Around The NHL in Nine Links

by Mattblack on Mar 30, 2009 4:00 PM EDT in The Dasher

A weekly look at the wider hockey world, via our friends, friendly rivals and sworn blood enemies here at SB Nation.

Home-grown players (and three first round Leafs picks) are where the heart is for St. Louis Game Time.
Defending Big D has a message for all fans of the Stars.
Fear The Fin fancies the Sharks chances of finishing first in the West.
A poor night in the Joe for the Red Wings. (Winging It In Motown).
And an even worse night for them a few days previously. Proof indeed that the Make A Wish foundation is alive and well in Uniondale (Light House Hockey).
The Silver Seven Sens crew have a look at their prospects.
Now officially eliminated, Bird Watchers Anonymous breaks down the numbers on the Thrashers season.
The Litter Box Cats have only one name in mind for the Masterson Trophy this year.
New releases from 1994 are remarkably useful for explaining the Crosby v. Ovechkin v. Malkin debate. (Battle of California)

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Invest in high speed internet, they said…

You've had all your word nourishment for one day.

by Mattblack on Mar 30, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions

rule the world with my words, they said…

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Mar 30, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

That is a fun post over at Battle of California

I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert

by JohnnyG on Mar 30, 2009 4:09 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, but they’re wrong. The best film of that year was either Pulp Fiction or Once Were Warriors.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into Iraq"
- Major Mike Shearer

by article1 on Mar 30, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

interesting

I see that the Sens have a prospect in the running for the Hobey Baker award as well.
Clearly this is something we need to beat them at. PickVik!

by Karina on Mar 30, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions

Would anyone else even be in the running other than Zednik, really? Definitely a shoo-in there unless there’s someone I am totally forgetting about. Pretty remarkable that anyone would come back from that. The league overall is lucky the guy lived, to say nothing of him returning to the game so quickly!

Gerber power!!!1

by LeafFanInVan on Mar 30, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

Sullivan

2 years out of the league, barely able to walk because of back problems, and now is back and making a difference for the Preds….

by Karina on Mar 30, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

If he’d had his spine shattered on national TV he might have a shot, but Zednik will win on the drama of his injury alone

Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option

by JaredFromLondon on Mar 30, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, Sullivan’s story is pretty impressive but almost having to retire and almost dying are pretty far apart.

Gerber power!!!1

by LeafFanInVan on Mar 30, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Christian Hanson to sign with Toronto tomorrow...

see fanshot for link.

by PeterZezel on Mar 30, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions

We should never have traded Brad Boyes.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into Iraq"
- Major Mike Shearer

by article1 on Mar 30, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

Or Tuuka Rask. Or put Sullivan on waivers. Or...

Old Guys in Blue and White

by koopa kid on Mar 30, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Pat Quinn made some really bad trades.

Boyes + McCauley + a 1st rounder for Owen Nolan was atrocious. JFJ-esque, in fact. I thought it was dumb at the time and I knew even less then than I do now.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into Iraq"
- Major Mike Shearer

by article1 on Mar 30, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions

In context it was a good trade. The Leafs could still replace their firepower using their money and Nolan was meant to be the kind of power forward that would get the Leafs over the hump.

Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.

by PPP on Mar 30, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions

stupid Nolan

broke my heart. If he’d been in his prime, he would’ve been so awesome.
I think Quinn got swindled more than anything else – clearly the Sharks had figured out that he’d passed his best before date, but noone else had, and Quinn was the unlucky GM to win the bidding war.

by Karina on Mar 31, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions

sad part is

I didn’t even think losing Boyes was a big deal, I thought losing McCauley was the huge hit, for whatever reason I never really cared about how he played in the NHL because of the absolute gaudy numbers he put up in the minors…or what I remember CBC and TSN and CTV and CityTV and whatever other tv sports reporter telling me he did…..God was I wrong

"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"

by MapleLeafs85 on Mar 31, 2009 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions