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NHL Game Night Thread
Started by Dark Knight, Nov 30 2009 06:37 AM
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Still a rollercoaster ride. Sigh ... Go Ducks!
Posted 30 November 2009 - 03:46 PM
TSN's Ice Chips
Thrashers prospect Angelo Esposito has suffered another season-ending knee injury. Thrashers GM Don Waddell said Saturday that Esposito tore the ACL in his right knee last Sunday while playing for the Thrashers' AHL affiliate in Chicago. An MRI confirmed the injury, and Esposito will return to Atlanta to begin rehabilitation. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Johan Hedberg will get the start in goal on Monday, fresh off his shutout win over the Flyers. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Patrick Kaleta was handed a two-game suspension Saturday for his boarding major on the Flyers' Jared Ross. The hit during Friday's game earned Kaleta a game misconduct, while Ross didn't return. - NHL Release
The team recalled D Staffan Kronwall from Abbotsford (AHL) on Sunday. He will join the team in Nashville where the Flames play the Predators on Monday. - Team Release
Forward David Jones will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. He suffered the injury in the third period of Colorado's 3-2 shootout loss to the Wild on Saturday, when he collided with Chuck Kobasew. - Denver Post
Milan Hejduk (knee) won't play on Monday against the Lightning. Head coach Joe Sacco said he's hopeful Hejduk will be able to practice Monday. T.J. Galiardi (back) skated Monday, but indicated he's questionable for Monday. - Denver Post
Defenceman Tom Preissing cleared waivers on Monday. - TSN
D Kris Russell, a healthy scratch in 5 of 6 games, will be in the lineup Monday against the Blues. D Marc Methot is likely to be a healthy scratch. The Jackets could get two forwards back from injuries later this week. C Andrew Murray (shoulder) is targeting Thursday's game vs. Toronto, while RW Derek Dorsett (concussion) is more likely for Saturday's game vs. Colorado. - Columbus Dispatch
Ales Hemsky needs left shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the season. - TSN
Tomas Vokoun is expected to be back in net Monday against Atlanta after Scott Clemmensen played on the weekend. Gregory Campbell is expected to return after missing five games with what is thought to be an injured shoulder. - Miami Herald
D Marek Zidlicky (lower body), a warmup scratch on Saturday, is day-to-day, as is Antti Miettinen (illness). Martin Havlat is on injured reserve (hamstring) but also is considered day-to-day. - Pioneer Press
Scott Gomez needs medical clearance but is expected to play Tuesday vs. Toronto. Matt D'Agostini will also return Tuesday after suffering a concussion and knee injury in Chicago 16 games ago. - TSN
Benoit Pouliot, Hal Gill, and Andrei Markov all skated on their own before practice on Monday. Gill is expected to practice with the team Tuesday. Andrei Kostitsyn skated for the first time since suffering a foot injury against Columbus last Tuesday. - TSN
David Clarkson will miss the next 4-to-6 weeks with a non-displaced fracture of the bone above his right ankle, the club announced Saturday. He suffered the injury after being hit by a Zdeno Chara slapshot on Friday. - Team Release
Lou Lamoriello said "it's more than likely" that D Johnny Oduya, who has been out since Oct. 29 with a groin injury, will join the team for practice Monday. Although LW Jay Pandolfo, out since Oct. 24 with a dislocated right shoulder, also is getting close to practicing, Lamoriello said he's "not ready yet." - Bergen Record
Anton Volchenkov (dislocated right elbow) will have to wait until Tuesday's game against San Jose to make his return. He practiced with the team on Saturday morning, but still is not 100 per cent. - Ottawa Citizen
Jared Ross, who suffered a concussion in a collision with Buffalo's Patrick Kaleta on Friday, was cleared to play on Sunday and should be ready for Thursday's game against Vancouver if needed. Kaleta received a two-game suspension for the incident. Paul Holmgren said that Danny Briere was feeling better on Sunday (flu) and should be able to practice Monday. - Philadelphia Inquirer
Winger Simon Gagne skated with the team on Monday. - CSNPhilly.com
Defenceman Alex Goligoski who did not make the trip but Jay McKee will return to action on Monday. - TSN
Defenceman Rob Blake, who has been out since Nov. 4 with an upper-body injury, returned to the lineup Sunday for San Jose. - TSN
The team has put LW Jody Shelley on injured-reserve. He has missed the past 10 games with what was originally described as general soreness. - Mercury News
Forward Patrik Berglund is expected to be in the lineup on Monday while Brad Winchester will be out. Defenceman Jonas Junland was recalled and could play for Carlo Colaiacovo (lower-body). Defenceman Eric Brewer (lower body) has been placed on IR, but he's considered day to day. - St. Louis Post-Disptach
Defenceman Mike Komisarek will play his first game Monday since suffering a small quad tear almost three weeks ago. Goaltender Vesa Toskala skated for the first time Sunday but he will likely not play Monday or Tuesday. - TSN
Centre Alexandre Bolduc and defenceman Aaron Rome were reassigned to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL on Monday. - Media Release
Shaone Morrisonn (concussion) practiced with his teammates Saturday, but said afterward he's not ready to return to the lineup. Alexander Semin (wrist), Quintin Laing (broken jaw) and Mike Knuble (broken finger) all skated after the main practice. Bruce Boudreau estimated Semin could return Thursday. - Washington Post
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Thrashers prospect Angelo Esposito has suffered another season-ending knee injury. Thrashers GM Don Waddell said Saturday that Esposito tore the ACL in his right knee last Sunday while playing for the Thrashers' AHL affiliate in Chicago. An MRI confirmed the injury, and Esposito will return to Atlanta to begin rehabilitation. - Atlanta Journal ConstitutionJohan Hedberg will get the start in goal on Monday, fresh off his shutout win over the Flyers. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Patrick Kaleta was handed a two-game suspension Saturday for his boarding major on the Flyers' Jared Ross. The hit during Friday's game earned Kaleta a game misconduct, while Ross didn't return. - NHL Release The team recalled D Staffan Kronwall from Abbotsford (AHL) on Sunday. He will join the team in Nashville where the Flames play the Predators on Monday. - Team Release Forward David Jones will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. He suffered the injury in the third period of Colorado's 3-2 shootout loss to the Wild on Saturday, when he collided with Chuck Kobasew. - Denver PostMilan Hejduk (knee) won't play on Monday against the Lightning. Head coach Joe Sacco said he's hopeful Hejduk will be able to practice Monday. T.J. Galiardi (back) skated Monday, but indicated he's questionable for Monday. - Denver Post
Defenceman Tom Preissing cleared waivers on Monday. - TSN
D Kris Russell, a healthy scratch in 5 of 6 games, will be in the lineup Monday against the Blues. D Marc Methot is likely to be a healthy scratch. The Jackets could get two forwards back from injuries later this week. C Andrew Murray (shoulder) is targeting Thursday's game vs. Toronto, while RW Derek Dorsett (concussion) is more likely for Saturday's game vs. Colorado. - Columbus Dispatch Ales Hemsky needs left shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the season. - TSN Tomas Vokoun is expected to be back in net Monday against Atlanta after Scott Clemmensen played on the weekend. Gregory Campbell is expected to return after missing five games with what is thought to be an injured shoulder. - Miami Herald D Marek Zidlicky (lower body), a warmup scratch on Saturday, is day-to-day, as is Antti Miettinen (illness). Martin Havlat is on injured reserve (hamstring) but also is considered day-to-day. - Pioneer Press Scott Gomez needs medical clearance but is expected to play Tuesday vs. Toronto. Matt D'Agostini will also return Tuesday after suffering a concussion and knee injury in Chicago 16 games ago. - TSNBenoit Pouliot, Hal Gill, and Andrei Markov all skated on their own before practice on Monday. Gill is expected to practice with the team Tuesday. Andrei Kostitsyn skated for the first time since suffering a foot injury against Columbus last Tuesday. - TSN
David Clarkson will miss the next 4-to-6 weeks with a non-displaced fracture of the bone above his right ankle, the club announced Saturday. He suffered the injury after being hit by a Zdeno Chara slapshot on Friday. - Team ReleaseLou Lamoriello said "it's more than likely" that D Johnny Oduya, who has been out since Oct. 29 with a groin injury, will join the team for practice Monday. Although LW Jay Pandolfo, out since Oct. 24 with a dislocated right shoulder, also is getting close to practicing, Lamoriello said he's "not ready yet." - Bergen Record
Anton Volchenkov (dislocated right elbow) will have to wait until Tuesday's game against San Jose to make his return. He practiced with the team on Saturday morning, but still is not 100 per cent. - Ottawa Citizen Jared Ross, who suffered a concussion in a collision with Buffalo's Patrick Kaleta on Friday, was cleared to play on Sunday and should be ready for Thursday's game against Vancouver if needed. Kaleta received a two-game suspension for the incident. Paul Holmgren said that Danny Briere was feeling better on Sunday (flu) and should be able to practice Monday. - Philadelphia InquirerWinger Simon Gagne skated with the team on Monday. - CSNPhilly.com
Defenceman Alex Goligoski who did not make the trip but Jay McKee will return to action on Monday. - TSN Defenceman Rob Blake, who has been out since Nov. 4 with an upper-body injury, returned to the lineup Sunday for San Jose. - TSNThe team has put LW Jody Shelley on injured-reserve. He has missed the past 10 games with what was originally described as general soreness. - Mercury News
Forward Patrik Berglund is expected to be in the lineup on Monday while Brad Winchester will be out. Defenceman Jonas Junland was recalled and could play for Carlo Colaiacovo (lower-body). Defenceman Eric Brewer (lower body) has been placed on IR, but he's considered day to day. - St. Louis Post-Disptach Defenceman Mike Komisarek will play his first game Monday since suffering a small quad tear almost three weeks ago. Goaltender Vesa Toskala skated for the first time Sunday but he will likely not play Monday or Tuesday. - TSN Centre Alexandre Bolduc and defenceman Aaron Rome were reassigned to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL on Monday. - Media Release Shaone Morrisonn (concussion) practiced with his teammates Saturday, but said afterward he's not ready to return to the lineup. Alexander Semin (wrist), Quintin Laing (broken jaw) and Mike Knuble (broken finger) all skated after the main practice. Bruce Boudreau estimated Semin could return Thursday. - Washington Post#3
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 05:31 PM
Ovechkin ejected against Canes
Of course any thought of suspension should quickly be removed from anyone's mind
This is Ovechkin we're talking about here 
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Alex Ovechkin has been given a five minute major and a game misconduct for a knee-on-knee hit on the Canes’ Tim Gleason. This is the second major penalty for Ovechkin in less than a week. On Wednesday, he was given a five minute major and game misconduct for boarding Patrick Kaleta of the Sabres.
