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Post by seventeen on Jan 27, 2008 1:02:30 GMT -5
Two rough losses in a row, 4-0 to Quad Cities (sounds like a toy) and 2-0 to Syracuse. Where has the scoring gone? I didn't see Grabovski in the line-up....injured? Or S. Kostitsyn makes a huge difference when he's not with the Dogs.
Only 16 shots on goal tonight. Bleccch.
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Post by jkr on Jan 27, 2008 10:45:08 GMT -5
Price stops 33 of 35. Looks like a solid performance on paper.
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Post by Gogie on Jan 27, 2008 11:41:25 GMT -5
Grabovski's been out for awhile with an injury (he managed to play 2 games for the Dogs and got injured). Not sure when he's due back. Same for Biron. Tough luck for him - he missed most of the first half, came back for 4 games and is out again.
Not a lot of depth offensively, especially when Milroy has regressed after a career year last year and Dags hasn't really improved from an outstanding rookie season. The only real offensive force on the team right now is Locke, and he can't do it all himself.
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Post by CrocRob on Jan 27, 2008 12:33:11 GMT -5
Montreal really tapped this team dry of scoring talent this year, and Grabovski's injury hurts. It's a high ankle sprain a-la Crosby and he's going to be out for a while.
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Post by skunk on Jan 27, 2008 16:17:20 GMT -5
There are six players on the Bulldogs who matter as far as Montreal is concerned. One at each position on the ice.
1. Carey Price G
2. Mathieu Carle D
3. Pavel Valentenko D
4. Kyle Chipchura C
5. Matt D'Agostini RW
6. Greg Stewart LW
The rest of the guys are just filler, and I don't think they are as much concerned about the performance of the team as about the development of these players.
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Post by seventeen on Jan 27, 2008 17:48:38 GMT -5
Winning matters. You get better development when the kids are winning. I think they're going through a tough spell, but they can be better than their record. Both Halak and Price suffered from the relegation blues and weren't up to their normal standards for quite some time.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 1, 2008 23:41:46 GMT -5
The Dogs are in the 'Peg for two games this weekend, and set a new team record for being shutout (as Derek the announcer said, "their new record of futility"). Not for lack of trying as they pounded the Moose net with shots and good chances only to be stoned.
All looked (or sounded) bleak with Carey giving one up with 4.5 seconds left in the second. The Dogs kept pressing and Duncan Milroy broke his own streak without a goal with a huge one with 51 seconds left in the third.
Dogs scored twice in the SO, and Carey stopped all four he faced...Dogs win and get a precious two points on the road in the prairies. Rematch tomorrow night, same bat time, same bat channel.
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Post by habmeister on Feb 2, 2008 0:02:21 GMT -5
thats good, it will give carey more work and lots of shots. better than him facing 15 easy ones.
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Post by roke on Feb 2, 2008 0:24:49 GMT -5
I went to the game tonight, didn't have good seats (my view was somewhat obstructed by a handrail) and since I sat in the cheap seats and it was girl guide night I was surrounded by loud kids and their parents. The kids had a good time, I was tempted to yell at the mascot when he was blocking my view during the game.
As for the game, it was incredibly boring. The Moose don't have much offense (at least from what I saw and the stat sheet) and the Bulldogs only have a little bit more. It was obvious both teams lacked firepower and the Bulldogs could've sorely used Chipchura and Grabovksi. Solid goaltending on both sides, Schneider made 2 great saves, one of which was a spectacular glove save while the Bulldogs had a 4on3 advantedge. Greg Stewart got his face beat up in his fight against the Manitoba goon, and he dropped the gloves when Hamilton had posession behind the net... oops. Although Duncan Milroy scored I didn't see much of him (his shootout goal was great though, top shelf); that's probably because I wasn't wearing my glasses. Anyway, here are some more thoughts:
Carey Price had a good game although he did make a brutal giveaway. 2nd time I've been to an AHL game he's been in and he gives the puck away brutally. Luckily, Mike Keane rang it off the post on the gaping net. Other than that Price was very good, always in position keeping his rebounds away from the danger areas and otherwise handling the puck to give his defense a break from getting hit and helping in the transition game. I'd like to see him move a quicker to get back in the net when playing the puck and I still think he needs to work on fighting through traffic (not may goalies don't though). He only didn't see one shot that went wide so it was nothing of consequence. The goal he allowed was a weak wrister that I"m sure was deflected up and into the top half of the net. He moved his glove really late on it and the puck kind of floated in. I forgot to bring my glasses so I can't tell for sure. He was stellar in the shootout and deserved the W.
