General Hockey Thread v3.0 - Page 18 - The Orange Mane

Killericon · 11-05-2006, 10:58 PM

I know it's Eklund, but it's interesting all the same.

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Alfredsson to Calgary for Robyn Regehr (e2), People calling for Forsberg
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Interesting turn of events last night. I was following a few rumors involving teams inquiring about Forsberg. One being Detroit, the other Calgary, when I happened on a trade that is in discussion between the Flames and the Sens. This deal would send Alfredsson to Calgary and bring Robyn Regehr.

Could get interesting this week.

Ek

broncocalijohn · 11-05-2006, 11:42 PM

soCal, you going to the game in Anaheim on MOnday? Ill be there as the Ducks fan of course. Like to talk puck or Broncos football if you are going. Mys eason seats are in the nose bleed but always sneak down to Plaza level. Let me know. I cant wiat to see the Pens. Ducks going for the scoring record tomorrow. SHould be a great game.

24champ · 11-06-2006, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by killericon

I know it's Eklund, but it's interesting all the same.

Killer you hear any rumors in Calgary of a trade with Los Angeles? I hear they are interested in Conroy...

Clockwork Orange · 11-07-2006, 12:42 AM

Let me say, once again, what a shame it is that Ilya Kovalchuk is stuck in that ****hole of a sports town known as Atlanta. This guy is a flat out stud and he gets overlooked far too often because the market he's in renders him a lot more anonymous than he should be.

That is all.

Clockwork Orange · 11-07-2006, 12:55 AM

Hey Jori, refresh my memory here, the Avs own Calgary's 2nd rounder in the '07 draft, correct?

broncocalijohn · 11-07-2006, 01:40 AM

remember also that the schedules will not cross to other conferences except a few times a year. We dont see many players and with coverage on VERSUS, we arent going to hear much on some of these gems. It was nice to see Crosby and crew come to Anaheim on Monday. Probably 3 years from now to see them again. One more game for the Ducks to hit the consecutive points per game to start a season. Canucks will be the victim.

alkemical · 11-07-2006, 06:45 AM

damn pens

Jori · 11-07-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Clockwork Orange

Hey Jori, refresh my memory here, the Avs own Calgary's 2nd rounder in the '07 draft, correct?

Once Tanguay signed a long term deal with the Flames, the Avs have the option of using Calgary's second round pick in 07 or 08. My guess is that they'll use it in 07. There isn't a lot of high end talent in this draft, but there is some good depth.

Clockwork Orange · 11-08-2006, 06:55 PM

Jason Williams of the Wings was taken off with his head taped to a stretcher after a clean, but vicious, hit from Edmonton's Raffi Torres. Williams got caught with his head down right next to the net.

Hopefully it looked worse than it is.

alkemical · 11-08-2006, 09:08 PM

damn pens

broncocalijohn · 11-08-2006, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by claviculasolomonis

damn pens

U r spoiled. Good, young teams.

alkemical · 11-09-2006, 06:39 AM

Oh i know - and how can i be spoiled, i've been pens fan even through the dark ages.

broncocalijohn · 11-10-2006, 12:02 AM

anybody witness the horror of the Canucks jersey? That logo sucks eggs and this is coming from a Ducks fan. On the bright side, My (Mighty) Ducks just got the 15th consecutive game in a row of at least one point to start a season.

alkemical · 11-10-2006, 01:54 PM

i saw the ducks win

Bronx33 · 11-10-2006, 05:38 PM

Jezzzz Q are ya pacing yourself?

It was 11:30 a.m. Thursday, when Avalanche players usually filter off the practice ice for the day. Sure enough, players started heading for the dressing room, but it wasn't long before they came back out.

One hour of practice wasn't sufficient for Avs coach Joel Quenneville; after a resurfacing of the ice by the Zamboni, his players trudged back out for nearly another hour's worth of drills, capped off at the end by a "bag skate" - so named for the bags you see in the pouches in airline seats in case of illness.

