Around Hockey XIX (All Non-Jackets Hockey talk in here)

[Johansen2Foligno]

Brent Burns plays hockey like a rarely let out caged animal

 

[major major]

Burns looked like the best defenseman ever last night. His solution to a two man forecheck is just to skate the puck around them!

That was a frustrating game for the Sharks. They clearly outplayed everyone except for Rinne.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Burns looked like the best defenseman ever last night. His solution to a two man forecheck is just to skate the puck around them!

That was a frustrating game for the Sharks. They clearly outplayed everyone except for Rinne.

Must not have watched the first period. The Preds should have been up 3 goals.

All three of the Sharks goals were lucky. Rinne isn't going to let Burns first goal go in most of the time from that angle. The other two were deflections off Nashville players which would have gone wide had they not been touched.

SOG were about even as were scoring chances. While the overall edge in play could be given to the Sharks it wasn't that big.

Johansen 4 points in 4 games in the series.

 

[major major]

Must not have watched the first period. The Preds should have been up 3 goals.

All three of the Sharks goals were lucky. Rinne isn't going to let Burns first goal go in most of the time from that angle. The other two were deflections off Nashville players which would have gone wide had they not been touched.

SOG were about even as were scoring chances. While the overall edge in play could be given to the Sharks it wasn't that big.

Johansen 4 points in 4 games in the series.

That's true, I only watched the last 5 periods And from the 3rd period through OT most of the game was played in the Preds end.

 

[major major]

Wennberg and Jenner both already on the scoresheet at the World Championships.

 

[niflheim]

Bob plays for team Russia, 0:2 after second period. It's interesting can team Russia come back as Jackets usually do in regular season?

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Elvis with a respectable performance.

Laine is not too bad...

 

[CBJx614]

The Wild just hired Bruce Boudreau.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

The Wild just hired Bruce Boudreau.

I think thats a great fit. Good defensemen, some good forwards. However I am not convinced about the goalie.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

The Wild just hired Bruce Boudreau.

Unemployed for 8 days.

 

[MainDotC]

Unemployed for 8 days.

He was on Ottawa's radar...I didn't want him. I wish they'd rehire Jack Martin!

 

[Jovavic]

But what about overage NA players

They can be drafted through their overrage CHL year but once they are old enough to "turn pro" they can be signed like any other UFA.

 

[Samkow]

Sens hire Guy Boucher hired by Ottawa

Sens-Jackets games will be so boring next season.

 

[Tulipunaruusu*]

Foligno-Finland game tonight. Finland has taken a step towards rautakorpilainen ice hockey so should be a good spring carneval ahead.

 

[SavesEmNot]

Gotta love it when Canada beats Belarus 8-0, and the headline on IIHF.com homepage is “Duchene nets game winner”.

Edit- Actually, Brassard got it. Still a funny choice, even more so since it is wrong.

 

[Valdiz]

Regarding today's Russia-Latvia WC match, Elvis showed some NHL-worthy saves, even though Latvia lost 0-4, and Bob looked like his vintage-Vezina self (still have to see how he plays the rest of the games - he was ok vs Kazakhstan and Czech rep., but he wasnt exactly spectacular either).

 

[Tulipunaruusu*]

Assistant captain Foligno yapping away.

 

[Tulipunaruusu*]

Stones to the pockets Foligno.

 

[Tulipunaruusu*]

Skirt fabric to the ringos.

 

[niflheim]

Maroon - Larkin - Captain line played well today, this line scored second goal. Captain played black and blue hockey USA team is very young ( I can say youngsters and students ) but I was impressed by US performance against more experienced Finnish team.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Gotta say Finland is quickly becoming the 2nd best hockey nation behind Canada. USA, Russia, Sweden may have more all around talent, but Finns play so well together to make up for that talent gap (even though its not that large.) Youngsters in Finland are really propelling that nation forward.

 

[niflheim]

Gotta say Finland is quickly becoming the 2nd best hockey nation behind Canada. USA, Russia, Sweden may have more all around talent, but Finns play so well together to make up for that talent gap (even though its not that large.) Youngsters in Finland are really propelling that nation forward.

USA, Finland, Sweden, Russia, Canada, Czech like original Six ( globally)

 

[MainDotC]

Sens hire Guy Boucher hired by Ottawa

Sens-Jackets games will be so boring next season.

Oh believe me one of either team will absolutely amaze you at how poorly they can control the lead and develop a spectacular failure... I've seen a lot of them in Ottawa

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Laine benched during today's Finland-USA game.

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

Laine benched during today's Finland-USA game.

Character issue? Heart problem? Ran out of gas?