Pahlsson goal gives Ducks 2-0 series lead
ANAHEIM -- Sammy Pahlsson, a finalist for the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s top defensive forward, was the offensive hero for Anaheim Wednesday night, scoring the lone goal of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final as the Ducks blanked the Ottawa Senators, 1-0, to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Pahlsson took advantage of a neutral-zone turnover by Ottawa’s Dany Heatley to gain the Senators’ zone with some speed. Racing past Daniel Alfredsson, Pahlsson snapped a shot from the dot of the right circle through the legs of defenseman Joe Corvo and past the stick side of goalie Ray Emery for the goal at 14:16 of the third period.
”Well, the goal was a turnover,” Pahlsson said. “I skated down the wing and stepped once inside and shot it through the legs of the defenseman and somehow, it went in.”
There was no somehow about it. The shot was a big-time effort that slipped inside the far post.
”That line from the beginning of the year have been able to give us quality minutes,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said of the Pahlsson, Rob Niedermayer, Travis Moen unit. “And as you know in the playoffs, everybody steps up the defensive aspect of the game at least 20 to 25 percent. And always, people separate themselves on the offensive side. It’s nice to see that these three players are getting rewarded for hard work.
”The one thing about those guys, the play the tough minutes and a lot of time the spotlight has not been directed toward them. Right now, they’re earning that.”
Losing the game was a bitter pill for Emery, who was fabulous in defeat and was deserving of a better fate. After a 3-2 loss in Game 1, Emery said he would be better, and he was.
The Senators, who put some pressure on the Anaheim goal late, never were able to mount much of an offensive challenge in Game 2, being out-shot 31-16 in the game.
”It was a great shot,” Senators coach Bryan Murray said of Pahlsson’s game-winner. “He got Corvo turned around. He tried to do something with the stick, got spun, and he used Corvo as a screen and hit inside the post. Great shot. Great play on his part.”
Now, the Senators have to battle history as well as the Ducks. Of the 30 home teams who have won the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final since the series became a best-of-seven affair in 1939, 29 have gone on to capture the Cup. The Sens will now call upon the ghosts of the 1971 Montreal Canadiens, who came back from the 0-2 deficit to win in seven games.
Goalie J.S. Giguere was his indomitable self for the Ducks, getting to every shot that came his way. He has allowed just two goals in two games of the Final, while Emery has surrendered four goals in two games.
Giguere was at his best during a multiple-save flurry during a 5-on-3 advantage for Ottawa.
”I just wanted to make sure that I would approach it with a lot of energy,” Giguere said. “I thought I was able to do the first save and guys were on the rebound right away. So, we got pretty fortunate that we were able to get out of that one with no goals.”
Pahlsson is making quite a name for himself in this Final series. Known as a defensive whiz, his line, along with Niedermayer and Game 1 hero Moen, has made the Sens’ top line of Alfredsson, Heatley and Jason Spezza disappear.
”Well, you know, we obviously want to focus on that top line and our checking line has done a great job of being physical against them,” Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger said. “Making them work inside on the puck and making them play defense. It's the best way to counteract offensive players.”
Ray Emery made 30 saves, including 26 over the first two periods, in Ottawa's 1-0 loss in Game 2.
”We’re definitely counting on a couple of guys to be big-time players for us,” Murray said of his top scorers. “And they played much better tonight. But they didn’t create much in the way of offense. I’m hoping when we get home, we can do a little juggling and it will come.
”But yeah, I’m concerned,” Murray continued. “They have to help us win games on the road, as well as at home.”
”We've been scoring to this point and we're expected to score goals,” Spezza said. “It's not a lack of effort. We're trying. We're getting pucks. We did a little better job of getting pucks on net and deep today. We didn't score those early goals. We know we have to be better, though.”
The Senators now hope home cooking pays some dividends, returning to Ottawa for Game 3 Saturday night (8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio) and then again on Monday night as they try to get back into the series.
”Well, it's disappointing to not get a win down here,” Senators defenseman Chris Phillips said. “But we can't hang our heads. There's a lot of pride in this room and we're going home now. We've got two games at home to even out the series.”
”We've kind of done our job,” Pronger said. “We've won our two home games, and let's face it, you're supposed to win your home games. Now it's in their court. We're going to expect, obviously, a tougher environment in their building, and certainly their crowd will be behind them and cheering them on. So it will be a difficult atmosphere for sure.”
Emery kept the Senators in the game in the second period as Ottawa was out-shot 14-4 in that period and 26-11 over the first 40 minutes.
The second period began like it was in a lull after the physical and fast first 20 minutes, but as the clock ticked off the seconds, the Ducks got their second wind and began to press the advantage around Emery.
Rob Niedermayer saw a backhand shot stopped by Emery and Todd Marchant grabbed the rebound and dominated the remainder of the shift.
Emery snapped out a right pad at 11:40 to deny a testing drive by Corey Perry.
Emery then made another key stop on Rob Niedermayer at the 10:00 mark.
The Emery show continued with 6:54 left in the second as the Senators goalie made a huge save on Perry and the ensuing stuffer from Rob Niedermayer.
With defenseman Tom Preissing off for tripping at 18:04, the Ducks had the man advantage and Emery made a nice save and clear on a point shot from Chris Pronger.
The hits just kept coming in the scoreless first period almost as if Game 1 never ended. So, too, did the parade to the penalty box that made both coaches unhappy in Game 1.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere and the Ducks are heading to Ottawa with a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.Shots in the first were 12-7 for the Ducks as both goalies made several key saves, especially on power plays, to keep the period scoreless.
Ottawa’s Mike Comrie was boxed for boarding at 2:17 and the Senators were able to kill off the penalty without too much difficulty.
Anaheim’s Drew Miller was called for interference at 5:40, another man-advantage that didn’t prove especially troublesome.
Anton Volchenkov threw a thundering hit on Corey Perry at 8:05, but was called for boarding, opening the door for some testing shots by the Ducks.
First, Ryan Getzlaf was denied off a slick feed from Teemu Selanne. Moments later, Getzlaf was stropped again by Emery who clamped his glove on the rebound.
Emery then got his right shoulder on a point drive shot from Pronger and then threw out his right pad to deny Selanne late in the power play.
The Ducks dodged a huge bullet when Shawn Thornton was called for charging at 12:31 and was followed to the box by Pronger for slashing at 13:24, giving the Senators a 5-on-3 edge for 1:08.
In that span, the Senators threw everything at Giguere, who responded with some tremendous save, including multiple stops on Alfredsson and Mike Comrie.
The crowd roared as Pronger returned to the ice to kill off the remainder of the penalty time.
”We have to stop taking penalties like that, especially going down five-on-three,” Giguere said. “We can’t afford to do that every game. It’s going to end up costing us some goals eventually.”
Anaheim finished off the remainder of the first on the power play after Mike Fisher was called for roughing Corey Perry at 18:06, a power play that carried over to the second period.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
3 to Go
Game 1 - Ducks 3, Ottawa 2
Ducks lead the series, 1-0
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By Adam Brady
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ANAHEIM – If Travis Moen’s not careful, he’s going to get a reputation as a playoff goal-scorer.
Moen, one of the stars of the Ducks’ checking line, scored the game-winner with 2:51 remaining in the third period to give the Ducks a dramatic 3-2 victory over Ottawa and a 1-game-to-none lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
Moen's game-winner with 2:51 left was his second of the postseason.The 25-year-old Moen’s goal came after a couple of chances for him in the third were thwarted. But he ultimately took a bouncing Rob Niedermayer pass from behind the net and managed to strike it cleanly past Ottawa goaltender Ray Emery on his glove side.
"I just saw the puck and it was kind of bouncing, and I got lucky and caught it on the way down" Moen said. "It was huge. Every kid dreams of scoring a goal to win the game in the Stanley Cup Finals. This is something special."
The goal gave the Ducks a 3-2 lead they clinged to through the final horn, despite a Chris Pronger hooking penalty with 44 seconds remaining.
Moen’s goal was his fifth of the playoffs and his second game-winner, as he won Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals over Vancouver with one in overtime. Moen only had 11 goals during the regular season.
