The NHL Minute - 10 Nov
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2 mins Player of the day:
- David Booth (LW - Panthers). Not only did Booth score the game winner against the Anaheim Ducks today, he scored all 3 Panthers goals in the game..
Stars of the day:
- Olli Jokinen (C - Coyotes) 2G 1A 3Pts
- Marty Reasoner (C - Thrashers) 2G 0A 2Pts
- Jeff Deslauriers (G - Oilers) 38 Shots on, 37 Saves, .974 SV%
Turco faces media over Gaffe
- (The following is an article by Yahoo! Sports’ Ross McKeon. To view the full article, please click here)
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Give Marty Turco credit. After gift-wrapping a victory for the host San Jose Sharks in the final 30 seconds with a giveaway of immense proportions, at least the Dallas Stars goaltender was brave enough to face the music.
With the embarrassing play he made late in regulation of Saturday night’s game, when Stars were ohhhhhhh so close to escaping with at least one, if not two, very needed points, it would have been easy to crawl into the stick bag and quietly exit HP Pavilion for the flight out of town without saying anything to anybody.
That, however, only would have compounded the situation the Stars find themselves in, a very good team on paper that’s a long way back in the Pacific Division standings. The only way to get to where Dallas belongs is through leadership and accountability… (read more)
Anderson, Larionov, Scapinello & Chynoweth’s big day arrives
- (The following article is by Chris Johnston of the Canadian Press)
TORONTO - The big moment is finally set to arrive for Mork and The Professor.
Passed over in years past, Glenn Anderson and Igor Larionov will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night along with linesman Ray Scapinello and junior hockey builder Ed Chynoweth.
The wait has been longest for Anderson. He’s been eligible since 1999 and had to watch as 23 players were enshrined before him during that time.
Perhaps it’s only fitting for a guy that has never done things the traditional way, which earned him the nickname Mork - after a TV alien from outer space. Anderson won six Stanley Cups during his career and earned a reputation as a big-game player… (read more)
oh, they’re hurt:
- Paille was a healthy scratch on Saturday after a poor performance on Friday, according to The Buffalo News.
- Injury data courtesy of Yahoo!
He went where?
- The Thrashers may be shopping Lehtonen, according to a report on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast.
He shoots… the scores:
- Atlanta Thrashers 5 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes
- Chicago Blackhawks 6 - 1 Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers 2 - 1 New Jersey Devils
- Florida Panthers 3 - 1 Anaheim Ducks
- Phoenix Coyotes 4 - 2 San Jose Sharks
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