo (to say nothing of shitty-ass Mike Morrison).
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061105/capt.62b09adb048f4291b27263f1ebba344f.kings_coyotes_hockey_png106.jpg)
[quote redice][quote cbuckser]The Bakersfield Condors claimed Chris Abbott.
http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=9088
Presumably, Cam Abbott cleared waivers and is a free agent. I don't know if he'll take advantage of this opportunity to escape the Central Valley or move to Bakersfield with his brother.[/quote]
From that same link: "Delete Matt Nickerson, D recalled to Iowa (AHL)"
I love their choice of wording ("Delete"). Anyway.....I thought Paul Vartessian pretty much did that during the playoff series at Lynah (the one that doesn't exisit, of course).[/quote]
Explains the spyh outbreak in Boise.
[quote French Rage][quote redice]From that same link: "Delete Matt Nickerson, D recalled to Iowa (AHL)"
I love their choice of wording ("Delete"). Anyway.....I thought Paul Vartessian pretty much did that during the playoff series at Lynah (the one that doesn't exisit, of course).[/quote]
Explains the spyh outbreak in Boise.[/quote]You might want to consider the spelling guide. It's on the right side now. :-P
[quote KeithK][quote French Rage][quote redice]From that same link: "Delete Matt Nickerson, D recalled to Iowa (AHL)"
I love their choice of wording ("Delete"). Anyway.....I thought Paul Vartessian pretty much did that during the playoff series at Lynah (the one that doesn't exisit, of course).[/quote]
Explains the spyh outbreak in Boise.[/quote]You might want to consider the spelling guide. It's on the right side now. :-P[/quote]
I guess I owe the spelling police a thank you for giving me a pass on my typo. ;-)
[quote redice][quote redice]Vartessian ... exisit[/quote]I guess I owe the spelling police a thank you for giving me a pass on my typo. ;-)[/quote]
I'm sure you meant typos.
[quote redice][quote KeithK][quote French Rage][quote redice]From that same link: "Delete Matt Nickerson, D recalled to Iowa (AHL)"
I love their choice of wording ("Delete"). Anyway.....I thought Paul Vartessian pretty much did that during the playoff series at Lynah (the one that doesn't exisit, of course).[/quote]
Explains the spyh outbreak in Boise.[/quote]You might want to consider the spelling guide. It's on the right side now. :-P[/quote]
I guess I owe the spelling police a thank you for giving me a pass on my typo. ;-)[/quote]You're welcome. I just couldn't resist considering that the typo in question was on a word (or shortening thereof) that's on the spelling guide.
[quote KeithK]You're welcome. I just couldn't resist considering that the typo in question was on a word (or shortening thereof) that's on the splleing guide.[/quote]
The what guide?::crazy::
[quote Al DeFlorio][quote KeithK]You're welcome. I just couldn't resist considering that the typo in question was on a word (or shortening thereof) that's on the splleing guide.[/quote]
The what guide?::crazy::[/quote]*sigh* Serves me right.
[quote CowbellGuy][quote redice][quote redice]Vartessian ... exisit[/quote]I guess I owe the spelling police a thank you for giving me a pass on my typo. ;-)[/quote]
I'm sure you meant typos.[/quote]
Yes, that's what I meant :-P I don't know how I missed that one!! ::blush::
Moulson had two goals tonight (even strength) and picked up the first star as Manchester defeated Springfield 4-2.
Doug Murray played 13 minutes and was +1 in San Jose's 2-1 win over Phoenix. LeNeveu did not play.
Iggy, 5 minutes for fighting last night, whaattt?
Josh Gorges of the Sharks was sent down to the AHL today. He was their 6th/7th defenseman. This move should shore up a lot more playing time for Doug, as he is probably now their regular 6th defenseman.
Cam Abbott has signed with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs and is playing with Dan Pegoraro and Jeremy Downs:
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/SPORTS0303/311160006/1001/SPORTS
Sounds like Chris might head to join him at some point.
Anybody else find it interesting that Cam "has two-way potential, but he's for sure a defensive specialist and a good face-off guy" and "Chris has some pretty good offensive skills?" Seems like that's the opposite of the time they spent on the hill.
