(Note: Given the recent problems with visiting EN, we suggestyou click on the headline or the permalink at the bottom of today'spost in order to make reading easier. We regret the problem and hope tohave it solved quickly. We also acknowledge that this is a weak temporary solution to the problem, but we're stumped at the moment. Thank you for your patience.)Take a look at what Boston forward MilanLucic did to Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Van Ryn last night:(Please visit the site to view this media) Yeesh. He stuck him through the glass. Thankfully, Van Ryn was alright.Other than being "itchy" he escaped injury. He even scored a goal later in thesame period of a 4-2 win at Boston.The win ended a five-game losing streak for the Maple Leafs.Four spectators in were injuredby the glass and two went to the hospital with some injuries.By the way, that wasn't the onlybig hit in this game. Take a look at what Boston'sDennis Wideman did to Toronto'sMatt Stajan:(Please visit the site to view this media) HEADS UPSpeaking of injured spectators, aPenguins fan who was hit by a puck during the team's home opener wrote in togive us an update on his health:"I read your blog from the opener.I was the guy that was hit with the puck in A 27 Row B at the 3:28 mark of thefirst period. Just to be clear, I WAS paying attention. Have you ever sat downthat low? You can't see a damn thing... those seats actually are terrible. Theplay, if I recall, was in the neutral zone towards the Devils end, where Icould see absolutely nothing.After receiving medical attentionfor my bleeding head, I returned to the game for the second period. In a veryclassy move by the Devils, one of their trainers handed me a Reebok Devils hat,signed by all of the scratched players that evening. He said "Fromthe N.J. Devils. We're glad you're ok and hope you feel bettersoon." Very classy. Anyway, I ended up sustaining aconcussion. I am still suffering from dizziness, light headedness, and someother symptoms. Now a full week later, I have yet to hear from the PittsburghPenguins asking me how I am. Very disappointing to say theleast. Just thought I would share with you."BryanEN-First and foremost, let's all hope for Bryan's quick recovery. Second, we apologizeto Bryan forassuming he wasn't paying attention. We were simply offering some public adviceto anyone sitting down low near the action.EMPTY NETTER ASSISTSPenguins-EN reader Geoff Marton spottedthis absolute gem of a jersey at last night's game; An Esa Tikkanen EdmontonOilers:-That might be hands-down the finest jersey we've ever been made aware of at Mellon Arena.-Dave Molinari's recap from lastnight.-Darryl Sydor. Always ready to go.-What's up with Janne Pesonen?-Paul Bissonnette's fight with Carolina's Dan LaCouturefrom last night:(Please visit the site to view this media)-Eric Godard's tilt with WadeBrookbank:(Please visit the site to view this media)-Why is Michel Therrien touching Evgeni Malkin like this?-Malkin seems to be puzzled by it as well.-Faceoff-Factor scored aninterview with Penguins prospect Joe Vitale.-Changes in travel plansprevented the Staals from being brothers.-Former Penguins forward NathanSmith was cleared of charges of public lewdness in Scranton.Atlantic Division-By the sounds of things, Rangersforward Aaron Voros (right) is a verygrateful, thoughtful individual. He wrote a letter to his former coach, theWild's Jacques Lemaire, and thanked Lemaire for helping him develop into an.nhl-caliber player.-The Rangers want forward NikolaiZherdev to break out this season.-Islanders forward Mike Sillingerand defenseman Andy Sutton are close to returning from injuries.-Will the Flyers returndefenseman Luca Sbisa to his junior team?-Philadelphia's blue line is a mess.-As hard as it might be tobelieve, Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur is off to the best start of hisstoried career.-Devils forward Barry Tallacksontook part in his first practice sinceundergoing heart surgery.-Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo!interviewed filmmaker and noted Devils fan Kevin Smith. Smith takes a shot at"Sudden Death."How dare he!?!Northeast Division-Derek Roy's overtime goal gavethe Sabres a 4-3 win at Minnesota.At 6-0-1, Buffalois still undefeated.-Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake,he of the $5 million-a-year contract, was a healthy scratch last night.-Senators coach Craig Hartsburgis getting impatient with goaltender Martin Gerber.-The Bruins need some help in theshootout.-Canadiens fans, never the lot toput too much pressure on a young player, have given goaltender Carey Price (right) the nickname of "Jesus Price."Southeast Division-The Capitals signed defensemanJohn Erskine to a two-year deal worth $1.25 million each season.On a team a little light on physical play, Erskine is one of the few sources ofnastiness on the Capitals.