The grueling practice can safely be considered punishment from Quenneville for what he feels has been insufficient effort by his team of late. The Avs' 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night angered Quenneville, and his displeasure appears to have sunk in.

Before the practice, the Avalanche held a players-only meeting in which one thing more than any other was stressed: "We talked about battling more," Avs defenseman John-Michael Liles said. "It's about playing a full 60 minutes. Maybe it's being a little bit too complacent, and trying to hold onto the lead rather than just playing our game. When we play our game, we develop chances. And when we step back from that, I think it allows the other team to get chances. And when we do that, we don't get as many."

The Avs have a winning record (7-6-2), but have lost to under-.500 teams such as the Kings, St. Louis, Washington and Chicago.

The Avs had the second most goals in the Western Conference entering Thursday (51), but had allowed 49.

Now come several tough games on the schedule, starting in Nashville on Saturday.

Quenneville put his team through a lengthy period of defensive zone coverage drills, and said more responsible play without the puck is a must if the Avs are to improve.

"We've got to get that awareness defensively, and really place a premium on it," Quenneville said. "That's going to win hockey games for you. It's a concentration and a focus, knowing that there is plenty of offense around our lineup."

The Avs of 2006-07 have seemed to relax too much when they get a lead, not doing the things they did to get the lead. The Avs also have gotten off to slow starts the last four games.

"I haven't been happy with our last four starts," Quenneville said. "They haven't been good enough for me. It's a trend that has kind of stuck out, and has led to sporadic play in all four games."

Quenneville juggled his lines at practice, putting Milan Hejduk back on the first line with Joe Sakic and Andrew Brunette. Ian Laperriere has replaced Hejduk on a line with rookies Paul Stastny and Wojtek Wolski.

Quenneville expressed confidence in goalie Jose Theodore, saying his teammates were as much to blame for Tuesday's loss as he was. He indicated Theodore will start Saturday against the Predators.

Avalanche left wing Antti Laaksonen, who has played 14 games without a point and was not on the first penalty-killing unit at practice, said he must do more to help the team.

"I'd like to get points, but it's not coming my way," Laaksonen said. "I've got to work on defense and try to get chances that way. Defensively lately, we haven't been doing the right things. We've got a lot of offense here, but we've got to take care of our own end better."

Clockwork Orange · 11-10-2006, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronx33

Quenneville juggled his lines at practice, putting Milan Hejduk back on the first line with Joe Sakic and Andrew Brunette. Ian Laperriere has replaced Hejduk on a line with rookies Paul Stastny and Wojtek Wolski.

How nice. He's obviously pissed at Svatos if he's dropping him to 3rd line duties, yet Breezeby gets a free pass despite being the worst player on the team.

I starting to think the reason I so liked the Quenneville hiring was because anyone would have been better than Tony Granato. I'm having serious doubts about that right now.

alkemical · 11-10-2006, 05:56 PM

I saw svatos at the AHL level and the dude is off or on.

Bronx33 · 11-10-2006, 05:56 PM

I have been pointing the finger at how Q handled the blues and how is is handling the avs, i was pumped about Q coming to town and hoped he learned a lesson or two in st louis. (i was wrong) hes still a goalie killer and a confidence killer.

alkemical · 11-10-2006, 06:01 PM

maybe he can go work for the flyers, they need someone to replace booby clarke

Clockwork Orange · 11-10-2006, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by claviculasolomonis

I saw svatos at the AHL level and the dude is off or on.

He's pretty much the same now, but he hardly deserves to be singled out by the head coach.

Pendejo · 11-11-2006, 02:48 PM

Here's a link to a pretty interesting article about Patrick Roy coaching in th QMJHL...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/hallof...ory?id=2654455

Mtbrncofn · 11-11-2006, 02:49 PM

I hate line juggling like that, especially when it's an undeserved demotion.

24champ · 11-11-2006, 04:46 PM

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Three years ago, Roy opened the doors to his home to rookies Joey Ryan and Andrew Andricopoulos when their original billets' marriage broke up.

