Archive for: October, 2007

EURO CURVE

Euro Curve takes a look at the latest international hockey headlines.Colorado Avalanche rookie forward Jaroslav Hlinka hasn’t registered a point in his last eight games after bursting out of the gate earlier this season. Hlinka...

 

Prospect Pulse: Lars Eller

I realized far too late that I blew my chance for a Halloween appropriate Prospect Pulse when I profiled Ben Blood a little too early. Since no team has a Jack O’Lantern in their Top 20 prospects, I went with the Blues’ Lars Eller. Eller,...

 

Fantasy Watch: Scouring the Waiver Wire

F Jiri Novotny, Columbus Blue Jackets Only playing 64 career games with Buffalo, Novotny never lived up to expectations, as the forward only managed a disappointing 8 goals and 16 points. Traded to Washington in the deal that brought Dainius...

 

NHL Morning Papers (Wednesday Edition)

Here are the national morning papers: Dave Shoalts of the Globe & Mail tells readers that John Ferguson Jr.’s job is safe for now. Signing Miikka Kiprusoff to a long-term extension will allow the Flames to shift their focus to extending...

 

Nightly Recap – Crosby Busts Out

-Sidney Crosby busts out with four points and Evegni Malkin adds three, the Penguins take the Wild 4 – 2. -Freddy Sjostrom scores the winning goal with 2:58 to go as the Coyotes defeat the Blues 2 – 1. Brad “My Favourite”...

 

News You Can Use Late in the Day

-Tampa Bay called up former UND defender Matt Smaby.-Rick Tocchet will meet with Gary Bettman this week.-A look at Sportsnet’s Goals of the Week.-Who’s Hot and Who’s Not in the CHL.-INCH looks at the benefits of a 2-referee...

 

Prospect Pulse: Michael Frolik

Frolik, or Baby Jagr as the Czechs call him, is a 2006 Florida first rounder. A player who exhibits some of the same traits as 68 Senior, Frolik can display all-world talent one night and then do a D.B. Cooper the next night. A gifted playmaker,...

 

Numbers Game

In this week’s Numbers Game, I looked at team goal scoring. Obviously, in a team game where you win by scoring more goals than the other team, the more goals your team scores the better chance you have to win. It should come as no surprise...