Matt D'agostini was another player I had my eye on, however I wasn't able to see who he was until the 3rd when he played really well. He was fairly creative with the puck, almost scored by going around/through a dman and putting it past Schneider and him getting the puck on the dumpin setup the Milroy goal. I wuoldn't say he's NHL ready but he was probably the most dangerous Bulldog on the ice tonight. That isn't saying much though. He also made a great play in OT. Moose forward skating in, he was the only guy back (other than Price of course) and he took the body, knocked the Moose forward down and negated what seemed to be a very good chance. I actually didn't notice it was D'agostini until he skated off to the bench, I thought he was a Dman back there. By far the first star tonight.
Corey Locke was a player who was easy to notice out there, mainly because his #84 is easy to distinguish, even when it's somewhat blurry, and he has his jersey kind of tucked in on the side. He was playing LW tonight which surprised me, and manned the point on the 4on3 PP. He tried to come out from the halfboards a couple times (similar to Kovalev or Andrei Kostitsyn) however, he didn't have the strength or the reach. Had a couple good passes picked off but was great on the powerplay. His lack of a big shot was evident in playing the point though as he wasn't much of a threat.
Pavel Valentenko played a safe, dependable game from the backend. He usually made a good, crisp first man, took guys off the puck and played fairly physical. Wasn't throwing his weight around much but kept in position, used his body well in muscling players off the puck and had a Mini-Komisarek-like hit ont he leftboards that was pretty nice. Almost exclusively wristed the puck from the point, would've liked to see him wind up a couple times on the powerplay but all-around a solid game. If you're looking for a projection as to when he'll be NHL-ready, I'd say not for at least a calender year.
Mathieu Carle: To put it frankly, I thoguht he was invisible in the first 2 periods. I didn't notice him at all defensively (Which is probably good) or with the puck (given his skating ability, probably not good). The Moose goal was probably the best thing for him tonight as Hamilton was forced to open up a bit. He thrived in the 3rd, rushing the puck up, avoiding the forechecker, getting all the way to the Manitoba blue-line on a number of occasions. Really stepped up in the 3rd and looked good. If you're looking for an NHL-ready projection I'd say if he progresses he could be ready the season after next.
Anyway, that's all that really stands out for me from the game tonight. I wasn't taking notes so I'm going by what must've really stuck with me.
My pet peeve of the night was the one-ref system the AHL uses. I don't think they missed anything (I didn't see it anyway) however I could never find the referee on the ice when I was looking to see if he was going to call a penalty or not.
Pet Peeve #2 would be whoever registers the shots at the MTS Centre. Price faced at least 5 more shots (4 in the first for sure) than were registered and I have no doubt that Hamilton's shot total was slightly higher than it should've been... no wonder their goalies have such high save percentages.
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Post by seventeen on Feb 2, 2008 2:02:56 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 2, 2008 22:42:55 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 2, 2008 22:45:10 GMT -5
Dogs win a huge game in Manitoba to complete their sweep. Dogs now tied for third in the division and only two points back of the Moose, whom they swept this weekend.
Carey Price gets a shutout in a 2-0 win.
Dogs don't score until late in the third. Corey Locke gets the empty netter to be the all time leading goal scorer for the Dogs (he is already their all time points leader and I believe he is on the cusp of the assist leader title too).