[quote Giffy]Anybody else find it interesting that Cam "has two-way potential, but he's for sure a defensive specialist and a good face-off guy" and "Chris has some pretty good offensive skills?" Seems like that's the opposite of the time they spent on the hill.[/quote]
Maybe they didn't really know which one was which so just picked one at random.:-D
3 alumns in the AHL have multi-point games tonight: Vesce (2-0-2), Moulson (0-2-2) and Iggulden (1-1-2).
no such luck for lenny in the NHL:
"He's not getting the job done. It's as simple as that," Gretzky said of his rookie goaltender. "I know he's a better goalie than he's shown. The first goal should have been a save. Your best penalty-killer has got to be the goalie, and that goal got us on our heels."
::help::
not good for Lenny. I wish he would get traded to a better team.
[quote The Rancor]
not good for Lenny. I wish he would get traded to a better team.[/quote]
Yeah, where he can play for a better coach that won't chew out his rookie goaltender after one bad period (after 3 stellar outings) and coddle his veteran netminder who has been pretty awful all season.
[quote redhair34][quote The Rancor]
not good for Lenny. I wish he would get traded to a better team.[/quote]
Yeah, where he can play for a better coach that won't chew out his rookie goaltender after one bad period (after 3 stellar outings) and coddle his veteran netminder who has been pretty awful all season.[/quote]
To be fair, after all that coddling Joseph has been good as of late.
I've often found myself wishing for Leneveu to get traded to a team with better defense, but Phoenix is one of the only clubs in the league where he'll get significant ice time.
Maybe Gretzky said it as a challenge to motivate his young goaltender.
I saw someone somewhere mention him possibly getting traded to the sharks for nabby, but I think cujo's better play lately has been put that to rest.
[quote billhoward]Maybe Gretzky said it as a challenge to motivate his young goaltender.[/quote]
Maybe so, but I doubt it. On Nov. 3rd, Lenny relieved Joseph at the start of the 3rd period after he let in 5 goals on 21 shots in a game against the Ducks. In the final 20 minutes he recorded 13 saves on 14 shots. The next night, Joseph starts and gets yanked after giving up 2 goals on three shots. Lenny comes in and makes 38 saves on 40 shots and is named the 1st star of the game. After Lenny shined in both games that weekend, you'd think he would get the next start, right? Wrong. Gretzky gave Joseph the next start (and the 3 after that). What kind of message does that send Lenny? I'm not entirely sure, but it certainly wouldn't motivate me.
"He didn't get the job done. I know he's a better goalie than he showed last night"
-You had a bad game. I expect you to do better.
-->this sounds more like a challenge
"He's not getting the job done. I know he's a better goalie than he's shown."
-You're underachieving.
-->Gretzky can't really back up this statement, and it sounds more like he has it out for him, he is just using Dave as a scapegoat, or he is frustrated. In any case I thought it was a poor choice of words, and it appears to me to be indicative of a greater problem.
[quote Jacob '06]I saw someone somewhere mention him possibly getting traded to the sharks for nabby, but I think cujo's better play lately has been put that to rest.[/quote]And anyway he wouldn't play much if he got traded to the Sharks either. They'd be dealing Nabokov because they've decided Toskala is the guy they want to use as their starter and Lenny would be cheaper than Nabokov as a backup.
Postscript: CuJo allowed 5 goals on 29 shots last night. If you're getting equally mediocre play from both of them, why not give the young guy a legitimate opportunity to develop? It's not like Phoenix is going to the playoffs.
According to the HF Boards there is a blurb in the Augusta paper stating that McKee has been recalled to the Ducks for a game against the Sharks tonight. He will be the back up. There is speculation that that this move might indicate that the Ducks are getting ready to move Bryzgalov.
[quote redhair34]According to the HF Boards there is a blurb in the Augusta paper stating that McKee has been recalled to the Ducks for a game against the Sharks tonight. He will be the back up. There is speculation that that this move might indicate that the Ducks are getting ready to move Bryzgalov.[/quote]
... because Ilya's not doing well, or the media complained his name was too hard to spell?
[quote billhoward][quote redhair34]According to the HF Boards there is a blurb in the Augusta paper stating that McKee has been recalled to the Ducks for a game against the Sharks tonight. He will be the back up. There is speculation that that this move might indicate that the Ducks are getting ready to move Bryzgalov.[/quote]
... because Ilya's not doing well, or the media complained his name was too hard to spell?[/quote]Was this one of those jokes just sitting there on a tee that you can't help but swing at? Because ... whiff.
