Alumni in the Pros - February 2007

[DisplacedCornellian]

[quote 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.[/quote]

It was a bad decision...but can you really blame him for trying to take a run at Lindros?  Just didn't work out since another shark had the same idea, and whammo, it's a shark sandwich and Lindros escapes unscathed.  I hate you so much, Lindros.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

[quote 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.[/quote]

Rita, the thursday night comment was a joke about it not being Shabbos.  Admittedly a pretty weak one...

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Just saw on the Flyers game that Tampa Bay picked up the rights to Baby.

[David Harding]

Trade announcement from Springfield
http://www.falconsahl.com/index.php?id=220
Arrives and plays in first game
http://www.falconsahl.com/index.php?id=223

[Rita]

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82][quote 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 Douglas 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.[/quote]

Rita, the thursday night comment was a joke about it not being Shabbos.
 Admittedly a pretty weak one...[/quote]

Now I know that Jewish Sabbath = Shabbos, and a "goy" is someone who will work on the sabbath and/or fight Eric Lindros's battles.

I hope these little tidbits come in handy next time I get stuck on crossword puzzle clues that relate to Jewish culture .

[Beeeej]

[quote Rita]Now I know that Jewish Sabbath = Shabbos, and a "goy" is someone who will work on the sabbath and/or fight Eric Lindros's battles.[/quote]

Just to save you some crossword puzzle confusion, "goy" is a derisive term for a non-Jew.  It's the entire phrase "Shabbos goy" that represents the non-Jew who helps a Jew by performing tasks the Jew cannot on the Sabbath.

[RatushnyFan]

[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]
Lindros is one concussion away from being a vegetable.  He can't fight anymore.  It was actually pretty brave of Barch to step in and fight Doug(las) so that Lindros doesn't end up in a coma.

By the way, Doug(las) gets great style points in my book.  I love how unsnaps his chin strap and tosses his helmet aside.  That's a manly move that all too many fighters bypass in the heat of the moment.

[nyc94]

[quote RatushnyFan][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]
Lindros is one concussion away from being a vegetable.  He can't fight anymore.  It was actually pretty brave of Barch to step in and fight Doug(las) so that Lindros doesn't end up in a coma.

By the way, Doug(las) gets great style points in my book.  I love how unsnaps his chin strap and tosses his helmet aside.  That's a manly move that all too many fighters bypass in the heat of the moment.[/quote]

Didn't he take it off when he thought he was going to fight Lindros?  :-)

[Rita]

[quote nyc94][quote RatushnyFan][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]
Lindros is one concussion away from being a vegetable.  He can't fight anymore.  It was actually pretty brave of Barch to step in and fight Doug(las) so that Lindros doesn't end up in a coma.

By the way, Doug(las) gets great style points in my book.  I love how unsnaps his chin strap and tosses his helmet aside.  That's a manly move that all too many fighters bypass in the heat of the moment.[/quote]

Didn't he take it off when he thought he was going to fight Lindros?  :-)[/quote]

Douglas was out of the line up for the next several games following the Lindros incident, but got to play tonight in a 3-2 win over the Ducks. Murray was even, no goals, no assists but 1 hit according the the super stat sheet on nhl.com.

[profudge]

Ryan V.  Scored the game winner last night and had an assist:  

... B-Sens finally solved the Rochester Americans, rallying for a 4-2 victory and extending their winning streak to a season-high three games.
... Ryan Vesce and Jeff Heerema each added a goal and an assist in the third, and goalie Kelly Guard stopped 39 of 41 shots.
... "We're starting to play really well," said Vesce, whose goal at the 17:01 mark proved to be the game-winner. "We're starting to learn how to defend some leads, and go after it at the end of the game. So we've got a long way to go, but it's a good feeling right here today."

[Pete Godenschwager]

[quote RatushnyFan][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]
Lindros is one concussion away from being a vegetable.  He can't fight anymore.  It was actually pretty brave of Barch to step in and fight Doug(las) so that Lindros doesn't end up in a coma.

By the way, Doug(las) gets great style points in my book.  I love how unsnaps his chin strap and tosses his helmet aside.  That's a manly move that all too many fighters bypass in the heat of the moment.[/quote]

Does Doug still wear a half-shield? I think there's an additional penalty if you fight while wearing a shield.  Regardless, it does look cool to toss off the helmet before rumbling .

[kaaren]

Pokulok was cleared to play yesterday and was sent down to the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays from Hershey for rehab, flying into Charlotte (an away game against the Charlotte Checkers) an hour and a half before game time.  He was +1 with an assist in a 3-2 loss.

Today,at a home game in Charleston, he had a goal and an assist against the Daytona Bombers and was named the first star of the game in a 3-2 victory.  WTG Sasha!

[redGrinch]

[quote kaaren]Pokulok was cleared to play yesterday and was sent down to the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays from Hershey for rehab, flying into Charlotte (an away game against the Charlotte Checkers) an hour and a half before game time.  He was +1 with an assist in a 3-2 loss.

Today,at a home game in Charleston, he had a goal and an assist against the Daytona Bombers and was named the first star of the game in a 3-2 victory.  WTG Sasha![/quote]
There's a posting on the WashCaps message boards that says that Pokulok could be in SC for the rest of the season... I wouldn't be surprised to see an extended stay in SC.. to get his legs under him and get some confidence again and assuming he looks good, they'll call him up to Hershey for their AHL playoff run.  I don't expect Hershey to try to defend their Calder Cup with defensive supplements from SC and would expect a couple guys (Schultz, and Nycholat if he can clear waivers) sent back down from the Caps also to bolster the D corps, once they get healthy up there.

[Josh '99]

Wherever he winds up doing it, it'd be great to see Sasha get back to being completely healthy.

[CM cWo 44]

Phoenix RoadRunners (ECHL) aquire F Greg Hornby from the Victoria Salmon Kings

http://www.phxroadrunners.com/news/recentheadlines/index.html?article_id=387