Clicks and Clippings: The Raleigh-to-Albany-to-Raleigh shuffle
by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 4:20 PM EST
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With the lingering let-down (or is is just simple exhaustion after that grueling road trip?) for our Carolina Hurricanes, there isn't a whole lot to feel good about today in Raleigh. However, the traffic on the two-way turnpike running between Albany and RDU is seeing a definite up-tick, much to the delight of fans anxious to focus on the future of the franchise. Just watch the Sutter feed setting up Tlusty's goal in Washington Friday night (above) and you'll feel a measure of comfort.
The River Rats started a game in Hartford this afternoon at 4pm, their third since Friday night. The Hartford Wolfpack is the American League affliate of the NY Rangers. The Rats are riding a 6-game win streak, beating the AHL affiliates of the Penguins, Capitals and Bruins in the last three outings. Justin Peters' shut out of the Caps' affiliate Hershey Bears Friday was key to gaining ground on the Bears who are currently at the top of the standings in the East Division, 3 points ahead of Albany. Mike Murphy had 33 saves in the 3-1 win over the Providence Bruins last night, with Zach Boychuk given credit for the game winning goal. Peters, who is having a tremendous season, is in goal today in Hartford.
The River Rats site always links us to the radio call of their games. And I wouldn't be surprised if someone locates a video stream to watch the game. Anyone looking for a live game thread of a team going for 7 wins in a row, please feel free to cuddle up by your computer on this cold rainy afternoon.
After the jump some links to a few stories about the Rats and a couple interesting links around the NHL to boot.
From Albany, to get you in the mood:
Rats notes ‘n quotes: Leighton won’t play this weekend - Hockey Spoken Here - Capital Region AHL and college hockey - timesunion.com - Albany NY They're on a 6-game winning streak: Great comments from Boychuk, Caoch Jeff Daniels, Murphy, and goalie-in-limbo Michael Leighton.
Goalie feels pressure, steps up -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY Rats' Murphy has 33 saves in win over Bruins
Canes Now - Leighton on re-entry waivers - this just in this afternoon, though anticipated yesterday. Now what?
Already discussed in Harwood's post earlier today:Dwyer and Tlusty reassigned to Albany
Ryan, Bowman getting closer to a Rats return - timesunion.com - Albany NY a few days ago, but on December 10th, Coach Jeff Daniels said after practice this morning that he hopes to be one or both back for next week’s two games, both on the road, before the Christmas break.
Elsewhere
LATE ADD: Former Hurricanes' Goalie Martin Gerber suffers traumatic neck injury while playing in the KHL. From Puck Daddy. Here's the story from Russia, translated.
Southeast: Hedman getting the hang of scoring - NHL.com - Southeast: Victor Hedman getting the hang of scoring; also a boxed feature on Ray Whitney: "A Ray of Hope".
The Reporters : December 13 : The Reporters a few minutes of round-table video of the biggest surprises and disappointments of the 09-10 season. Yes, Carolina is mentioned. Briefly. (around the 4 minute mark). Have you seen how far the Canes are out of 29th lately? (I feel like I should label this link NSFED, to mean something along the lines of "Not Suitable for the Easily Disgusted - or Discouraged")
Flyers know who to blame -- themselves - NHL.com - NHL Insider The Flyers have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Following a 4-1 loss to the Devils on Saturday -- their 10th defeat in 12 games. Pronger has some choice words. Wondering how he became team spokesman? Tied for 28th with the Maple Leafs (can you believe it?) Laviolette sure has his work cut out for him.
The Hockey News: Headlines: Hockey coaches, trainers discuss safety, pressure to play during concussion seminar The ongoing debate on how to address the problem of head shots.
Should Don Cherry lead fight against hits to the head? - Puck Daddy - NHL Blog From Greg Wyshynski: Yet there was Dr. Charles Tator, a Toronto neurosurgeon, asking Don Cherry of CBC Sports to grab the torch on the campaign to lessen concussions and hits to the head in hockey. Instead, he said, Cherry promotes an aggressive style of hockey that leads to them.
Our next opponent, the Dallas Stars, lost in a shoot out to the Los Angeles Kings last night. This puts the Kings at the top of the Western Conference. Justin Williams is loving it; and the win make the Kings one of the big surprises in the West. Neither the Stars or Carolina play again before Wednesday when they rumble at the RBC. No local TV coverage that night, so we get to enjoy their TV play-by-play call once again - on Center Ice.
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Here ya go – to listen to the Rat’s game. Rats take 1-0 lead, goal by Chris Terry with assist by Pat Dwyer (yep – that Pat Dwyer). There’s 1:44 left in the first.
Gleason for the "C" :
Just what do we need to do to make this happen?
Here’s the gamesheet. Dwyer is playing. Tlusty is not – he did get hit pretty hard in Ottawa last night…I guess? Maybe he’s headed to Toronto to clear up his immigration paperwork.
Gleason for the "C" :
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
SOG after one: 19 for the Rats to only 6 for Hartford (that’s weird to learn there’s another one). Go Rats!
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
bless you.
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
Jeez, that place holds almost as much as the RBC.
Concerts: 16,606
Basketball: 16,294
Hockey: 15,635
Wonder what their attendance like? Former Whalers fans – been a long time.
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
They’ll be interviewing Bryan Rodney at the intermission.
