Preseason Ends Quietly
While both Mitch Fritz and Wade Belak were in the lineup last night for Isles–Cats, nothing came between them except for a near-brawl towards the end of the third period, thus ending the preseason on a quiet note. Technically, the Flyers still play the Phantoms in an exhibition game at the Spectrum tomorrow night but nothing is expected there except for a final goodbye to the Spectrum.
High ride
A revamp of the stats page has confirmed what we suspected – this preseason was very active. There was no special reason, just a lot of players looking to make a name for themselves, whether it be to make the show, or quickly prove they can be a good teammate on a new team.
The page itself has a few more seasons added onto it. We plan on expanding it further later this season. Also, stats are now sortable, just click on any column header to sort, and click again to reverse it.
Traveling Tough Guys
With training camps coming to a close, more roster movement is taking place and some notable tough guys have been part of the action. While it looks like Steve MacIntyre and Trevor Gillies might be making the cut (Dan LaCouture already did in Carolina), Josh Gratton and Kevin Westgarth weren’t so lucky yesterday. While Westgarth was sent back to the AHL for more work, Gratton was placed on waivers, signaling the first time that the Predators will be going without an enforcer since their inception.
In addition, the Lightning also dealt rugged defenseman Shane O’Brien and Michel Ouellet to Vancouver in exchange for Lukas Krajicek and Juraj Simek yesterday afternoon.
Videos added
Ryan Malone vs Aaron Voros Oct 5, 2008
Mike Moore vs Rick Rypien Oct 2, 2008
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen vs Alexei Ponikarovsky Oct 5, 2008
Derek Dorsett vs Ryan Hollweg Oct 5, 2008
Stu Grimson vs Rob Ray Oct 21, 1992
Joel Otto vs Rob Blake Oct 15, 1992
Ronnie Stern vs Warren Rychel Oct 15, 1992
Jordin Tootoo vs Boris Valabik Oct 3, 2008
Listen up
Duck Cast with Steve Montador
Kevin Prendergast on Steve MacIntyre
Oct 3: Pre-game at Calgary – Steve MacIntyre
Some reads
Gillies hopes to make an impact
MacIntyre makes great first impression on teammates
Sawmill sharpened Flame’s work ethic
Belak ready to deliver plenty of his mayhem
The Chicago way
A dozen years on ice: Roy Mlakar, OBJ’s 2008 CEO of the Year
Bob ‘Hound’ Kelly reflects on hockey, business at Spring-Ford Chamber event
A one-two punch
Stanley Cup champions find road to repeat a difficult one
What Czechs Want: NHL Fisticuffs
