Henrik Zetterberg (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
One of the most exciting times in the world of sports is simply game seven. That’s what we’ll have Sunday night in southern California as the Anaheim Ducks host the Detroit Red Wings.
Last night, Red Wings’ captain Henrik Zetterberg scored at 1:04 of overtime to give the Red Wings a 4-3 win over the Ducks to tie their Western Conference quarterfinal series at three games apiece.
The Red Wings might have a strong core of veterans, but after all these years are still getting it done. Goaltender Jimmy Howard is playing at an elite level as Detroit will look to move on during their last year in the Western Conference. How dangerous will Detrot be next year in the East? The answer is very. The game will be seen Sunday night on TSN at 8:00 p.m.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
Saturday & Sunday– PGA–Players Championship–NBC–12 p.m.– Spain’s Sergio Garcia, probably one of the best golfers in the world to have never won a major, currently leads Tiger Woods by a stroke after shooting a -11 at Sawgrass over the first two days of competition. Garcia and Woods have won the Players Championship once before– Woods in 2001 and Garcia in 2008. As for the first round leader, American Roberto Castro, he went from -9 to -3 and 1st to 30th after shooting a 78 on Friday.
As we near the end of the second month of the NHL season, we’re starting to separate the men from the boys and the pretenders from the real deals out there…but regardless of that, the beauty goals keep rolling in!
This week on the GOTW, we’ve got the answer to Tampa’s defensive tactics, another alley-oop, the old “dangle & snipe,” and two of the nicest goals you’ll see all season long! Oh, and the most embarrassing thing since…well I won’t spoil it!
Let’s go!
5. Patrik Elias
Remember when the Tampa Bay Lightning were getting raked over the coals for playing the 1-3-1 system against the Philadelphia Flyers? Check out Patrik Elias’ method of getting through the clogged ice on this NJ Devils power play! Pause the video at the 35-second mark: it’s a 2-on-4, and he still scores! (VIDEOS after the jump!) (more…)
The Calgary Flames have signed a defensive minded defenceman at a great price.
On Saturday, the Flames’ General Manager Jay Feaster signed blueliner Scott Hannan from the Washington Capitals to a one year contract worth $1 million.
Hannan will expect to replace the role of Robyn Regehr. Regehr was traded with Ales Kotalik and a second round pick in 2012 from the Flames to the Buffalo Sabres for Paul Byron and Chris Butler on June 25.
Hannan is known as a stay at home defenceman, who scored one goal and ten assists with the Capitals and Colorado Avalanche in 2010-11. Hannan played seven years for the San Jose Sharks and three full seasons for the Avalanche before being traded to Washington for Tomas Fleischmann on November 30, 2010.
Hannan also is strong physically, but has a disciplined dimension to his game. At 6’1″, 225 pounds, Hannan has been very effective in a shutdown role in his career, but only has taken 484 penalty minutes in 830 games.
Due to some technical difficulties, this week’s episode of 15 Minutes of Fame is coming at you a day later than usual, but it’s better late than never right?
This week, we’re breaking down some of the biggest moves of the NHL Free Agent season, including the handful made by the Oilers and Panthers, and we look at the NBA lockout. In the GABBYs: The LA Dodgers, NY Mets Grand Slams, Cliff Lee shutouts, Major League steroids, and more!
Tomas Fleischmann (Bridget Samuels, Wikimedia Commons)
The Florida Panthers spent a significant amount of money on Friday.
They signed Tomas Fleischmann from Colorado, Ed Jovanovski from Phoenix, Scottie Upshall from Columbus and Jose Theodore from Minnesota.
Fleischmann spent half the season last year in Washington before being traded to Colorado for defenceman Scott Hannan in 2010-11. The Czech Republic native, who had 12 goals, and 19 assists in 2010-11, signed a four year deal worth $18 million.
Jovanovski, signed a four year deal worth $16.5 million. The former Canadian Olympic Gold medallist returns to Florida where he started his career in 1995. Jovanovski had five goals and nine assists last year.
Upshall, from Fort McMurray, Alberta, shared his time last year with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Phoenix Coyotes, being traded to Columbus with Sami Lepisto for Rostislav Klesla and Dane Byers at the trade deadline. Upshall, who had a career high 22 goals in 2011, signed a four year deal worth $14 million.
One of the more interesting storylines so far in the 2010-11 Stanley Cup Playoffs has been the strategy of the Washington Capitals. The players have bought into head coach Bruce Boudreau’s defensive mindset and limited the quality of scoring opportunities by the New York Rangers considerably. One Capital defenceman that is receiving considerably high praise is defenceman Scott Hannan who was acquired from the Colorado Avalanche for Tomas Fleischmann on November 30. Hannan had four blocked shots and two hits in 28:39 in Game One Wednesday and was a +1 with a blocked shot in 21:34 last night. Offensively, two former Oilers have been producing for the Capitals. Jason Arnott and Jason Chimera found the puck past Henrik Lundqvist last night. Game three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal is set for Sunday at 1pm (NBC) at New York’s Madison Square Garden with the Capitals leading the series 2-0.
Peter Forsberg’s on again, off again relationship with the NHL appears to be “on again.”
Well, not quite. But sort of.
The 37-year-old, who hasn’t played in the NHL since April of 2008 because of a recurring foot injury (among other things), is back in his old stomping grounds to see if he’s still got it. ESPN reports Forsberg will start skating with the Colorado Avalanche today in an effort to gauge where he’s at as far as conditioning and to see if his foot holds up at that level…(After the jump: More Forsberg, Nathan Gerbe & Flyers/Sens line brawl)(more…)
As we near the end of the second month of the NHL season, we’re starting to separate the men from the boys and the pretenders from the real deals out there…but regardless of that, the beauty goals keep rolling in!
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