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 2, 2008 23:11:40 GMT -5
I went to the game tonight, didn't have good seats (my view was somewhat obstructed by a handrail) and since I sat in the cheap seats and it was girl guide night I was surrounded by loud kids and their parents. The kids had a good time, I was tempted to yell at the mascot when he was blocking my view during the game. As for the game, it was incredibly boring. The Moose don't have much offense (at least from what I saw and the stat sheet) and the Bulldogs only have a little bit more. It was obvious both teams lacked firepower and the Bulldogs could've sorely used Chipchura and Grabovksi. Solid goaltending on both sides, Schneider made 2 great saves, one of which was a spectacular glove save while the Bulldogs had a 4on3 advantedge. Greg Stewart got his face beat up in his fight against the Manitoba goon, and he dropped the gloves when Hamilton had posession behind the net... oops. Although Duncan Milroy scored I didn't see much of him (his shootout goal was great though, top shelf); that's probably because I wasn't wearing my glasses. Anyway, here are some more thoughts: Carey Price had a good game although he did make a brutal giveaway. 2nd time I've been to an AHL game he's been in and he gives the puck away brutally. Luckily, Mike Keane rang it off the post on the gaping net. Other than that Price was very good, always in position keeping his rebounds away from the danger areas and otherwise handling the puck to give his defense a break from getting hit and helping in the transition game. I'd like to see him move a quicker to get back in the net when playing the puck and I still think he needs to work on fighting through traffic (not may goalies don't though). He only didn't see one shot that went wide so it was nothing of consequence. The goal he allowed was a weak wrister that I"m sure was deflected up and into the top half of the net. He moved his glove really late on it and the puck kind of floated in. I forgot to bring my glasses so I can't tell for sure. He was stellar in the shootout and deserved the W. Matt D'agostini was another player I had my eye on, however I wasn't able to see who he was until the 3rd when he played really well. He was fairly creative with the puck, almost scored by going around/through a dman and putting it past Schneider and him getting the puck on the dumpin setup the Milroy goal. I wuoldn't say he's NHL ready but he was probably the most dangerous Bulldog on the ice tonight. That isn't saying much though. He also made a great play in OT. Moose forward skating in, he was the only guy back (other than Price of course) and he took the body, knocked the Moose forward down and negated what seemed to be a very good chance. I actually didn't notice it was D'agostini until he skated off to the bench, I thought he was a Dman back there. By far the first star tonight. Corey Locke was a player who was easy to notice out there, mainly because his #84 is easy to distinguish, even when it's somewhat blurry, and he has his jersey kind of tucked in on the side. He was playing LW tonight which surprised me, and manned the point on the 4on3 PP. He tried to come out from the halfboards a couple times (similar to Kovalev or Andrei Kostitsyn) however, he didn't have the strength or the reach. Had a couple good passes picked off but was great on the powerplay. His lack of a big shot was evident in playing the point though as he wasn't much of a threat. Pavel Valentenko played a safe, dependable game from the backend. He usually made a good, crisp first man, took guys off the puck and played fairly physical. Wasn't throwing his weight around much but kept in position, used his body well in muscling players off the puck and had a Mini-Komisarek-like hit ont he leftboards that was pretty nice. Almost exclusively wristed the puck from the point, would've liked to see him wind up a couple times on the powerplay but all-around a solid game. If you're looking for a projection as to when he'll be NHL-ready, I'd say not for at least a calender year. Mathieu Carle: To put it frankly, I thoguht he was invisible in the first 2 periods. I didn't notice him at all defensively (Which is probably good) or with the puck (given his skating ability, probably not good). The Moose goal was probably the best thing for him tonight as Hamilton was forced to open up a bit. He thrived in the 3rd, rushing the puck up, avoiding the forechecker, getting all the way to the Manitoba blue-line on a number of occasions. Really stepped up in the 3rd and looked good. If you're looking for an NHL-ready projection I'd say if he progresses he could be ready the season after next. Anyway, that's all that really stands out for me from the game tonight. I wasn't taking notes so I'm going by what must've really stuck with me. My pet peeve of the night was the one-ref system the AHL uses. I don't think they missed anything (I didn't see it anyway) however I could never find the referee on the ice when I was looking to see if he was going to call a penalty or not. Pet Peeve #2 would be whoever registers the shots at the MTS Centre. Price faced at least 5 more shots (4 in the first for sure) than were registered and I have no doubt that Hamilton's shot total was slightly higher than it should've been... no wonder their goalies have such high save percentages. Great job Roke! Keep them coming! Cheers. |
