‘Stuff’ - We Sure Are Busy for Offseason
So many things happening, so little time to write about them… sighhh.
Okay let us just bounce randomly through some of the ’stuff’.
World Cup -
Z, Vrbie and Hanzal will be playing for the Czechs. Kapi for the Finns. Looks like Telly has accepted the net job for Sweden. Bally and Mules will be donning the red,white and blue for the US and Jovo and Doan for Canada (KT will also be at the Canadian’s camp, no word on if he actually makes the squad yet). Speaking of Captain Clutch…
Captain Coyote -
Shane Doan. All around good guy and a leader where ever he goes, has been chosen … again to play for Canada in the World Cup (no surprise there eh?) Our intrepid Captain helped helm the last Canadian team to an undefeated gold medal so why wouldn’t they want him back.
Shane has been busy garnering other accolades from the hockey world, he’s also a finalist for the Masterson trophy. (The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is an annual award under the trusteeship of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association and is given to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.) I don’t have to tell you folks about the qualities that make Shane such a good candidate for this award, we see it everyday. Interesting enough, the other candidates include Chris Chelios and JR.
Chellie I can understand, the guy personifies perseverance (hell, he’s 46 and has 1,616 games under his belt!) in a sport that counts hits as a stat, the body takes a LOT of wear and tear and to still be playing (and playing well) at 46 is a testimony to Chelios’ drive, determination and dedication.
JR on the other hand… well, you all know I have no love for the man. Irritating, arrogant and all around pain in my nether regions (tell us how you really feel Onyx). Yeah he was on the edge of extintion (by his own hand… or would that be his mouth?) and yeah he is doin well with SJ. But he’s fighting a battle that he brought on himself. Some of his past comments and actions do NOT display much less exemplify what the Masterson trophy is all about.
Doan: http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=358894&page=NewsPage&service=page
JR: http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=359186&page=NewsPage&service=page
Chellie: http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=359682&page=NewsPage&service=page
Rampage Ruminations -
The boys are barely holding their own. They are 2 - 3 in their series against the Toronto Marlies. They’ve got more firepower than ever before but seem to have a wee bit of a consistency issue.
Game 1 was a squeaker as the Marlies edged our boys out 4 -3. In game 2, our Rampage got the franchise’s first ever playoff win with a 6 - 3 decisive victory, mainly powered by the duo of Porter and Kolarick. Game 3, Phoenix’s very own David Spina led the way in a 3 -2 victory to put the Rampage ahead in the series. The Marlies refused to die graciously and fought back in game 4 with a reversal and held onto a 3-2 win to tie up the series. Game 5 seemed to be a first goalie to blink loses kinda game. The Marlies scuttled away with a 2 -1 win.
Tordjy and Monty have been sharing the net. Neither one has stepped up and ”owned’ the series yet. Both are playing well though.
So our boys return to Toronto (its win or die time) to try to force a game seven in this series.
Game recaps and some nice video - http://sarampage.com/news/team/index.html?datearchive=2008-04-1
Go Rampage!
// Click here to read the rest from Hip Shot Blog
Join the discussion at The Locker Room Forum. Arizona Sports 24/7.
Posted by Hip Shot Blog
COYOTES HIP CHECK. Phoenix Coyotes Insight : Shooting Straight from the Hip.
http://blog.coyoteshipcheck.com/
(Rate this post)
Loading ...Related Articles:
