Posts Tagged ‘mats sundin’
5-hole.com Pick ’em – Marc owes me $1
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, tagged anaheim ducks, buffalo sabres, Calgary Flames, chicago blackhawks, los angeles kings, mats sundin, miikka kiprusoff, Nashville Predators, new york rangers, petr prucha, pittsburgh penguins, roberto luongo, ryan callahan, San Jose Sharks, vancouver canucks on Wednesday, January 28, 2009| 1 Comment »
5-hole.com Pick ’em – OMG! Controversy! – 12/23/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, New York Rangers, NHL, tagged Alexander Ovechkin, anahiem ducks, Antero Niittymaki, atlanta thrashers, avs, bjs, bolts, boston bruins, buffalo sabres, Calgary Flames, cam ward, carolina hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, columbus blue jackets, Dallas Stars, detroit red wings, florida panthers, henrik lundqvist, jed ortmeyer, joel lundqvist, jonathan quick, justin pogge, los angeles kings, mats sundin, mighty ducks, miikka kiprusoff, minnesota wild, Nashville Predators, new jersey devils, new york islanders, new york rangers, niklas backstrom, Ottawa Senators, pensblog, philadelphia flyers, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, San Jose Sharks, Sean Avery, sens, Sidney Crosby, st. louis blues, steve mason, tampa bay lightning, the joe, tomas vokoun, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks, vesa toskala, washington capitals on Tuesday, December 23, 2008| 1 Comment »
There is controversy brewing over the Penguins’ game winning goal scored by Sidney Crosby in overtime last night. The big question is whether Crosby made contact with the puck above or below the crossbar. The goal was reviewed and it stood. So what’s the problem? The call on the ice was goal. The replay did not conclusively disprove that. It’s a goal right? Maybe, maybe not.
Why it’s a goal:
1. The NHL says it’s a goal, therefore, it’s a goal.
2. Someone at Pensblog drew a cute picture! They can’t be wrong, can they?
Why it’s not a goal:
1. Conspiracy theorists claim the NHL is just furthering the Sidney Crosby love fest.
2. The picture from Pensblog is misleading because the puck was not in line with the corner where the post and crossbar meet when it made contact with Crosby’s stick. It was actually closer to the center of the crossbar. Oh no! The new line goes under Crosby’s arm and the puck! NO GOAL!
3. Commenter Tom L. on the Puck Daddy post says, “Crosby is 5′ 11″, 6′ 3″ on skates. The crossbar is 4ft high and the puck hit a few inches below his armpits. Unless Sid’s swollen head is 28 inches tall, that’s well over 4ft.”
4. If the NHL had disciplined Crosby for his actions in the game against Atlanta, he would not have even been playing in this game.
5. This picture left by another commenter in that Puck Daddy post shows with more lines that the net is only 80 pixels tall in the image, while the distance from the puck to the ice is 91 pixels. 11 pixels isn’t all that much but it’s still something.
I say it was no goal. But what do I know? Onto the picks!
5-hole.com Pick ’em – I got nothing – 12/22/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, New York Rangers, NHL, tagged anaheim ducks, atlanta thrashers, buffalo sabres, edmonton oilers, henrik lundqvist, ilya kovalchuk, jonas hiller, mats sundin, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, rexall place, Sidney Crosby, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks on Monday, December 22, 2008| 1 Comment »
Marc will be taking a short break from Pick ’em as he is out of the country.
Straight to the picks today!
#13 Pittsburgh Penguins @ #15 Buffalo Sabres
Eric – Penguins – That’s the hooker you asspunched! Also, they’re due.
Rory – Sabres – Kick Crosby’s ass so he won’t punch you in the crotch.
#21 Toronto Maple Leafs @ #28 Atlanta Thrashers
Eric – Leafs – The only thrash the Thrashers have is Ilya Kovalchuk.
Rory – Leafs – Toronto’s not doin so bad lately. Atlanta on the other hand has lost like 153 games in a row. *gimmie*
#16 Phoenix Coyotes @ #24 Edmonton Oilers
Eric – Coyotes – The Oilers are 4-5-3 at Rexall Place this season. The Coyotes are terrible on the road. The coin just landed heads.
Rory – Coyotes – Why not?
#12 Anaheim Ducks @ #11 Vancouver Canucks
Eric – Ducks – The Ducks just lost their goal scoring leader for 4 weeks due to self inflicted injury but they have Jonas Hiller in net! Go Team Fuckin’ Awesome! *gimmie*
Rory – Ducks – I officially want Vancouver to go down the tubes so $undin can know the wrath that befalls those who reject Henrik Lundqvist. He took you out to dinner, and you don’t even bother to call! I imagine the HL Wrath of Rejection is quite frightening, considering how he acts when he loses a game.
5-hole.com Pick ’em – Marc sucks – 12/18/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, NHL, tagged atlanta thrashers, boston bruins, carolina hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, columbus blue jackets, craig anderson, Dallas Stars, detroit red wings, Evgeni Nabokov, florida panthers, habs, Marty Turco, mats sundin, mike smith, montreal canadiens, Nashville Predators, new york rangers, pascal leclaire, philadelphia flyers, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, rick nash, San Jose Sharks, st. louis blues, tampa bay lightning, tomas vokoun, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks, washington capitals on Thursday, December 18, 2008|
No, Mats Sundin hasn’t decided yet. About 10 minutes after this was posted, Sundin announced he will be going to the Canucks… more later
Mats Sundin will sign with the Rangers
Posted in New York Rangers, NHL, tagged 590 The Fan, contract, Kalinin, mats sundin, McCown, new york rangers, Potter, rangers, rozsival, sign, Sundin on Monday, December 15, 2008| 2 Comments »
At least that’s what Bob McCown of The Fan 590 – Toronto’s Sports Radio – is reporting. Here’s the direct quote from their Twitter: “Bob McCown reports a source close to Mats Sundin says he will sign with the New York Rangers any day now.”
