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After a conference low 71 points last season, the Los Angeles Kings have given head coach Marc Crawford his marching orders.
Crawford, who’s record over his 2 seasons with the Kings is a dismal 59-84-21. Last season the Kings tied with Eastern Conference bottom feeders, the Tampa Bay Lightning on points.
“In the end it just comes down to fit,” Lombardi said in a conference call Tuesday afternoon. “It’s just a gut call on fit.” - Yahoo! Sports
In a division that includes strong teams such as the Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, the Kings need to do far better to compete.
The Detroit Red Wings went in to todays game against the Dallas Stars as a team on a roll. They had won 9 straight, and they had the comforting knowledge that Dallas netminder, Marty Turco, appears to have issues defeating the boys in red.
The Red Wings expected to leave todays game with a berth in the Stanley Cup finals.
It wasn’t to be.
The Dallas Stars proved today they can compete with the high flying Red Wings. They proved they can outskate, outpass, outshoot and outplay them, and after 60 grueling minutes, Marty Turco and the Dallas Stars left the rink 3-1 victors.
This win gives the Stars a major boost going into the must-win game 5 back in Detroit. Most importantly however it gives the confidence of Marty Turco and the rest of the Stars squad a shot of nitro.
Loui Eriksson opened the scoring in the closing seconds of the 2nd period. The Wings struck back 49 seconds into the third but it wasn’t to last. Mike Modano scored what was to become the Game-winner and Brenden Morrow added the insurance goal to round out the scorers.
Game 5 in the series is on Saturday at 1:30pm EDT.
We have updated 41 new videos today on 2minsforhockey across a range of categories from goals, to hockey fights, to NHL game highlights. Thanks to all our dedicated readers who come over daily to check out the new videos. We have had a number of new members join lately. If you are keen to get involved please come on board and help make 2minsforhockey the best hockey video community on the Internet.
Unbelievable NHL fight
Peca vs. Thorton in the wonderful fight in NHL
Category: Hockey Fights
Ryan O’Byrne Destroys Ruutu
O’Byrne Destroys Ruutu penguins hit hits highlight hip check montreal canadiens cornell habs feb 21
Category: Hockey Fights
Commodore vs Bull - Blue Jackets @ Senators - Feb 21/08
Courtesy of Dagwood from SensNetwork.com Check out the website for all the latest news on the Ottawa Senators. News, chat, forum, videos and pictures! Largest Ottawa Senators community on the web, next to facebook.
Category: Hockey Fights
Greene vs Isbister Feb 16, 2008
Matt Greene vs Brad Isbister from the Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks game on Feb 16, 2008. via http://www.hockeyfights.com
Category: Hockey Fights
Stuart vs Campbell Feb 21, 2008
Mark Stuart vs Gregory Campbell from the Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers game on Feb 21, 2008. via http://www.hockeyfights.com
Category: Hockey Fights
Salvador vs Thornton Feb 21, 2008
Bryce Salvador vs Scott Thornton from the St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings game on Feb 21, 2008. via http://www.hockeyfights.com
Category: Hockey Fights
Shelley vs Cote Feb 21, 2008
san jose sharks philadelphia flyers Shelley vs Cote Feb 21, 2008
Category: Hockey Fights
Steve Yzerman Top 10 Goals
A Top Ten of Stevie Y. The Greatest captain of all time doing his magic. “Stevie Wonder does it again…”
Category: Goals
Meszaros’ goal vs Blue Jackets - Feb 21/08
Courtesy of Dagwood from SensNetwork.com Check out the website for all the latest news on the Ottawa Senators. News, chat, forum, videos and pictures! Largest Ottawa Senators community on the web, next to facebook.
Category: Goals
Stillman’s goal vs Blue Jackets - Feb 21/08
Courtesy of Dagwood from SensNetwork.com Check out the website for all the latest news on the Ottawa Senators. News, chat, forum, videos and pictures! Largest Ottawa Senators community on the web, next to facebook.
Category: Goals
Vermette interview vs Blue Jackets - Feb 21/08
Courtesy of Dagwood from SensNetwork.com Check out the website for all the latest news on the Ottawa Senators. News, chat, forum, videos and pictures! Largest Ottawa Senators community on the web, next to facebook. 1st intermission first
Category: Interviews
Sports Action Million Dollar Shootout
A promo video I’ve made for a new contest from the Canucks and BCLC: https://playerservices.bclc.com/default.aspx?p=c_mds_homenli
Category: Shows & Commercials
Dallas Stars Pregame Intro
The show the American Airlines Center puts on before the Stars take the ice to the song “Knights of Cydonia” by Muse…most people may have heard this song before on Guitar Hero 3.
Category: Other
Phoenix Dragons vs. Az Strike Pro
Phoenix Dragons vs. Arizona Strike February 19th 2008 http://thepiha.com/game.php?game_id=73577 http://thepiha.com/game.php?game_id=73579 Note: In this clip Dan Maxwell tells Duane Jones the Star of the game with 3 goals, a “C-Leaguer.” Dan Maxwell played in the Fall 2007 C League at his home rink ASC with 12point(less then one goal a game) while his team got 8th place out of 8 teams. Who is the C-leaguer?
Category: Game Highlights
The Buffalo Sabres!!
