Ryan O'Byrne and Bryon Bitz playing this afternoon in the B's @ Habs game. (OB is getting lots of camera time on CBC).
The Hab's are wearing a 3rd uniform and the 3 color horizontal striping on the jersey's and socks is very hard on my eyes. I'm glad I'm not watching in HD. ::bugeye::
Worst...unis...ever.::woot::
Thanks for the alert, Rita.
Nice assist by Bitz gives Bruins a 2-1 lead in 2nd. He's hustling his butt off every second he's out there in the games I've watched.
On the other hand, O'B got solidly booed by the Montreal crowd when he took an interference penalty late in the first.
And, yes I agree, worst uniforms ever, any sport, any level (except maybe some foreign soccer teams who are basically commercial billboards).
The Canadiens are celebrating their 100th anniversary by wearing its former uniforms. Keep in mind that today's 96-year-old sweater (http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/jerseys-and-logos/1909-1946) preceded the use of uniform numbers on players' backs. Also, I'm sure these barbershop sweaters looked better when made of wool than with modern materials.
Bitz interviewed after the second period on NESN. Usual stuff: "We're the checking line...keep them from scoring...very emotional game...lot of fun to play, etc."
[quote Al DeFlorio]Worst...unis...ever.::woot::
Thanks for the alert, Rita.[/quote]
And these 96 year old unis also predate television ;-). Maybe they look better in person.
For better looking "uniforms", check out Puppy Bowl V on the Animal Planet. There are some very cute "coats" there. :-) Some even wooly and furry.
[quote Rita][quote Al DeFlorio]Worst...unis...ever.::woot::
Thanks for the alert, Rita.[/quote]
And these 96 year old unis also predate television ;-). Maybe they look better in person.
For better looking "uniforms", check out Puppy Bowl V on the Animal Planet. There are some very cute "coats" there. :-) Some even wooly and furry.[/quote]
Bruins' announcers gave the final score as: Bruins 3, Inmates 1.::crazy::
Cheap shot to the head by O'Byrne in the final seconds.::doh::
Two great games in a row for Bitz. His work along with Thornton and Yelle in the last two have really given the Bruins some momentum when they needed it.
On the flip side, with 5 seconds left O'Byrne takes a run at Kobasew with an elbow to the head, trying to drive him through the glass. No need for that kind of stuff.
2 nice pictures (3rd and 4th in the series, I think) of Bitz here (http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=MediaGalleryPlayer&galleryId=9898). Slideshow includes the "Barbershop" jersies the above posts banged on.
[quote TimV]2 nice pictures (3rd and 4th in the series, I think) of Bitz here (http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=MediaGalleryPlayer&galleryId=9898). Slideshow includes the "Barbershop" jersies pajamas the above posts banged on.[/quote]
FYP
[quote Al DeFlorio][quote Rita][quote Al DeFlorio]Worst...unis...ever.::woot::
Thanks for the alert, Rita.[/quote]
And these 96 year old unis also predate television ;-). Maybe they look better in person.
For better looking "uniforms", check out Puppy Bowl V on the Animal Planet. There are some very cute "coats" there. :-) Some even wooly and furry.[/quote]
Bruins' announcers gave the final score as: Bruins 3, Inmates 1.::crazy::
Cheap shot to the head by O'Byrne in the final seconds.::doh::[/quote]
Then maybe the ugly shot of the jerseys that is posted on yahoo is appropriate:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Pass-or-Fail-Habs-barber-poles-Wranglers-Blag?urn=nhl,138183
From today's game story in the Cape Cod Times:
The Canadiens wore "barber pole" retro jerseys and socks featuring the distinctive look of narrow red, white and blue horizontal bands used by the team in 1912-13.
"I was really concerned about it in warmup," [Bruins forward Shawn] Thornton said. "When there were 23 guys skating around, I was dizzy and I didn't know if I got enough sleep or what. It wasn't as bad once there were five guys out there."
Some press on O'Byrne is more positive recently:
"Ryan O'Byrne, who has been up and down between the Canadiens and Hamilton, seems to have improved his play during his stint in Hamilton. The complaint we had earlier about him was that he wasn't using his size enough to deliver some solid hits. In the game against Boston, O'Byrne dished out six hits. It is a beginning and if he doesn't score on our own goalie, he can't be a threat to our team."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/118827-montreal-canadiens-present-situation-how-is-the-end-of-the-season-looking
"Ryan O'Byrne: 7.25 Very impressed with his return this week - had patience with the puck and for the most part made the right decisions. With these injuries, he'll need to keep it up."
http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=1752
"Ryan O'Byrne: A- What? O'Byrne listed first? Yeah yeah, Hamrlik may have been the better choice to lead this section, but let's give the guy a break. He deserves a break. O'Byrne hit, he battled, and even pinched in smartly to keep the play alive. Now, when he makes a mistake, it does seem to stick with him for the rest of his shift. Hopefully a few more strong outings like this one will help him develop a Teflon attitude to any faults that will happen."
http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=1751
Speaking of odd unis (http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/02/02/so-now-that-we-know-john-madden-is-a-hand-fetishist/)...
Ryan Vesce nearly made his NHL debut last weekend (http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_11602460?nclick_check=1). He made the trip to San Jose for Saturday night's game, but he did not dress (http://www.telegram.com/article/20090202/NEWS/902020401/1149/COLUMN21).
[quote CowbellGuy]Speaking of odd unis (http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/02/02/so-now-that-we-know-john-madden-is-a-hand-fetishist/)...[/quote]
Looks like two inmate teams.::crazy::
[quote Townie][quote CowbellGuy]Speaking of odd unis (http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/02/02/so-now-that-we-know-john-madden-is-a-hand-fetishist/)...[/quote]
Looks like two inmate teams.::crazy::[/quote]
I assume you didn't read the article...
[quote ugarte][quote Townie][quote CowbellGuy]Speaking of odd unis (http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/02/02/so-now-that-we-know-john-madden-is-a-hand-fetishist/)...[/quote]
Looks like two inmate teams.::crazy::[/quote]
I assume you didn't read the article...[/quote]
You're right. ::doh:: My compliments to their designer!
[quote ugarte][quote Townie][quote CowbellGuy]Speaking of odd unis (http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/02/02/so-now-that-we-know-john-madden-is-a-hand-fetishist/)...[/quote]
Looks like two inmate teams.::crazy::[/quote]
I assume you didn't read the article...[/quote]The lack of vitriol in that reply makes me suspect that you're not sure how the internets work.
[quote ftyuv][quote ugarte][quote Townie][quote CowbellGuy]Speaking of odd unis (http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/02/02/so-now-that-we-know-john-madden-is-a-hand-fetishist/)...[/quote]
Looks like two inmate teams.::crazy::[/quote]
I assume you didn't read the article...[/quote]The lack of vitriol in that reply makes me suspect that you're not sure how the internets work.[/quote]
I'm not a vitriol guy, you dick.
[quote CowbellGuy]Speaking of odd unis (http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/02/02/so-now-that-we-know-john-madden-is-a-hand-fetishist/)...[/quote]That is AWESOME! The prison bars on the penalty boxes (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/3242196248_8e0f83510a_o.jpg) are one of the best parts.
