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March 24, 2006
Backchecking: More Trades A-Bruin: Expect more player movement in Beantown this summer, dissension is the word of the week in Vancouver and Devils have cracked their EGG line. Hot n' Not, Farm Report, Junior Report and the best in quotes, Chirping, in this week's edition of TSN.ca's Backchecking.
posted by wingnut4life to hockey at 06:21 PM - 14 comments
i didnt see the goal qbert and Im in the stl area but dont care for the blues i was just wanting to say the next time the bruins want to get rid of an elite player in the NHL maybe they should help the BLUES (go red wings)
posted by jjmule16 at 12:04 AM on March 25, 2006
Devils have cracked their EGG line Well so far it has paid dividends. With Elias, Gomez and Gionta all on one line, that meant the majority of the scoring was coming from one line. Elias and Gomez make everyone around them better so it only makes sense to put these guys on separate lines. Now we have the young scoring line of Parise, Gomez and Gionta. The veteran scoring line of Elias, Brylin and Langenbrunner. The defensive line of Marshall, Pandolfo and Madden. The checking line of Weimer, Jaansen and Rasmussen. The only bad thing that might come out of it is that Jamie Langenbrunner is one of the best two-way forwards in the game so moving him up to a scoring line may hurt their defensive line (formerly with Pandolfo and Madden) a little. But in todays NHL (and yesterdays for that matter) you need more than one scoring line, so I think the +'s out weigh the -'s. The Devils finally got it right, if they make a run in the playoffs, I don't see anybody going anywhere.
posted by njsk8r20 at 12:45 AM on March 25, 2006
I'm just happy for Jamie Rivers. The trade that sent him to Phoenix was the best thing for him. It was hard for him to get ice time up here in Detroit, and he'll get plenty down there. Look for him to shine.
posted by wingnut4life at 07:52 AM on March 25, 2006
As for Vancouver, the latest poll shows that Bertuzzi will be gone before Coach Crawford. I think that Bertuzzi needs a change of scenery; he's pretty much made himself a pariah in the locker room. A fresh start is needed for both the team and him.
posted by wingnut4life at 10:15 AM on March 25, 2006
As far as Boston goes, word on the street has it that O'Connell's work will be re-evaluated in the off-season. So he'll probably make a ton of moves to try to save his job. He signed Thomas (g) and Axelsson (defensive forward), and he'll probably re-sign Gill (5th or 6th D-man) soon. I'm almost bummed that Boston has Axelsson for another 3 years. On a better team, he might be considered for the Selke.
posted by Samsonov14 at 11:26 AM on March 25, 2006
I don't get why they would deal Nick Boyton; this is kind of a lost year for him due to injuries and he's been whining. Nothing like swapping a decent piece of the puzzle when his value is in the crapper. Buy high, sell low. I thought Jeremy Jacobs built his career on the opposite philosophy.
posted by yerfatma at 11:56 AM on March 25, 2006
I'm almost bummed that Boston has Axelsson for another 3 years. On a better team, he might be considered for the Selke. Yeah man, Boston is a hockey dead end now. Why couldn't they move me like you? I gotta fire my agent.
posted by Axelsson11 at 12:52 PM on March 25, 2006
Neal Abbott is the agent for both Axelsson and Samsonov.
posted by Samsonov14 at 01:13 PM on March 25, 2006
Has anyone seen this goal? I did see a highlight of it. It was kinda cool. It looked like he ran out of room to make a shot, ran into and got tangled up with the goalie, and spun around and knocked the puck home.
posted by wingnut4life at 01:25 PM on March 25, 2006
can anyone post a link to see this goal i hear about?? and boston firing o'connell is that coming a few months late just askin cause im not too sure about the bruins payroll and what-nots this and in up-coming seasons
posted by jjmule16 at 09:35 PM on March 25, 2006
This just in: Bruins fire general manager O'Connell.
posted by wingnut4life at 08:15 AM on March 26, 2006
It would be interesting to see if this makes any difference at all. Was Mike O'Connell a bad GM or was he completely hamstrung by Jacobs and Sinden?
posted by yerfatma at 08:26 AM on March 26, 2006
Other news: Ottowa is the first team to clinch a playoff berth. Pittsburgh was the first team mathematically eliminated.
posted by njsk8r20 at 12:06 PM on March 26, 2006
"That was almost as fantastic a goal as Alexander Ovechkin's. That was a jaw-dropper. That's one of the best goals I've ever seen from a trick-shot point of view." - Sharks coach Ron Wilson on Steve Bernier's spinning in the crease goal against St. Louis. Has anyone seen this goal?