Of course any thought of suspension should quickly be removed from anyone's mind
This is Ovechkin we're talking about here
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 06:31 PM
What's worse than a head injury to your goaltender? A head injury you caused!!!
Vokoun leaves ice on stretcher
Watch the video
Poor man, looks painful!
Vokoun leaves ice on stretcher
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Ballard attempted to break his stick on the goal post in frustration, but instead drilled his goaltender in the head.
Watch the video
Poor man, looks painful!
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 08:04 PM
QUOTE (Bits @ Nov 30 2009, 06:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What's worse than a head injury to your goaltender? A head injury you caused!!!
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 08:13 PM
Will the NHL finally have the **** to suspend Ovechkin?
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 08:21 PM
QUOTE (Bits @ Nov 30 2009, 06:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What's worse than a head injury to your goaltender? A head injury you caused!!!
Vokoun leaves ice on stretcher
Watch the video
Poor man, looks painful!
Vokoun leaves ice on stretcher
Watch the video
Poor man, looks painful!
I think Ballard should be suspended. Accident or not you've got to have better control of your stick. If he would have hit someone other than a goalie, he could have killed the guy.
If he would have hit (accident or not) someone from the other team... no doubt there would be a suspension.
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 08:27 PM
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I think Ballard should be suspended. Accident or not you've got to have better control of your stick. If he would have hit someone other than a goalie, he could have killed the guy.
If he would have hit (accident or not) someone from the other team... no doubt there would be a suspension.
If he would have hit (accident or not) someone from the other team... no doubt there would be a suspension.
Agreed. Vokoun is lucky that the stick only grazed his ear. A tomahawk chop like that would seriously, very seriously hurt someone. Oh man I don't even want to think about that one
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 08:32 PM
QUOTE (Dark Knight @ Nov 30 2009, 08:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Agreed. Vokoun is lucky that the stick only grazed his ear. A tomahawk chop like that would seriously, very seriously hurt someone. Oh man I don't even want to think about that one
Have you seen Gallager's vegamatic on a watermelon?
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 08:40 PM
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NHL vice-president and director of hockey operations Colin Campbell [said] that Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard will not be suspended for hitting his own goalie, Tomas Vokoun, with a two-handed baseball swing...
“It will be on every sports highlight show for the next week,” Campbell said. “If that’s not enough of a punishment…”
LINK“It will be on every sports highlight show for the next week,” Campbell said. “If that’s not enough of a punishment…”
I disagree...
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 09:09 PM
After another ejection, NHL can't turtle on Ovechkin decision
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Colin Campbell, you're on call.
While the Capitals wait to hear how long they might be without their top player, it's time for Colin Campbell's "Wheel of Justice" to finally land on something other than "Superstar: Move Along" when he spins it to determine the punishment for Ovechkin. Ovechkin has been towing the line on questionable hits for a while now and has avoided any sort of supplemental discipline to this point. Now, with a second ejection in less than a week, the question shouldn't be "Will he or won't he?" but "How many games?".
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While the Capitals wait to hear how long they might be without their top player, it's time for Colin Campbell's "Wheel of Justice" to finally land on something other than "Superstar: Move Along" when he spins it to determine the punishment for Ovechkin. Ovechkin has been towing the line on questionable hits for a while now and has avoided any sort of supplemental discipline to this point. Now, with a second ejection in less than a week, the question shouldn't be "Will he or won't he?" but "How many games?".
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 10:03 PM
QUOTE (Bits @ Nov 30 2009, 06:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What's worse than a head injury to your goaltender? A head injury you caused!!!
Vokoun leaves ice on stretcher
Watch the video
Poor man, looks painful!
Vokoun leaves ice on stretcher
Watch the video
Poor man, looks painful!
What moron. Vokoun should be able to get a free shot on Ballard with the goalie stick...
But in all seriousness, hope Vokoun is ok
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Ovechkin ejected against Canes
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Of course any thought of suspension should quickly be removed from anyone's mind This is Ovechkin we're talking about here
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Of course any thought of suspension should quickly be removed from anyone's mind
This is Ovechkin we're talking about here If no suspension, maybe he hurt himself on that one enough to keep him out for a while... karma takes place of a suspension maybe?
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