[quote pfibiger]Mudbugs[/quote]
That's gotta be one ugly mascot.
[quote ugarte][quote billhoward][quote redhair34]According to the HF Boards there is a blurb in the Augusta paper stating that McKee has been recalled to the Ducks for a game against the Sharks tonight. He will be the back up. There is speculation that that this move might indicate that the Ducks are getting ready to move Bryzgalov.[/quote]
... because Ilya's not doing well, or the media complained his name was too hard to spell?[/quote]Was this one of those jokes just sitting there on a tee that you can't help but swing at? Because ... whiff.[/quote]
Many people feel that's why Bernd Pischetsrieder, pronounced, geez, never mind, got bounced from BMW and then Volkswagen.
Plus: No fair cross-linking (alleged) joke threads.
[Edit] Plus, you connect on one of three, in baseball you're in Cooperstown. With jokes, maybe you get to work a Carnival Cruise.
seems so...Ducks website. (http://www.anaheimducks.com/press/release/topstory.php?dir=200604&id=1507)
[quote The Rancor]seems so...Ducks website. (http://www.anaheimducks.com/press/release/topstory.php?dir=200604&id=1507)[/quote]
Find the factual error in that article.
The most obvious is that Cornell didn't make the Frozen Four. The slightly less obvious is that it also wasn't "this season."
[quote French Rage][quote The Rancor]seems so...Ducks website. (http://www.anaheimducks.com/press/release/topstory.php?dir=200604&id=1507)[/quote]
Find the factual error in that article.[/quote]
It was Dryden not McKee during the 29-0 season?
[quote French Rage][quote The Rancor]seems so...Ducks website. (http://www.anaheimducks.com/press/release/topstory.php?dir=200604&id=1507)[/quote]
Find the factual error in that article.[/quote]
Error #2: It's the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
[quote Beeeej]The most obvious is that Cornell didn't make the Frozen Four. The slightly less obvious is that it also wasn't "this season."[/quote]
To be fair, they didn't say Frozen Four. They said "Frozen Four Tournament", which I supposed could be a silly name for the NCAA Tournament as a whole.
The "this season" and "College" are good catches.
[quote Al DeFlorio][quote French Rage][quote The Rancor]seems so...Ducks website. (http://www.anaheimducks.com/press/release/topstory.php?dir=200604&id=1507)[/quote]
Find the factual error in that article.[/quote]
Error #2: It's the Eastern College Athletic Conference.[/quote]
Is it worth mentioning that it should be ECACHL?
[quote billhoward]
It was Dryden not McKee during the 29-0 season?[/quote]
It was Cropper, not Dryden in goal for the 29-0 season.
from NHL.com:
"Giguere's backup was former Cornell University goalie David McKee, who was called up on an emergency basis from the Augusta Lynx - Anaheim's developmental affiliate in the ECHL. Ilya Bryzgalov was unavailable because of what the club described as a lower body injury."
a goal and assist last night make Moulson a 17 5 5 10 +9 on the season. I thought he would be doing slightly better scoring-wise, but Its good to see him with such strong +/-. He is getting plenty of PT, but he needs to score if he wants a shot at the New NHL.
[quote CM cWo 44][quote billhoward]
It was Dryden not McKee during the 29-0 season?[/quote]
It was Cropper, not Dryden in goal for the 29-0 season.[/quote]
woooooooooooosh
QuoteDavid LeNeveu's days with the Coyotes appear to be numbered.
LeNeveu practiced on Tuesday and may even dress for tonight's game against New Jersey, but the Coyotes still are pursuing a trade for another backup goalie.
Meanwhile, prospect Josh Tordjman stopped 55 of 57 shots and won Tuesday night for the team's top affiliate in San Antonio with Coyotes General Manager Mike Barnett in attendance.
Barnett may bring Tordjman back to Phoenix with him today.
Coach Wayne Gretzky pulled LeNeveu from his last start on Saturday, then publicly criticized him for giving up three goals in 27 minutes. The next day, Gretzky spoke publicly about acquiring another backup goalie in a trade.
As of noon Tuesday, the two had not spoken privately about the situation.
LeNeveu (2-1, 4.09 goals-against average) has heard about Gretzky's remarks and is puzzled. Yet, he's not moping.
"My head's held high," LeNeveu said. "I feel confident and I feel good. I'm just going to come to the rink every day and do my job and see what happens from there."
LeNeveu, 23, is not hoping for a fresh start with a new team.
"Why would I want to be traded?" he said. "Phoenix is a great city and a beautiful city. Wayne Gretzky is the head coach, and I'm playing with guys like Curtis Joseph and Jeremy Roenick and Shane Doan and I could keep going through all 22 guys."
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1121yotesnb1122.html
[quote CM cWo 44][quote billhoward]
It was Dryden not McKee during the 29-0 season?[/quote]
It was Cropper, not Dryden in goal for the 29-0 season.[/quote]
You obviously haven't been reading Bill's posts for very long.
Kyle
[quote billhoward][quote ugarte][quote billhoward][quote redhair34]According to the HF Boards there is a blurb in the Augusta paper stating that McKee has been recalled to the Ducks for a game against the Sharks tonight. He will be the back up. There is speculation that that this move might indicate that the Ducks are getting ready to move Bryzgalov.[/quote]
... because Ilya's not doing well, or the media complained his name was too hard to spell?[/quote]Was this one of those jokes just sitting there on a tee that you can't help but swing at? Because ... whiff.[/quote]
Many people feel that's why Bernd Pischetsrieder, pronounced, geez, never mind, got bounced from BMW and then Volkswagen.
Plus: No fair cross-linking (alleged) joke threads.
[Edit] Plus, you connect on one of three, in baseball you're in Cooperstown. With jokes, maybe you get to work a Carnival Cruise.[/quote]And if you connect on zero of three jokes, you go write for PC Magazine?
[quote billhoward][Edit] Plus, you connect on one of three, in baseball you're in Cooperstown. With jokes, maybe you get to work a Carnival Cruise.[/quote]This badly misunderstands comedy on cruises. If you hit one of three you do not get the (well-paid, I've heard) cruise work. You just need to hit on almost all of your jokes. You just can't work blue - or even swear.
[quote Liz '05][quote Al DeFlorio]
Error #2: It's the Eastern College Athletic Conference.[/quote]
Is it worth mentioning that it should be ECACHL?[/quote]No. Because that still sounds silly.
[quote KeithK][quote Liz '05][quote Al DeFlorio]
Error #2: It's the Eastern College Athletic Conference.[/quote]
Is it worth mentioning that it should be ECACHL?[/quote]No. Because that still sounds silly.[/quote]
A six-letter acronym for an athletic league is...well...silly.
Smart move by Pheonix, because replacing the backup goalie is clearly the move to make when the rest of the team blows.
[quote Al DeFlorio][quote KeithK][quote Liz '05][quote Al DeFlorio]
Error #2: It's the Eastern College Athletic Conference.[/quote]
Is it worth mentioning that it should be ECACHL?[/quote]No. Because that still sounds silly.[/quote]
A six-letter acronym for an athletic league is...well...silly.[/quote]
Agreed and agreed. But I don't believe the writer of that article made the conscious decision to drop the HL.
[quote KeithK][quote Liz '05][quote Al DeFlorio]
Error #2: It's the Eastern College Athletic Conference.[/quote]
Is it worth mentioning that it should be ECACHL?[/quote]No. Because that still sounds silly.[/quote]
But it is on the 2005 ECACHL championship banner in Lynah.
shane hynes is playing D for Augusta??
McKee could start today for Anaheim. Bryzgalov is still hurt and Giguere is apparently "banged up" and would be playing his fourth game in six days tonight. Mike Wall is now also up with the team as well. If Giguere didn't play, I would expect Wall to play.
[quote The Rancor]shane hynes is playing D for Augusta??[/quote]
A month ago he was a forward...
[quote calgARI '07]McKee could start today for Anaheim. Bryzgalov is still hurt and Giguere is apparently "banged up" and would be playing his fourth game in six days tonight. Mike Wall is now also up with the team as well. If Giguere didn't play, I would expect Wall to play.[/quote]
Wall is playing. While I was watching, the camera panned over to David sitting on the bench. The announcers went on to talk about his career at Cornell along with comparisons to Ken Dryden. Nice!!
