Archive for February, 2012
A Look at the Predators Acquisitions and What They Bring to the Team
The Nashville Predators made three moves leading up to the NHL trade deadline, bolstering their roster for a playoff push. Hal Gill was acquired from the Montreal Canadiens on February 17th for forwards Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney, and the Predators second round pick in the 2012 draft. The Predators received a conditional fifth round pick [...]
Revenge? Who Needs It? Corvo Fails To Back Up Threatening Comments
After falling victim to a questionable hit from Kyle Turris on Saturday in Ottawa, Boston Bruins’ defenseman Joe Corvo publicly vowed to exact a bit of revenge against the Sens’ young pivot when the two teams met on Tuesday. It was indeed a dangerous hit, one that could have easily caused the Oak Park, Illinois [...]
Thomas’ 37 Stops Not Enough As Sens Blank B’s
Following Peter Chiarelli’s deadline wheeling and dealing on Monday afternoon, the Bruins were back at it on Tuesday evening as they hosted the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden for the third and final time this season. The game did not begin the way the B’s envisioned it as it took them nearly seven minutes to [...]
Red Wings Score Four in Third Period, Cruise Past Blue Jackets 5-2
No Pavel Datsyuk? No Nicklas Lidstrom? No Jimmy Howard? It looked as if it was going to be a trap game, but the Detroit Red Wings had no problems for most of the third period as they got four goals in a 10:09 span as they stormed back to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 [...]
Predators Blow the Game to the Hurricanes 4-3
The Nashville Predators, playing the second of back to back games, traveled to Raleigh to face the Carolina Hurricanes. The Predators welcomed their newest member of the team Andrei Kostitsyn to the active roster and paired him on a line with David Legwand and Patric Hornqvist. The Predators other acquisition at the trade deadline, Paul [...]
Why The Red Wings Will Be Alright
It’s ok Red Wings fans. We didn’t get Derek Roy, no Steve Ott, no Kurtis Foster. Word early in the morning on Monday was Detroit was all set to acquire Paul Gaustad from Buffalo and they were just waiting to hear back from the Sabres about when to make it official. That call never happened. [...]
GameDay: Bruins Seek First Winning Streak Since January As Sens Visit Boston
Teams: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins Records: Ottawa 33-23-8 (74 Points) ,Boston 37-20-3 (77 Points) Location: TD Garden , Boston, Massachusetts Time: 7:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Bruins 5 , Senators 3 ……. New York Islanders 2 , Senators 5 Tonight’s Lineup [...]
Predators Grind Out a 2-1 Win Over the Kings
The Nashville Predators secured a workmanlike 2-1 victory over he Los Angeles Kings at the Bridgestone Arena to run their record to 37-19-7, good for 81 points. The first period was a spirited affair between the two teams as each had some good scoring chances. Pekka Rinne got the start in net for the Predators, [...]
Commodore Traded to Lightning, Brendan Smith Called Up From AHL
The Detroit Red Wings made a trade, but it wasn’t the blockbuster that we all wanted. The team sent defenseman Mike Commodore to a familiar dance partner, the Tampa Bay Lightning, for a conditional seventh round draft pick. Last week, the two teams made a trade that resulted in the Bolts getting the Red Wings’ [...]
Bolts Bolster Blue Line With Three Deadline Day Deals
Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman revamped the Bolts blue line corps with a trio of trades on this deadline Monday. The Lightning acquired defenseman Mike Commodore from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft pick in 2013. The 32 year old Commodore played only 17 games with the Red Wings accumulating two [...]
Deadline Madness: Bruins Add Rolston, Mottau, Zanon
Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli pulled yet another rabbit out of his hat on Monday afternoon in advance of the NHL’s 3 P.M. trading deadline. Entering the deadline the B’s were mired in a streak of twenty straight games where they hadn’t been able to string together back to back wins. With injuries to [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 28-28-6 with 62 points through 62 games. After 62 games last season, the Bolts were 37-18-7 with 74 points. The Bolts are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by eight points. Tampa Bay is in 11th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, six points out [...]
Bowman on the Clock as Blackhawks Struggle in Anaheim
The Blackhawks played one solid period in Anaheim which was more than they accomplished the day before but it still wasn’t good enough. The Hawks were defeated 3-1 but at least they scored a power play goal to break a 0-39 dry spell. Yes, it is a bad time. To cite scoring one power play [...]
Detroit Red Wings Weekly Rewind
Despite All-Star goalie Jimmy Howard returning to the lineup, it wasn’t the best of weeks for the Detroit Red Wings (41-19-3, 84 points). Not only did they go 0-2-1 for the week, they lost fellow All-Star Pavel Datsyuk for up to three weeks as he recovers from knee surgery. The news didn’t get any better [...]
Lifeless Hawks Lose Again
The Blackhawks followed a poor finish versus Dallas with a total dud from beginning to end in Los Angeles, losing 4-0 on Saturday. The Hawks showed no desire and had a lay down, lifeless effort when they needed to rebound. Unfortunately there isn’t anything to indicate this is rock bottom and things will get better [...]
Looking Back: Avs Trade Deadline Day History
Being a fan of the Colorado Avalanche around this time of year has not been for the faint of heart. Former GM (and current team president) Pierre Lacroix has never been terribly shy about pulling the trigger on a trade that he feels will improve his club’s chances. Today, we take a look back at [...]
Predators Turn the Sharks to Sushi 6-2
Gonna be brief on this blog as I am typing with one hand and the drugs are kicking in* The Nashville Predators defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-2 at the Bridgestone Arena to run their point total to 79 and firmly hold on to the fifth spot on the /western Conference. Pekka Rinne won his [...]
Red Wings Rally in Third Not Enough, Fall to Avalanche 4-2,
The Detroit Red Wings started a new home streak, but not the kind that they were looking for as they lost their second straight game on their own ice to the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 at the Joe Louis Arena. Jiri Hudler tallied twice and Valtteri Filppula scored the other goal for the Red Wings with [...]
Backchecking: 6 Points for the New York Islanders
I have not had the opportunity to write as much as I would have liked this season on my thoughts for the New York Islanders. With the season entering the final quarter, the trade deadline on Monday, and the Islanders fighting for their playoff lives, there are some comments Id thought to share with the [...]
Rangers Move Wolski
if [if] conjunction 1. In case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: Sing if you want to. Stay indoors if it rains. I’ll go if you do. 2. Even though: an enthusiastic if small audience. 3. Whether: He asked if I knew Spanish. 4. (used to introduce an exclamatory phrase): If only Dad [...]
