CrashingTheGoalie

TSN has published their top prospects list.
We have included Hockey’s Future’s – somewhat dated – evaluations here as well.
And we located the site Russian Prospects, which provides information on Eastern Approaches players.
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Below are some of Vancouver’s long shot prospects:
TSN’S TOP 12 CANUCKS’ PROSPECTS
Dan Gedur – Right Wing (206th overall 2007)
Currently with Manitoba [...]

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by desertdawg
We have been playing fairly well for the last month and a half. We’ve had our down times (Montreal, southern Cal) but we’ve put together some decent streaks. We’ve consistently beaten the teams we should be beating. We are looking ahead in the standings, not worrying about who is behind us. Even Mike [...]

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from SUN MEDIA
RULE OVERLOAD

The GMs propose to add a 10-minute misconduct to combatants in a staged fight, to which Williams says: “I don’t think it’ll make any difference.
“What are they trying to accomplish?
“The more rules they put in, the more they paint themselves into a corner. And it is very sticky paint.
“What started all this was [...]

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by Ron Spence
It was a combination of three factors – and I just couldn’t help myself:
Peter Mannino faced 40 shots – in his first NHL game – and allowed only two goals against the Blackhawks.
My friend Karen – the same day – sent me the National Geographic‘s PICTURES OF YEAR – one of which is [...]

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by desertdawg
Like a lot of hockey fans, I watch a lot of other sports besides the greatest game on earth. I particularly love Football, both the CFL and the NFL. And I think Tennis is one of the most under-rated sports on the planet. And I’ve spent more than a few summer afternoons taking in [...]

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by Ron Spence
I don’t understand those NHL owners – and GMs.
NHL insurance costs an arm and a leg – and is very limiting.
Teams can only insure 5 to 7 of their players through a “temporary total disability” program administered by the league (The program has been in effect for some 15 seasons.).

“It provides the underwriters with [...]

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by Ron Spence
If they ever do a movie on Terry Frei’s life, I am sure that Mel Gibson will play his character.
The Denver writer is obsessed with the Steve Moore attack.
His obsession is interesting – to me – because I sat two seats away from him during the March 8, 2004 game, and was [...]

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by desertdawg
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that we will make the playoffs. I think we have the horses to do it and I think that our main competitors have tougher schedules…not to mention fewer points than we do. If we win tonight we will be up on [...]

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by Ron Spence
Prior to the late ’60s and early ’70s – when stickwork was effectively abolished – every player had to look after himself. He was run, elbowed, slashed, etc., which was part of hockey’s initiation.
If he backed down, word spread like wildfire and he was finished. Everyone from the trainer to the zamboni driver took a run at him.
(Which [...]

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by desertdawg
Lots of commentary these days about the GM meetings around the issue of fighting and the instigator rule. A corollary of that has somehow become a running story on guys like Matt Cooke, Cal Clutterbuck and Jarko Ruutu.
I’m somewhat ambivalent about the issue. The fact is, I still like to see the guys [...]

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