The Zuccarello Appreciation Thread (Videos inside)

[Glennsoe]

Shootout attempts are not penalty shots. Goals scored in a shootout do not count as goals for the individual player. That wouldn't make much sense.

In my book, a goal is a goal..

That's why i was wondering..

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Isn't penalty shot goals counted as a "goal" ??

I was just over at nhl.com and looked him up..

He has 1 goal and 3 assists...

So his 2 penalty goals doesn't count in the stats? Shouldn't he have like 3+3 ?

if they did then guys like PaP, Korp, and Christensen would have 40 goals a season

 

[KingStian]

In my book, a goal is a goal..

That's why i was wondering..

It’s the same thing as a penalty shootout in soccer. In the World Cup or Champions League, goals scored in a penalty shootout doesn’t count towards the top scorers title in the tournament. Only goals scored in active play counts towards the stats. Both in soccer and hockey.

 

[KRM]

In my book, a goal is a goal..

That's why i was wondering..

In my book, a shootout is just a gimmick.

 

[NYRKindms]

IMHO As soon as he was called up he immediately upped the skill / creativity on the team. Would be very difficult to send him down for that reason alone.

Guys have their sticks on the ice and are looking for the passes from anywhere.

 

[asparkoflife]

The biggest surprise to me so far is how well Zuccarello back-checks and gets back on defense.

 

[fredrikstad]

Shootout attempts are not penalty shots. Goals scored in a shootout do not count as goals for the individual player. That wouldn't make much sense.

In europe,a GWG would have counted on the players stats. Make no senes to me that it does`nt

 

[nrf83]

And, of course, they do not count for the goaltender, either.

There is a separate stat that tracks shootout attempts/saves/goals, but these aren't added to a player's regular season totals, as stated above.

except by players agent when contract negotiations commence

 

[NYR89]

Do you guys think Zucca will keep 36 next season and beyond?

 

[asparkoflife]

Do you guys think Zucca will keep 36 next season and beyond?

Who knows? I'd imagine so though. Thats been is number for a while.

 

[NYR89]

Who knows? I'd imagine so though. Thats been is number for a while.

Hm if 36 was his number with Modo I think I'll go ahead and assume he'll keep it. Debating on a Zucca jersey

 

[Zucc36]

Btw, Zuke has å pretty cool mouth guard......

 

[Captain Lindy]

Second time in a row that he seals the win for us. Love 'ya homie.

Some clips:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYlo6KF8Y8c

Do you see the smile on Torts' face after that? He looks like a proud papa!!!

 

[Placid]

Do you guys think Zucca will keep 36 next season and beyond?

He uses number 36 (did in both Frisk and Modo, and now in the Rangers). On the national team he uses number 48.

I dont see him changing it unless management wants him to.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Btw, Zuke has å pretty cool mouth guard......

hehe when he checks people he says. "you just got owned by freedom"

 

[Norwegian]

He`s not afraid of fighting but dont expect miracles there lol..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8IolUG9mu8

hehe

 

[Pucktrader]

Do you see the smile on Torts' face after that? He looks like a proud papa!!!

Who doesnt have father feelings for this guy
By the way, here is a little site I started last summer, zucca stuff gathered.Might be useful to some.
http://matszuccarelloaasen.com

 

[Wolfy*]

He's helping the team a lot these days, but Torts says he's not comfortable with playing Zuccarello against some heavy lines, and he has to keep changing his own lines during games because of this. So they don't know yet how things will settle down. I hope the lack of size will not be a problem for Zuccarello in the future, I'm sure he remains in the lineup as long as he plays like he does now.

 

[Camenzuli]

He's helping the team a lot these days, but Torts says he's not comfortable with playing Zuccarello against some heavy lines, and he has to keep changing his own lines during games because of this. So they don't know yet how things will settle down. I hope the lack of size will not be a problem for Zuccarello in the future, I'm sure he remains in the lineup as long as he plays like he does now.

Yeah, this worries me a bit too.

Is he really that bad defensively though? Can't say I've noticed him being particularly bad in that regard since he got called up.

 

[BroadwayBlues]

He said on NHL Live that Tortorella was "nicer than he thought". He had watched Youtube videos before he met him.

 

[RangerBoy]

Zuccarello's girlfriend makes good tacos. Don LaGreca was in Dallas with the Rangers. He heard that Zucca's girl is a good cook. McDonagh told the media the story about eating the tacos. Maybe they were roommates in Hartford.

 

[McRanger]

Zuccarello's girlfriend makes good tacos. Don LaGreca was in Dallas with the Rangers. He heard that Zucca's girl is a good cook. McDonagh told the media the story about eating the tacos. Maybe they were roommates in Hartford.

Random factoid of the day.

 

[Patriks7]

He said on NHL Live that Tortorella was "nicer than he thought". He had watched Youtube videos before he met him.

Good to hear some stuff about the kid. I think this season Tortorella is nicer than everyone thought he is

 

[Kane One]

Random factoid of the day.

Wolfy posted this in the MZA... Really?? Thread, so I'm guessing they were roommates:

 

[Norwegian]

Thats from white plains, new york. when mcdonagh was called up. apparently the first thing he did was to visit Zucca. the pic is from a home intervju by the norwegian newspaper VG
http://www.vg.no/sport/ishockey/artikkel.php?artid=10028858

Most of Whales players live in the same apartment building, so i guess thats how they got to be friends.