-The Lightning finally officiallysigned former Rangers defenseman Marek Malik to a one-year deal worth $1.25million.-The Thrashers demoted forwardMike Hoffman to Chicagoof the AHL.-Hurricanes captain RodBrind'Amour said his team was horrible in its 4-1 loss to the Penguins lastnight.Central Division-The Predators activated forwardNick Tarnasky from injured reserve.-The Blue Jackets demotedgoaltender Steve Mason to Syracuseof the AHL.-Columbus forward Mike Peca's five-gamessuspension for abusing an official is over.-Blue Jackets forwards Jared Boll,Rick Nash, Fredrik Modin and Jason Chimera are good people.-Prior to last night's games,94-year-old Blues forward Keith Tkachuk (right)was the league-leader in goals with seven.-Red Wings forward Marian Hossawill face the Thrashers for the first time tomorrow night since being traded tothe Penguins last season.-After having offseason surgery,Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom is off to a fast start.Northwest Division-The Flames got a hat trick fromJarome Iginla and came from behind in a 5-3 win at Nashville.-Ian Laperriere had a Gordie Howehat trick for the Avalanche in a 4-1 defeat of the Oilers.Colorado haswon four consecutive games.-Canucks forward Pavol Demitra isdealing with a rib injury.-The Oilers recalled defensemanTheo Peckham from Springfieldof the AHL.Pacific Division-A career-high five points byMike Ribeiro (above) helped the Stars claim a 5-3 win againstthe Islanders.-Mikael Tellqvist made 31 savesfor the Coyotes who edged the Capitals, 2-1.-The Ducks signed former Hurricanesdefenseman Bret Hedican.-Anaheim forward Ryan Getzlaf had surgery foran abscessed tooth.-Sharks forward Joe Thornton isdealing with a groin injury again.Norris Division-The Canadian dollar is reallyunstable right now and that's making things a little difficult for the.nhl'sCanadian teams.-For the second time in.nhlhistory, all 30 teams in the league will be playing on Saturday.(Photos: Therrien-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press; Voros-Michal Cizek/Getty Images; Tkachuk-Jeff Roberson/Associated Press; Ribeiro-JimMcIssac/Getty Images)Source
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Ouch - 10-24-08
(Note: Given the recent problems with visiting EN, we suggestyou click on the headline or the permalink at the bottom of today'spost in order to make reading easier. We regret the problem and hope tohave it solved quickly. We also acknowledge that this is a weak temporary solution to the problem, but we're stumped at the moment. Thank you for your patience.)Take a look at what Boston forward MilanLucic did to Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Van Ryn last night:(Please visit the site to view this media) Yeesh. He stuck him through the glass. Thankfully, Van Ryn was alright.Other than being "itchy" he escaped injury. He even scored a goal later in thesame period of a 4-2 win at Boston.The win ended a five-game losing streak for the Maple Leafs.Four spectators in were injuredby the glass and two went to the hospital with some injuries.By the way, that wasn't the onlybig hit in this game. Take a look at what Boston'sDennis Wideman did to Toronto'sMatt Stajan:(Please visit the site to view this media) HEADS UPSpeaking of injured spectators, aPenguins fan who was hit by a puck during the team's home opener wrote in togive us an update on his health:"I read your blog from the opener.I was the guy that was hit with the puck in A 27 Row B at the 3:28 mark of thefirst period. Just to be clear, I WAS paying attention. Have you ever sat downthat low? You can't see a damn thing... those seats actually are terrible. Theplay, if I recall, was in the neutral zone towards the Devils end, where Icould see absolutely nothing.After receiving medical attentionfor my bleeding head, I returned to the game for the second period. In a veryclassy move by the Devils, one of their trainers handed me a Reebok Devils hat,signed by all of the scratched players that evening. He said "Fromthe N.J. Devils. We're glad you're ok and hope you feel bettersoon." Very classy. Anyway, I ended up sustaining aconcussion. I am still suffering from dizziness, light headedness, and someother symptoms. Now a full week later, I have yet to hear from the PittsburghPenguins asking me how I am. Very disappointing to say theleast. Just thought I would share with you."BryanEN-First and foremost, let's all hope for Bryan's quick recovery. Second, we apologizeto Bryan forassuming he wasn't paying attention. We were simply offering some public adviceto anyone sitting down low near the action.EMPTY NETTER ASSISTSPenguins-EN reader Geoff Marton spottedthis absolute gem of a jersey at last night's game; An Esa Tikkanen EdmontonOilers:-That might be hands-down the finest jersey we've ever been made aware of at Mellon Arena.-Dave Molinari's recap from lastnight.-Darryl Sydor. Always ready to go.-What's up with Janne Pesonen?-Paul Bissonnette's fight with Carolina's Dan LaCouturefrom last night:(Please visit the site to view this media)-Eric Godard's tilt with WadeBrookbank:(Please visit the site to view this media)-Why is Michel Therrien touching Evgeni Malkin like this?-Malkin seems to be puzzled by it as well.-Faceoff-Factor scored aninterview with Penguins prospect Joe Vitale.-Changes in travel plansprevented the Staals from being brothers.-Former Penguins forward NathanSmith was cleared of charges of public lewdness in Scranton.Atlantic Division-By the sounds of things, Rangersforward Aaron Voros (right) is a verygrateful, thoughtful individual. He wrote a letter to his former coach, theWild's Jacques Lemaire, and thanked Lemaire for helping him develop into an.nhl-caliber player.-The Rangers want forward NikolaiZherdev to break out this season.-Islanders forward Mike Sillingerand defenseman Andy Sutton are close to returning from injuries.-Will the Flyers returndefenseman Luca Sbisa to his junior team?-Philadelphia's blue line is a mess.-As hard as it might be tobelieve, Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur is off to the best start of hisstoried career.-Devils forward Barry Tallacksontook part in his first practice sinceundergoing heart surgery.-Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo!interviewed filmmaker and noted Devils fan Kevin Smith. Smith takes a shot at"Sudden Death."How dare he!?!Northeast Division-Derek Roy's overtime goal gavethe Sabres a 4-3 win at Minnesota.At 6-0-1, Buffalois still undefeated.-Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake,he of the $5 million-a-year contract, was a healthy scratch last night.-Senators coach Craig Hartsburgis getting impatient with goaltender Martin Gerber.-The Bruins need some help in theshootout.-Canadiens fans, never the lot toput too much pressure on a young player, have given goaltender Carey Price (right) the nickname of "Jesus Price."Southeast Division-The Capitals signed defensemanJohn Erskine to a two-year deal worth $1.25 million each season.On a team a little light on physical play, Erskine is one of the few sources ofnastiness on the Capitals.-The Lightning finally officiallysigned former Rangers defenseman Marek Malik to a one-year deal worth $1.25million.-The Thrashers demoted forwardMike Hoffman to Chicagoof the AHL.-Hurricanes captain RodBrind'Amour said his team was horrible in its 4-1 loss to the Penguins lastnight.Central Division-The Predators activated forwardNick Tarnasky from injured reserve.-The Blue Jackets demotedgoaltender Steve Mason to Syracuseof the AHL.-Columbus forward Mike Peca's five-gamessuspension for abusing an official is over.-Blue Jackets forwards Jared Boll,Rick Nash, Fredrik Modin and Jason Chimera are good people.-Prior to last night's games,94-year-old Blues forward Keith Tkachuk (right)was the league-leader in goals with seven.-Red Wings forward Marian Hossawill face the Thrashers for the first time tomorrow night since being traded tothe Penguins last season.-After having offseason surgery,Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom is off to a fast start.Northwest Division-The Flames got a hat trick fromJarome Iginla and came from behind in a 5-3 win at Nashville.-Ian Laperriere had a Gordie Howehat trick for the Avalanche in a 4-1 defeat of the Oilers.Colorado haswon four consecutive games.-Canucks forward Pavol Demitra isdealing with a rib injury.-The Oilers recalled defensemanTheo Peckham from Springfieldof the AHL.Pacific Division-A career-high five points byMike Ribeiro (above) helped the Stars claim a 5-3 win againstthe Islanders.-Mikael Tellqvist made 31 savesfor the Coyotes who edged the Capitals, 2-1.-The Ducks signed former Hurricanesdefenseman Bret Hedican.-Anaheim forward Ryan Getzlaf had surgery foran abscessed tooth.-Sharks forward Joe Thornton isdealing with a groin injury again.Norris Division-The Canadian dollar is reallyunstable right now and that's making things a little difficult for the.nhl'sCanadian teams.-For the second time in.nhlhistory, all 30 teams in the league will be playing on Saturday.(Photos: Therrien-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press; Voros-Michal Cizek/Getty Images; Tkachuk-Jeff Roberson/Associated Press; Ribeiro-JimMcIssac/Getty Images)Source
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