Leafs Roll of Pens while the Hawks beat Sundinless Canucks

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Nice weekend for hockey fans like myself.  The Toronto Maple Leafs recovered nicely from the ass kicking they recieved at the hands of Boston early in the week.  They played a total team game according to head coach Ron Wilson.  Contrary to what Don Cherry said on Coach’s Corner, I think the fact that the tough guys from the Leafs didn’t fight at key times was a good thing.  The Leafs were on the road leading 4-1 when the Pens’ Goodard invited Andre Deveraux to fight.  He event dropped the gloves and hit Deveraux a few times.  Cherry calls this a disgrace, saying he should stand up like a man and fight.  Then Cherry said he is pathetic when he fights a Russian winger at the end of the game.  See Don you fail to realize that when your winning on the road against one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference there is no need to give them any sort of momentum.  Deveraux drew a penalty (should have been a 5 min major) and then the Leafs scored to put the game away at 5-1.  And at the end of the game, some Pen winger jumps Deveraux who initially let him get in a few shots and then he lets him have it.  Hard to walk away from a fight when a guy hits you in the face with a bare hand.  I say good job fighting when it means something.  And a great team win on Saturday.

Now the last bit of a good weekend was the Chicago Blackhawks’ win over a Vancover team that has a real need for the offense that newly signed Matts Sundin will bring.  However I doubt the Canucks will win the cup even with Matts.  It was just nice to see the young Hawks rebound from a first period goal to win 3-1.   I also find it ironic that the man who said he didn’t want to be a rent a player is now playing hockey for the first time in late December or early January.  Hmmm  Hey Matts doesn’t it look like your a rent-a-player now?

Last note they moved the Dolphins @ Jets game to 4:15 est on Sunday.  Means I have a long day ahead of me.  Have to go to DC early to watch that Game in the bar then stumble across the street to see the Leafs play the Caps.  :)

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Is Brian Burke Jumping Coasts?

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From ESPN:

Brian Burke won’t have to wait long to take calls from other NHL teams now that he has stepped down as Anaheim Ducks general manager.

“After he helps us with the transition, he’ll be free to talk to other teams about employment,” Ducks CEO Michael Schulman announced at a news conference Wednesday. “That will probably be a week or two.” Bob Murray, who has been the Ducks’ senior vice president of hockey operations since 2005, replaced his good friend Burke, who has been Anaheim’s GM since June 2005 and watched the team win the Stanley Cup in 2007. “There’s only 30 of these jobs available and it’s an honor and a privilege and it’s exciting for me take over,” Murray said. “I can’t wait to take over. I’ve been taught properly by Brian and we will go on the same way that we have since the beginning. “People are worried about transition when these things happen. Well, from day one, from when Brian and I took over this organization, he has included me in everything he’s done. All of our hirings, all of our trades.” The Ducks will inform the NHL’s front office that they are giving the rest of the league access to Burke, who has long been linked to the Toronto GM job. Cliff Fletcher is filling the role on an interim basis.

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Tlusty to Take John Mitchell’s spot

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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that forward Jiri Tlusty has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.

In five AHL games this season, Tlusty has registered two assists and four penalty minutes. The 6-0, 209-pound native of Slany, Czech Republic appeared in seven games with the Maple Leafs earlier this season and was held scoreless while averaging 12:19 of ice time per game and registering 13 shots. Mitchell expects to be out at least a week after sustaining a shoulder injury against Boston … The Maple Leafs head out for a Western swing next week that will take them to Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

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RIP- Richard Wright

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Pink Floyd's Richard Wright

I am at lost for words.  I am saddened by the passing of founding member of Pink Floyd, Richard Wright.  Instead of my own words I have to offer you the band’s take.  Below is what is posted on both websites:

PinkFloyd.com :The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness, that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer.

DavidGilmour.com: No one can replace Richard Wright. He was my musical partner and my friend. In the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick’s enormous input was frequently forgotten.

He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound.  I have never played with anyone quite like him. The blend of his and my voices and our musical telepathy reached their first major flowering in 1971 on ‘Echoes’. In my view all the greatest PF moments are the ones where he is in full flow. After all, without ‘Us and Them’ and ‘The Great Gig In The Sky’, both of which he wrote, what would ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ have been? Without his quiet touch the Album ‘Wish You Were Here’ would not quite have worked.

In our middle years, for many reasons he lost his way for a while, but in the early Nineties, with ‘The Division Bell’, his vitality, spark and humour returned to him and then the audience reaction to his appearances on my tour in 2006 was hugely uplifting and it’s a mark of his modesty that those standing ovations came as a huge surprise to him, (though not to the rest of us).

Like Rick, I don’t find it easy to express my feelings in words, but I loved him and will miss him enormously.

David Gilmour
Monday 15th September 2008

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Hawks Dump Salary, Age & Scoring?

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From the Chicago Tribune:

The Blackhawks solved their salary cap issues and shifted focus onto younger players Friday when they traded veteran center Robert Lang. The 37-year-old, entering the final season of his contract, had 21 goals and 33 assists in 76 games last season. The Hawks sent Lang and his $4 million salary to the Montreal Canadiens for a second-round draft pick in 2010.

“We’re very happy with the direction we’re headed,” Hawks general manager Dale Tallon said. “Our young guys have taken great steps this off-season conditioning-wise. We have so many young players that sooner or later we have to open the door for them.”

The Hawks had been above the salary cap by more than $2 million after the July free agent signings of defenseman Brian Campbell and goaltender Cristobal Huet. The team is now about $1.5 million below the cap and is likely to use that money to sign a veteran forward. The complete article is here.

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