CrashingTheGoalie

by Ron Spence
Washington acquired our friend, Brendan Morrison. Good for Morrison and good for the Caps. 
And potentially good for the nucks.
According to Corey Masisak of the Washington Times:

“…the Capitals already control seven NHL-caliber defensemen (eight if you count Karl Alzner),” wrote DMG of Japers’ Rink. 
And Washington has some good dmen in the minors.
“The Caps have a myriad of [...]

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by Ron Spence
Dale Tallon was in the news at the beginning of the 2008-09 season, and he’s back in the news in the crazy season.

“Chicago may have failed to provide a number of its players with a completed copy of the Qualifying Offer notice referenced in Article 10.2 (a) of the CBA (i.e. Exhibit 19),” [...]

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by Ron Spence
Ohlie was a ‘nucklehead last week and now he’s a poster boy for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
It’ll take some getting used to:
 

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Mikael Samuelsson is leaving the Detroit locker room on June 12th – after Detroit’s loss to Pittsburgh in game 7.
 

courtesy of the detroitnews.com
Did he know that he’d never return?

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by Ron Spence
Look for San Jose’s Doug Wilson to make some major trades at the draft.
Why? 
Well the former Norris Trophy winner knows that his team needs some tinkering, plus a shaking up. 
They were too good a team for their brief skirmish in the post-season.
The other reason for some big trades is that Doug only has [...]

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by Ron Spence
On tuesday, the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee will be putting forward four names for induction.
This year four new superstars will be coming eligable: Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Luc Robitaille.
Matt McCallum has created an interesting process for evaluating the best nominees. 
His results show: Hull, Yzerman, Leetch, and Luc in [...]

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by Ron Spence
A couple of days ago, Scott Cullen  wrote a piece: NUMBERS GAME: FIRST ROUND VALUE.
He was listing the best and worst 3 players at every draft number over the past 30 years.
Some Canucks were named at the top of their pick: Mattias Ohlund at number 13, Ryan Kessler at 23, and Cam Neely [...]

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by Ron Spence
 
I have this irritating habit of gestalting players.
I see them as part of a whole, rather than a linear progression.
I hear a name and think of: where they played their amateur hockey – if I know the player; who was their coach and on their team; who drafted them and who else was [...]

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by Ron Spence
I enjoyed the Stanley Cup finals very much – even though I had to listen to all of the games on the radio via my computer.
The games were great, as were the numerous subplots – old vs. new, Hossa, Crosby, etc.
But, what happened afterwards has prompted me to comment.
I like Ken Holland a [...]

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by Ron Spence
Today’s Stanley Cup rings are garish (Read THE BLINGING OF LORD STANLEY’S RINGS.). 
On some of the chat sites, they’re saying that they resemble basketball rings. 
I personally think that the Bball rings show better taste.
I decided to compare the rings – from all the North American major league sports – and stretched it by [...]

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Radio Station 105.9 FM “The X” (WXDX-FM), in Pittsburgh, has a question and answer segment between the 2nd and 3rd periods.
They received a call from Denmark, telling Mike Lange and Phil Bourque that a father and son were staying up late, drinking coffees, and pulling for Pittsburgh to win the Stanley Cup.
One reason for their support? [...]

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