Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
from Scott Cullen of TSN, Taking a look at one of my favourite sites, behindthenet.ca, here are some statistical leaders from the first month (or so) of the season: The league leaders in penalty differential (drawn - taken): Patrick Kaleta, RW, Buffalo - plus-10 Mason Raymond, LW, Vancouver - plus-9 Steve Downie, RW, Tampa Bay - plus-7 Dustin Brown, LW, Los Angeles - plus-7 Devin Setoguchi, RW, San...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Carey Price was smooth, steady, confident, and solid as a rock. He handled the puck with poise, even sending it tape-to-tape a hundred feet up the ice a few times. And he did all this while the rest of his team slept against a young and speedy Chicago Blackhawks squad. At least they slept through most of [...] Added by: rocket Viewed: 0 time(s) Tags/Keywords: carey price chicago blackhawks montreal...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Remember how Chris Kunitz couldn't play with Sidney Crosby ( above )? -The Montreal Gazette's recap . The Canadiens' four-game winning streak was snapped. -The Associated Press' recap . Crosby has 36 goals in his past 55 games (including the postseason). - NHL.com's recap . Crosby must like Oct. 28. -Highlights courtesy of EN cotributor GhostWalker...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
A preview of the Canadiens. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Mellon Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, RDS. Record: 6-5-0, 12 points. The Canadiens are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and third place in the Northeast Division. Leading Scorer: Michael Cammalleri, 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists). Last Game: 3-2 overtime home win against the Islanders Monday . Roman Hamrlik scored the game-winning goal....
Montreal Canadiens (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
MONTREAL - In today’s Habs Notebook, how Brian Gionta got defensive, what Jaroslav Spacek does to say healthy and what heading back “home” to Pittsburgh means to Hal Gill. Mr. Versatility At the tail-end of practice on Tue...
Melt Your Face-Off (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
(Pic courtesy of The Pensblog.) Hal Gill: (17:24, 3rd Period) Holding? You called me for holding? I’m 6-foot 8! I get penalties like “roughing” and “cross-checking” and “boarding.” But holding? Just great. When i get home, the other Tree People are going to laugh their branches off. (17:40, 3rd Period) Great, there goes our chance at tying [...]
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Remember how the Penguins were going to struggle without the defensive shutdown tandem of Hal Gill and Rob Scuderi this season? Yeah, we don't either. Anyway, any talk of the Penguins' demise on defense has been snuffed out early this season thanks in part to Jay McKee ( above ), who leads the league with 20 blocked shots. Through roughly two weeks of the season, the Penguins lead the league in total...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
The Pens had so much fun the last time that they played Toronto that they celebrated with a brand new coach and a hot streak that they rode all the way to the Stanley Cup. You're welcome. Oh, and while we may not necessarily need that new coach, we'll take that hot streak and championship if you're done with it, thanks. Sometimes for the LotD, I like to pick someone who played for both teams (but whose...
Down Goes Brown (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
As we count down the final days leading up to the 2009-10 regular season, let's take a look at each of the 30 teams with the official DGB Season Preview. Today, we conclude the series with a look at the Northeast Division. Read all six divisions on one page. Montreal Canadiens The good: Spent the off-season creating a roster full of dynamic forwards who are perfectly suited to playing a creative,...
Montreal Canadiens (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
PRESS RELEASE TORONTO, Ontario – Montreal Canadiens’ Head Coach Jacques Martin announced today that defensemen Andrei Markov, Hal Gill and forward Brian Gionta have been named assistants. Andrei Markov, 30, who is entering his ni...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
by Gene J. Puskar - AP View full size photo uploaded September 23, 2009 Who's in: Nate Guenin , Brent Johnson , Chris Lee , Jay McKee , Mike Rupp Who's out: Philippe Boucher , Mathieu Garon , Hal Gill , Miroslav Satan , Robert Scuderi , Petr Sykora , Mike Zigomanis Outlook: Another top team tight against the salary cap and forced to watch some incumbents leave for big paydays, the Penguins had to settle...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
More photos » by Paul Chiasson - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Mike Cammalleri , Hal Gill , Brian Gionta , Scott Gomez , Paul Mara , Travis Moen , Curtis Sanford , Jaroslav Spacek Who's out: Francis Bouillon , Patrice Brisebois , Mathieu Dandenault , Christopher Higgins , Saku Koivu , Mike Komisarek , Tom Kostopoulos , Alex Kovalev , Robert Lang , Mathieu Schneider , Alex Tanguay Outlook:...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
The Penguins and numerous other teams have shipped their prospects too exotic locales such as Kitchener, Ont. and Traverse City, Mich. for prospect tournaments. Franchises see these get-togethers as important ways to measure and cultivate their developing talent. We'll be the first to admit we've sung the praises of drafting and developing players from within. We've used this forum many times to point...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Jeff Schultz Theme: “When they boo you, you know they mean you.” George Halas said that in reference to football, but it pretty much applies to any sport or art form. And no one, it seems, is the target of more boos, or at least more ill feeling among Caps fans, than defenseman Jeff Schultz. Frankly, we’re not seeing either the reason or the purpose. First, there is the calendar....
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
From NHL.com’s Dave Lozo: They say defense wins championships, but when you think about the Stanley Cups won by the Pittsburgh Penguins, the names that come up are Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Ron Francis, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Not a defenseman in the bunch. But without the contributions of stay-at-home defensemen Rob Scuderi and Hal Gill, who left via free agency for the Los Angeles...
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the confluence | 10/22/2008
And the hits just keep on comin'. The Penguins' defensive corps has taken yet another hit, although it's unknown at this time for how long. According to the Pittsburgh PG , veteran defenseman Hal Gill missed practice today with an undisclosed injury and it's not known at this time whether Gill will be able to dress for Thursday night's tilt versus Carolina.
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