[quote redice][quote calgARI '07]McKee could start today for Anaheim. Bryzgalov is still hurt and Giguere is apparently "banged up" and would be playing his fourth game in six days tonight. Mike Wall is now also up with the team as well. If Giguere didn't play, I would expect Wall to play.[/quote]
Wall is playing. While I was watching, the camera panned over to David sitting on the bench. The announcers went on to talk about his career at Cornell along with comparisons to Ken Dryden. Nice!![/quote]
Yeah, saw it. John Garrett asks sarcastically, "How many goalies from Cornell have ever made the NHL?" seeming to think that just Dryden had. I mean how many CHL or NCAA teams have had as many goalies play in the NHL as Cornell has?
[quote ugarte][quote billhoward][Edit] Plus, you connect on one of three, in baseball you're in Cooperstown. With jokes, maybe you get to work a Carnival Cruise.[/quote]This badly misunderstands comedy on cruises. If you hit one of three you do not get the (well-paid, I've heard) cruise work. You just need to hit on almost all of your jokes. You just can't work blue - or even swear.[/quote]
Cruise work is well paying? Perhaps it's stratified: Decent on the higher-end lines, but I can't imagine getting rich or even comfortable off the kinds of cruise lines with affordable fares. Based on my modest experience cruising, I agree the comedians have to play the middle and that includes not just language but the jokes themselves. They are for the little old lady from Dubuque. You can see the setup and then the approaching punch line obviously floats over the ... wait, tried that once already.
[quote redice][quote calgARI '07]McKee could start today for Anaheim. Bryzgalov is still hurt and Giguere is apparently "banged up" and would be playing his fourth game in six days tonight. Mike Wall is now also up with the team as well. If Giguere didn't play, I would expect Wall to play.[/quote]
Wall is playing. While I was watching, the camera panned over to David sitting on the bench. The announcers went on to talk about his career at Cornell along with comparisons to Ken Dryden. Nice!![/quote]
They mention Ken's undefeated season?
[quote redice][quote calgARI '07]McKee could start today for Anaheim. Bryzgalov is still hurt and Giguere is apparently "banged up" and would be playing his fourth game in six days tonight. Mike Wall is now also up with the team as well. If Giguere didn't play, I would expect Wall to play.[/quote]
Wall is playing. While I was watching, the camera panned over to David sitting on the bench. The announcers went on to talk about his career at Cornell along with comparisons to Ken Dryden. Nice!![/quote]I knew Ken Dryden. Ken Dryden was a friend of mine. You, Dave...
To answer John Garrett's question - So far 8 Cornell goalies have played at least one game in the NHL:
Ken Dryden 1971-1979 6 Stanley Cups
Brian Hayward 1983-1993
Darren Eliot 1985-1989
Doug Dadswell 1987-1988
Corrie D'Allesio 1993
Parris Duffus 1997
Jean-Marc Pelletier 1994, 2003-2004
David LeNeveu 2006
Not a bad list!!
[quote Larry72]To answer John Garrett's question - So far 8 Cornell goalies have played at least one game in the NHL:
Ken Dryden 1971-1979 6 Stanley Cups
Brian Hayward 1983-1993
Darren Eliot 1985-1989
Doug Dadswell 1987-1988
Corrie D'Allesio 1993
Parris Duffus 1997
Jean-Marc Pelletier 1994, 2003-2004
David LeNeveu 2006
Not a bad list!!
[/quote]
Is hockeydb.com correct about Underhill playing one NHL game?
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=41468
[quote redhair34]
Is hockeydb.com correct about Underhill playing one NHL game?
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=41468[/quote]
Yes.3/7/04- Lost in OT.
[quote Chris '03][quote redhair34]
Is hockeydb.com correct about Underhill playing one NHL game?
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=41468[/quote]
Yes.3/7/04- Lost in OT.[/quote]
You beat me to it :).
Underhill was playing for the Chicago Blackhawks. I had just moved to this hockey hellhole (IN) and was listening to the Blackhawk game through static on my car radio as I ran a few errands. It took a few minutes of play-by-play before I was sure I had heard the correct name through the static.
[quote Larry72]To answer John Garrett's question - So far 8 Cornell goalies have played at least one game in the NHL:
Ken Dryden 1971-1979 6 Stanley Cups
Brian Hayward 1983-1993
Darren Eliot 1985-1989
Doug Dadswell 1987-1988
Corrie D'Allesio 1993
Parris Duffus 1997
Jean-Marc Pelletier 1994, 2003-2004
David LeNeveu 2006
Not a bad list!!
