Alumni in the Pros - December 2007

[Brian]

You don't have the AHL and NHL pages bookmarked or added to your favorites?  I'm disappointed.  Quit your complaining atleast I let you know it was out there for your reading enjoyment!:`-(

[Jacob '06]

O'byrne started for the Habs tonight, but picked up a minus on his 2nd shift.

[Beeeej]

[quote Brian]You don't have the AHL and NHL pages bookmarked or added to your favorites?  I'm disappointed.  Quit your complaining atleast I let you know it was out there for your reading enjoyment!:`-([/quote]

Nicely played.  The only thing funnier than this post is the very real possibility that you might actually be serious.

[Josh '99]

[quote Jacob '06]O'byrne started for the Habs tonight, but picked up a minus on his 2nd shift.[/quote]Not a good night for our alumni defensemen.  The Habs lost 5-1 at home against Carolina, and O'Byrne was -2 in 19:18 of ice time; the Sharks lost 7-1 at home against Buffalo, and Murray was -1 (which I guess isn't so bad when your team loses 7-1) in 19:23 of ice time.

[cth95]

Tony Marinaro on the Team 990 thought the Canadiens nead to keep O'Byrne and Lapierre in the line up if they are going to turn their season around.  He said he knew it was only one game, but Tony spoke very highly of O'Byrne's performance.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I saw one of the highlights.  His D-partner gave up a 2 on 1.  O'B was the man back and played it well, but couldn't stop the pass.

[RatushnyFan]

How does O'Byrne's decision making and speed look at the NHL level?  Has anyone seen both of his games?  I may be in Montreal over the holidays and try to see a game.  I hope he sticks but it often seems that for your d-men they're often sent back down at least once.....even if they're good prospects (as Ryan is), particularly if they have other prospects that they want to see in NHL game action.

Regarding Murray versus Carle, how about that contract Carle signed (4 years, $13.75mm)?  I haven't heard of any injuries, seems like a protracted sophomore slump.

[cth95]

Here is a link to the Canadiens Fan Forum.  The few I read were all positive and pretty excited about O'Byrne.

http://forum.canadiens.com/index.php?showtopic=15793

[sah67]

[quote cth95]Here is a link to the Canadiens Fan Forum.  The few I read were all positive and pretty excited about O'Byrne.

http://forum.canadiens.com/index.php?showtopic=15793[/quote]

That one's archived.  The current O'Byrne thread is here:
http://forum.canadiens.com/index.php?showtopic=17274

[Cactus12]

Hopefully OB has outgrown the "mishandle-and-turnover-the-puck-2-feet-in-front-of-his-own-net" move or the Canadiens fans will not be as satisfied in a few weeks

[profudge]

I watched the whole game of SJ vs Buffalo  on Sat night on the tube - and thought Doug was a shade slow, but made up for it in general with good positioning.  The Sabres were all over the Sharks for most of the game, team hustle and speed made the difference.
Doug had a couple of good checks and played OK  but the Sharks as a team were a step slow and leaving folks open  in red zone too much.
Ryan Miller was really impressive in net also.

[cth95]

[quote sah67][quote cth95]Here is a link to the Canadiens Fan Forum.  The few I read were all positive and pretty excited about O'Byrne.

http://forum.canadiens.com/index.php?showtopic=15793[/quote]

That one's archived.  The current O'Byrne thread is here:
http://forum.canadiens.com/index.php?showtopic=17274[/quote]

I went to your link and it was also archived.  Maybe we have to surf to the right page of the links we posted.  When I copied the link in originally, it was current.

[redice]

From today's Ithaca Journal-  San Jose Security

"The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara area of northern California is the most secure large metropolitan area (population 500,000 or more), while the most secure mid-size city (population between 150,000 - 500,000) is Olympia, Wash"

I guess Douglas' enforcer reputation reaches beyond the hockey arenas.  ;-)

[The Rancor]

MCKEE IN CONTROL: In his last three starts, goalie Dave McKee has stopped 143 of 151 shots, including a career-high and RoadRunners' ECHL record 57 last Tuesday, to post a 2.59 goals against average and a sizzling .947% save percentage since Nov. 29. The 57 saves were two shy of a personal-best for McKee who turned aside 59 shots in a 1-0 triple overtime loss while playing for Cornell University on March 26, 2006 against Wisconsin in the NCAA Midwest Regional Final.

from: phxroadrunners.com


much improvement from the beginning of the season.

[redice]

From today's Ithaca Journal:  

"There happens to be Big Red connection to goalie goals, as former Cornell keeper Jean-Marc Pelletier was credited with scoring a goal this season with Hamburg in Germany's premier pro hockey league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

But unlike Hextall, who fired a puck directly at an empty net, Pelletier was merely a bystander to hockey's version of an own goal. With a delayed penalty signaled against Hamburg, Berlin pulled its goalie in favor of an extra attacker. Former NHL defenseman Deron Quint then sent a wayward pass into his own net, and since Pelletier was the last member of the Freezers to touch the puck, he was awarded credit for the goal."