Off Wing Opinion

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Rick Nash
Let's show the Blue Jackets some love for once!

CLB 6 OTT 2: Fritsche (2G), Nash (2G). Schubert (G, A).
CHI 4 EDM 1: Smolinski (G, A). Ruutu (G). Stoll (G).
NYR 2 FLO 1: Rozsival (G, A), Weekes (34 S). Van Ryn (G).

OFF THE ICE
Tough Skate For Playofs, INS Sports
NHL Off Schedule With Fans, Denver Post
Online Voting A Joke, Edmonton Journal
Gretzky Now Not So Great One, The Gazette
Oilers-Stars Was A Real Snoozefest, Edmonton Sun

HOCKEY VIDEO: Some of the best hockey goals ever seen on the frozen water:

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Breakaway Beach
Avalanche!
Sports Matters
Kukla's Korner

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM PIT at WAS VS.
9:30PM CAR at COL FSS, ALTI
10:00PM PHO at SJS FSAZ, FSBA

AHL SCOREBOARD: (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Manitoba (VAN) 3 Peoria (STL) 0
Binghamton (OTT) 4 Toronto (TOR) 2
Providence (BOS) 3 Worcester (SJS) 2
Hershey (WAS) 4 Norfolk (CHI) 1
Hamilton (MON/EDM) 2 Syracuse (CLB) 0

THE WEEK AHEAD
Team To Watch
Calgary Flames: Won nine straight games at home, back into contention in Northwest Divison
Schedule
Tue 12/12 vs MIN
Thu 12/14 at VAN
Sat 12/16 at PHO

Player To Watch
Martin Broduer (G, New Jersey): 3-0-0, .970 S% last week

Game To Watch
Monday 12/11: Pittsburgh at Washington
Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby meet Alex Ovechkin in showcase of NHL youth movement.

This entry was posted on Monday, December 11th, 2006 at 12:02 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Martin Brodeur
28 saves in 84th career shutout

ANA 6 WAS 1: Marchant (G, 2A), Giguere (26 S). Semin (G).
NJD 2 PHI 0: Gionta (G, A), Elias (A), Brodeur (28 S).
EDM 2 DAL 0: Stoll (2A), Roloson (22 S), Torres (G).
VAN 4 CAR 3 (OT): Sedin (GWG OT), Luongo (36 S), Bulis (G).

OFF THE ICE
NHL Fines Schaefer For Towel Waving, TSN.ca
LaBarbera Aims For NHL Return, Hartford Courant
Consistency Remains A Key Issue For Kings, Los Angeles Times
Staal's Struggles Follow A Trend, Globe and Mail
The NHL Needs To Revisit Its Rule Book Again, Toronto Sun

HOCKEY VIDEO: The AHL may be the minor leagues, but the fights are top-class:

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Snap Shots
Soundin' Off
Penguins Insider
INCH College Hockey
Crunch Hockey

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
3:00PM NYR at OTT CBC, MSG
7:00PM NJD at BOS FSNY, NESN
7:00PM PIT at ATL FSP, TURN
7:00PM WAS at PHI WB50, CSP
7:00PM FLO at NYI FSFL, FSNY2
7:00PM BUF at MON MSG, RDS
7:00PM TOR at DET CBC, FSD
7:30PM ANA at TBL FSPT, Sun
8:00PM CLB at STL FSOH, WB11
8:00PM CHI at MIN CSC
9:00PM DAL at PHO KDFI, FSAZ
10:00PM VAN at CAL CBC
10:30PM COL at LAK ALTI2, FSW
10:30PM NAS at SJS FSS, FSBA

AHL SCOREBOARD: (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Albany (CAR/COL) 4 Springfield (TBL) 0
Toronto (TOR) 3 Grand Rapids (DET/EDM) 2
Hartford (NYR) 3 Worcester (SJS) 1
Norfolk (CHI) 5 Binghamton (OTT) 2
Chicago (ATL) 5 Philadelphia (PHI) 3
Providence (BOS) 6 Portland (ANA) 3
Hamilton (MON/EDM) 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (PIT/EDM) 1 (SO)
Mantiboa (VAN) 4 Peoria (STL) 1
Manchester (LAK) 2 Lowell (NJD) 0
Syracuse (CLB) 5 Rochester (BUF/FLO) 3

