CrashingTheGoalie

“One thing that happened for sure with the tough guys is their salaries have gone down because people don’t want to spend as much on them because they need the money for more talent. The next step is, do we really need it at all, or should we take a page from Detroit’s book and [...]

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Puck Daddy wrote a piece on:
Why coaching legend Ernie McLean will outlive us all
By Sean Leahy
And one of the comments was written by a self-effacing Habs’ fans:

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by Ron Spence

“He’s not good enough to make Vancouver,” the prairie pundit said of Cody Hodgson. “…he’s got big holes in his game right now…Defensively, he’s very deficient – he doesn’t have a clue to be honest with you. He hasn’t had to play that part of the game in junior hockey because he’s so [...]

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by Ron Spence
We’re told that Roberto should have his contract extended over the next couple of weeks.
How much should/will the Canucks pay Luongo?
Do they undermine the bank and pay him as much as Henrik Lundqvist? The Rangers’ netminder has been making an average of $6,875,000 per season?
Do they try and pay him what other goalies [...]

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by Ron Spence
Some days are Clint Eastwood ones.
I prefer a FISTFULL OF DOLLARS. 
But, on August 18th/19th it was THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY.
THE GOOD

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*****
THE BAD

*****
AND THE UGLY….

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FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, Ken Holland could have picked up a better player.

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This from John Vogl of The Buffalo News:
“The Sabres have signed veteran left winger Jeff Cowan, who more than likely will earn a ticket to Portland rather than a spot on Buffalo’s already crowded forward lines.
Cowan has played in 413 NHL games since debuting with Calgary in the 1999-2000 season. The 6-foot-2, 205-pounder has also played [...]

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by Ron Spence
Michael Ward isn’t the second coming of Luc Bourdon.
Like Bourdon, however, he grew up in Shippagan, New Brunswick, and played for the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
Bourdon was drafted 10th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 2005, and Ward was drafted 197th – in the 8th round – by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2007.
Ward, [...]

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by Ron Spence
1. Alex Ovechkin – of course – is the active player with the most goals scored per game – .676. Who is second with .545?
2. Who are the two players tied for first with 1.071 points per game?
3. Who is the active player with the most assists per game – .690?
1. Atlanta’s Ilya Kovalchuk.
2. [...]

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Stay out of the corners.
Don’t get between this player and the boards.

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And close your eyes when she’s g…. d…. on the goalie.

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