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burse was requested to be re-activated a while ago. hopefully, he'll come out this next round
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20 Sep 2007, 11:53 AM
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The season is fast approaching now. The official start of the season starts two weeks from yesterday with four games on Wednesday October 3, 2007.
Canadiens @ Hurricanes Ducks @ Red Wings Senators @ Maple Leafs Stars @ Avalanche But the unofficial official start of the season does not start until Friday October 5, 2007.  Penguins @ Hurricanes  We have the top 100 scorers in the NHL already. We must have been paying attention to points and assists really closely last season. I am wondering if there are any defensemen or goalies that we need before the start of the season? I say defensemen because there may be a few that slip through the cracks because they sometimes don't have high point totals. I have no clue what type of goalie situations there are out there. I would think there are at least a few we should consider before the start of the season. As for the goaltenders. 1. Nicklas Backstrom Minnesota He will be the starting goaltender. His backup is very young at least in terms of experience. 2. Mikael Teliqvist ??? Phoenix I know very little about him but he is listed as the #1 goalie over at sucksline fwiw. I think we can wait at least a little while until, unless someone has a compelling reason to list him right of the bat, this situation clears up a bit because I recognize his two backups very well and we already have them in David Aebischer and Alex Auld. He has played in 70 games in the last four seasons. I just don't really know about this one. As for defensemen. Shea Weber Nashville Michal Rozsival New York Rangers With regards to rookies. No one needed right away. I just notice some last names sometimes and other things as well if they played in Russia or not. 1. Brandon Sutter Carolina Another hockey player with the last name Sutter. Yes he is a part of that hockey family and that family has a bunch of members that have played in the NHL before and no I can't name them all off the top of my head. 2. Alexei Cherepanov He has played in a Russian league the past couple of years. This may mean he is just slightly ahead of other players. Teams in Russia are usually very demanding on their players. I found this little blurb about him on his wiki Cherepanov had more points than now-NHL star's Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk did in their first seasons in the Super League at the age of 17. In March 2007, Cherepanov surpassed the Russian league rookie goal scoring record previously held by Pavel Bure. Those are all pretty famous names when it comes to hockey players from Russia I must say. Now that does not guarantee he will be like these players but he is someone to definitely watch. 3. And last but certainly not least Angelo Esposito Pittsburgh And if I am remembering correctly he is not related to Phil or Tony Esposito. I just like what team he plays for. He may well be very limited in his NHL experience this year. I have not heard a lot about how he has played in the pre season yet. Jordan Staal who we have got off to a somewhat slow start as well. So who really knows.
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20 Sep 2007, 12:01 PM
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So here is from my list above of who we may need before the season starts in a much easier to read format.
Nicklas Backstrom Minnesota G Shea Weber Nashville D Michal Rozsival New York Rangers D One to watch but I don't now if we really need him to start the season or not because of the reasons I listed in my last post. Mikael Teliqvist ??? Phoenix I don't think we need any rookies at least to start the season.
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28 Sep 2007, 06:45 PM
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Alexander Radulov Nashville is another possibility.
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28 Sep 2007, 07:35 PM
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Those 3 that were mentioned make a good short list, though Backstrom is the only "must IPO" IMHO until we see which youngsters break out and produce. And from my scanning the numbers, the top points guy from last season not listed here is Sean Avery of the Rangers (18 goals-30 assists-48 points), though his best score was Elisha Cuthbright. #2 is Randy Robataille of the Isles with a mediocre 11-29-40.
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#21
28 Sep 2007, 09:43 PM
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And don't worry I will watch the rookies and younger guys and a few verterans mixed in around the end of October or so.
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28 Sep 2007, 10:45 PM
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My thoughts:
Phil Kessel - back after cancer treatment Matt Pettinger - Alexander Radulov Niklas Backstrom (G) (New starter for the Wild and ranked #5 in goaltenders) Christian Ehrhoff Guillaume Latendresse Mattias Ohlund Sean Avery Curtis Sanford (G) (Vancouver does not have a back-up ipo'd) Jason LaBarbera (G) (will be battling for the #1 position in LA) Rookies: Jonathan Toews - if you're Canadian, you know who this kid is Peter Mueller Carey Price -IF, he manages to stay in the big leagues. Is fighting two #1 goalies for the #2 spot in LA) Jeff Tambellini - will improve as the season progresses Nicklas Backstrom, Centre (me thinks a contender for the Calder) Shea Weber - will be relied on now that Timonen is in Phili and he's not going to be just a flash in the pan
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03 Oct 2007, 09:34 PM
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Agree...especially since I thought he was already ipo'd!
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06 Oct 2007, 07:04 PM
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Well, can probably hold off on Shea Weber as hes out 3-6 weeks with a (yikes!) dislocated knee cap.
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06 Oct 2007, 11:13 PM
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saw that replay...ouch!
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15 Oct 2007, 07:13 AM
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Carey Price backup goaltender Montreal played in about 25% of games so far.
Just trying to remember names for January.
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15 Oct 2007, 07:35 PM
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The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them- Albert Einstein Quinn: It was, kind of...what's that thing, when things turn funny? Moronic? Jane: I think you mean ironic Daria: She was right the first time
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25 Nov 2007, 09:48 PM
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LA needs a goalie IPO'd. Cloutier's career is pretty much done, and he hasn't been playing in the NHL for awhile now.
Can we get LaBarbara?
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