[quote ugarte][quote ftyuv][quote ugarte][quote Townie][quote CowbellGuy]Speaking of odd unis (http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/02/02/so-now-that-we-know-john-madden-is-a-hand-fetishist/)...[/quote]
Looks like two inmate teams.::crazy::[/quote]
I assume you didn't read the article...[/quote]The lack of vitriol in that reply makes me suspect that you're not sure how the internets work.[/quote]
I'm not a vitriol guy, you dick.[/quote]Typical. ::rolleyes::
[quote ftyuv][quote ugarte][quote ftyuv][quote ugarte][quote Townie][quote CowbellGuy]Speaking of odd unis (http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/02/02/so-now-that-we-know-john-madden-is-a-hand-fetishist/)...[/quote]
Looks like two inmate teams.::crazy::[/quote]
I assume you didn't read the article...[/quote]The lack of vitriol in that reply makes me suspect that you're not sure how the internets work.[/quote]
I'm not a vitriol guy, you dick.[/quote]Typical. ::rolleyes::[/quote]
Jerk. ::rolleyes::
Okay, not Cornell's alum, but St. Lawrence class of 2005 goalie Mike McKenna (http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470093) gets his first NHL start tonight for Tampa Bay v. Pittsburgh. He did play some when goalie Ramo was pulled (http://www.nhl.com/ice/preview.htm?id=2008020761) last night v. the Islanders.
Obligatory Cornell note: Bitz got to "feel sad" for 2 minutes in the 1st period of the Bruin / Flyer game.
Here is a nice little Q&A with Douglas Murray from the Sharks site. Among other things, he talks about fighting with a visor (which was a question in a previous thread in this forum).
http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=406983&page=NewsPage&service=page
Bitz continues to play well with several good shifts tonight and seems to be developing good chemistry with Thorton and Yelle. He had 2 excellent attempts to pot his first NHL goal but was stoned point blank on the first and hit iron on the second on a partial 2 on 1 break. Julien seems to be rewarding him with slightly more playing time each game so it looks like he may stick on the 4th line for the time being.
[quote Rita]Obligatory Cornell note: Bitz got to "feel sad" for 2 minutes in the 1st period of the Bruin / Flyer game.[/quote]Shame. Feel shame.
But then you get free.
[quote Trotsky][quote Rita]Obligatory Cornell note: Bitz got to "feel sad" for 2 minutes in the 1st period of the Bruin / Flyer game.[/quote]Shame. Feel shame.
But then you get free.[/quote]
And now I feel shame. :`-(
Flyer radio postgame remarked that Boston is such a good third period team because the 4th line gets so much time, so everyone stays fresh.
Bruins radio postgame made Bitz third star of the game.
[quote CUDrew0105]Bitz continues to play well with several good shifts tonight and seems to be developing good chemistry with Thorton and Yelle. He had 2 excellent attempts to pot his first NHL goal but was stoned point blank on the first and hit iron on the second on a partial 2 on 1 break. Julien seems to be rewarding him with slightly more playing time each game so it looks like he may stick on the 4th line for the time being.[/quote]
The better Bitz plays, the more ice time he'll see - it's been Julien's MO. Right now there is no line on the Bruins playing better than the Thornton-Yelle-Bitz line. They are a puck possession force right now, allowing the Bruins to change out lines while on offense, and drawing their share of penalties. As far as I know the Bruins usual 4th liner, Nokelainen, is healthy so Bitz has "earned" this time. I for one love what that line is doing now, and in no way does his alma mater bias my opinion. ;-)
Oh, and his feeling shame in the first was a weak. He went right to goal, lost his balance at the top of the paint, and Biron pulled him down.
Quote from Bruins' coach Claude Julien in today's Boston Globe:
"Again, our best line by far was the [Stephane] Yelle line [with Thornton and Byron Bitz]," said coach Claude Julien, frustrated that his power play was blanked (0 for 5) for a fourth straight game, some of his most talented forwards contributing little. "They did a great job bottling [the Flyers] up . . . that's good when some of our guys aren't playing their best right now."
I am pleasantly surprised with Bitz' progress; I thought he was a solid college player, but did not envision playing on the NHL level. Just goes to show you that you don't have to be a superstar in college hockey to make the jump.
The Flyer PBP made several unfortunate mistakes with Bitz' name last night, and his color guy remarked "Boston's Byron Bitz" -- man, that's a bad name.
[quote scoop85]I am pleasantly surprised with Bitz' progress; I thought he was a solid college player, but did not envision playing on the NHL level. Just goes to show you that you don't have to be a superstar in college hockey to make the jump.[/quote]It doesn't hurt to be 6'5" and about 225 pounds. Smart aleck comments aside, I agree with you. I only saw him play a few times in a Cornell uniform, but he looked a step slow to me and lacked finishing touch. He's either improved or I should keep my day job (probably both are true). In any event, I'm really happy that he's doing well.
[quote RatushnyFan][quote scoop85]I am pleasantly surprised with Bitz' progress; I thought he was a solid college player, but did not envision playing on the NHL level. Just goes to show you that you don't have to be a superstar in college hockey to make the jump.[/quote]It doesn't hurt to be 6'5" and about 225 pounds. Smart aleck comments aside, I agree with you. I only saw him play a few times in a Cornell uniform, but he looked a step slow to me and lacked finishing touch. He's either improved or I should keep my day job (probably both are true). In any event, I'm really happy that he's doing well.[/quote]
According to a B's fan friend of mine, Bitz still lacks the finishing touch and has missed the net a few times on excellent chances - but he loves Bitz's grit.
Bitz looked like Bitz to me. Hard to get off the puck behind the net, good possession in the corners, and getting his chances. The one he got stoned on, he put right into Biron's gut, but he was pretty low in the slot.
The Flyers' TV announcers were rather impressed for how well he was playing for someone only in the league for 11 games.
And I missed the first period, but considering that the ref called another goalie interference later in the game, it makes me think it was probably a message penalty rather than a legit one.
[quote ugarte]According to a B's fan friend of mine, Bitz still lacks the finishing touch and has missed the net a few times on excellent chances - but he loves Bitz's grit.[/quote]
Totally agree. He's had about three golden chances, with timely saves and iron thwarting him. Then again Krejci couldn't score a goal to save his life last year, now he has 19 and is playing at a point per game pace. Bitz's job isn't to score right now, however just keep doing what he's doing and those chances will keep coming though.
[quote Jeff Hopkins '82]Bitz looked like Bitz to me. Hard to get off the puck behind the net, good possession in the corners, and getting his chances. The one he got stoned on, he put right into Biron's gut, but he was pretty low in the slot.
The Flyers' TV announcers were rather impressed for how well he was playing for someone only in the league for 11 games.
And I missed the first period, but considering that the ref called another goalie interference later in the game, it makes me think it was probably a message penalty rather than a legit one.[/quote]
They did, on Blake Wheeler. Similarly weird - Wheeler was trying to get position at the top of the crease and did a blind turn back towards goal. By then Biron had skated out of the blue paint to challenge a shot and Wheeler kind of had to hit the brakes hard. They made skate contact and Biron went down, drawing a penalty.
Neither involved a hard charging player heading towards goal, as you would typically expect. Bitz was already setting a screen and lost his balance, and Wheeler was trying to move his screen to a different position.