Moen and linemates Samuel Pahlsson and Niedermayer also helped shut down the prolific Ottawa offense, which led the NHL with 3.20 goals per game in the playoffs entering the series. The Senators only managed 20 shots on goal, with Anaheim’s J.S. Giguere saving 18 of them. Neither of the two Ottawa goals came from their prolific top line of Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza or Dany Heatley, which Moen and his line were assigned to stop.
"It was definitely a team effort," Moen said. "That line is extremely skilled. We got lucky tonight. We're happy to get the win and look forward to Game 2."
Instead, it was Ottawa’s Mike Fisher who scored the series’ first goal early in the first period. With Ottawa on the power play, Fisher took a shot from the left circle that hit Giguere and popped straight up in the air. Sean O’Donnell tried to bat it away but struck nothing but air, and it hit the ice and rolled over the line. Mike Comrie was originally given the goal when it looked like he might have touched it just before it crossed.
The Ducks evened it up at 10:55 on Andy McDonald’s sixth goal of the playoffs, with help from rookie Drew Miller. Skating on the top line all game long, Miller put a hit on an Ottawa player that freed up the puck near the left wing boards. Teemu Selanne picked it up and shuttled it to McDonald, who wristed it over Sens goalie Ray Emery.
The 17,274 that jammed into Honda Center came alive, and got even louder on several Anaheim near-misses right after the goal. But the Ducks couldn’t find the net again the rest of the period, nor in the second.
Ottawa, on the other hand, did get one in the second, capitalizing again on a Ducks penalty. At 4:36 into the period, with Ryan Getzlaf in the box for cross-checking, Wade Redden fired a slap shot that sailed past Giguere’s right shoulder. Giguere’s stick had been knocked from his hands seconds before the shot.
Getzlaf took to the air after his game-tying goal in the third period. The Ducks could have been in a bigger hole, after Francois Beauchemin and Samuel Pahlsson took penalties at 6:34 and 6:59. But the Ducks killed off the resulting 5-on-3. Soon after dodging that bullet, Ottawa averted one of its own. Emery cleared the puck from the corner right to Getzlaf at the blueline, but his shot sailed over the net as Emery scrambled back.
But Getzlaf finally got his 5:46 into the third period. He took the puck from Corey Perry at the right circle, shifted it to his backhand and flipped it through Emery. Getlaf slapped the glass in jubilation after the goal that tied the score 2-2.
Moen had a couple of chances in the third before finally denting the net. Halfway through the period he got ahead of the defense between the circles, made a nice move on Emery, but his shot was blocked by the second-year netminder. Then with 3:15 left, Moen’s backhander from the slot was deflected and bounced barely over the crossbar.
That made the eventual game-winner a bit sweeter for Moen, the native of Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan, a town of just 75 people. Moen, it's been noted already, helps out on the family farm every offseason.
"This is huge," Moen said. "I’ve got lots of support from family and friends back home and about 15 of them were watching tonight. This is pretty exciting."
Game 2 of the series is back at Honda Center Wednesday night at 5 p.m.
NOTES
The Ducks improved their overall home playoff record to 8-2 at home during the postseason. They have an overall home record of 21-7 since the start of the 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In addition, Anaheim is 7-0 in series-clinching games at home, including 3-0 this year (3-0 in 2003, 1-0 in 1997).
The Ducks improved their home Stanley Cup Final record to 4-0. The club has an overall record of 4-4 in Stanley Cup Final contests (3-4 in 2003 vs. NJ).
Ryan Getzlaf is tied for the team-lead in goals with six. He has earned 3-2=5 points in the last four games and 3-4=7 points in the last seven games. He has recorded points in seven of the Ducks 10 postseason home games (6-5=11). All six of his goals have come at home.
Travis Moen’s game-winning goal was the second GWG of his playoff career (also, May 1 @ VAN in OT). He is now T-4th in the NHL in GWG.
Teemu Selanne has a four-game point streak (2-5=7).
With tonight’s goal, Andy McDonald is tied for the team-lead in goals with six.
Rob Niedermayer has a two-game point streak (1-2=3) and 3-3=6 points in the last six games.
