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November 10, 2003
NHL Weekend Roundup
NOTE TO READERS: I update the daily NHL Roundup posts throughout the day, so check back often for new tidbits, links and cool info. On Friday night in Calgary (always a hot night spot), the visiting Wild blanked the Flames 3-0. Dwayne Roloson had 34 saves for Minnesota, which was outshot by Calgary, 34-20. On Saturday in Boston, the Bruins beat the Stars, 4-1, extending Dallas' road trip misery. On their current East Coast trip, the normally high-flying Stars were 0-3, and were outscored 11-2. On Long Island, the Islanders blew a 2-0 lead, and eventually dropped a 4-3 decision to the Thrashers. Serge Aubin had the game winning goal for Atlanta in the third, and Pasi Nurminen had 27 saves for the Thrashers. Rookie Trent Hunter continues to play well, and scored his fifth goal for New York. Meanwhile, big changes in the roster appear to be in the offing, as ownership looks to cut the team's payroll, and the team struggles at the box office. In Washington, the Sharks finished off an eight game road trip with a 3-2 win over the Capitals. The Sharks went 2-1-3-1 (oh, will someone rid me of the troublesome regulation tie?) on the trip, getting a point in every game they played. Washington's woes continued, as they dropped their third of four games. There's more bad news on the injury front, as man-mountain defenseman Nolan Yonkman prepares for surgery. In Tampa, the Lightning got over their mini-funk with a 9-0 destruction of the Penguins. Sebastian Caron gave up eight goals on 37 shots for Pittsburgh, before being pulled in the third period in favor of Marc-Andre Fleury. Mario Lemieux has missed three straight games with a hip injury, games the Penguins all lost. Vincent Lecavalier had a hat trick for the hosts. And on Sunday in Chicago, Steve Konwalchuck scored twice for Colorado, including a goal with 5.5 seconds left in OT, to give the Avalanche a 4-3 victory over the Blackhawks. Colorado is unbeaten in its last four games. POSTSCRIPT: For some thoughts on Mike Keenan's firing from ESPN.com's Jim Kelley, click here. David Neal of the Miami Herald writes: Short as the Panthers' Mike Keenan Era was, it was longer than the Keenan Era in Boston or the one in Vancouver. And here's a story about Keenan I hadn't heard before: Depending on which Flyers book you want to read (or the "Six Shooters" book about the Sutter brothers), Keenan had a party for the players--you know, one of those "all the wood behind one arrowhead" type of things. Something tells me there are plenty of current and former NHL players who didn't exactly feel special after playing for Iron Mike. And something tells me they won't be the last either. UPDATE: Lots of cool stuff from Larry Brooks today, including more Jagr to New York trade rumors (might Jamie Lundmark come to D.C. in any trade?), as well as locker room dissension in Detroit fueled by Dominik Hasek and Curtis Joseph! Who would have guessed it could happen? Primary assist to Steve Ovadia for the link. As for dissension in Detroit, dropping a game that you led 3-0 going into the third period to a team like Nashville is not exactly a good recipe for team unity. The astute Tom Benjamin comments: Yes, the team has had injuries. Yes, the goaltending is a huge distraction. No, Dave Lewis is not Scotty Bowman. None of that changes the fact that Detroit does not look like a good hockey team these days. Veteran teams that win are lauded for their experience. Veteran teams that lose are too old. A technology professional I once worked for once said, "nothing happens overnight, it only seems to." Looks like a great description for what's ailing the Wings, and fixing it might take longer than the front office in Detroit is willing to admit. To get a closer look, start here with a post-mortem of the Nashville game from On The Wings.
Eric
06:46 AM
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsI think I am going to adopt the Chicago Blackhawks as my new favorite team this year. Though they lost in overtime, that game was awesome. I don't now anything about any of the players since Amonte left but I thought those guys battled last night (Sunday). They showed more heart and go gettum then the aging Lanche veterans. Plus I'm thinking of relocating to the Chicago area. Anyone need a Software Engineer? Posted by: at November 10, 2003 11:43 AM Post a commentThanks for signing in, . (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |