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Ending the game by doing a convincing impression of a brick wall against a barrage by a Vancouver team that had pulled its goalie and put six attackers on the ice, Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi stood on his head tonight and registered his second shutout of the season, blanking Vancouver 1-0- even though the Hawks were outshot 30-17! The Good Guys have now won seven in a row and have run their record...
Steve Warne's TGOR Nation Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
With the Edmonton Oilers visiting Scotiabank Place last night, it seems a fine time to tell a good ol’ fish story and lament the one that got away. When legend Dany Heatley went sideways last spring, Sens GM Bryan Murray went fishing for offers. He hooked onto a good one in Edmonton, a deal quickly vetoed by Legend. The Sens would have received Dustin Penner, Andrew Cogliano and Ladislav Smid....
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
More photos » by Ryan Remiorz - AP Komisarek's ready to go. Browse more photos » Puck Drop: 7:00PM ET, Sportsnet Ontario Goaltenders: Backstrom v Gustavsson Fret not, after leaving Saturday's decisive win over Detroit with an injur, Mike Komisarek practiced this morning and will be in the lineup tonight against the Minnesota Wild . The Wild are 15th in the Western Conference and 28th in...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, When things are going south, positive imagery is often a big help. When Marian Gaborik would slump, he’d watch Gaborik highlights to get his mojo back. In an attempt to revive the real Martin Havlat, the Wild winger sat alone in front of a television watching some of his goals from last season’s career year in Chicago. Even though he didn’t...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Has EA Sports soccer game sent to Wild's Martin Havlat The voice on the other end of Patrick Kane's phone rather cryptically said, "I need to talk to you."
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
by Gene J. Puskar - AP My face feels naked! (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) View full size photo uploaded October 23, 2009 The Blues are part of an exclusive club this season. The Blues and the Maple Leafs are the only two teams in the league to not win a game on home ice yet. Now if you look at the standings, you'll see a win in the home column, but that "home" was in Sweden. Granted, they've...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, Five games into the season, the pressure’s already mounting for a Wild team lacking confidence and cohesion, and parked on the Western Conference floor. Three games into a five-game trip, the Wild has yet to win and faces its first Northwest Division meetings tonight and Saturday at the Oilers and Canucks. If Martin Havlat misses tonight’s game because...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
from Michael Russo of Russo’s Rants, After GM Chuck Fletcher informed the media that Cal Clutterbuck will be out a matter of “weeks” with a sprained ankle, that Pierre-Marc Bouchard is still out indefinitely with a concussion and that Petr Sykora is doubtful Wednesday against Anaheim with a sore groin, I sat down and watched practice. In a 5-minute span, Martin Havlat crashed into...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
from Michael Russo of Russo’s Rants, Martin Havlat was a minus-3 in 3:07 of ice time in the first period. His first three shifts against resulted in goals against, including his first shift after being benched for more than seven minutes. Asked about Havlat, coach Todd Richards said, “There were just some guys that weren’t ready to show up. The way that the game went, it’s about...
PuckUpdate (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
It looks like Martin Havlat will play on a line with Petr Sykora, as they did in Tuesday’s win over the Ducks. Every season, more and more GMs have been filling as many slots as they can with younger players rather than more experienced ones. There are a lot of reasons to do so: younger players [...] Related posts: Single White Devils Captain Shanahan Right for Jersey Shanahan Can’t Be...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
With all of the Olympics hoopla last week, we hadn't yet had a chance to preview the Blackhawks season, which opened in Helsinki, Finland against the Florida Panthers on Friday. After last season's renaissance on the ice, hockey has re-emerged as a sport we in Chicago care about, and we fans have high expectations for our Blackhawks in 2009-10. But a bizarre off-season splashed a large dose of ice...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
from Bruce Brothers of the Pioneer Press, Martin Havlat is no Marian Gaborik. Many associated with the Wild believe that’s a good thing. When Gaborik, the Wild’s all-time scoring leader and all-time leader in groin injuries, skated away to the New York Rangers through free agency last summer, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher moved quickly to obtain Havlat, another Eastern European scoring...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
We’ve done the East, and now, the West… 1. San Jose The good… On paper, lots. The Sharks subtracted a player who went from 56 to 12 goals in the blink of an eye (Jonathan Cheechoo) and added a player who has averaged 37 goals a year over his seven year career and who is in his prime (Dany Heatley). The Sharks otherwise return their top four goal scorers and point producers from...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, But one player who has avoided the injury thus far is Martin Havlat. As Havlat says, “Knock on wood.” After problems earlier in Havlat’s career, he seems to have solved the issue. Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach John Torchetti said he thinks he knows why. “Nobody prepares before a game or a practice more than ‘Grizzly,’”...
Live Streaming Sports (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Xcel Energy Center @ 5:00 CST Minnesota Wild : Forwards Martin Havlat – Andy Hilbert – Colton Gillies Matt Kassian – Kyle Brodziak – Cal Clutterbuck Benoit Pouliot – Nathan Smith – Petr Sykora Owen Nolan – Danny Irmen – Duncan Milroy Defense Nick Schultz – John Scott Justin Falk – Kim Johnsson Jaime Sifers – Tyler Cuma Goalies Niklas...
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