Archive for October, 2009
Notes and +/- (DAL vs TOR)
Notes:
The three game stars, in order: Ribeiro, Kulemin, Richards
Matt Niskanen returned from his head injury in style, getting assists on both of Richards’ goals.
Whoever was recording hits went a little nutty, as each team was credited with 33. Brenden Morrow led all skaters with 6.
Brad Richards led in shots on goal with 5.
Richards and Ribeiro [...]
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Tags: Brad Richards, Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars, James Neal, Jamie Benn, Karlis Skrastins, Marty Turco, Matt Niskanen, Mike Ribeiro, NHL, Regular Season, SHR +/-, Stephane Robidas, Toronto Maple Leafs
Weekly Picture Fantastic
Welcome to the weekly picture fantastic. This week features pictures from the Stars’ practices and the most recent three games. Enjoy!
Doesn’t Skrastins remind you of Tickle Me Elmo?
Ribs, ready to brush the dirt off his shoulders.
Wandell and Grossman act out a live version of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.
It was good to get B.Rich back [...]
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Tags: Brad Richards, Dallas Stars, Karlis Skrastins, Mike Ribeiro, NHL, Nicklas Grossman, Tom Wandell, Weekly Picture Fantastic
Power Rankings Round Up
Dallas continues to move up the power rankings. Let’s take a look at why…
Actual rank: 9th in league; 6th in West; 3rd in Pacific.
Record: 5-2-4. L10: 5-2-3.
ESPN by Pierre LeBrun
Stars: 14 this week; 13 last week. “Snubbed by Team Canada at its Olympic orientation camp this past summer, Brad Richards has roared out of the [...]
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Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Brad Richards, Buffalo Sabres, ESPN, Florida Panthers, James Neal, Jamie Benn, Jonas Gustavsson, Loui Eriksson, Nashville Predators, Power Rankings, Ryan Miller, Steve Ott, THN, Toronot Maple Leafs, TSN
Chemistry by the Numbers
Well, there really isn’t much to go on for the first Chemistry update of the season.
The one thing that really stood out was the Neal-Richards-Eriksson line. Despite how much Richards is producing, the numbers say it’s Loui Eriksson as MVP for that trio. He’s got 16 chem. points with Neal and 17 with Richards. Richards [...]
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Tags: Brad Richards, Brenden Morrow, Chemistry by the Numbers, Dallas Stars, Fabian Brunnstrom, James Neal, Jamie Benn, Loui Eriksson, Mike Ribeiro, NHL, Stephane Robidas, Tom Wandell
Steve Ott Punished
Looks like Ott will be having a hearing tomorrow to discuss his check on Carlo Colaiacovo. Personally, I think the only dirty hit of that game was Ott’s on BJ Crombeen, which was penalized in the game. I also think there have been a number of iffy hits recently across the league, including a very [...]
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Tags: Carlo Colaiacovo, Dallas Stars, NHL, St. Louis Blues, Steve Ott
Artyukhin Suspended
The NHL has decided to suspend Evgeny Artyukhin for slew-footing Matt Niskanen. As no penalty was called on the play, it seems likely that someone spoke up and brought it to the league’s attention, and it’s nice to see them take action.
Anaheim forward Evgeny Artyukhin has been suspended for three games without pay by the [...]
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Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Evgeny Artyukhin, Matt Niskanen, NHL