Article at nhl.com about Bitz:
http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=407952&page=NewsPage&service=page&navid=DL|NHL|home
Byron Bitz scores his first NHL goal. ::banana::
He came in hard on the forecheck and caused a turnover. Mark Stuart's shot hit the crossbar and came straight down, and Bitz shoveled it in from there.
Bitz gets his first NHL goal in 1st period vs. Flyers, tapping in a rebound which came off the crossbar.
NESN announcers gave Bitz a lot of credit for starting the forecheck which caused a turnover to intiate the play in the first place.
Something I just realized while watching the game. The Powe line for Philly is getting some of the ice time against Bitz' line. Powe is class of '07 out of Princeton, think these two know how to play each other a little bit?
Versus network at 7 pm. Douglas v Byron.::banana::
Here's an article from the Globe:
http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2009/02/08/bitz_thrilled_to_pieces_with_first_goal/
[quote TimV]Versus network at 7 pm. Douglas v Byron.::banana::[/quote]They should drop the gloves, just for the hell of it. Actually, that might not be a bad match.
[quote Trotsky][quote TimV]Versus network at 7 pm. Douglas v Byron.::banana::[/quote]They should drop the gloves, just for the hell of it. Actually, that might not be a bad match.[/quote]While we're on the topic of fun fights, I'd like to see Shawn Thornton vs Joe Thornton. If that happens, I've got my money on Thornton.
Mid-way through the first period and Murray tried to stand Bitz up along the boards, which led to a little pushing and shoving as the two battled for the puck...nothing more than that so far.
It's near the end of the 2nd, and Bitz just leveled Murray along the boards...can't remember the last time I saw Douglas knocked on his ass by a hit.
1995
[quote TimV]Versus network at 7 pm. Douglas v Byron.::banana::[/quote]
Two quotes from the game article in the Boston Globe:
Re: Douglas
Midway through the second period, the Bruins lost another right wing when Chuck Kobasew was flattened by defenseman Douglas Murray in open ice. Kobasew's right leg was planted during the hit and his knee appeared to buckle. Kobasew was limited to six second-period shifts. He returned in the third period but has an upper-body injury, according to Julien.
Re: losing a one-goal after two periods
The Bruins selected just about the worst opponent they could find to fall flat on their faces in the third period.
"In the third period, we just played way too safe," said [Bruins' player] Andrew Ference. "We just sat back. I can't recall a good forecheck that we had or any solid shifts in their zone.
"You don't do that with a lead. You play the same style regardless of the score. That was the big change - that we got away from aggressiveness and trying to take charge in the third."
[quote sah67]It's near the end of the 2nd, and Bitz just leveled Murray along the boards...can't remember the last time I saw Douglas knocked on his ass by a hit.[/quote]
We replayed and watched that hit 3 times!
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks/2009/02/11/goc-out-so-ryan-vesce-making-his-nhl-debut-tonight-and-an-update-on-the-booing-in-boston/
Anyone know what our record for most alums in the NHL at one time is (at the same time, not just the same season)? If Moulson would get called back up, I would guess we would be pretty close.
I can't tell if they overlapped within a season but here are my figures for seasons with 3+ Cornellians in the NHL:
'86-'87: Hayward, Eliot, Dadswell (3 goalies!)
'87-'88: Hayward, Eliot, Dadswell, Nieuwendyk. 4.
'88-'89: Hayward, Eliot, Nieuwendyk. 3.
'98-'90: Hayward, Eliot, Nieuwendyk. 3.
'92-'93: Ratushny, Manderville, D'Alessio, Nieuwendyk, Hayward. 5.
'95-'96: Hughes, Nieuwendyk, Manderville. 3.
'96-'97: Drouin, Nieuwendyk, Manderville, Duffus. 4.
'98-'99: Pelletier, Manderville, Nieuwendyk. 3
'02-'03: Pelletier, Chartrand, Manderville, Nieuwendyk. 4
'03-'04: Pelletier, Chartrand, Nieuwendyk, Underhill. 4.
'06-'07: Nieuwendyk, LeNeveu, Murray. 3.
'07-'08: Iggulden, Murray, Moulson, O'Byrne. 4
'08-'09: This year at various points we've had Moulson, Vesce (per the article above), Bitz, Murray and O'Byrne. That's 5. Hopefully Iggulden gets a shot. 6 would be the record.
Any mistakes/omissions? This season is more meaningful than '92-'93 in that D'Alessio and Ratushny (robbed!) only played 1 game each. O'Byrne is hopefully up for the balance fo the season, Bitz is hopefully here to stay. We have 4 players with a lot of minutes and we'll have to see about Vesce.
Fink, reconsidering your question, I believe that the answer for concurrent NHLers is 4, though I can't tell for sure. This probably happened in '92-'93, '02-'03, last year (were Iggy and O'Byrne up at the same time? I think so) and this year. I based my educated guesses on how many games each Cornellian played in a concurrent season.
[quote sah67]http://blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks/2009/02/11/goc-out-so-ryan-vesce-making-his-nhl-debut-tonight-and-an-update-on-the-booing-in-boston/[/quote]
Vesce wearing #53 and skating on the 4th line along with Claude Lemeiux (sp?).
I wonder if Bitz getting his first goal lit a fire under Douglas Murray. He has had several shots from the point tonight.
Lemieux, or as they call him in Detroit and the Draper household: Le Richard (abbreviated). French Rage can translate for you.
[quote RatushnyFan]Lemieux, or as they call him in Detroit and the Draper household: Le Richard (abbreviated). French Rage can translate for you.[/quote]
I do not understand why the Sharks signed Lemieux, I thought it was a good day for hockey when he "retired" (though in hindsight, "leave of absence" seems more appropriate).
Vesce seems to be holding his own thus far.
Perhaps a silly question, but - is this the first time we've had two on the same team at the same time? I'm not great at remembering which clubs the older alums played for.
Pens' announcer spent a surprising amount of time in 1st period talking about Vesce, his Worcester stats, a good play he made by covering on D when Erhoff went in on a rush and his Cornell connection with Murray. They also commented that Murray was built "like a refrigerator."
What channel is this game on, btw?
[quote Beeeej]What channel is this game on, btw?[/quote]
I'm watching on directv 776-1. The Sharks' broadcast is on 775 but not in HD, and I finally just got HD, so I'm watching the Pens' broadcast. Need NHL Center Ice for either of these.
Vesce played 6:48 and finished -1.
[quote jkahn]They also commented that Murray was built "like a refrigerator."[/quote]Well, he IS.
[quote Beeeej]Perhaps a silly question, but - is this the first time we've had two on the same team at the same time? I'm not great at remembering which clubs the older alums played for.[/quote]
Just had my own question answered over on Facebook, and I double-checked on various sources; Doug Dadswell and Joe Nieuwendyk both played for the Flames in about two dozen games during the 1987-88 season, so this isn't the first time.
[quote Beeeej][quote Beeeej]Perhaps a silly question, but - is this the first time we've had two on the same team at the same time? I'm not great at remembering which clubs the older alums played for.[/quote]
Just had my own question answered over on Facebook, and I double-checked on various sources; Doug Dadswell and Joe Nieuwendyk both played for the Flames in about two dozen games during the 1987-88 season, so this isn't the first time.[/quote]
And on Feb. 18, 2008, Doug Murray and Mike Iggulden both played for the Sharks against the Islanders. (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/boxscore?gid=2008021812)
[quote cbuckser][quote Beeeej][quote Beeeej]Perhaps a silly question, but - is this the first time we've had two on the same team at the same time? I'm not great at remembering which clubs the older alums played for.[/quote]
Just had my own question answered over on Facebook, and I double-checked on various sources; Doug Dadswell and Joe Nieuwendyk both played for the Flames in about two dozen games during the 1987-88 season, so this isn't the first time.[/quote]
And on Feb. 18, 2008, Doug Murray and Mike Iggulden both played for the Sharks against the Islanders. (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/boxscore?gid=2008021812)[/quote]
Right - completely forgot that one, thanks.
(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd209/jts155/mccarty-fight.jpg)
I thoght it was "Turtle."
[quote RatushnyFan]Lemieux, or as they call him in Detroit and the Draper household: Le Richard (abbreviated). French Rage can translate for you.[/quote]
I always called him "Claude the Fraud."
I watch the Devils a lot (let's hear some applause) and I always felt that he was an excellent player who at times simply lost the respect that you're supposed to have for opponents (ie Draper incident, punching that guy when he was on the bench, etc.). Inexcusable? Absolutely.
[quote RatushnyFan]I watch the Devils a lot ...[/quote]
So you're their fan! :-P
[quote Jeff Hopkins '82][quote RatushnyFan]I watch the Devils a lot ...[/quote]
So you're their fan! :-P[/quote]No, it's just if you live in the ET, you can't get away from them or the Pens. ::yark::
In Zach we trust (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3355)
The Patrick Elias summer hockey camp is pretty good, too. He shows up and he's good with the kids. Two out of three of my kids love the Devils, one punked out and likes the Rangers but he's only 5. There's plenty of time, he'll come to his senses.
[quote RatushnyFan] Two out of three of my kids love the Devils, one punked out and likes the Rangers but he's only 5. There's plenty of time, he'll come to his senses.[/quote]
Sounds like someone needs to be grounded for a little while. :-p
[quote cbuckser]The Canadiens are celebrating their 100th anniversary by wearing its former uniforms. Keep in mind that today's 96-year-old sweater (http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/jerseys-and-logos/1909-1946) preceded the use of uniform numbers on players' backs. Also, I'm sure these barbershop sweaters looked better when made of wool than with modern materials.[/quote]
Altitude is doing the Av v. Habs game in "Flashback Coverage", i.e. black and white. Habs are wearing their road whites, but maybe those striped unis may have gone over better in b/w.
Btw, Ryan O'Byrne is a scratch for tonight.
Vesce had a rather tepid -1 game in Buffalo tonight, but Douglas Murray enjoyed +2 and had an absolutely monstrous hit on Daniel Paille in the second.
I had forgotten to wear my Cornell gear (save for my scarf), but I did notice one Sharks fan in the 100s wearing a Cornell t-shirt. A lot of us Buffalo fans in the stands were buzzing about Murray.
I didn't see all of the Devils/Bruins game, but Bitz looked strong! I haven't seen him play in a while, he looked quicker than he did in college and he still towers over almost everyone. He was really hustling and I see from the box score that he played over 13 minutes. Nice job.
[quote RatushnyFan]I didn't see all of the Devils/Bruins game, but Bitz looked strong! I haven't seen him play in a while, he looked quicker than he did in college and he still towers over almost everyone. He was really hustling and I see from the box score that he played over 13 minutes. Nice job.[/quote]
He had another very solid game, with a couple nice chances and great work along the boards. Unfortunately, for Bitz and for Bruins fans, Clemmensen stopped everything put his way.
[quote Rita][quote cbuckser]The Canadiens are celebrating their 100th anniversary by wearing its former uniforms. Keep in mind that today's 96-year-old sweater (http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/jerseys-and-logos/1909-1946) preceded the use of uniform numbers on players' backs. Also, I'm sure these barbershop sweaters looked better when made of wool than with modern materials.[/quote]
Altitude is doing the Av v. Habs game in "Flashback Coverage", i.e. black and white. Habs are wearing their road whites, but maybe those striped unis may have gone over better in b/w.
Btw, Ryan O'Byrne is a scratch for tonight.[/quote]
Or on the radio. ::yark::
[quote RatushnyFan]I can't tell if they overlapped within a season but here are my figures for seasons with 3+ Cornellians in the NHL:
'86-'87: Hayward, Eliot, Dadswell (3 goalies!)
'87-'88: Hayward, Eliot, Dadswell, Nieuwendyk. 4.
'88-'89: Hayward, Eliot, Nieuwendyk. 3.
'98-'90: Hayward, Eliot, Nieuwendyk. 3.
'92-'93: Ratushny, Manderville, D'Alessio, Nieuwendyk, Hayward. 5.
'95-'96: Hughes, Nieuwendyk, Manderville. 3.
'96-'97: Drouin, Nieuwendyk, Manderville, Duffus. 4.
'98-'99: Pelletier, Manderville, Nieuwendyk. 3
'02-'03: Pelletier, Chartrand, Manderville, Nieuwendyk. 4
'03-'04: Pelletier, Chartrand, Nieuwendyk, Underhill. 4.
'06-'07: Nieuwendyk, LeNeveu, Murray. 3.
'07-'08: Iggulden, Murray, Moulson, O'Byrne. 4
'08-'09: This year at various points we've had Moulson, Vesce (per the article above), Bitz, Murray and O'Byrne. That's 5. Hopefully Iggulden gets a shot. 6 would be the record.
Any mistakes/omissions? This season is more meaningful than '92-'93 in that D'Alessio and Ratushny (robbed!) only played 1 game each. O'Byrne is hopefully up for the balance fo the season, Bitz is hopefully here to stay. We have 4 players with a lot of minutes and we'll have to see about Vesce.[/quote]
Is your criteria played in the NHL or are in the NHL? Because if your criteria is Cornellians in the NHL, you would have tou count Dave McKee for 06-07 and Leneveu for this year. I think that should count because even if they did not actually appear in a game, dressing and sitting on the bench as backup goalie is still being active for an NHL game.
[quote Ronald '09][quote RatushnyFan]I can't tell if they overlapped within a season but here are my figures for seasons with 3+ Cornellians in the NHL:
'86-'87: Hayward, Eliot, Dadswell (3 goalies!)
'87-'88: Hayward, Eliot, Dadswell, Nieuwendyk. 4.
'88-'89: Hayward, Eliot, Nieuwendyk. 3.
'98-'90: Hayward, Eliot, Nieuwendyk. 3.
'92-'93: Ratushny, Manderville, D'Alessio, Nieuwendyk, Hayward. 5.
'95-'96: Hughes, Nieuwendyk, Manderville. 3.
'96-'97: Drouin, Nieuwendyk, Manderville, Duffus. 4.
'98-'99: Pelletier, Manderville, Nieuwendyk. 3
'02-'03: Pelletier, Chartrand, Manderville, Nieuwendyk. 4
'03-'04: Pelletier, Chartrand, Nieuwendyk, Underhill. 4.
'06-'07: Nieuwendyk, LeNeveu, Murray. 3.
'07-'08: Iggulden, Murray, Moulson, O'Byrne. 4
'08-'09: This year at various points we've had Moulson, Vesce (per the article above), Bitz, Murray and O'Byrne. That's 5. Hopefully Iggulden gets a shot. 6 would be the record.
Any mistakes/omissions? This season is more meaningful than '92-'93 in that D'Alessio and Ratushny (robbed!) only played 1 game each. O'Byrne is hopefully up for the balance fo the season, Bitz is hopefully here to stay. We have 4 players with a lot of minutes and we'll have to see about Vesce.[/quote]
Is your criteria played in the NHL or are in the NHL? Because if your criteria is Cornellians in the NHL, you would have tou count Dave McKee for 06-07 and Leneveu for this year. I think that should count because even if they did not actually appear in a game, dressing and sitting on the bench as backup goalie is still being active for an NHL game.[/quote]
Jason Elliott got some time on the bench with the Red Wings too, no?
My criteria was playing in a game. I could sit on an NHL bench with the best of 'em.
[quote RatushnyFan]My criteria was playing in a game. I could sit on an NHL bench with the best of 'em.[/quote]
Yeah, and I could probably take a faceoff if I were allowed to sprint to the bench as soon as the puck hits the ice. The point isn't whether you can, but whether the team trusts you with a spot on their roster.
In other words: No, you couldn't sit on the bench as a backup goalie. Not because you don't know how to sit, but because you're not an NHL backup goalie. If a team has called you up to be on the roster for an NHL game, that counts as you being in the NHL in my book.
Last note: the singular of "criteria" is "criterion." :-)
[quote ftyuv][quote RatushnyFan]My criteria was playing in a game. I could sit on an NHL bench with the best of 'em.[/quote]
In other words: No, you couldn't sit on the bench as a backup goalie. Not because you don't know how to sit, but because you're not an NHL backup goalie. If a team has called you up to be on the roster for an NHL game, that counts as you being in the NHL in my book.[/quote]
I agree. To be an NHL backup goalie means that you've proven yourself trustworthy for going into the game through your performance in practice and even more importantly, in the AHL. Backup goalie = NHL player.
[quote ftyuv]Last note: the singular of "criteria" is "criterion." :-)[/quote] Oops, thank you, I frequently do that.
My criterion excludes players who dressed for a game but did not see any game action. I believe that most hockey databases do not consider sitting NHL experience but no doubt we can debate this until the sun rises. I dug up the data and in my view playing during the game matters. :-)
You get a profile for suiting up (http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8472374)
No love from hockeydb (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=77652)
Backup goalie who plays in an NHL game = NHL player
[quote RatushnyFan][quote ftyuv]Last note: the singular of "criteria" is "criterion." :-)[/quote] Oops, thank you, I frequently do that.
My criterion excludes players who dressed for a game but did not see any game action. I believe that most hockey databases do not consider sitting NHL experience but no doubt we can debate this until the sun rises. I dug up the data and in my view playing during the game matters. :-)
You get a profile for suiting up (http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8472374)
No love from hockeydb (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=77652)
Backup goalie who plays in an NHL game = NHL player[/quote]Props for looking it up. :-)
I agree that playing in a game should matter. Nothing against whether the individuals involved (e.g., Elliott) were "worthy" of playing in the NHL, they didn't play in the NHL. The best analogy I can think of: You don't get a varsity letter at Cornell just for dressing, you have to play in a non-exhibition game - and this is true even though dressing means the coaches think you "worthy" of playing if a certain number of other players get badly injured or play like crap.
OB has been sent back to Hamilton.
[quote CowbellGuy]OB has been sent back to Hamilton.[/quote]
Hard to see him getting out of the Montreal dog house. A change of scenery (and I don't mean to Hamilton) might be best for him. I think he would look great in a Ranger uniform :-D
I hope that it's (1) they had to make a move quickly to make room for Schneider versus (2) they actively shopped him for a while and found no takers despite a modest asking price. It seemed like he was playing alright since his return per the blogs...........but you get what you pay for.
[quote RatushnyFan]I hope that it's (1) they had to make a move quickly to make room for Schneider versus (2) they actively shopped him for a while and found no takers despite a modest asking price. It seemed like he was playing alright since his return per the blogs...........but you get what you pay for.[/quote]
#2 might not be so far off-base in that OB has been a scratch for the past 3-4 games. I could understand him being scratched v. Vancouver and their fast forwards, but I was kind of surprised for the other games.
San Jose and Edmonton are currently in the second period tied at 2, and Douglas Murray picked up an assist on Patrick Marleau's game-tying goal.
[quote sah67]San Jose and Edmonton are currently in the second period tied at 2, and Douglas Murray picked up an assist on Patrick Marleau's game-tying goal.[/quote]
That was also Marleau's 600 career goal.
Murray later went off with some sort of injury (he was holding his hand) and there hasn't been any further updates on that.
The SJ v. Edmonton game has gotten beyond "chippy", so even if it is a minor injury, they might opt to kept Murray out for the rest of the game rather than risk him doing more damage to it in a fight.
In the pretty goal department, check out Marleau's 2nd goal of the game, a SHG. Mike Grier made a lovely pass.
Speaking (elsewhere) of Shane Hynes, what is he doing now?
Last year he played with the Augusta Lynx (ECHL), but the Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Lynx#Augusta.27s_Final_Season_Roster) claims he was not on their roster when the team folded in December. I did find on YouTube some PSA's he had recorded while still with the Lynx:
Eat Right (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kprXxTu5Do)
Don't drink and drive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDcoDKiRdmc)
Say "No" to drugs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1dcTTU5TW0)
Exercise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgXuAdn93e4)
Stay in school (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhI3xi61lrw)
I won't belabor the irony of that last one.
[quote Rita]Murray later went off with some sort of injury (he was holding his hand) and there hasn't been any further updates on that. [/quote]
Murray did return to the game.
Shane Hynes is back at Cornell finishing his degree, his professional hockey career is over.
[quote JDeafv]Shane Hynes is back at Cornell finishing his degree, his professional hockey career is over.[/quote]Bummer for him, but good for him. Hope he does well in his regular career.
[quote Robb][quote JDeafv]Shane Hynes is back at Cornell finishing his degree, his professional hockey career is over.[/quote]Bummer for him, but good for him. Hope he does well in his regular career.[/quote]
Agreed. That's really too bad. I really think he would have added the physical presence and offensive talent that could have put the 05-06 team over the top. That said, it's always good to hear that guys come back to CU to finish up, which certainly speaks well of the educational and hockey experience while here.
[quote Rita][quote sah67]San Jose and Edmonton are currently in the second period tied at 2, and Douglas Murray picked up an assist on Patrick Marleau's game-tying goal.[/quote]
That was also Marleau's 600 career goal. [/quote]600th career point, you mean.
[quote JDeafv]Shane Hynes is back at Cornell finishing his degree, his professional hockey career is over.[/quote]Did something happen to him, or did he just decide to try and make it elsewhere?
Knee injury. http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,82033
Ah, thanks! That's weird, I did a search, but my eyes must have skipped over it.
[quote Josh '99][quote Rita][quote sah67]San Jose and Edmonton are currently in the second period tied at 2, and Douglas Murray picked up an assist on Patrick Marleau's game-tying goal.[/quote]
That was also Marleau's 600 career goal. [/quote]600th career point, you mean.[/quote]
Oops. I know Marleau has been playing awhile and a more than decent offensive player, but not that good.
Btw, that was Murray's 6th assist of the season (and 20th NHL point).
