Cornell Alumni in the Pros: April 2012

[TheMatrix]

Scrivens stopped 35 shots as Toronto beat Tampa Bay 3-2 in overtime.

[Jim Hyla]

Moulson gets #35 tonite vs. Devils.

That was a beautiful goal.  Great hands and vision, most players would have that kind of backhand attempt blocked or they wouldn't get it on goal.

BTW, Matt Moulson is now in the top 10 for goals per game by an Islander at 0.39 per game currently: Attaboy Matt!

.... And a beauty for 36 tonite!

And more beauty here. (Via ECAC site)

In addition to the Community Service Award, Matt Moulson received the Islanders "Good Guy" Award, presented annually to the player who best displays professionalism, courtesy and cooperation with the media. The recipient is selected by the Long Island Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

"Matt is a very accessible, very easygoing guy on a team with lots of good quotes," Newsday beat writer Arthur Staple said. "He's a real professional."

[RatushnyFan]

Nice.  Maybe after years of distinguished service, the Islanders will give him the star treatment like they have done with Pat LaFontaine.

[Trotsky]

Nice.  Maybe after years of distinguished service, the Islanders will give him the star treatment like they have done with Pat LaFontaine.

Ugh.  That was tough to read.

This has not been one of our better two-decades-and-counting.

[Jim Hyla]

Nice article in the Sun about Greening and the playoffs.

[Luke 05]

Bitz with a 5 minute major and game misconduct last night for this hit:

http://video.kings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?&id=171804

[ebilmes]

More Greening

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=627308

[kingpin248]

Ken Dryden returns to Grantland with a brief blog post about goaltending in the playoffs.

[Ronald '09]

https://twitter.com/#!/DarrenDreger/status/190582989862879233

[Rita]

https://twitter.com/#!/DarrenDreger/status/190582989862879233

That suspension seems excessive given that Shea Weber only got fined $2500 for bashing Zetterberg's head into the glass.

[ftyuv]

https://twitter.com/#!/DarrenDreger/status/190582989862879233

That suspension seems excessive given that Shea Weber only got fined $2500 for bashing Zetterberg's head into the glass.

I don't know why Weber got off so lightly -- maybe because they deemed that a shove, while DBy, isn't actually dangerous? Anyway, I thought Bitz deserved 1-2 games, so this didn't come as a surprise to me.

[dbilmes]

https://twitter.com/#!/DarrenDreger/status/190582989862879233

That suspension seems excessive given that Shea Weber only got fined $2500 for bashing Zetterberg's head into the glass.

Regardless of whether Bitz's punishment seems excessive compared to Weber's, it's hard to defend his actions. It seems he's trying to make his niche in the NHL as a more physical player than he was in college, and this is an instance where he's costing both himself and his team.

[RatushnyFan]

I thought Bitz deserved 1 game, it was a mistake and needs to be punished. How on earth did Weber not get 3-4 games?  There's no other conclusion than there's a different standard for star players in the playoffs.

I'm a big Brendan Shanahan fan, I think he's a straightforward guy without an agenda. He works out at my gym and his kid plays at the same rink as mine, I know him a little bit.  I almost wonder if this was handed down to him from above?  I'm generally not a conspiracy theorist but my goodness, Weber grabbed his head and intentionally smashed it against the glass.

[Rita]

I thought Bitz deserved 1 game, it was a mistake and needs to be punished. How on earth did Weber not get 3-4 games?  There's no other conclusion than there's a different standard for star players in the playoffs.

I'm a big Brendan Shanahan fan, I think he's a straightforward guy without an agenda. He works out at my gym and his kid plays at the same rink as mine, I know him a little bit.  I almost wonder if this was handed down to him from above?  I'm generally not a conspiracy theorist but my goodness, Weber grabbed his head and intentionally smashed it against the glass.

  http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=627568
Shanahan's explanation on why Bitz got 2 games (sorry, the insert URL button and my crappy PC are having issues today). I can see the rationale behind Bitz's suspension, but I'm still looking for an explanation why Weber only got fined and no suspension (besides the "star player" one).

[Roy 82]

Looking at the video, it did not look simply like an egregious hit from behind. Rather, Bitz appears to be trying to make contact with Clifford from the side. Clifford does angle slightly towards Bitz and is clearly aware of the impending hit.