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like it, more like love it!!! nice new avatar Caniac!!
by 3yrsnoplayoffs? on Dec 13, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
I like it! The future is now.
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
I’m really happy for Mr.Jeff Daniels, he’s got the boys in Albany playin some great hockey! With a win today, they will be only 1 pt. out of 1st place in the east division. This is great considering the nightmare they went through last season with the bus accident and all. Go RIver Rats!!!
by 3yrsnoplayoffs? on Dec 13, 2009 4:52 PM EST reply actions
I just had a tweet from a Flyers guy that said the Flyers had signed John Grahme to backup their backup now that Ray Emery is out….
Seems like Leighton would have been a better choice there…. they could have gotten him for 1/2 price off re-entry waivers…..
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Dec 13, 2009 6:07 PM EST reply actions
DId you see the late add on Martin Gerber: broken vertebra in his neck. Serious.
Rats are in OT in Hartford. Tied at 1.
Gleason for the "C" :
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
Headed for SO, after defending 1:30 of penalty kill at the end of OT, still tied 1-1.
Justin Peters is amazing.
Glad I’m not the only one who saw that!
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
This is the “official” story on John Grahame. The Flyers web site did not have an official release on this….
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Dec 13, 2009 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
He played in KHL last season…. until his team voided his contract.
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Dec 13, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
I’m thinking that’s the AA in Russia comment…(the official story link Mateo put in above addresses this)
Gleason for the "C" :
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
yeah… they said he was an alcoholic but he denied it…..
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Dec 13, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
anyplace but Philly
Leighton might be a tough sell in Philadelphia. Remember the blow-out in the Halloween matinee – 36 hours after his second child was born? And then there was that awful comeback against Leighton by the Flyers Dec 11th of last year, shortly after Mo arrived.
Even if Lavi was selling Leights, Michael’s audtions in front the Flyers’ front office probably were an insurmountable objection. They weren’t buying any of that.
Looking at the details of that Dec 08 game, Scotty Walker and Andrew Alberts were penalized for fighting, late in the second (when the Canes got 4 goals) . I knew it happened, didn’t realize it was that game.
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Andrew Alberts Vs Scott Walker when Alberts played for Boston was awesome!!!! (Alberts got his @$$ kicked!)
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Dec 13, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
Gee whiz. Crazy man. I love how they post their height and weight stats in the middle of the fight….
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
And while we are on it I may as well post Aaron Ward and Tom Kostopalous (sp?)
Side note… I think this may have been Lavi’s first game as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes…. Not sure though….
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Dec 13, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
Hockey surely makes strange bedfellows.
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
The Random fact is that my sister used my tickets to the game that had the A. Ward Vs TKO fight because I had to attend a Christmas party for my work….
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Dec 13, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
I had a few other ideas for Jack Johnson (and his dad)
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Dec 13, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
A Rat game thread on the Canes site says alot…
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The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......
Exactly.
Not the first time this season we’ve followed the Rats here. Yes – it says a lot. But 1 7-game winning streak, with Pat Dwyer playing his 3rd game in 3 cities in 48 hours is pretty impressive.
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
Daniels setting himeself up
to be a successful coach at the NHL level someday. Hope this organization see’s it before another one does.
Daniels to return in the Boudreau Way
Let’s hope that Jeff return this season to Raleigh to steer the Rats and players on the vet squad he is already familiar with. I like a Daniels HC and Barasso AHC tandem with Brind’amour as an assistant to Friesen package. I maintain that MO ust cannnot be the solution for the future. He was a nice band-aid last season, but will kill our youth movement.
There’s also the Byalsma precedent.
Gleason for the "C" :
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, all JD would need is Crosby and Malkin.
by drifterscape on Dec 13, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
LOL - so simple when you put it that way
Well at the rate we’re going, we should have the 2010 version (if there is such a thing) and JD can arrive a year from now, and hopefully before Mo has completely destroyed what’s left of what’s good……(actually I’m not that hateful of Mo – I’m suspending judgment this year, given what he accomplished Dec – May last year.)
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
i like the fact that Daniels knows all the vets on this team with the exception of a few and has experience working with the young guys. He’s gonna make a great head coach… hopefully here… and soon!
by 3yrsnoplayoffs? on Dec 13, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
**A 7-game winning streak.
Here’s the game sheet
Next game in Lowell, Friday night. Then in Syracuse Saturday.
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Even the Canes thought enough to tweet this tonight
nhl_canes The Canes’ AHL-affiliate Albany River Rats won their seventh consecutive game tonight, beating Hartford in a shootout. http://carhur.com/358
44 minutes ago from web
We’re all looking for good news, I guess.
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
7 game winning streak, WOW!!! Go River Rats!!!
by 3yrsnoplayoffs? on Dec 13, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Just interesting, how about to dress then as canes and put to RBC against caps?
All above is my personal opinion.
Thanks,
Andy_S
by Andy_S on Dec 13, 2009 10:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think we had 5 of them in the Verizon Center last Friday….
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by hockeymomof2 on Dec 13, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
Draft lottery
Im a little confused about this. If we finish last, we still have a chance at not getting the number 1 pick right?
I think the Hurricanes would have a 48.2% (or something like that) chance of getting the first pick but would slide down no farther than the second pick.
by hockeythoughts on Dec 14, 2009 10:04 AM EST reply actions
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