[quote KenP]Knee injury. http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,82033[/quote]That 2005 knee injury knocked him out for the balance of the 2005-2006 season. He came back and played the following year before suffering an injury, and again in 2007-2008. My compliments to him for returning to school! It also explains why he doesn't show up in the alumni directory. (You don't have to graduate to be in the alumni directory.)
I know it's not the pros, but I caught a Fort McMurray Oil Barons Vs. St. Albert Steel game last week, and saw our friend Jordan Berk :-)
Ray Sawada has been recalled to the Stars:
http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/ray-sawada-recalled.html
[quote RatushnyFan]
'08-'09: This year at various points we've had Moulson, Vesce (per the article above), Bitz, Murray and O'Byrne. That's 5. Hopefully Iggulden gets a shot. 6 would be the record.[/quote]
[quote pfibiger]Ray Sawada has been recalled to the Stars:
http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/ray-sawada-recalled.html[/quote]
That's 6. Come on NYI, make it 7!
Not a bad birthday gift for Ray.
Hopefully a nice gift for Dallas, too. They've been hit big time by the injury bug. Sawada may not be Brendan Morrow or Brad Richards, but players in their first game as a Star have had some incredible performances lately (Fabian Brunnstrom, Mark Parrish, Richards, etc.). Best of luck to him. I've been wearing his jersey at Cornell games for four years now.
[quote ugarte][quote RatushnyFan]
'08-'09: This year at various points we've had Moulson, Vesce (per the article above), Bitz, Murray and O'Byrne. That's 5. Hopefully Iggulden gets a shot. 6 would be the record.[/quote]
[quote pfibiger]Ray Sawada has been recalled to the Stars:
http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/ray-sawada-recalled.html[/quote]
That's 6. Come on NYI, make it 7![/quote]
You forgot the important part, Happy B-Day Raymond!
Great first shift by Ray - what a birthday present. Always a thrill to see Cornell players living the dream!!!
SCORE!!!!!!!!!!! Ray scores for Dallas on a nice backhand shot. Even a better birthday present in his first NHL game.
Way to go Ray. Dallas is just decimated with injuries, who would have thought that 5 AHL goals in 48 games would have justified a ticket to Dallas? I wasn't thinking that he'd be the next alumnus (happy?) called up. Congrats, I hope he sticks.
[quote Larry72]SCORE!!!!!!!!!!! Ray scores for Dallas on a nice backhand shot. Even a better birthday present in his first NHL game.[/quote]
Worked out a lot better than Ross Lemon's birthday. ::uhoh::
[quote jtwcornell91][quote Larry72]SCORE!!!!!!!!!!! Ray scores for Dallas on a nice backhand shot. Even a better birthday present in his first NHL game.[/quote]
Worked out a lot better than Ross Lemon's birthday. ::uhoh::[/quote]
Thanks for the bad memory.
[quote Larry72]SCORE!!!!!!!!!!! Ray scores for Dallas on a nice backhand shot. Even a better birthday present in his first NHL game.[/quote]
And the Dallas Stars "Star of the Game" with 1 G, 1 Block shot, and 3 hits.
A happy birthday indeed. ::banana::
[quote Rita]
A happy birthday indeed. ::banana::[/quote]
I guess so. Check out this reaction.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/photos?photoId=2152419&gameId=290219009
And he even gets to wear his old number IIRC.
[quote RatushnyFan]Way to go Ray. Dallas is just decimated with injuries, who would have thought that 5 AHL goals in 48 games would have justified a ticket to Dallas? I wasn't thinking that he'd be the next alumnus (happy?) called up. Congrats, I hope he sticks.[/quote]
When looking to promote an AHL player to be a 4th-line winger, scoring goals in the AHL isn't the first criterion I'd use. I'd rather have someone who could play a physical game, win the battles along the wall, and be responsible defensively. Like Byron Bitz, Raymond Sawada has these attributes. I think they are both better suited to be 4th liners in the NHL than 1st liners in college.
[quote ugarte][quote RatushnyFan]
'08-'09: This year at various points we've had Moulson, Vesce (per the article above), Bitz, Murray and O'Byrne. That's 5. Hopefully Iggulden gets a shot. 6 would be the record.[/quote]
[quote pfibiger]Ray Sawada has been recalled to the Stars:
http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/ray-sawada-recalled.html[/quote]
That's 6. Come on NYI, make it 7![/quote]
Richard Park's injury will open a spot on the Islanders' 3rd or 4th line. Mike Iggulden would fit the bill for that role. Unfortunately, from what I have heard, Iggulden isn't high on Garth Snow's radar screen.
Raymond Sawada got promoted today because the recently recalled Chris Conner (Michigan Tech) had to return to Peoria to be with his pregnant wife. (http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/ray-sawada-gets-first-nhl-goal-in-first.html)
The AP recap of tonight's game (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=267889&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_main) has some quotes from Raymond and his new coach.
[quote cbuckser]The AP recap of tonight's game (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=267889&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_main) has some quotes from Raymond and his new coach.[/quote]and a nice video of his goal, good backhand.
what does this look like if one shows the number of players by cornell team to play in the nhl?
[quote bernie]what does this look like if one shows the number of players by cornell team to play in the nhl?[/quote]
Huh? I'm guessing you're looking for some sort of year-by-year chart showing the percentage of players from that CU roster to eventually play in the NHL. Or maybe a bar graph showing the number of CU alumni in the NHL each year? Either way, I'm that's some data the venerable TBRW? cabal can work on. :-)
[quote bernie]what does this look like if one shows the number of players by cornell team to play in the nhl?[/quote]Hmm...
[quote cbuckser][quote ugarte][quote RatushnyFan]
'08-'09: This year at various points we've had Moulson, Vesce (per the article above), Bitz, Murray and O'Byrne. That's 5. Hopefully Iggulden gets a shot. 6 would be the record.[/quote]
[quote pfibiger]Ray Sawada has been recalled to the Stars:
http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/ray-sawada-recalled.html[/quote]
That's 6. Come on NYI, make it 7![/quote]
Richard Park's injury will open a spot on the Islanders' 3rd or 4th line. Mike Iggulden would fit the bill for that role. Unfortunately, from what I have heard, Iggulden isn't high on Garth Snow's radar screen.[/quote]
Why not? He is leading the team in points and is second in goals. Is it his D? I see that he's had a couple of pretty ugly +/- years in the AHL.
[quote ugarte][quote cbuckser][quote ugarte][quote RatushnyFan]
'08-'09: This year at various points we've had Moulson, Vesce (per the article above), Bitz, Murray and O'Byrne. That's 5. Hopefully Iggulden gets a shot. 6 would be the record.[/quote]
[quote pfibiger]Ray Sawada has been recalled to the Stars:
http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/ray-sawada-recalled.html[/quote]
That's 6. Come on NYI, make it 7![/quote]
Richard Park's injury will open a spot on the Islanders' 3rd or 4th line. Mike Iggulden would fit the bill for that role. Unfortunately, from what I have heard, Iggulden isn't high on Garth Snow's radar screen.[/quote]
Why not? He is leading the team in points and is second in goals. Is it his D? I see that he's had a couple of pretty ugly +/- years in the AHL.[/quote]
I have no idea. I assume he is still responsible defensively; he mastered that skill in college. His age (26) works against him being in the long-term plans, but I am confident he can contribute to the Islanders for the next couple of years.
If he doesn't get a chance this season, I expect he'll play for another organization next season.
[quote ugarte][quote cbuckser]Richard Park's injury will open a spot on the Islanders' 3rd or 4th line. Mike Iggulden would fit the bill for that role. Unfortunately, from what I have heard, Iggulden isn't high on Garth Snow's radar screen.[/quote]
Why not? He is leading the team in points and is second in goals. Is it his D? I see that he's had a couple of pretty ugly +/- years in the AHL.[/quote]
Come on, we're talking about the guy who signed DP to a 15 year deal and, well, this guy...
(http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1051/g2ru6.jpg)
[quote CowbellGuy][quote ugarte][quote cbuckser]Richard Park's injury will open a spot on the Islanders' 3rd or 4th line. Mike Iggulden would fit the bill for that role. Unfortunately, from what I have heard, Iggulden isn't high on Garth Snow's radar screen.[/quote]
Why not? He is leading the team in points and is second in goals. Is it his D? I see that he's had a couple of pretty ugly +/- years in the AHL.[/quote]
Come on, we're talking about the guy who signed DP to a 15 year deal and, well, this guy...
(http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1051/g2ru6.jpg)[/quote]Seems to me that guy's pretty good at creating scoring opportunities.
Amright or amiright??
[quote ftyuv][quote CowbellGuy][quote ugarte][quote cbuckser]Richard Park's injury will open a spot on the Islanders' 3rd or 4th line. Mike Iggulden would fit the bill for that role. Unfortunately, from what I have heard, Iggulden isn't high on Garth Snow's radar screen.[/quote]
Why not? He is leading the team in points and is second in goals. Is it his D? I see that he's had a couple of pretty ugly +/- years in the AHL.[/quote]
Come on, we're talking about the guy who signed DP to a 15 year deal and, well, this guy...
(http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1051/g2ru6.jpg)[/quote]Seems to me that guy's pretty good at creating scoring opportunities.
Amright or amiright??[/quote]That is certainly what military pilots would call a "target rich environment."
[quote CowbellGuy][quote ugarte][quote cbuckser]Richard Park's injury will open a spot on the Islanders' 3rd or 4th line. Mike Iggulden would fit the bill for that role. Unfortunately, from what I have heard, Iggulden isn't high on Garth Snow's radar screen.[/quote]
Why not? He is leading the team in points and is second in goals. Is it his D? I see that he's had a couple of pretty ugly +/- years in the AHL.[/quote]
Come on, we're talking about the guy who signed DP to a 15 year deal...[/quote]In short, because he's a moron.
Link (http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlg=20082009,2,868&event=DAL87) (because the site won't let me embed it).
[quote ftyuv]Seems to me that guy's pretty good at creating scoring opportunities.
Amright or amiright??[/quote]
Given his numbers as a goalie, that was true on both fronts.
[quote jtwcornell91][quote Larry72]SCORE!!!!!!!!!!! Ray scores for Dallas on a nice backhand shot. Even a better birthday present in his first NHL game.[/quote]
Worked out a lot better than Ross Lemon's birthday. ::uhoh::[/quote]Ouch. :-(
[quote cbuckser][quote RatushnyFan]Way to go Ray. Dallas is just decimated with injuries, who would have thought that 5 AHL goals in 48 games would have justified a ticket to Dallas? I wasn't thinking that he'd be the next alumnus (happy?) called up. Congrats, I hope he sticks.[/quote]
When looking to promote an AHL player to be a 4th-line winger, scoring goals in the AHL isn't the first criterion I'd use. I'd rather have someone who could play a physical game, win the battles along the wall, and be responsible defensively. Like Byron Bitz, Raymond Sawada has these attributes. I think they are both better suited to be 4th liners in the NHL than 1st liners in college.[/quote]You're definitely right in many cases. Jed Ortmeyer (Michigan) is similar.
[quote Robb]That is certainly what military pilots would call a "target rich environment."[/quote]
The CDC has another name for it.
tailhook?
Caught David LeNeveu played for the Iowa Chops at the Houston Aeros on Saturday night. Lenny played pretty well. Gave up just one goal as the Chops lost in the shootout. His one goal came with a hard slapshot from the right face-off circle beat him stick-side (might have gone between the elbow). I don't remember the shoot out goals very well, but he had a number of saves.
Matt Moulson scored his second pro hat trick in Manchester's 7-2 rout of Lowell on Saturday night.
Sharks @ Stars tonight (Mon. 2/23) at 8 EST on Versus.
Here's an article on Sawada's debut:
http://theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=9541
After two, Boston is up 3-1 on Florida after Byron Bitz's 2nd NHL goal, a a deflection of a Stephane Yelle shot.
[quote sah67]After two, Boston is up 3-1 on Florida after Byron Bitz's 2nd NHL goal, a a deflection of a Stephane Yelle shot.[/quote]
Bitz is on FIRE! He just got his 3rd NHL goal on a fat, juicy rebound. ::banana::
[quote Rita][quote sah67]After two, Boston is up 3-1 on Florida after Byron Bitz's 2nd NHL goal, a a deflection of a Stephane Yelle shot.[/quote]
Bitz is on FIRE! He just got his 3rd goal on a fat, juicy rebound. ::banana::[/quote]
I think you mean 2nd :) No hat trick...yet ;)
[quote Rita]
Bitz is on FIRE! He just got his 3rd goal on a fat, juicy rebound. ::banana::[/quote]
Bitz made the pass to send Yelle down the middle, so he did the work to set up that "juicy rebound" of Yelle's shot.
[quote sah67][quote Rita][quote sah67]After two, Boston is up 3-1 on Florida after Byron Bitz's 2nd NHL goal, a a deflection of a Stephane Yelle shot.[/quote]
Bitz is on FIRE! He just got his 3rd goal on a fat, juicy rebound. ::banana::[/quote]
I think you mean 2nd :) No hat trick...yet ;)[/quote]I think he meant third total (in the NHL).
Boston crowd chanting "we want Bitz" with 1 minute left and a 6-1 lead, hoping that he'd get a chance for the hat trick. Julien sent him out to a big ovation, but he didn't get a chance. He's become a bit of a cult hero out here.
With just over a minute left, the crowd was chanting "We want Bitz" so he'd have a final chance for a hat trick. He did come on as they were chanting, but settled for a two goal game.
The Bruins radio broadcast named Bitz as #1 star after his 2-goal effort tonight. He also gave a nice interview, although the interviewer called him "Bitsy" a number of times (I know some don't care for that particular nickname).
I didn't catch the game, but there should be some good highlights on local TV tonight.
[quote ftyuv][quote sah67][quote Rita][quote sah67]After two, Boston is up 3-1 on Florida after Byron Bitz's 2nd NHL goal, a a deflection of a Stephane Yelle shot.[/quote]
Bitz is on FIRE! He just got his 3rd goal on a fat, juicy rebound. ::banana::[/quote]
I think you mean 2nd :) No hat trick...yet ;)[/quote]I think he meant third total (in the NHL).[/quote]
Whoops, good call...my bad.
"Grinder Bitz nets two as Bruins dismantle Panthers"
I added the emphasis. I think we will take a headline like this about a Cornell alum any day.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290224001
"Bit by Bitz, The True Story behind the Saskatchewan Sex Symbol"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Bitz
[quote cth95]"Grinder Bitz nets two as Bruins dismantle Panthers"
I added the emphasis. I think we will take a headline like this about a Cornell alum any day.