This entry was posted on Saturday, December 9th, 2006 at 1:42 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Vincent Lecavalier
Hat Trick, two assists help Bolts pound Thrashers

TBL 8 ATL 0: Lecavalier (3G, 2A), St. Louis (G, 4A), Denis (21 S).
BOS 3 TOR 1: Primeau (G, A), Thomas (23 S). O'Neill (G).
NYR 3 PIT 2 (SO): Shanahan (GWG SO, G), Lundqvist (28 S). Ekman (G).
DET 4 STL 3 (OT): Datsyuk (GWG OT),Lidstrom (G, A). Cajanek (2G).
FLO 3 BUF 1: Weiss (G, A), Horton (2A). Miller (35 S).
MON 4 NYI 2: Koivu (2G, A), Ryder (2A). Sillinger (G, A).
MIN 3 CAL 2 (SO): Koivu (GWG SO, G), Fernandez (38 S). Iginla (G).
PHO 2 CHI 1 (SO): Doan (GWG SO), Tellqvist (30 S). Khabibulin (34 S).
NAS 4 LAK 1: Hartnell (G), Erat (3A). Frolov (G).
COL 5 SJS 2: Clark (2G, A), Theodore (23 S). Thorton (G, A).

OFF THE ICE
No Regrets As Nieuwendyk Retires, CBC.ca
Rising NHL Revenues Both Good News And Bad, CBS Sportsline
CBC Takes Early Lead In Battle For TV Rights, Globe and Mail
Rory Continues To Sneak Up NHL All-Star Ballots, Deadspin
Pierre Turgeron Activated By Avs, CBC.ca

HOCKEY VIDEO: Three goals last night? Yeah, I'd say Lecavalier's a pretty good shooter:

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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM ANA at WAS FSW, NC8
7:30PM PHI at NJD TSN, FSNY
8:30PM EDM at DAL RSW, FSSW
10:00PM CAR at VAN FSS, RSW

AHL SCOREBOARD: (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Milwaukee (NAS/EDM) 5 San Antonio (PHO) 3
Omaha (CAL) 1 Houston (MIN) 0

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 7th, 2006 at 11:21 pm by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Teemu Selanne
Two goals and an assist help Ducks shut out Preds

WAS 6 OTT 2: Clark (2G), Kolzig (35 S). Spezza (G).
NJD 2 MON 1 (OT): Elias (GWG OT), Gomez (2A). Bonk (G).
DAL 3 PHO 0: Zubov (G, A), Turco (25 S).
EDM 3 CAR 1: Smith (G), Markkanen (28 S). Adams (G).
ANA 4 NAS 0: Selanne (2G, A), Giguere (21 S).

OFF THE ICE
NHL Network Adds Marquee Matchup, TSN.ca
Niedermayer, Crosby Lead NHL Voting, Playfuls.com
Reducing Concussions In The NHL, West Central Tribune
Hull Joins NHL On NBC, Calgary Sun
The NHL's Best Buys, Globe and Mail

HOCKEY VIDEO: Posted yesterday, NHL Video presents the plays of the week.

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Islander's Army
LCS Hockey
On The Wings
Spector's Hockey
Damien Cox

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM TOR at BOS RSN, NESN
7:00PM PIT at NYR FSP, MSG
7:30PM STL at DET FSMW, FSD
7:30PM MON at NYI RDS, FSNY
7:30PM ATL at TBL TURN, Sun
7:30PM BUF at FLO MSG, FSFL
8:00PM CAL at MIN RSW, FSNO
8:30PM PHO at CHI FSAZ
10:30PM NAS at LAK FSS, FSW
10:30PM COL at SJS ALTI, FSBA

AHL SCOREBOARD: (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Lowell (NJD) 4 Springfield (TBl) 2
Hershey (WAS) 3 Norfolk (CHI) 2
Bridgeport (NYI) 3 Binghamton (OTT) 2
Rochester (BUF/FLO) 3 Manitoba (VAN) 2
Hamilton (MON/EDM) 5 Toronto (TOR) 3

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 7th, 2006 at 2:03 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Fredrik Norrena
42 saves in second consecutive shutout

OTT 4 NYI 2: Heatley (2G), Spezza (G, 2A). Dunham (31 S).
FLO 3 PIT 2: Roberts (G, A), Jokinen (G, A). Crosby (G, A).
BUF 4 TBL 1: Briere (3G), Miller (29 S). Lecavalier (G).
ATL 5 TOR 2: Kozlov (2G, A), Hossa (G, A). Raycroft (32 S).
MIN 3 CHI 2 (SO): Bouchard (GWG SO). Khabibulin (35 S).
DET 5 STL 1: Lang (G, A), Hasek (24 S). Brewer (G).
CAL 3 CAR 0: Iginla (G, A), Kiprusoff (23 S). Grahame (29 S, 2 GA).
CLB 3 COL 0: Carter (G, A), Norrena (42 S).

OFF THE ICE

NHL Schedule, Playoff Format Put On Ice, Globe and Mail
Robitaille, Yzerman Take Part In NHL BOG Meeting, CBC.ca
Inaction At NHL Meetings Not Necessarily A Bad Thing, ESPN.com
NHL Most Popular Search Term On Yahoo Canada, CP
Want An NHL Team? Buy Now!, Canadian Business Online

HOCKEY VIDEO: Pierre-Marc Bouchard's wild (no pun intended) shootout goal makes it only fitting to show this:

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Vancouver Canucks Op Ed
Abel To Yzerman
Andrew's Stars Page
Can't Stop The Bleeding
Hockey Dirt

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM OTT at WAS TSN, NC8
7:30PM MON at NJD RDS, FSNY
8:30PM PHO at DAL FSAZ, FSSW
9:30PM CAR at EDM TSN, FSS
10:00PM NAS at ANA FSS, FSPT

AHL SCOREBOARD: (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Chicago (ATL) 5 Iowa (DAL/EDM) 2
Rochester (BUF/FLO) 3 Manitoba (VAN) 2

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 at 12:56 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Dwayne Roloson
36 saves in 4-0 shutout over Canucks

BOS 6 MON 5: B. Stuart (2G, A), Thomas (34 S). Ryder (G, A).
DAL 1 SJS 0: Modano (G), Turco (25 S).
PHO 3 NAS 2: Fischer (G), Laraque (2A). Mason (39 S).
EDM 4 VAN 0: Torres (G, A), Roloson (36 S).

OFF THE ICE
Salary Cap To Increase Next Season, TSN.ca
NHL Mail: More Top Prospects, TSN.ca
A Coaching Thing Can Turn Things Around In The NHL, CBC.ca
NHL Approves Sale Of Canucks To Aquilini
Kilger's A Big Shot Now, Toronto Star

HOCKEY VIDEO: ESPN looks at highlights from their first 1000 broadcasted NHL games. Obviously they won't be adding any more to the collection.

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Battle Of Alberta
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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:30PM OTT at NYI RSN, FSNY
7:30PM FLO at PIT FSFL, FSP
7:30PM BUF at TBL MSG, Sun
7:30PM ATL at TOR TURN, TSN
8:00PM DET at STL FSD, FSMW
8:00PM CHI at MIN VS.
9:00PM CAR at CAL FSS, RSW
9:00PM CLB at COL FSOH, ALTI

No AHL games last night

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 1:33 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Viktor Kozlov
First four goal game of career leads Isles to 7-4 win

NYI 7 NYR 4: Kozlov (4G), Simon (G, 2A). Shanahan (3G).
LAK 3 ANA 2: Frolov (2G), Avery (2A). Penner (2A).