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Post by roke on Feb 3, 2008 0:35:21 GMT -5
I went to the game tonight, didn't have good seats (my view was somewhat obstructed by a handrail) and since I sat in the cheap seats and it was girl guide night I was surrounded by loud kids and their parents. The kids had a good time, I was tempted to yell at the mascot when he was blocking my view during the game. As for the game, it was incredibly boring. The Moose don't have much offense (at least from what I saw and the stat sheet) and the Bulldogs only have a little bit more. It was obvious both teams lacked firepower and the Bulldogs could've sorely used Chipchura and Grabovksi. Solid goaltending on both sides, Schneider made 2 great saves, one of which was a spectacular glove save while the Bulldogs had a 4on3 advantedge. Greg Stewart got his face beat up in his fight against the Manitoba goon, and he dropped the gloves when Hamilton had posession behind the net... oops. Although Duncan Milroy scored I didn't see much of him (his shootout goal was great though, top shelf); that's probably because I wasn't wearing my glasses. Anyway, here are some more thoughts: Carey Price had a good game although he did make a brutal giveaway. 2nd time I've been to an AHL game he's been in and he gives the puck away brutally. Luckily, Mike Keane rang it off the post on the gaping net. Other than that Price was very good, always in position keeping his rebounds away from the danger areas and otherwise handling the puck to give his defense a break from getting hit and helping in the transition game. I'd like to see him move a quicker to get back in the net when playing the puck and I still think he needs to work on fighting through traffic (not may goalies don't though). He only didn't see one shot that went wide so it was nothing of consequence. The goal he allowed was a weak wrister that I"m sure was deflected up and into the top half of the net. He moved his glove really late on it and the puck kind of floated in. I forgot to bring my glasses so I can't tell for sure. He was stellar in the shootout and deserved the W. Matt D'agostini was another player I had my eye on, however I wasn't able to see who he was until the 3rd when he played really well. He was fairly creative with the puck, almost scored by going around/through a dman and putting it past Schneider and him getting the puck on the dumpin setup the Milroy goal. I wuoldn't say he's NHL ready but he was probably the most dangerous Bulldog on the ice tonight. That isn't saying much though. He also made a great play in OT. Moose forward skating in, he was the only guy back (other than Price of course) and he took the body, knocked the Moose forward down and negated what seemed to be a very good chance. I actually didn't notice it was D'agostini until he skated off to the bench, I thought he was a Dman back there. By far the first star tonight. Corey Locke was a player who was easy to notice out there, mainly because his #84 is easy to distinguish, even when it's somewhat blurry, and he has his jersey kind of tucked in on the side. He was playing LW tonight which surprised me, and manned the point on the 4on3 PP. He tried to come out from the halfboards a couple times (similar to Kovalev or Andrei Kostitsyn) however, he didn't have the strength or the reach. Had a couple good passes picked off but was great on the powerplay. His lack of a big shot was evident in playing the point though as he wasn't much of a threat. Pavel Valentenko played a safe, dependable game from the backend. He usually made a good, crisp first man, took guys off the puck and played fairly physical. Wasn't throwing his weight around much but kept in position, used his body well in muscling players off the puck and had a Mini-Komisarek-like hit ont he leftboards that was pretty nice. Almost exclusively wristed the puck from the point, would've liked to see him wind up a couple times on the powerplay but all-around a solid game. If you're looking for a projection as to when he'll be NHL-ready, I'd say not for at least a calender year. Mathieu Carle: To put it frankly, I thoguht he was invisible in the first 2 periods. I didn't notice him at all defensively (Which is probably good) or with the puck (given his skating ability, probably not good). The Moose goal was probably the best thing for him tonight as Hamilton was forced to open up a bit. He thrived in the 3rd, rushing the puck up, avoiding the forechecker, getting all the way to the Manitoba blue-line on a number of occasions. Really stepped up in the 3rd and looked good. If you're looking for an NHL-ready projection I'd say if he progresses he could be ready the season after next. Anyway, that's all that really stands out for me from the game tonight. I wasn't taking notes