Posts Tagged ‘erik karlsson’
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Erik Karlsson (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
The biggest hockey story on Wednesday night came in Pittsburgh, where Ottawa Senators’ defenceman Erik Karlsson suffered a nasty Achilles’ tendon injury and is probably gone for the season (unless the Senators make a deep playoff run, unlikely with Jason Spezza out too).
Karlsson was battling with Matt Cooke of the Penguins along the boards when Cooke’s skate blade came down on Karlsson’s leg.
The National Hockey League has decided not to discipline Cooke, believing there was no intent to injure.
However, Cooke does however have a negative history stemming from four hits that have resulted in suspensions, and another controversial hit on Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins, that could have resulted in one. The hit on Savard has basically ended his career because of the concussion factor.
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Tags: erik karlsson, matt cooke, Ottawa Senators
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Henrik Lundqvist (Robert Kowal, Wikimedia Commons)
The 2012 NHL Award Ceremony takes place tonight in Las Vegas with Nickelback performing.
Let’s see how well I do:
HART–The question here is should the Hart Trophy go to a goalie? The answer this season is yes. Henrik Lundqvist was the primary reason the New York Rangers led the Eastern Conference in points. You can’t give the Hart to a player that missed the playoffs (Steven Stamkos) and in Pittsburgh, when healthy Sidney Crosby is just as valuable to the Penguins as Evgeni Malkin.
VEZINA–If Lundqvist wins the Hart, he’ll win the Vezina too.
NORRIS–Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators had more assists than Zdeno Chara and Shea Weber had points.
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Tags: brian campbell, colorado avalanche, detroit red wings, erik karlsson, florida panthers, Gabriel Landeskog, henrik lundqvist, ken hitchcock, new york rangers, nhl awards, Ottawa Senators, Pavel Datsyuk, saint louis blues
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Erik Karlsson (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
The Ottawa Senators have signed Norris Trophy candidate Erik Karlsson to a huge contract.
Just how much?
Well, it is for seven years and worth $45.5 million. Wow? Really? The answer is yes.
I know Karlsson had 78 points this season, the most among all defencemen in the NHL, but there is one statistic that I cannot get out of my head. The bottom line is he was a -30 just last season before he turned things around substantially in 2011-12. Who is to say under a changed system a few years down the road in Ottawa, and Karlsson will return to his questionable defensive skills?
Too many times general managers look at one season and project greatness later on down the road rather than analyze the entire career of a particular player before handing him an enormous contract. I feel that is what the Senators’ General Manger Bryan Murray has done here with Erik Karlsson!
Tags: erik karlsson, Ottawa Senators
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Sunday, April 15th, 2012
Chris Neil (Wikimedia Commons)
An interesting theme so far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs have been the number of games that have gone into an extra period.
The number is currently seven after three more overtime games on Saturday. Washington beat Boston 2-1 on an overtime winner by Nicklas Backstrom yesterday afternoon. Then last night, Chris Neil scored the overtime winner for the Senators in a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers and then Bryan Bickell scored the overtime winner (his first of two on the night) in a 4-3 Chicago win over Phoenix.
The Sens/Rangers series is definitely starting to heat up. Last night at Madison Square Garden, Senators defenceman Matt Carkner went after Rangers’ Brian Boyle and basically showed him who is boss by delivering a dozen consecutive punches at his face after Boyle checked Zack Smith. The altercation was payback for the Senators because in Game 1 Boyle had gone after and attacked Norris Trophy favourite Erik Karlsson. Carkner, and Rangers forward Brandon Dubinsky got game misconducts from the altercation. Dubinsky was ejected for being the third man in.
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Tags: brandon dubinsky, brian boyle, bryan bickell, Chicago Blackhawks, chris neil, erik karlsson, matt carkner, new york rangers, nicklas backstrom, Ottawa Senators, st. louis blues, washington capitals, zack smith
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Friday, March 30th, 2012
Patrick Chan (David Carmichael, Wikimedia Commons)
2011 Lionel Conacher Award winner Patrick Chan of Ottawa, Ontario is one step closer to defending his title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, France.
Today, Chan put down a solid short program, and leads the Czech Republic’s Michal Brezina by 1.74 points. Due to the fact the television coverage on CBC is absolutely lousy, the event can be seen live on www.cbcsports.ca or if you have Bold. The final flight of skaters in the men’s event is at 8am and the final flight of skaters in the women’s event is at 1:30pm on Saturday with Alena Leonova of Russia in the lead. In the pairs competition today, Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov hammered the strong German pair of Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy by 8.04 points, but only hung onto the silver medal behind the Germans after a poor short program.
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Tags: agnieszka radwanska, alena leonova, anaheim ducks, andy murray, bryan cochrane, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, Edmonton Oilers, erik karlsson, final four, glenn howard, heath mccormick, jarome iginla, john calipari, kansas jayhawks, kentucky wildcats, louisville cardinals, maria sharapova, marion bartoli, maxim trankov, michal brezina, new orleans hornets, novak djokovic, ohio state buckeyes, Ottawa Senators, patrick chan, Philadelphia Flyers, phonix suns, rick pitino, ryan miller, shannon kleibrink, tatiana volosozhar, thomas dufour, toronto maple leafs, Vancouver Canucks, victoria azarenka, world figure skating championships, world men's curling championship
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
The Calgary Flames got beaten by Bobby Butler on Tuesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Butler scored twice in the final period as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 to win their first game in Calgary since 2003.
Butler’s game winning goal and insurance goal were of a highlight reel variety. Twice he came down the wing and delivered an outstanding shot to get the puck past Miikka Kiprusoff.
His first goal came at 9:50 of the third period from Sergei Gonchar and Chris Phillips, while his second was from Jesse Winchester and Erik Karlsson.
For Butler it was only his first two goals of the season after scoring ten a year ago in 36 games. If he continues to perform offensively, don’t be surprised if he rises on Head Coach Paul MacLean’s depth chart. He is currently seeing fourth line minutes with enforcer Zenon Konopka and Winchester.
With the win, the Senators improve to 9-9-1, and in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, while the Flames drop to 7-9-1 and remain in last place in the Northwest.
Tags: bobby butler, calgary flames, chris phillips, erik karlsson, jesse winchester, Ottawa Senators, paul maclean, sergei gonchar, zenon konopka
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