Is it soccer or is it hockey? Yesterday in the NHL, the “War Room” in Toronto seemed to think that it was soccer. They blew 2 very easy calls to make costing, the Blues to lose in overtime to the Blackhawks, and causing the Sharks an extra goal to their embarrassment. Both “goals” were obviously kicked in and both shouldn’t have been allowed, but they were. It will be interesting to see how the NHL will explain their stupidity.
The alleged goal that was allowed for the Blackhawks was a big one. The Blackhawks were able to win in overtime, which shouldn’t of happened because if the call was made correctly, the Blues would have won in regulation. With their win, the Blackhawks knocked the Flames out of the playoff race.
As for the Ducks “goal” guess who came back to haunt the Sharks again? Teemu Selanne, the player who seems to play better against the Sharks than for the Sharks. Selanne clearly kicked the puck directly into the net, but somehow it counted. It almost seemed like the referees asked Selanne if he kicked it, and trusted him when he said he didn’t. (starts at 1:24)
On February 2 Rick DiPietro and Brent Johnson dropped their gloves and went at it. Johnson easily won. It was a one punch fight. But what isn’t shown is the results of the fight which is that Dipietro fractured his cheek bone when Johnson punched him. It will take Dipietro 4-5 weeks to heal which isn’t good news for the Islanders. Right now they are in last place in the Eastern Conference and are 18 points out of 8th place in the Eastern Conference. So now without their starting goaltender for the remainder of the season their odds look even worse than they did before.
The 2010 NHL draft is tonight at 4PM pacific daylight time. The first round picks are today and rounds 2-7 are on Saturday. The draft is taking place in the Staples Center, home of the L.A. King. The Sharks pick 28th out of 30. The Sharks won’t have a 2nd round pick or a 4th round pick, but the gained 7th and 8th picks in the 5th round. Also the Sharks have a 16th pick in the 5th round but again the traded away their 28th pick. In the 6th round the Sharks don’t have their pick. But in the final round the have a 8th round pick, but they don’t have their assigned 28th pick.
The Sharks second round pick was traded to the NY Islanders as an outcome of a trade that sent Andy Sutton to the Senators in exchange for the pick.
Ottawa gained the draft pick with the Dany Heatley Trade.
The Sharks 23rd pick in the 2nd round went to the Hurricanes for Niclas Wallin and a 5th round pick. The Sharks were granted this pick in the Craig Rivet trade.
The Sharks fourth round pick went to the Lightning as the result of the trade for Dan Boyle and Lukowich to San Jose in exchange for Matt Carle, Ty Wishart, a first round pick for the 2009 pick and the fourth pick in the 2010 draft.
The 7th pick in round 5 came to the Sharks in the Wallin trade.
The Sharks 8th pick in the 5th round was gained in the Brad Staubitz trade and the 16th pick was from the Dany Heatley trade.Their assigned 5th round pick went to the Kings for a 2008 4th round pick. * This happened Monday
Their 6th round pick went to the Senators, who gained it from Dallas, who got it from the Sharks, who traded it for a 2009 7th round pick.
The Thrashers traded their 8th pick in the 7th round and two players to the Sharks so they could accept a trade from the Blackhawks. * This happened Wednesday
The 7th round pick and Craig Rivet went to the Sabers for 2nd round draft picks in 2009 and 2010.
Today the owners in the NHL decided unanimously to put new rules on blindside hits to the head. They agreed that the blindside hits are punishable with a 5 minute major penalty and a match ejection. I think it’s about time the NHL started to crack down on the dangerous hits.
This month a lot has happened. The former captain, Rob Blake, has retired. GM Doug Wilson dished Brad Staubitz over to the Wild for a 5th round draft pick, and as of today the Sharks have released their schedule for next season. They will play their first season game against the Thrashers at home on October 16. The drafts will start on June 25. Also free agents will become available on July 1st
Speaking of free agents, the Sharks will not be resigning Nabby. So he will become a free agent. Could the Sharks be going after Turco? And so far they haven’t resigned Marleau either.
The Sharks have clinched the Presidents Trophy with Boston’s 6-1 loss to the Sabers. The have the best record in the NHL with 117 points after their last game and the Bruin’s have 114 points with 1 game left to play. As of right now it is undecided who the Sharks will play in the first round but will be known by tomorrow night.
The Worcester Sharks are auctioning off the game used jerseys of Kyle McLaren, Claude Lemieux, Jamie McGinn, Derek Joslin, Lukas Kaspar, Thomas Greiss, Brad Staubitz, and Torrey Mitchell (issued, not worn) on Ebay. The auction has already started and will end Sunday, March 1st.
Roencik , Plihal, and Lukowich all returned to the Sharks lineup today. Both Roenick and Plihal played against the Thrashers but Lukowich was scratched after the Pre-Game warmup.
Claude Lemieux played in his first NHL game in 5 and 1/2 years. He played really well and had some nice hits. He was an important part of the team and helped them defeat the Canucks Tuesday night.
The Worcester Sharks signed a contract with former Colorado Avalanche forward Claude Lemieux. But he can’t play until he passes a 72 hour wavier process. If he passes he should be able for the Worcester Sharks Sat. November 29.
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