[/quote]
Not a bad night for a "roll" player.:-P
Okay, not an alum, but Ithaca native and LA King player Dustin Brown (http://kings.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=410839&page=NewsPage&service=page) missed tonight's Kings @ Wild game for a good reason. His wife gave birth to their second child today.
LA did ok without Brown and defeated Minnesota in a Shoot-out.
[quote Al DeFlorio][quote cth95]"Grinder Bitz nets two as Bruins dismantle Panthers"
I added the emphasis. I think we will take a headline like this about a Cornell alum any day.
[/quote]
Not a bad night for a "roll" player.:-P[/quote]
If he hopes to be dressing for the NHL squad regularly, he'll need to caesar every opportunity.
[quote jkahn]With just over a minute left, the crowd was chanting "We want Bitz" so he'd have a final chance for a hat trick. He did come on as they were chanting, but settled for a two goal game.[/quote]
It was a pretty loud chant too, and the crowd roared in response when he jumped over the boards. I saw him even getting a little powerplay time late. Jack and Brick were pretty much singing his praises all night, and commenting how no Florida defenders seemed to want to deal with him in front of the net.
For anyone who follows the B's I don't think it's a stretch to say that the Bitz-Thornton-Yelle line has been Boston's best for the last month. They come to play every night, and just out work every line that is put up against them.
I agree oceanst41 -- at least, they've been the most consistent. Bitz fits into the Boston system very well, and from what I've read and seen, he's well liked among the team too. I expect to see him play through the season (even taking into account trades), and at this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd be back in Boston next year as well.
QuoteIt wasn't the first time Byron Bitz had a big crowd chanting his name. It had been a while, though.
The rookie fourth-liner scored his second and third NHL goals Tuesday night, leading the struggling Bruins to a 6-1 win over the Florida Panthers in the opener of Boston's six-game homestand.
Bitz's performance had the fans buzzing, just like he used to in his days at Cornell.
"Couple times in college - but 20,000 people's different than 4,000, so it was pretty cool," he said.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020893
[quote ebilmes]"Bit by Bitz, The True Story behind the Saskatchewan Sex Symbol"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Bitz[/quote]Stupid Wikipedia party poopers reverted it.
Coach talking about Bitz: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185086463/bclid1221908723/bctid14062794001
And Bitz talking about himself: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185086463/bclid1221908723/bctid14062390001
(http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nhl_experts__23/ept_sports_nhl_experts-91282199-1235542732.jpg?ymMbn2ADmNjG7YpJ)
[quote ftyuv]Coach talking about Bitz: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185086463/bclid1221908723/bctid14062794001
And Bitz talking about himself: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185086463/bclid1221908723/bctid14062390001[/quote]
...and now Marc Savard talking about Byron Bitz (among other things) on a morning radio show here in Boston:
http://wzlx.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3538862
There's a young lady in a red Cornell sweatshirt (or sweater) seated along the glass in the section just to the players' right of the Bruins' bench tonight - there to show her support for Byron.
Bitz gets another in the clutch and turns a shaky 5-0 3rd period lead into a comfortable 6-0.
[quote jkahn]There's a young lady in a red Cornell sweatshirt (or sweater) seated along the glass in the section just to the players' right of the Bruins' bench tonight - there to show her support for Byron.[/quote]
And cheer for him after his 4th NHL goal.
Edit: Also got his first time on the PK tonight as far as I know. Julien is giving him more and more responsibility.
Bitz scores on a great effort, fighting off Scott Niedermayer.
[quote jkahn]Bitz scores on a great effort, fighting off Scott Niedermayer.[/quote]
It might be time to stuff another ballot box (http://www.nesn.com/content/bruins/arbella/default.aspx), Bitz for B's player of the week!!
[quote Rita][quote jkahn]Bitz scores on a great effort, fighting off Scott Niedermayer.[/quote]
It might be time to stuff another ballot box (http://www.nesn.com/content/bruins/arbella/default.aspx), Bitz for B's player of the week!![/quote]
I'm not so sure we'll even need to stuff the ballot.
Humiliating effort for the Ducks. Niedermayer is a -4 (and make it -7 combined for the family). Ouch. My Michigan rookie friend Matt Hunwick gets an assist on Bitz's goal and a goal of his own after coming back up to the B's from the minors.
[quote ftyuv][quote Rita][quote jkahn]Bitz scores on a great effort, fighting off Scott Niedermayer.[/quote]
It might be time to stuff another ballot box (http://www.nesn.com/content/bruins/arbella/default.aspx), Bitz for B's player of the week!![/quote]
I'm not so sure we'll even need to stuff the ballot.[/quote]
Apparently not; Bitz is currently sitting at ~64%.
More on Byron... with a nice Cornell Shoutout...
Bitz at Bruins website (http://bruins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=410990&page=NewsPage&service=page)
We want Bitz! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfEfDfJsbgQ)
[quote ugarte][quote ftyuv][quote Rita][quote jkahn]Bitz scores on a great effort, fighting off Scott Niedermayer.[/quote]
It might be time to stuff another ballot box (http://www.nesn.com/content/bruins/arbella/default.aspx), Bitz for B's player of the week!![/quote]
I'm not so sure we'll even need to stuff the ballot.[/quote]
Apparently not; Bitz is currently sitting at ~64%.[/quote]
He finished at 69% and beat out Savard and Ryder for the weekly honors. ::rock::
The pregame talk was all about how well he's transitioned, done what was asked of him, and rounded out the B's 4th line.
Sawada's a healthy scratch in Dallas today.
Bitz just got a small feature on Coach's Corner between during the 1st intermission in tonight's SJ/Mon game. Cherry talking about how he plays the game "right".
[quote Flyers1037]Cherry talking about how he plays the game "right".[/quote]Read: He is not European.
[quote Josh '99][quote Flyers1037]Cherry talking about how he plays the game "right".[/quote]Read: He is not European.[/quote]
I was going to make a comment to that effect but was too lazy.
[quote Jacob '06][quote Josh '99][quote Flyers1037]Cherry talking about how he plays the game "right".[/quote]Read: He is not European.[/quote]
I was going to make a comment to that effect but was too lazy.[/quote]
Same here. Verbatim.
[quote Jacob '06][quote Josh '99][quote Flyers1037]Cherry talking about how he plays the game "right".[/quote]Read: He is not European.[/quote]
I was going to make a comment to that effect but was too lazy.[/quote]Lazy like a European hockey player, circling back in the neutral zone with the puck instead of dumping it in and taking the hit like a man.
[quote Josh '99][quote Jacob '06][quote Josh '99][quote Flyers1037]Cherry talking about how he plays the game "right".[/quote]Read: He is not European.[/quote]
I was going to make a comment to that effect but was too lazy.[/quote]Lazy like a European hockey player, circling back in the neutral zone with the puck instead of dumping it in and taking the hit like a man.[/quote]
And cheating by with dirty stick work.
Sawada was sent back to the AHL today to make room for the Avery recall waiver move. Even though Avery will never play for Dallas again they still need to make room so Ray was sent to Manitoba. Word is, he's still on the team plane headed to San Jose for the game tomorrow and might play on their road trip this week still.
Psst... it's March...
O'Byrne called up to the Habs today
http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=411757