Alumni in the Pros - February 2007

[Rita]

Hey, it is groundhog day, thus definitely February. What did Punxsutawney Phil have to say about the arrival of spring?

Obligatory hockey content: the Hurricanes got to meet President Bush today.
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=288396&page=NewsPage&service=page


Edit: Here is some better hockey content; as speculated in the other thread, Bâby will be assigned to Springfield according to the Tampa Bay press release.
http://www.tampabaylightning.com/tbl/prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=1648&category=2

[mttgrmm]

Jonny Gleed has been called up to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL... still under Montreal for NHL affiliation, but he's moved up.

http://www.intotheboards.net/hockey/publish/article_8398.shtml

[Brian]

From the Thursday Dallas Stars game:


Douglas Murray single handedly got the crowd into the game three minutes into the second period with his inspired bout with Dallas goon Krys Barch. Dallas forward Eric Lindros (six-foot-four, 245-pounds) took a run at Murray (six-foot-three, 240-pounds) and clipped him with a dangerous knee-to-knee hit. Murray, who lost his balance on the collision, inadvertently hit Lindros with a high-stick in the process. Lindros flailed to the ice before flying in at Murray with a cheap shot cross-check aimed at Murray's head. Lindros then stepped aside and let Barch take his fight, an instigator penalty and a beating at the hands of the noticeably stronger Murray.
 
The result of the mess was a power play for San Jose, but the Sharks were unable to convert. Instead it was Dallas that would strike while Murray and Barch were serving their fighting majors. The goal would eventually hold up to be the game winner.
 
"I don't know what the explanation is, but this can't go on," said Murray

I could not find a video clip of the fight.

[BigRedBrouhaha]

Here's the fight on YOUTUBE and Wow Lindros is an ass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgoaE3dFzvQ

[mgl11]

enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOHGwxS5Kkk

[jtwcornell91]

[quote Brian]Douglas Murray single handedly got the crowd into the game three minutes into the second period with his inspired bout with Dallas goon Krys Barch. Dallas forward Eric Lindros (six-foot-four, 245-pounds) took a run at Murray (six-foot-three, 240-pounds) and clipped him with a dangerous knee-to-knee hit. Murray, who lost his balance on the collision, inadvertently hit Lindros with a high-stick in the process. Lindros flailed to the ice before flying in at Murray with a cheap shot cross-check aimed at Murray's head. Lindros then stepped aside and let Barch take his fight, an instigator penalty and a beating at the hands of the noticeably stronger Murray.[/quote]

Somewhat to my surprise, this seemingly one-sided description of events looks more or less accurate based on the video.  The only thing it doesn't mention is that Lindros had his back turned to Murray when Murray's stick clipped him in the back of the head, so he probably assumed Murray was deliberately whacking him in retaliation for the hit.  But how ridiculous is fighting in the NHL if Lindros cross-checks Murray to start a fight and then steps out of the way and lets his goon fight for him?

[ugarte]

[quote BigRedBrouhaha]Here's the fight on YOUTUBE and Wow Lindros is an ass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgoaE3dFzvQ[/quote]
I'd like to think he learned some of that during double-secret practices at Cornell.

[mttgrmm]

HUGE hit by Doug:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzim1vLSeCc&NR

Reel of big Sharks hits, Doug's got one or two in there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4oDRmrjPIs&NR


i miss those days when teams would play cornell fearing the big guys.  nice to see doug making an impact!

[French Rage]

Maybe the reason Lindros didn't fight was because he didn't like the fight that drafted him, and wanted to fight for a better fight. ::asshole::

[billhoward]

[quote jtwcornell91]Somewhat to my surprise, this seemingly one-sided description of events looks more or less accurate based on the video.  The only thing it doesn't mention is that Lindros had his back turned to Murray when Murray's stick clipped him in the back of the head, so he probably assumed Murray was deliberately whacking him in retaliation for the hit.  But how ridiculous is fighting in the NHL if Lindros cross-checks Murray to start a fight and then steps out of the way and lets his goon fight for him?[/quote]

The applicable term would be "mercenary" or "Shabbos goy." Not that I envision either one rolling off the tongue of Don Cherry.

[Rita]

Doug Murray not in the line-up for the game this morning (afternoon) against Chicago. I briefly looked through the SJ website, but could not find any mention as to why Doug is a scratch.

[redhair34]

[quote Rita]Doug Murray not in the line-up for the game this morning (afternoon) against Chicago. I briefly looked through the SJ website, but could not find any mention as to why Doug is a scratch.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure he was scratched because of a very bad decision that lead to the Stars' 4th goal the other night. When McLaren comes back he probably won't see much playing time--unless they start playing 7D again.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

[quote billhoward]
The applicable term would be "mercenary" or "Shabbos goy." [/quote]

Wait, the game was Thursday night. ::wtf::

[Rita]

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82][quote billhoward]
The applicable term would be "mercenary" or "Shabbos goy." [/quote]

Wait, the game was Thursday night. ::wtf::[/quote]

The Sharks played Dallas in San Jose both on Tuesday 1/30 and Thursday 2/1, and lost both games. Thursday was the Doug Murray-Eric Lindros incident.

Today the Sharks hosted the Chicago Blackhawks (and won 4-2?) in a matinee (CA time) or late morning tangle on HST .

Aloha.

[Roy 82]

DougLAS Murray.

It is official now. The Sharks will list him as such. He always prefered it and his mom prefers it too (according to an article in the SJ Mercury News).