OFF THE ICE
NHL's Double Standard On Gambling Doesn't Add Up, CBS Sportsline
NHL BOG's To Meet In Florida, TSN.ca
Hockey Fans Craving Open Ice From The NHL, Calgary Sun
Flyers Counting On First Year Players, Calgary Sun
A Great Season For Hockey Books, Toronto Star

HOCKEY VIDEO: Viktor Kozlov did this four times on Sunday:

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The Penalty Killer
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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:00PM BOS at MON VS., RDS
9:00PM SJS at DAL KDFI
9:30PM NAS at PHO FSS, FSAZ
10:00PM EDM at VAN RSW

AHL SCOREBOARD: (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
Peoria (STL) 4 Houston (MIN) 1
Milwaukee (NAS/EDM) 4 Toronto (TOR) 3
Springfield (TBL) 3 Lowell (NJD) 1
Manchester (LAK) 5 Bridgeport (NYI) 3
Albany (CAR/COL) 4 Providence (BOS) 3 (SO)
Worcester (SJS) 2 Hershey (WAS) 1 (OT)
Philadelphia (PHI) 5 Manitoba (VAN) 2

THE WEEK AHEAD
Team To Watch
San Jose Sharks: Won seven of last eight, looking to catch up to Ducks in Pacific
Schedule
Monday 12/4 at DAL
Thursday 12/7 vs COL
Saturday 12/9 vs NAS

Player To Watch
Marian Hossa (RW, Atlanta Thrashers)
Four goals and four assists last week

Game To Watch
Wednesday 12/6 Nashville at Anaheim
Top two teams in Western Conference battle it out

This entry was posted on Monday, December 4th, 2006 at 12:03 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

ANA 4 LAK 3: Selanne (2G, A), Moen (G, A). Blake (G).
CAR 5 BOS 2: Staal (2G), Cole (G, A). Stuart (G).
SJS 3 DET 2: Bell (G), Pavelski (G). MacDonald (32 S).
MON 4 TOR 3 (SO): Souray (GWG SO). Wellwood (G).
OTT 5 TBL 2: Vermette (2G), Emery (34 S). Perrin (G).
ATL 3 FLO 1: Lehtonen (27 S), Holik (2A). Jokinen (G).
NJD 4 PHI 3 (SO): Gionta (GWG SO). Knuble (G).
NYI 5 PIT 3: Kozlov (2G, A), Sillinger (2G). Crosby (2A).
DAL 4 MIN 3 (SO): Ribereo (GWG SO, A). Rolston (G).
CLB 4 EDM 0: Fritsche (G, 2A), Carter (G, A).
CHI 4 NAS 3 (OT): Hamilton (GWG OT- 3G, A), Sharp (A).
WAS 7 BUF 4: Pettinger (2G), Ovechkin (G-ejected in 2nd).
VAN 2 COL 1: Pyatt (G), Luongo (40 S). Liles (G).

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Chicago's Jeff Hamilton
Capped off the Hat Trick with a game-winner in OT, added an assist

OFF THE ICE
NHL Notebook: Hossa Paying Dividends, FOXSports.com
Don Cherry Speaks Out In Support Of Fighting On Coaches Corner, CBC.ca
Returning Players Make Savard Better Coach, The Ottawa Citizen
Christmas Hockey Books Coming At Us From All Angles, The Ottawa Citizen
Brett Hull Had The Last Laugh, CBC.ca

HOCKEY VIDEO: Back when Chicago was a good hockey town:

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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
5:00PM NYI at NYR FSNY, MSG
8:00PM LAK at ANA FSPT, KDOC

AHL SCOREBOARD:
Chicago (ATL) 5 San Antonio (PHO) 4
Grand Rapids (DET/EDM) 4 Rochester (BUF/FLO) 1
Hartford (NYR) 3 Manchester (LAK) 0
Hershey (WAS) 5 Manitoba (VAN) 2
Omaha (CAL) 4 Houston (MIN) 0
Syracuse (CLB) 4 Toronto (TOR) 2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (PIT/EDM) 2 Binghamton (OTT) 1
Peoria (STL) 3 Iowa (DAL/EDM) 1
Bridgeport (NYI) 3 Lowell (NJD) 2 (OT)
Portland (ANA) 3 Albany (CAR/COL) 1
Springfield (TBL) 3 Providence (BOS) 2
Norfolk (CHI) 4 Worcester (SJS) 2

This entry was posted on Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 at 12:19 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Mike Modano
36 year old bachelor announces engagement to Willa Ford.