Great clips of the sabres from the past few years and the sabres comeback game on tampa bay 2/20/08. The song I fought the Law By Green Day is not in the video as the credits say.
Category: Compilations
1997-98 Doug Gilmour Returns to Toronto Part 3
12/13/97, Doug Gilmour plays his first game in Toronto after being traded the previous season. This is his first shift Clip is (c) SportsChannel NY/FSNY and no copyright infringement is intended against them.
Category: NHL Game Highlights
Mats Sundin Tribute
saying goodbye to the best player in Toronto Maple Leaf history on and off the ice
Category: Tributes
Mickey Renaud Tribute
Some pictures of Mickey over the years. ♥ R.I.P. Mickey Renaud, you will always be loved and missed, and you will never ever be forgotten ♥
Category: Tributes
As the February 26 Trade Deadline approaches more and more people will find themselves glued to their TVs, Newspapers, Radios and Computers waiting to hear any news on trades. Not during any other time of the year do we see this kind of absolute mania.
It’s not without reason though. Just look at last year and how, in the closing minutes of the Trade Deadline there was movement galore across the league. This year we don’t expect to be any different.
But the question, before any of this happens, is what position are specific teams in; Buyers or Sellers? Or, in the case of teams with low cap space, both.
Take the top 3 teams in each conference. In the east, Ottawa, New Jersey & Carolina are only holding their spots by 2 points or less. In the West there is a little more space with Detroit, Dallas & Minnesota.
Ottawa Senators: Ottawa have come back to life since the return of Dany Heatley and Daniel Alfredsson. Many believe Ottawa will remain quiet after having already traded away Joe Corvo & Patrick Eaves to the Carolina Hurricanes. If the Senators do make moves, look for them to be buyers.
New Jersey Devils: New Jersey have been strong over their last 10 games (7-1-2). Zack Parise leads the team in Goals, Assists & Points. There are rumours that the Devils are keen to pick up Marian Hossa, however this is to be seen. I don’t personally see them making many moves at the deadline, but if they do they could be buyers for either a solid defenseman or another scorer up front.
Carolina Hurricanes: Having already made a 2 player trade with Ottawa, giving up Mike Commodore & Cory Stillman, the Hurricanes may not be very active come the deadline. If they do, i see them making picking up a 2-way scorer up front.
Detroit Red Wings: Detroit have recently come off a 6 game losing skid, which revealed to the rest of the league that they are not unbeatable. It became clear during that skid that the Red Wings could do with both another scorer up front and another solid defenseman at the blue line. A potential buy/sell trade scenario could be possible here.
Dallas Stars: Co-GMs Brett Hull & Les Jackson have been 2 of the busiest GMs in the league over the last few weeks, having scouted almost every team looking for that special person. Initially it was believed the Stars would be looking for a scoring winger to play with Mike Modano, but it’s possible the Stars could be looking for a solid scoring 2nd line center instead. Modano has been playing solid defensive hockey and would make a killer scoring checking line center, a role the Stars currently have as the 2nd line. If they do pick up a center, look for Modano to keep the Powerplay minutes, and remain an 18min average ice time guy.
Minnesota Wild: Minnesota have a solid forward pack, with the only concern being Marian Gaborik being prone to injuries. The Wild may look to pick up a scoring winger just in case Gaborik goes down.
Special Mention:
Phoenix Coyotes: The Yotes have been making a run for the playoffs all season and currently hold a very unstable 8th spot in the West. The Coyotes rely on youth rather than big names, so it’s really hard to say what Wayne Gretzky’s team will do come the Trade Deadline. I do see the Yotes making moves to buy both a reliable scorer and also another solid blueliner. They do have a LOT of cap space, so it’s possible they could be a big player in the coming days.
Pittsburgh Penguins: The Penguins sniffed the playoffs last year and liked what they smelt. Malkin has stepped up with Crosby out due to injury, so it’s hard to say what they might do. They have a lot of cap space to work with, so maybe strengthening their blueline could be the way they go.
Going into the All Star break this year many people you could have been forgiven for assuming the Red Wings were guaranteed to take out the conference at the end of the regular season.
Who would have thought that the Red Wings, who dominated the season to that point in the competition would come out of the break looking like another, far less impressive team.
At the point of the All Star break, the Red Wings had a 17 point lead over the closest competitor. After todays loss to the Dallas Stars, their 6th loss in a row, that lead has been cut to just 8 points.
If the Red Wings are not scared yet, they should be. The Dallas Stars are on a roll and have their sights set on that top spot. 6 points behind Dallas are the defending champions, the Anaheim Ducks, who have yet to see the success they expected after the return of Scott Neidermayer and Teemu Selanne.
The west is a hot spot, and in the battle for the top 8 spots, there are in fact 12 teams still battling it out with realistic chances of making the top 8.
After a conference low 71 points last season, the Los Angeles Kings have given head coach Marc Crawford his marching orders.
The Detroit Red Wings went in to todays game against the Dallas Stars as a team on a roll. They had won 9 straight, and they had the comforting knowledge that Dallas netminder, Marty Turco, appears to have issues defeating the boys in red.
This win gives the Stars a major boost going into the must-win game 5 back in Detroit. Most importantly however it gives the confidence of Marty Turco and the rest of the Stars squad a shot of nitro.