so I'm going by what must've really stuck with me. My pet peeve of the night was the one-ref system the AHL uses. I don't think they missed anything (I didn't see it anyway) however I could never find the referee on the ice when I was looking to see if he was going to call a penalty or not. Pet Peeve #2 would be whoever registers the shots at the MTS Centre. Price faced at least 5 more shots (4 in the first for sure) than were registered and I have no doubt that Hamilton's shot total was slightly higher than it should've been... no wonder their goalies have such high save percentages. Great job Roke! Keep them coming! Cheers. Thanks Dis. I didn't head out to the game tonight, it's a fair bus ride downtown and I couldn't convince anyone to come along with me so I don't have a report for you tonight. If the Moose and Bulldogs meet in the playoffs I'll be there though, barring exams. |
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Post by seventeen on Feb 3, 2008 1:36:51 GMT -5
And we'll enjoy your trips vicariously. They beat the Moose tonight 2-0. Corso with 2 assists, Price with the shutout. Valentenko assists on the EN goal, meaning Lever had him out for the defensive stand in the last minute. stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1004197 |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Feb 3, 2008 22:39:12 GMT -5
I went to the game tonight, didn't have good seats (my view was somewhat obstructed by a handrail) and since I sat in the cheap seats and it was girl guide night I was surrounded by loud kids and their parents. The kids had a good time, I was tempted to yell at the mascot when he was blocking my view during the game. As for the game, it was incredibly boring. The Moose don't have much offense (at least from what I saw and the stat sheet) and the Bulldogs only have a little bit more. It was obvious both teams lacked firepower and the Bulldogs could've sorely used Chipchura and Grabovksi. Solid goaltending on both sides, Schneider made 2 great saves, one of which was a spectacular glove save while the Bulldogs had a 4on3 advantedge. Greg Stewart got his face beat up in his fight against the Manitoba goon, and he dropped the gloves when Hamilton had posession behind the net... oops. Although Duncan Milroy scored I didn't see much of him (his shootout goal was great though, top shelf); that's probably because I wasn't wearing my glasses. Anyway, here are some more thoughts: Carey Price had a good game although he did make a brutal giveaway. 2nd time I've been to an AHL game he's been in and he gives the puck away brutally. Luckily, Mike Keane rang it off the post on the gaping net. Other than that Price was very good, always in position keeping his rebounds away from the danger areas and otherwise handling the puck to give his defense a break from getting hit and helping in the transition game. I'd like to see him move a quicker to get back in the net when playing the puck and I still think he needs to work on fighting through traffic (not may goalies don't though). He only didn't see one shot that went wide so it was nothing of consequence. The goal he allowed was a weak wrister that I"m sure was deflected up and into the top half of the net. He moved his glove really late on it and the puck kind of floated in. I forgot to bring my glasses so I can't tell for sure. He was stellar in the shootout and deserved the W. Matt D'agostini was another player I had my eye on, however I wasn't able to see who he was until the 3rd when he played really well. He was fairly creative with the puck, almost scored by going around/through a dman and putting it past Schneider and him getting the puck on the dumpin setup the Milroy goal. I wuoldn't say he's NHL ready but he was probably the most dangerous Bulldog on the ice tonight. That isn't saying much though. He also made a great play in OT. Moose forward skating in, he was the only guy back (other than Price of course) and he took the body, knocked the Moose forward down and negated what seemed to be a very good chance. I actually didn't notice it was D'agostini until he skated off to the bench, I thought he was a Dman back there. By far the first star tonight. Corey Locke was a player who was easy to notice out there, mainly because his #84 is easy to distinguish, even when it's somewhat blurry, and he has his jersey kind of tucked in on the side. He was playing LW tonight which surprised me, and manned the point on the 4on3 PP. He tried to come out from the halfboards a couple times (similar to Kovalev or Andrei Kostitsyn) however, he didn't have the strength or the reach. Had a couple good passes picked off but was great on the powerplay. His lack of a big shot was evident in playing the point though as he wasn't much of a threat. Pavel Valentenko played a safe, dependable game from the backend. He usually made a good, crisp first man, took guys off the puck and played fairly physical. Wasn't throwing his weight around much but kept in position, used his body well in muscling players off the puck and had a Mini-Komisarek-like hit ont he leftboards that was pretty nice. Almost exclusively wristed the puck from the point, would've liked to see him wind up a couple times on the powerplay but all-around a solid game. If you're looking for a projection as to when he'll be NHL-ready, I'd say not for at least a calender year. Mathieu Carle: To put it frankly, I thoguht he was invisible in the first 2 periods. I didn't notice him at all defensively (Which is probably good) or with the puck (given his skating ability, probably not good). The Moose goal was probably the best thing for him tonight as Hamilton was forced to open up a bit. He thrived in the 3rd, rushing the puck up, avoiding the forechecker, getting all the way to the Manitoba blue-line on a number of occasions. Really stepped up in the 3rd and looked good. If you're looking for an NHL-ready projection I'd say if he progresses he could be ready the season after next. Anyway, that's all that really stands out for me from the game tonight. I wasn't taking notes so I'm going by what must've really stuck with me. My pet peeve of the night was the one-ref system the AHL uses. I don't think they missed anything (I didn't see it anyway) however I could never find the referee on the ice when I was looking to see if he was going to call a penalty or not. Pet Peeve #2 would be whoever registers the shots at the MTS Centre. Price faced at least 5 more shots (4 in the first for sure) than were registered and I have no doubt that Hamilton's shot total was slightly higher than it should've been... no wonder their goalies have such high save percentages. Thank you for a wonderful read and analysis. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 6, 2008 22:07:50 GMT -5
Halak finally gets to play some hockey, albeit in Hamilton, and he stones the Lake Erie Loch Monsters with a monster performance and first star in a 2-1 OT win behind the team that now has managed three straight wins with only 5 goals in those games (and only 4 goals in regulation, and only one before the 15:00 mark in the third, and one of those into the empty net). To say goaltending is the key from here on in is a bit of an understatement.
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Post by seventeen on Feb 7, 2008 1:21:07 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 8, 2008 21:58:31 GMT -5
5-2 against San Antonio tonight at Copps, for their 4th straight win for the first time since one year ago.
The Corso-Locke-Milroy line was huge tonight and looks like they have an offensive line again. Corso had one and Locke had two. D'Agostini with a great break away goal as well, and Kyle Chipchura had one as well. Danis with a rare start and solid effort in the win.
Hamilton with a nice problem as they have the two new forwards (Englehardt and Trotter) who they can play tomorrow and also have two injured Dmen (Archer and Biron) ready to come back as well.
Watch them on the score tomorrow at 1:00 MT or 3:00 ET on the Score against those Baby Leafs. Boo hiss!!
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 8, 2008 22:07:54 GMT -5
Locke, Corso and Milroy sweep the three stars. Don't often see an entire line get that kind of credit.
Locke, Corso, Milroy, Degon and Valentenko all +3 tonight. Nice!
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Post by seventeen on Feb 8, 2008 22:13:46 GMT -5
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Feb 9, 2008 15:33:20 GMT -5
Locke, Corso and Milroy sweep the three stars. Don't often see an entire line get that kind of credit. Locke, Corso, Milroy, Degon and Valentenko all +3 tonight. Nice! I keep harping on Locke and I know it's getting old. Locke accomplished something special. He won the OHL scoring championship two years in a row. Tavares is really special. He is unlikely to win the scoring championship two years in a row. As great as he is, it's a tough thing to accomplish. Locke has stalled in hamilton. Not that surprising for a small slow kid. He seems to be getting his energizer bunny back and is leading and lighting the lamp. An outstanding pick in the fourth round, tremendous talent, facing a logjam at the NHL level, don't bet against him. I really like Sidhari, Corey and Chips. Corey is the longest long shot but with the greatest upside potential. If he works out, we are on the way! |
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Post by habmeister on Feb 9, 2008 16:35:07 GMT -5
Locke, Corso and Milroy sweep the three stars. Don't often see an entire line get that kind of credit. Locke, Corso, Milroy, Degon and Valentenko all +3 tonight. Nice! I keep harping on Locke and I know it's getting old. Locke accomplished something special. He won the OHL scoring championship two years in a row. Tavares is really special. He is unlikely to win the scoring championship two years in a row. As great as he is, it's a tough thing to accomplish. Locke has stalled in hamilton. Not that surprising for a small slow kid. He seems to be getting his energizer bunny back and is leading and lighting the lamp. An outstanding pick in the fourth round, tremendous talent, facing a logjam at the NHL level, don't bet against him. I really like Sidhari, Corey and Chips. Corey is the longest long shot but with the greatest upside potential. If he works out, we are on the way! remember sebastian bourdeleau? led the q in scoring but couldn't translate to the nhl. you can't assume a smaller player will have the chops to do the same thing in the nhl, new rules or not. you still gotta fight traffic and big d leaning on you to get your points, and i don't think locke is big, strong or quick enough to do anything at this level. having said that i'll disclaimer myself with i've only seen him play a couple of times on tv. |