Last year, Russian star Alexander Radulov, the player of the year in the Quebec league and a top Nashville prospect, moved in while Radulov's billets moved into an apartment in Roy's new lakefront home.

This year, Russian twins Roman and Ruslan Bashkirov are living with Roy and thriving under his tutelage.

For Ryan, a Los Angeles Kings prospect, the memories of sitting down with Roy and watching "CSI" and other shows will linger as long as those of hoisting the Memorial Cup.

"It was awesome," he said

Cool a King gets mentioned in the article.

Clockwork Orange · 11-11-2006, 08:34 PM

Theodore lets in another softie. Unscreened slapper from a stride inside the blue line and he somehow couldn't stop it.

Same old, same old.

Clockwork Orange · 11-11-2006, 10:37 PM

Quenneville juggles the lines and the Avs get shutout. Way to fix what wasn't broken, Q.

11-10-2006, 05:38 PM	#440
Bronx33 lets go partner Rumpson Rocks Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lakewood,Colo Posts: 41,221 Adopt-a-Bronco: Woodyard	Quenneville applies heat to lackadaisical Avs Jezzzz Q are ya pacing yourself? It was 11:30 a.m. Thursday, when Avalanche players usually filter off the practice ice for the day. Sure enough, players started heading for the dressing room, but it wasn't long before they came back out. One hour of practice wasn't sufficient for Avs coach Joel Quenneville; after a resurfacing of the ice by the Zamboni, his players trudged back out for nearly another hour's worth of drills, capped off at the end by a "bag skate" - so named for the bags you see in the pouches in airline seats in case of illness. The grueling practice can safely be considered punishment from Quenneville for what he feels has been insufficient effort by his team of late. The Avs' 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night angered Quenneville, and his displeasure appears to have sunk in. Before the practice, the Avalanche held a players-only meeting in which one thing more than any other was stressed: "We talked about battling more," Avs defenseman John-Michael Liles said. "It's about playing a full 60 minutes. Maybe it's being a little bit too complacent, and trying to hold onto the lead rather than just playing our game. When we play our game, we develop chances. And when we step back from that, I think it allows the other team to get chances. And when we do that, we don't get as many." The Avs have a winning record (7-6-2), but have lost to under-.500 teams such as the Kings, St. Louis, Washington and Chicago. The Avs had the second most goals in the Western Conference entering Thursday (51), but had allowed 49. Now come several tough games on the schedule, starting in Nashville on Saturday. Quenneville put his team through a lengthy period of defensive zone coverage drills, and said more responsible play without the puck is a must if the Avs are to improve. "We've got to get that awareness defensively, and really place a premium on it," Quenneville said. "That's going to win hockey games for you. It's a concentration and a focus, knowing that there is plenty of offense around our lineup." The Avs of 2006-07 have seemed to relax too much when they get a lead, not doing the things they did to get the lead. The Avs also have gotten off to slow starts the last four games. "I haven't been happy with our last four starts," Quenneville said. "They haven't been good enough for me. It's a trend that has kind of stuck out, and has led to sporadic play in all four games." Quenneville juggled his lines at practice, putting Milan Hejduk back on the first line with Joe Sakic and Andrew Brunette. Ian Laperriere has replaced Hejduk on a line with rookies Paul Stastny and Wojtek Wolski. Quenneville expressed confidence in goalie Jose Theodore, saying his teammates were as much to blame for Tuesday's loss as he was. He indicated Theodore will start Saturday against the Predators. Avalanche left wing Antti Laaksonen, who has played 14 games without a point and was not on the first penalty-killing unit at practice, said he must do more to help the team. "I'd like to get points, but it's not coming my way," Laaksonen said. "I've got to work on defense and try to get chances that way. Defensively lately, we haven't been doing the right things. We've got a lot of offense here, but we've got to take care of our own end better."