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For Pelletier, I'm pretty sure you meant 1998/99, since 1994 would have preceded his time on the Hill.
I can't find further info, but there's one report that McKee has been sent back down to Augusta. Not a surprise.
http://www.sportzdomain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41340
[quote Chris '03][quote redhair34]
Is hockeydb.com correct about Underhill playing one NHL game?
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=41468[/quote]
Yes.3/7/04- Lost in OT.[/quote]
Btw, call it the best case of right place, right time ever. Underhill was in the ECHL and 5th or 6th on their depth chart... only to see basically 4-5 goalies go down with injury in a short span, and get called all the way up to a start at the big club. At least he got a taste.
[quote DeltaOne81]... only to see basically 45 goalies go down with injury in a short span...[/quote]
Is that what they call a pandemic?**]
[quote Larry72]To answer John Garrett's question - So far 8 Cornell goalies have played at least one game in the NHL:
Ken Dryden 1971-1979 6 Stanley Cups
Brian Hayward 1983-1993
Darren Eliot 1985-1989
Doug Dadswell 1987-1988
Corrie D'Allesio 1993
Parris Duffus 1997
Jean-Marc Pelletier 1994, 2003-2004
David LeNeveu 2006
Not a bad list!!
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LeNeveu got some starts in 2005, too.
[quote DeltaOne81]Btw, call it the best case of right place, right time ever.[/quote]
Ignoring the goaltender-only discussion, P.C. Drouin also has to get on that "right place/time" list, as he was used as a pawn in the pissing match between Adam Oates and the Boston Bruins' management in 1997. In a move designed mostly to show up the disgruntled All-Star, they called up Drouin and played him on the first line with Oates. The following article is still floating online:
http://www.lcshockey.com/issues/64/feature2.asp
[Q] Of course, Harry and Mike can say whatever they want about a player - call him a floater, lazy, washed up, and that is "management's prerogative." They vilify Oates for non-specifically saying that some of the Bruins players aren't as strong as players on other teams, and then Mike and Harry blithely ship the same players down to Providence with no pangs of guilt whatever. In fact, this is exactly what Oates was complaining about, rather than the player's skills themselves. Listen: "A guy that was on my left wing three days ago just sat out a game in the minors. Is that any way to treat people?" Oates is talking about P.C. Drouin, a rookie who went from first line in the NHL to benched in the AHL three days later. Even though this is the kind of stuff you see in Dilbert's Book of Bad Management, they say Oates is the one disrespecting Bruins players? Please. [/Q]
[quote RatushnyFan]I can't find further info, but there's one report that McKee has been sent back down to Augusta. Not a surprise.
http://www.sportzdomain.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41340[/quote]
And, the Ithaca Journal concurs: http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061128/SPORTS/611280332/1006
[quote Al DeFlorio][quote DeltaOne81]... only to see basically 45 goalies go down with injury in a short span...[/quote]
Is that what they call a pandemic?**][/quote]
Whoops, missed the dash :)
Leafs traded Tellqvist to Phoenix, so Leneveu's probably going back to the AHL
[quote underskill]Leafs traded Tellqvist to Phoenix, so Leneveu's probably going back to the AHL[/quote]That's great, Wayne. The backup goalie is clearly the biggest problem your team has. ::cuss::
Wonder if any Cornell goaltenders besides McKee have been to the NHL without playing in a game. For instance Dave Elenbaas '73, who spent a half-dozen years in the AHL and several years had the lowest GAA.
[quote billhoward]Wonder if any Cornell goaltenders besides McKee have been to the NHL without playing in a game. For instance Dave Elenbaas '73, who spent a half-dozen years in the AHL and several years had the lowest GAA.[/quote]
I'm reasonably sure Jason Elliott spent some time on the Detroit bench in a similar situation. I think he was even their third goaltender during one of their Stanley Cup runs, but obviously never saw any ice time.
[quote billhoward]Wonder if any Cornell goaltenders besides McKee have been to the NHL without playing in a game. For instance Dave Elenbaas '73, who spent a half-dozen years in the AHL and several years had the lowest GAA.[/quote]
Elenbaas was called up to Montreal briefly under circumstances similar to McKee's.