NJD 5 PIT 2: Elias (G, 2A). Malkin (G, A).
BUF 4 NYR 3 (SO): Briere (GWG SO), Miller (36 S). Straka (G, 2A).
DET 3 MIN 0: Cleary (2G), Hasek (20 S), Lidstrom (G, A).
CHI 5 STL 2: Lapointe (G, A), Sharp (2A). Guerin (G).
CAL 2 CLB 1: Iginla (G). Hainsley (G).

OFF THE ICE
Simplifying The NHL Trading Game, Globe and Mail
NHL Insider: Son's Legacy A Tour de Force, Fort Worth Star Telegram
Leafs Sign Team Staff To Contract Extensions, Noticas.info
Thrashers Show Staying Power In Playoff Race, SI.com

HOCKEY VIDEO: More support for Rory Fitzpatrick:

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TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
4:00PM ANA at LAK FSW, FSPT
7:00PM SJS at DET FSBA, FSD
7:00PM TBL at OTT CBC, Sun
7:00PM TOR at MON CBC, RDS
7:00PM BOS at CAR NESN
7:30PM NJD at PHI FSNY, CSP
7:30PM NYI at PIT FSNY2, FSP
7:30PM ATL at FLO TURN, FSFL
8:00PM MIN at DAL KSTC, FSSW
8:00PM CLB at EDM FSOH
8:00PM BUF at WAS MSG, CSNW
8:00PM CHI at NAS CSC
10:00PM COL at VAN CBC, ALTI2

AHL SCOREBOARD: (NHL affiliated in parentheses)
Grand Rapids (DET/EDM) 4 Rochester (BUF/FLO) 2
Milwaukee (NAS/EDM) 4 Albany (CAR/COL) 3
Peoria (STL) 5 Iowa (DAL/EDM) 3
Omaha (CAL) 3 San Antonio (PHO) 1
Binghamton (OTT) 4 Syracuse (CLB) 2
Manitoba (VAN) 3 Philadelphia (PHI) 1
Providence (BOS) 1 Lowell (NJD) 0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (PIT/EDM) 4 Hershey (WAS) 1
Worcester (SJS) 3 Norfolk (CHI) 1
Toronto (TOR) 3 Hamilton (MON/EDM) 2
Springfield (TBL) 3 Manchester (LAK) 2 (OT)

This entry was posted on Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 at 1:14 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Off Wing's Man Of The Night: Kari Lehtonen

ATL 5 TOR 0: Hossa (3G, A), Lehtonen (36 S).
BOS 4 TBl 3 (SO): Kessel (GWG SO), Bergeron (2A). Perrin (G, A).
CAR 4 MON 2: Cole (2G). Huet (44 S).
WAS 4 DAL 3: Semin (G), Klepis (2A). Jokinen (2G).
PHI 3 NYI 2: Niittymaki (39 S). Simon (G).
OTT 6 FLO 0: Heatley (2G, A), Emery (31 S).
NAS 5 STL 4: Hartnell (G, A), Kariya (G). Guerin (2G).
COL 7 EDM 3: Arnason (2G, A), Svatos (2G). Smyth (G).
PHO 7 LAK 4: Nagy (G, 3A). Armstrong (2G, A).
ANA 2 VAN 1: Getzlaf (G). Edler (G).

OFF THE ICE
Going Where No NHl Play-by-play Man Has Gone Before, CBC.ca
NHL's New Look Sonn To Be Unveiled, TSN.ca
Deal Struck In Gambling Ring Aimed At AHL, Playfuls.com
Juniors Look For Help From NHL Teams, Calgary Sun
NHL Ratings Get Penalty For Diving In '06-'07 Season, 680 News

HOCKEY VIDEO: Not sure what the point was, but it's funny to watch anyway:

TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: (All Times ET)
7:30PM PIT at NJD FSP, FSNY
8:00PM NYR at BUF TSN, MSG
8:00PM DET at MIN FSD, KSTC
8:30PM STL at CHI FSMW
9:00PM CLB at CAL FSOH, RSW

AHL SCOREBOARD (NHL affiliates in parentheses)
San Antonio (PHO) 3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (PIT/EDM) 2

This entry was posted on Friday, December 1st, 2006 at 12:02 am by ericc and is filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.