J.S. Giguere stopped 18-of-20 shots for his 10th win of the postseason in 13 starts. He has a 1.91 GAA and .930 SV% in the postseason, stopping 344-of-370 shots.
Tonight’s attendance was 17,274, a standing-room only sellout crowd. Going back to the regular season, the Ducks now have a 32-game sellout streak.
GAME LOG
3rd Period
20:00 - END OF GAME - The Ducks keep Ottawa away from the net over the closing seconds and the horn finally sounds. Anaheim wins 3-2 and takes a 1-game-to-none lead in the series.
19:16 - ANA PENALTY - Chris Pronger, 2 min. hooking. Ottawa finds life late.
17:09 - ANAHEIM GOAL - TRAVIS MOEN - Moen finds redemption. Rob Niedermayer skates behind the net and barely moves the puck to Moen in the slot. It's bouncing, but Moen still manages to strike it clean on the one-timer past Emery on his glove side. It's 3-2 Ducks and slightly loud in here.
16:45 - Moen's backhand shot from the slot is deflected and goes over Emery, but also the crossbar.
14:51 - Rob Niedermayer steals the puck shorthanded, skates cautiously across the blueline and shoots one that Emery has little problem with.
13:08 - ANA PENALTY - Scott Niedermayer, 2 min. hooking. Niedermayer hooks a Sens player against the boards in the corner. Now a big chance for Ottawa.
12:03 - The Sens kill it.
10:03 - OTT PENALTY - Andre Meszaros, 2 min. interference. Big chance for Anaheim.
9:36 - Samuel Pahlsson makes a nice pass to Moen in the slot. Moen makes a nice move on Emery, but his shot is nicely stonewalled by the netminder.
8:18 - McDonald pokes and prods at a loose puck that Emery can't cover and the Sens don't like it. They take a few shots at Mac before a scuffle breaks out between all of the skaters.
6:37 - OTT PENALTY - Christoph Schubert, 2 min. slashing. The Ducks look to get another one.
5:46 - ANAHEIM GOAL - RYAN GETZLAF - Getzlaf takes the puck from Corey Perry at the right circle, skates toward net and shifts the puck to his backhand where he flips it through Emery. He slaps the glass in jubilation after the goal that ties the score 2-2. Second assists goes to Ric Jackman, who kept it in the zone before giving it to Perry.
2:58 - Andy McDonald's shot is narrowly saved by Emery's right leg pad, and Selanne tries to follow up on the loose puck but Emery's not having it.
0:00 - We're underway in the third, with the Ducks looking to tie it.
2nd Period
20:00 - END OF PERIOD - Ottawa gets a goal at 4:36 to take a 2-1 lead. The Ducks and Sens both attempt 10 shots on goal. Third period coming up in 19 minutes.
19:04 - One of the best Ducks chances of the period, a rush with McDonald and Selanne, is squashed when Selanne's shot from the right circle is knocked away by Emery.
17:54 - A Ducks shot from the slot hits Emery and bounds behind him, but it doesn't cross the line as he smothers it.
16:01 - McDonald tries to poke in a loose one near the left post, but Emery holds it.
15:27 - Corey Perry fires a shot from the right circle that Emery deflects away before Ottawa ices it.
13:03 - Both Brad May (off a Todd Marchant feed) and Shawn Thornton (loose puck) have shots right in front, but Emery stops them both.
9:05 - Emery clears the puck from the corner, right to Getzlaf, who fires it from the blueline over the net as Emery scrambles to get back in front of it.
8:59 - The Ducks kill both penalties and the crowd appreciates it.
6:59 - ANA PENALTY - Samuel Pahlsson. The Ducks face a 5-on-3 for 1:35.
6:34 - ANA PENALTY - Francois Beauchemin, 2 min. tripping. Ottawa goes on another power play.
4:36 - OTTAWA GOAL (POWER PLAY) - WADE REDDEN - Redden fires a slapper from the blue line that sails past Giguere's right shoulder. Giguere's stick had been knocked from his hands seconds before the goal. Seconds before that, the Senators hit the post with a shot. Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza get the assists. It's 2-1 Sens.
