Alumni in the Pros - May 2008

Josh '99 · May 05, 2008, 11:37:15 PM

[quote Greenberg '97][quote Josh '99][quote amerks127]Game is headed into 4th OT right now.

...and Douglas' season is over.[/quote]Sadly, Murray was on the ice for the PK when Dallas scored their series-clinching power play goal.[/quote]

No +/- on the PPG, so no one has to know he was there.[/quote]Well, no, no one HAS to know, but it doesn't mean he wasn't there. :-}

French Rage · May 06, 2008, 12:00:05 AM

[quote Josh '99][quote Greenberg '97][quote Josh '99][quote amerks127]Game is headed into 4th OT right now.

...and Douglas' season is over.[/quote]Sadly, Murray was on the ice for the PK when Dallas scored their series-clinching power play goal.[/quote]

No +/- on the PPG, so no one has to know he was there.[/quote]Well, no, no one HAS to know, but it doesn't mean he wasn't there. :-}[/quote]

We just need to hunt down and kill anyone who would have watched the game.

amerks127 · May 06, 2008, 12:25:58 AM

Quote from: French RageWe just need to hunt down and kill anyone who would have watched the game.

That can't be too hard. I'm sure only about 1,000 people saw the winning goal on versus on the east coast.

ftyuv · May 06, 2008, 11:42:04 AM

[quote amerks127]

Quote from: French RageWe just need to hunt down and kill anyone who would have watched the game.

That can't be too hard. I'm sure only about 1,000 people saw the winning goal on versus on the east coast.[/quote]

I was one of them. Serves me right for turning on the game "just for a minute." How could I know it'd go till like 2 in the morning?!

Tough way for it to end, and I was slightly rooting for the Sharks... but I gotta say, I was kinda relieved at finally being able to go to sleep.

Roy 82 · May 06, 2008, 04:28:04 PM

[quote amerks127]

Quote from: French RageWe just need to hunt down and kill anyone who would have watched the game.

That can't be too hard. I'm sure only about 1,000 people saw the winning goal on versus on the east coast.[/quote]

We'll also have to find anyone who subscribes to the San Jose Mercury news and saw the full page photo of the aftermath of the goal featuring a dejected Douglas Murray skating near the net.

Douglas seemed to be struggling throughout this series. His ice time was down and the Sharks had trouble clearing the zone when he was on. In the OTs, the TV announcers commented on how tired he looked (even compared to the other players) and how he was struggling to make the plays. He didn't make any glaring errors, and even had a nice shot in the first OT, but other D-men looked stronger as the game wore on. For the first time I was impressed with the play of Matt Carle.

redhair34 · May 06, 2008, 04:48:16 PM

[quote Roy 82]
Douglas seemed to be struggling throughout this series. His ice time was down and the Sharks had trouble clearing the zone when he was on. In the OTs, the TV announcers commented on how tired he looked (even compared to the other players) and how he was struggling to make the plays. He didn't make any glaring errors, and even had a nice shot in the first OT, but other D-men looked stronger as the game wore on. For the first time I was impressed with the play of Matt Carle.[/quote]

Perhaps he's battling an undisclosed injury?

KeithK · May 06, 2008, 05:46:37 PM

[quote redhair34][quote Roy 82]
Douglas seemed to be struggling throughout this series. His ice time was down and the Sharks had trouble clearing the zone when he was on. In the OTs, the TV announcers commented on how tired he looked (even compared to the other players) and how he was struggling to make the plays. He didn't make any glaring errors, and even had a nice shot in the first OT, but other D-men looked stronger as the game wore on. For the first time I was impressed with the play of Matt Carle.[/quote]

Perhaps he's battling an undisclosed injury?[/quote]
Or maybe the rigors of a long NHL season, his first getting significant playing time, wore him down a bit? He did play more games overall with Cleveland in 2004 (72+9 vs. 66+13) but of course that's the AHL.

Roy 82 · May 06, 2008, 09:33:50 PM

[quote KeithK][quote redhair34][quote Roy 82]
Douglas seemed to be struggling throughout this series. His ice time was down and the Sharks had trouble clearing the zone when he was on. In the OTs, the TV announcers commented on how tired he looked (even compared to the other players) and how he was struggling to make the plays. He didn't make any glaring errors, and even had a nice shot in the first OT, but other D-men looked stronger as the game wore on. For the first time I was impressed with the play of Matt Carle.[/quote]

Perhaps he's battling an undisclosed injury?[/quote]
Or maybe the rigors of a long NHL season, his first getting significant playing time, wore him down a bit? He did play more games overall with Cleveland in 2004 (72+9 vs. 66+13) but of course that's the AHL.[/quote]

My guess is that he is a big strong guy who is simply not built for that kind of endurance. You don't see heavy marathon runners.

DeltaOne81 · May 07, 2008, 11:32:28 AM

[quote KeithK]
Or maybe the rigors of a long NHL season, his first getting significant playing time, wore him down a bit? He did play more games overall with Cleveland in 2004 (72+9 vs. 66+13) but of course that's the AHL.[/quote]

Good point. And there's no way to say he didn't look that way in Cleveland at the end of 2004 too. Not sure the jump to the NHL alone would cause that.

profudge · May 07, 2008, 03:00:31 PM

And Douglas goes to the worlds -

Quote from: San Jose Mercury NewsThree other Sharks are being added to European team rosters. Defenseman Douglas Murray will play for Sweden, forward Marcel Goc and goalie Dimitri Patzold for Germany.

KeithK · May 07, 2008, 04:08:57 PM

When are the worlds? If it's soon it will be interesting (per the earlier discussion) to see whether he looks worn down at all.

French Rage · May 07, 2008, 04:35:34 PM

I believe the worlds have started and are just finishing their first round, with players joining as their NHL teams exit the playoffs. Canada beat the US 5-4 scoring the GWG in the last minute, but both teams advanced to the next round.

amerks127 · May 07, 2008, 04:36:54 PM

The IIHF World Championship started on May 2 and goes through May 18. The preliminary rounds are occurring now, with the qualification round starting on Thursday.

Sweden's been pretty good so far, but they'll need Murray's help if they want to touch a medal, especially after dropping a 4-2 decision to the Swiss today.

Jacob '06 · May 07, 2008, 05:06:59 PM

[quote amerks127]

Sweden's been pretty good so far, but they'll need Murray's help if they want to touch a medal, especially after dropping a 4-2 decision to the Swiss today.[/quote]

I think they are picking up Lundqvist in net later this week which will help them out a lot.

jtwcornell91 · May 07, 2008, 05:18:08 PM

[quote amerks127]Sweden's been pretty good so far, but they'll need Murray's help if they want to touch a medal, especially after dropping a 4-2 decision to the Swiss today.[/quote]

Oh, man, I can't believe I missed that. HOPP SCHWIIZ!

http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/132/IHM132A21_74_3_0.pdf