And Sam Weinman is reporting that the Rangers have offered Sundin a “framework” of what could be made available if Sundin selected the Rangers, which as far as I can tell means that the Rangers will be trying to move salaries and give him as much money as they possibly can.
I have a few thoughts on this:
1. The Rangers will have a whole lot of centers and not a lot of wingers.
2. If the Rangers move anyone, it will probably be one of their expensive Defensemen. Rozsival is the most likely to be sent packing, although I suppose Redden is a possibility. I’m not sure what the Rangers can expect in return for Rozy and his -13 plus/minus.
3. This would mean Corey Potter will probably get called up to the big show on a permanent basis. That’s good. It also means that we would be stuck with Kalinin and his -16 for the rest of the season. That’s bad. I was hoping Potter would take Kalinin’s place. It’s still a possibility that the Rangers could just waive Kalinin (and his $2.1 million contract). Dear Glen Sather, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do this. Regards, 5-hole blog.
Gomez trade in the works?
Posted in NHL, tagged Boston, boston bruins, Bruins, chris drury, mats sundin, new york, new york rangers, petr prucha, puck daddy, rangers, scott gomez, yahoo! on Wednesday, August 27, 2008|
I was over at Puck Daddy where they are having a live chat. I posed a question about something I read about last night while watching the Mets lose their 7 run lead. It turns out that there are rumors swirling around that the Rangers are shopping Scott Gomez in order to make room for Mats Sundin under the cap. I know. Ridiculous. I asked my question which was then answered by Spector and David Pagnotta. Greg Wyshynski was just there for moral support I guess.
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Wyshynski – Bingo. Back to Gomez, because Dave didn’t get a crack earlier: |
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[Comment From Eric from 5-hole.com] Does it even make sense for the Rangers to move Gomez and Prucha just to make room for Sundin? Prucha proved in his first season that, when given the ice time, he can produce and Gomez is a great center that has more years left in him than Sundin. |
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Spector – Seriously, though, Dave’s right about the vacation |
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Wyshynski – Pags, what do you make of the Gomez stuff? |
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Spector – THE RANGERS AREN’T MOVING GOMEZ!!!!!![]() |
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DavidPagnotta – I’d be quite surprised if they move Gomez… and talking to a few people around the league, it’s not a real option for the Rangers. |
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Wyshynski – Ow, angry Spector emoticon! The man is serious!!!!!! |
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Spector – ![]() |
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[Comment From oilersrock99] I think Spector’s gassy…somebody burp him… |
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DavidPagnotta – haha, I feel your pain Spec |
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DavidPagnotta – Gomez is sticking it out in the Big Apple. |
About 15 minutes before I got to the party, and the reason Spector put on his angry face when I asked, Wyshynski and Spector answered my question.
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[Comment From Neil] So is Gomez being shopped around or not? |
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Spector – Hi, Neil, no, Gomez isn’t being shopped |
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Wyshynski – NO! |
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Wyshynski – Look, like we said this morning: He’s in the second year of a SEVEN YEAR DEAL, and we haven’t even seen him play with a winger that he can mesh with yet. |
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Wyshynski – http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/How-the-Rangers-trading-Gomez-went-from-imminen?urn=nhl,103850 |
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[Comment From Neil] and so now what is the likliehood of Sundin winding up w/ the Rangers? |
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Spector – Of course now that there’s no truth to the Gomez rumors, expect the “Drury to be dealt to Vancouver” rumors to start anytime now. |
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Spector – Unless the Rangers dump considerable salary Sundin won’t be a Blueshirt. Simple as that. |
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Wyshynski – Ha! Indeed. And I thonk Drury’s NTC is even more water-tight than Gomez’s. |
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Spector – It sure is! |
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Wyshynski – think, not thonk. Thonk is not a word. |
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[Comment From Guest] Why would they trade Gomez to make room for a player that most likely wont last 2 more seaons? |
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Spector – You just answered your own question. |
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Wyshynski – Well, the theory is that the Rangers want to drop salary. |
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Spector – It won’t be Drury or Gomez. |
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Wyshynski – Because, you know, the Rangers always want to drop salary |
And here’s some Bruins talk from the trio of bloggers for my Bruins fan friend:
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Wyshynski – This one is just begging for us to address: |
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[Comment From Super Dave West] Who are you prognosticators, and why is there no Bruins talk here? |
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Spector – Because there’s little to write about regarding the B’s |
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DavidPagnotta – Here’s some Bruins talk… their practice facility is in the middle of NO WHERE! |
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Spector – No news is good new ,right? |
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DavidPagnotta – Took me forever to find that place |
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Wyshynski – There’s no Bruins talk because they’re capped out and their coach is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz … oh, sorry. Nodded off. |
Is it hockey season yet?
Posted in New York Rangers, NHL, tagged brendan shanahan, fauxrumors, mats sundin, new york, polkout.com, rangers, scotty hockey on Tuesday, August 19, 2008| 6 Comments »
Man I’m bored. Aside from Brendan Shanahan still wanting to be a Ranger and Mats Sundin not being sure of anything, there is absolutely nothing going on.
To pass the time, why not check out some of the links on the right side of the page? I’ve even sorted them into three different categories for you guys!
One in particular that you should all check out is PolkOut.com. It has nothing to do with the Rangers or hockey but it’s still pretty freaking hilarious. GO NOW!
Faux Rumors has been updating pretty frequently and Scotty Hockey has been previewing all the teams in his “NHL Four-cast.”
Anywho, go check out those links and if anything Rangery happens, we’ll let you know about it.