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Post by seventeen on Feb 11, 2008 1:22:24 GMT -5
I watched the 'tape' of the Dogs/Marlies game from Saturday, paying special attention to Valentenko. I don't think I saw him make any mistakes at all. He's actually quite good, to the point where I'd rather have him in the Habs lineup than Breezer. He's really not a 'flashy' kind of player, not spectacular looking, but he takes hits to make a play, he passes very well and he stick checks well, which is important in this era of "you touch the guy, you get a penalty". He also reminds me of Markov in some respects. I saw him make one play at the offensive blue line where he got the puck from the other point, made as if he were going to wrist it on net and found a wide open teammate in the slot with the pass instead. This forward shanked it off someone's stick, but it was a great pass that gave us an excellent opportunity. I thought he was the best defenseman on the ice and O'Byrne was playing too (he played well enough).
I am really impressed with Valentenko and he just turned 20 in October. Unlike some of our guys, he was watching everything around him, so he was able to anticipate and be at the right place. He broke up a 2 on 1 by waiting until the last second and then laying his stick along the ice to deflect a pass. The forward, Jeremy Williams of the Marlies, had held on and held on until he thought he had Valentenko thinking 'shot', but Pavel fooled him. Great play. All with a lot of economy of motion. Next time we have a defensive injury, Bob, give Breezer a plane ticket to Paris and bring up Pavel.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 12, 2008 0:10:36 GMT -5
Dogs have their skills competition and a few guys have a good day.
Pavel wins the hardest shot with 102 mph (his second was 99 mph). Honourable mention to D'Agostini who clocked one at 100 and one at 101 mph.
Ryan Russell was the speed demon at 13.00 secs flat. Grabovski was next closest at 13.5 secs.
Halak won the goalie thing making more saves than Danis.
D'Agostini had two goals including the winner in OT in the scrimmage.
The Dogs also hosted a big anti bullying thing in conjunction and had 4000 elementary school students out to the event. Kudos.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 15, 2008 22:05:54 GMT -5
Dogs win a huge 7-4 win against a team that had their number all year - the hated Toronto Marlies. This was their third straight game against this team this week, and the first one that finally went the Dogs way. A big weekend as they have a three in three nights stretch. Grabovski got the first two goals and ended up with 3-1 for four points, Mathieu Carle had two goals, D'Agostini with 1-2, Corso with 3 helpers, Ferland with 2 helpers, and a bunch of others with one point. Danis got the win tonight, as they likely will rotate goalies all weekend due to the busy schedule. Still no debut for young Brock Trotter, but he should play sometime this weekend. stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1004262 |
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Post by Yossarian on Feb 16, 2008 22:14:45 GMT -5
Dogs win in a shoot out tonight against Lake Erie. Looking at the box score, it looks like an intense affair with some fights and an game misconduct to Stewart for boarding.
Brock Trotter with an assist in his first game as a Bulldog. Halak seems to have only played half the game. Anybody know what happened?
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Post by seventeen on Feb 16, 2008 22:41:44 GMT -5
I think Danis started, giving up 3 goals. Not sure if he was injured or pulled, but Halak came in, gave up no goals on 22 shots. Grabovski with his second big game in a row. Goal and assist and 1st star of the game. In the shootout, the first 4 Dogs all scored (wow). stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1004277 |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 17, 2008 18:19:21 GMT -5
Lever pulled Danis to try and wake the team up being down 3-1. It appears to have been a very good coaching move!
6 points in two nights for Grabovski including a sweet goal on Friday night going through a whole bunch of Marlies before lasering one past Pogge.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Feb 17, 2008 18:41:54 GMT -5
Grabovski having a really good weekend and is off to a good start this afternoon. He had an assist on the Dogs first goal. 7 points in two games and one period so far!!
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