[quote Tom Lento][quote billhoward]Wonder if any Cornell goaltenders besides McKee have been to the NHL without playing in a game. For instance Dave Elenbaas '73, who spent a half-dozen years in the AHL and several years had the lowest GAA.[/quote]
I'm reasonably sure Jason Elliott spent some time on the Detroit bench in a similar situation. I think he was even their third goaltender during one of their Stanley Cup runs, but obviously never saw any ice time.[/quote]
But he did get his name on the Cup and take it to Houston (he was with the Aeros in the IHL). I was hoping he'd take it to Chapman, Australia.
[quote jtwcornell91][quote Tom Lento][quote billhoward]Wonder if any Cornell goaltenders besides McKee have been to the NHL without playing in a game. For instance Dave Elenbaas '73, who spent a half-dozen years in the AHL and several years had the lowest GAA.[/quote]
I'm reasonably sure Jason Elliott spent some time on the Detroit bench in a similar situation. I think he was even their third goaltender during one of their Stanley Cup runs, but obviously never saw any ice time.[/quote]
But he did get his name on the Cup and take it to Houston (he was with the Aeros in the IHL). I was hoping he'd take it to Chapman, Australia.[/quote]I wonder how many players there are with with their names on the Cup and 0 minutes played in the NHL.
[quote ugarte]I wonder how many players there are with 0 minutes played in the NHL.[/quote]
*raising hand*
[quote Beeeej][quote ugarte]I wonder how many players with 0 minutes played in the NHL.[/quote]
*raising hand*[/quote]Goddamit. Fixed.
I'll bet you could have been there if you hadn't tragically lost your jump.
Hmmm - which is funnier? Beeeej with his name on the cup, or Beeeej as a playa'?
::wtf::
[quote jtwcornell91][quote Tom Lento][quote billhoward]Wonder if any Cornell goaltenders besides McKee have been to the NHL without playing in a game. For instance Dave Elenbaas '73, who spent a half-dozen years in the AHL and several years had the lowest GAA.[/quote]
I'm reasonably sure Jason Elliott spent some time on the Detroit bench in a similar situation. I think he was even their third goaltender during one of their Stanley Cup runs, but obviously never saw any ice time.[/quote]
But he did get his name on the Cup and take it to Houston (he was with the Aeros in the IHL). I was hoping he'd take it to Chapman, Australia.[/quote]
He got to do more than just get his name on it...
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Are you sure Jason Elliott got his name on the Stanley Cup? I know he earned a day with it, but I thought that he did not qualify to have his name engraved on it.
Sharks on Versus tonight at 8 EST.
Of course this comes two weeks after San Antonio visited Hartford. The way the AHL scheduling works, they'll probably be back in 2012.
[quote cbuckser]Are you sure Jason Elliott got his name on the Stanley Cup? I know he earned a day with it, but I thought that he did not qualify to have his name engraved on it.[/quote]
That is correct. From http://www.nhl.com/cup/fun_facts.html
[Q]To have one's name engraved on the Stanley Cup certain requirements must be met. A player must have at least 41 games played with the club or one game played in the Stanley Cup Finals. However, in 1994 a stipulation was added to allow a team to petition the Commissioner for permission to have players' names put on the Cup if extenuating circumstances prevented them from being available to play.[/Q]
A Swiss friend of mine e-mailed me that Knoepfli scored the only goal in a 1-0 win for Geneva over Fribourg.
Scheisse, Scheisse Gotteron!
That's probably what my friend was saying since he is a huge Fribourg fan. :-)
[quote Al DeFlorio]Sharks on Versus tonight at 8 EST.[/quote]
Doug isn't playing. I wonder if he is hurt. Davidson and or Gorges (who was just called up) has been the 6th defensemen in the last few games.
Probably not, since that's what we used to sing in Bern when we played them.
I gratuliere to Knoepfli (sorry, Knöpfli) for the big goal.
Doug just got put on IR - "upper respiratory infection"
Let the kid play!!
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/hockey/nhl/san_jose_sharks/16126537.htm?source=rss
The Great One is annoying me. Lenny played decent in spots, not so good in a couple of instances, but he had a quick hook and didn't give the kid much of a chance before absolutely destroying him in the press. Nice move, Wayne, if you're trying to trade him. Way to leverage the situation, maximize his trade value and keep open the chance that he might be a useful player someday.