April 19, 2011

By |2011-04-19T11:40:02-04:00April 19th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

  Let's face it - you didn't know if the NHL would announce zero games for Kunitz and zero for Downie. You didn't know if the NHL would announce 10 games for Kunitz, 10 games for Downie. You didn't know if the NHL would say 10 games for one guy, zero for the other. You [...]

April 20, 2011

By |2011-04-20T13:45:37-04:00April 20th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

  Lesson learned. Yesterday, Mike Knuble missed practice, which happens every third practice because he's the oldest on the team. But he missed again today and they called it "maintenance". So I let it be. Well, he's not in the lineup tonight. So yeah, a playoff curveball that got me. I should have noted it. [...]

P.K. Subban vs. John Carlson

By |2015-07-24T10:19:11-04:00April 20th, 2011|Roos Lets Loose|

Subban

 

I think it’s high time we saw the NHL create a new award. Let’s tentatively call it the Nalder, awarded to the NHL’s best rookie defenseman. In 66 years of giving the Calder to the league’s top rookie, only ten defensemen have won the award, most recently to Buffalo’s Tyler Myers. A defenseman basically only wins the trophy when there are no better options at forward or in goal. I mean, you’d either have to throw up like 50 points and end up top ten in defensemen scoring in the league or have very little competition from your forward and goaltending compatriots. In other words, to win the award as a defenseman you have to be special or downright fortunate.

 

April 21, 2011

By |2015-07-24T10:19:08-04:00April 21st, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

I have been impressed with Kyle Turris this series – he has been one of the better Coyote forwards. Phoenix rushed him, but that doesn’t mean that he’s a bust. Still lots of time to develop.   Interesting parallel? San Jose defeated Detroit in five games last year in the second round. The only game [...]

April 22, 2011

By |2015-07-24T10:19:05-04:00April 22nd, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

  Dobber here - Angus had some ramblings up, but was having some trouble with posting. I'm just testing to see how it goes on my end - seems to be working well here. Apologies. We'll get the ramblings up at some point. Dobber Nation will be up early as well, so you'll hopefully see [...]

April 22, 2011

By |2015-07-24T10:19:02-04:00April 22nd, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

  I have polled nine of my friends who are Wings fans, and the responses have been: six consider him a center, three consider him a LW. Fantasy-wise, I am going to move him from my LW to my C list. I don't watch Detroit play all 82 games so I wasn't sure. When I'm [...]

April 23, 2011

By |2015-07-24T10:18:59-04:00April 23rd, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

  The goal scoring over the past week has been incredible - so much for tight-checking, low scoring playoff games.   Teemu Selanne had a great game last night - he seems to be skating better than ever. Incredibly impressive this late in the season for a 40 year old - his emphasis on fitness [...]

Michael Leighton

By |2011-04-23T14:54:13-04:00April 23rd, 2011|The Dobotomy|

Leighton

 

 

The Flyers look as though they have screwed up badly. Again. Their goaltending is called into question by fans and experts alike and given their current playoff status (down three games to two), things have reached a head. But everything that has happened between the pipes for the Flyers is just a crazy collection of coincidences brought on by necessity. Michael Leighton is a quality starting goaltender. He got the proverbial bum's rush.

 

Not his fault. Not even the fault of the Flyers.

 

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