Alumni in the Pros - March 2010

[French Rage]

Vesce in the lineup tonight, just interviewed on CSN Bay Area.  They have him centering the fourth line (according to the announcer).

Who's he replacing?

[Flyers1037]

Vesce in the lineup tonight, just interviewed on CSN Bay Area.  They have him centering the fourth line (according to the announcer).

Who's he replacing?

My assumption is he was brought up to replace Scott Nichol who is out with a shoulder injury from the hit by Montreal's Laperierre, out 7-10 days.

[Rita]

Bitz looked pretty good tonight, but in the last 5 min or so of a then 2-1 game his spot on Stillman's line was taken by Kreps. Probably to minimize mix-up in communications between new teammates rather than anything Bitz did wrong during the game.  

Is Bitz really that tall, or is Stillman really that short? Stillman barely came up to Bitz's shoulders. My brother somehow managed to get our seats upgraded from the 400 nosebleeds to 7 rows behind the goal FL defends twice. So yes, I could see the height difference.

[sah67]

Is Bitz really that tall, or is Stillman really that short? Stillman barely came up to Bitz's shoulders. My brother somehow managed to get our seats upgraded from the 400 nosebleeds to 7 rows behind the goal FL defends twice. So yes, I could see the height difference.

Stillman is listed at 6'0", Bitz at 6'5".

[sah67]

Matt Moulson scores a powerplay goal (his 24th of the year) as the Isles are tied with St. Louis 1-1 at the end of the 2nd.

[profudge]

Sharks D Douglas Murray did not play the third period after hurting himself while blocking a shot.

Here's hoping just a bruise and a quick recovery!   LGR

[French Rage]

Sharks D Douglas Murray did not play the third period after hurting himself while blocking a shot.

Here's hoping just a bruise and a quick recovery!   LGR

Especially by Saturday's game dammit!!

[profudge]

Sorry French Rage:

The Sharks recalled D Jason Demers from Worcester before the game to replace Douglas Murray, who is day to day after being hit in the skate by a slap shot Thursday against Nashville.

The latest says Douglas is back:

ANAHEIM — Looks as if Douglass Murray is only going to miss one game because of the injury suffered while blocking that shot against Nashville.

The big defenseman skated this morning and word here at the Honda Center is that Murray will be in the lineup tonight against the Ducks.

[sah67]

Matt Moulson scores his 25th of the year on the powerplay again in a 4-1 Islanders win over Toronto.

[jkahn]

Doug Dadswell just got a mention by Mike Emrick in the Devils-Bruins game.  Emrick was paraphrasing a conversation with Brodeur abour Brodeur's first training camp, the goalies with whom he was competing and Brodeur's not knowing if he would make it as a pro.

[Lauren '06]

Moulson with one assist in the first period against Vancouver.  I meant to go, had the date circled on my calendar and everything, but I ran out of money. :`-(

[Ronald '09]

Moulson with one assist in the first period against Vancouver.  I meant to go, had the date circled on my calendar and everything, but I ran out of money. :`-(

That assist came on Harvard's Dylan Reese's first NHL goal.

[Lauren '06]

Moulson now with a goal.  4-2 Isles, end of second.

[jkahn]

Moulson now with a goal.  4-2 Isles, end of second.

Matt played a great game, was winning battles for the puck all night long.  Billy Jaffe (doing color) referred several times to "the arrogant Vancouver press" who think they know hockey and couldn't even get Matt's name right, calling him "Matt Coulson" in both the article and in their list of Islander leading scorers.  I found this link to the article:
http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/teams/story.html?id=2687401
Rob Carlin joked with Matt about it in an interview between the 2nd and 3rd.
It was also nice for this Isles fan from the old days to hear Jiggs McDonald doing the play-by-play on MSG last night.

[Jordan 04]

Although it speaks as much to Islanders futility as it does to alumni prowess, Moulson has become the first Islander to score 25+ goals in a season since '06-'07.