Joined: 03 Jul 2002
Location: California Posts: 6940
Posted:
Nov 14, 2006 3:29 am
Awesome work Jim. I've been waiting for another Pacific update and this was just what I needed after spending hours on homework.
I'm really looking forward to the Sharks/Ducks matchup a few games down the road. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Ducks throw Bryzgalov out there as he dominated the Sharks last season. I'm milking the production of Marleau/Michalek and hope they can maintain their pace over the course of the season. Also, the roles Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Mike Grier have played in the penalty kill have been key to San Jose's success. Without their P.K. contributions this season I really only see the Sharks as an average team in that respect. I apologize to all who have to sit through every hockey post of mine being totally focused on the Sharks, I keep up with other teams but 90% of the games I see are Sharks vs. ____ .
On another separate note the goalie situation in LA has been interesting, and I'm pulling for Garon to take the starting job, although it looks like the best he'll do is split time for now.
Joined: 09 Apr 2002
Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1707
Posted:
Nov 18, 2006 7:58 pm
Alexander Frolov continues to just be on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had him listed on the hot list for the Kings when we posted Tuesday morning, and in the two games since, he's scored four goals and added another assist. Frolov has now scored two goals in each of his last three games, and is showing some signs that he may make the jump from a solid second LW to a borderline top LW....
After going without a point in his first six games with Dallas, offseason acquisition Patrik Stefan had a big three-point night in Friday's 5-3 win over Atlanta. He assisted on a pair of Mike Ribeiro goals in the first period before eventually netting the game-winner midway through the second. Stefan, a former #1 overall pick (ironically, by Atlanta) is still young enough so that he may find his way into a significant scoring role in the NHL. However, we'll have to see if he might have just been a little more amped up than usual last night facing his old mates.
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