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11-05-2006, 11:42 PM	#427
broncocalijohn Famer of Rings My Dog Richard Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lake Forest, Orange County, Calif. Posts: 18,464 Adopt-a-Bronco: Simon Fletcher	soCal, you going to the game in Anaheim on MOnday? Ill be there as the Ducks fan of course. Like to talk puck or Broncos football if you are going. Mys eason seats are in the nose bleed but always sneak down to Plaza level. Let me know. I cant wiat to see the Pens. Ducks going for the scoring record tomorrow. SHould be a great game.

11-07-2006, 12:42 AM	#429
Clockwork Orange Persona Non Grata I seen him! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,438	Let me say, once again, what a shame it is that Ilya Kovalchuk is stuck in that ****hole of a sports town known as Atlanta. This guy is a flat out stud and he gets overlooked far too often because the market he's in renders him a lot more anonymous than he should be. That is all.

11-07-2006, 12:55 AM	#430
Clockwork Orange Persona Non Grata I seen him! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,438	Hey Jori, refresh my memory here, the Avs own Calgary's 2nd rounder in the '07 draft, correct?

11-07-2006, 01:40 AM	#431
broncocalijohn Famer of Rings My Dog Richard Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lake Forest, Orange County, Calif. Posts: 18,464 Adopt-a-Bronco: Simon Fletcher	remember also that the schedules will not cross to other conferences except a few times a year. We dont see many players and with coverage on VERSUS, we arent going to hear much on some of these gems. It was nice to see Crosby and crew come to Anaheim on Monday. Probably 3 years from now to see them again. One more game for the Ducks to hit the consecutive points per game to start a season. Canucks will be the victim.

11-07-2006, 06:45 AM	#432
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,694 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	damn pens

11-08-2006, 06:55 PM	#434
Clockwork Orange Persona Non Grata I seen him! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,438	Jason Williams of the Wings was taken off with his head taped to a stretcher after a clean, but vicious, hit from Edmonton's Raffi Torres. Williams got caught with his head down right next to the net. Hopefully it looked worse than it is.

11-08-2006, 09:08 PM	#435
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,694 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	damn pens

11-09-2006, 06:39 AM	#437
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,694 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	Oh i know - and how can i be spoiled, i've been pens fan even through the dark ages.

11-10-2006, 12:02 AM	#438
broncocalijohn Famer of Rings My Dog Richard Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lake Forest, Orange County, Calif. Posts: 18,464 Adopt-a-Bronco: Simon Fletcher	anybody witness the horror of the Canucks jersey? That logo sucks eggs and this is coming from a Ducks fan. On the bright side, My (Mighty) Ducks just got the 15th consecutive game in a row of at least one point to start a season.

11-10-2006, 01:54 PM	#439
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,694 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	i saw the ducks win

11-10-2006, 05:56 PM	#442
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,694 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	I saw svatos at the AHL level and the dude is off or on.

11-10-2006, 05:56 PM	#443
Bronx33 lets go partner Rumpson Rocks Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lakewood,Colo Posts: 41,221 Adopt-a-Bronco: Woodyard	I have been pointing the finger at how Q handled the blues and how is is handling the avs, i was pumped about Q coming to town and hoped he learned a lesson or two in st louis. (i was wrong) hes still a goalie killer and a confidence killer.

11-10-2006, 06:01 PM	#444
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,694 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	maybe he can go work for the flyers, they need someone to replace booby clarke

11-11-2006, 02:48 PM	#446
Pendejo The off-season. Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,945 Adopt-a-Bronco: "The Greek"	Here's a link to a pretty interesting article about Patrick Roy coaching in th QMJHL... http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/hallof...ory?id=2654455

11-11-2006, 02:49 PM	#447
Mtbrncofn Ring of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bigfork, MT Posts: 8,558	I hate line juggling like that, especially when it's an undeserved demotion.

11-11-2006, 08:34 PM	#449
Clockwork Orange Persona Non Grata I seen him! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,438	Theodore lets in another softie. Unscreened slapper from a stride inside the blue line and he somehow couldn't stop it. Same old, same old.

11-11-2006, 10:37 PM	#450
Clockwork Orange Persona Non Grata I seen him! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,438	Quenneville juggles the lines and the Avs get shutout. Way to fix what wasn't broken, Q.