3:52 - ANA PENALTY - Ryan Getzlaf, 2 min. cross checking. Ottawa is 1-2 on the power play.
0:59 - OTT PENALTY - Wade Redden, 2 min. hooking. And his face reddens after that one. Terrible.
0:00 - The puck drops for the second, with momentum on the Ducks' side.
1st Period
20:00 - END OF PERIOD - An Andy McDonald shot just before the horn is knocked away by Emery. The Ducks own the second half of the period, scoring a goal to match the early one by Ottawa. After a slow start, Anaheim outshoots the Senators 8-4. We'll be back.
18:05 - Rob Niedermayer nearly pokes in a loose puck in front, but Emery makes a nice kick save on it.
14:14 - ANA PENALTY - Ric Jackman, 2 min. roughing. Mike Comrie fires a shot at Giguere after the whistle and Jackman retaliates with a swipe at his head.
The Ducks have several near-misses on net following the goal and the crowd gets louder after each one. It's absolutely electric in here.
10:55 - ANAHEIM GOAL - ANDY MCDONALD - Rookie Drew Miller puts a hit on an Ottawa player to free up the puck near the left wing boards. Teemu Selanne picks it up and slides it to McDonald, who wrists it past Ray Emery. It's 1-1 and this crowd has lit up.
8:07 - The Ducks need to get it going. One shot on goal through the first eight minutes.
2:34 - OTT PENALTY - Dany Heatley, 2 min. tripping. First power play of the series for the Ducks. They rank seventh out of 16 teams in the playoffs with a 15.3 power play percentage. Ottawa ranks fourth in the league with 88.6 penalty kill success.
1:38 - OTTAWA GOAL (POWER PLAY) - MIKE FISHER (SCORING CHANGE) - Fisher takes a shot from the left circle that hits Giguere and pops straight up in the air. Sean O'Donnell tries to whack at it in mid-air but whiffs on it and it hits the ice and rolls over the line. It's 1-0 Ottawa early in the Final.
0:53 - ANA PENALTY - Scott Niedermayer, 2 min. high sticking.
0:00 - And we're underway in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Honda Center. How good does that sound?
Pregame
Starting Goaltenders: ANA J.S. Giguere; OTT Ray Emery
Starting Skaters: ANA Francois Beauchemin, Samuel Pahlsson, Scott Niedermayer, Travis Moen, Rob Niedermayer; OTT Wade Redden, Daniel Alfredsson, Andrej Meszaros, Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza
Scratches: ANA Sebastien Caron, Mark Hartigan, Chris Kunitz, George Parros, Joe DiPenta, Aaron Rome, Ryan Shannon, Joe Motzko, Ryan Carter; OTT Lawrence Nycholat, Brian McGrattan, Oleg Saprykin
Ducks lead the series, 1-0
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By Adam Brady
AnaheimDucks.com
ANAHEIM – If Travis Moen’s not careful, he’s going to get a reputation as a playoff goal-scorer.
Moen, one of the stars of the Ducks’ checking line, scored the game-winner with 2:51 remaining in the third period to give the Ducks a dramatic 3-2 victory over Ottawa and a 1-game-to-none lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
Moen's game-winner with 2:51 left was his second of the postseason.The 25-year-old Moen’s goal came after a couple of chances for him in the third were thwarted. But he ultimately took a bouncing Rob Niedermayer pass from behind the net and managed to strike it cleanly past Ottawa goaltender Ray Emery on his glove side.
"I just saw the puck and it was kind of bouncing, and I got lucky and caught it on the way down" Moen said. "It was huge. Every kid dreams of scoring a goal to win the game in the Stanley Cup Finals. This is something special."
The goal gave the Ducks a 3-2 lead they clinged to through the final horn, despite a Chris Pronger hooking penalty with 44 seconds remaining.
Moen’s goal was his fifth of the playoffs and his second game-winner, as he won Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals over Vancouver with one in overtime. Moen only had 11 goals during the regular season.
Moen and linemates Samuel Pahlsson and Niedermayer also helped shut down the prolific Ottawa offense, which led the NHL with 3.20 goals per game in the playoffs entering the series. The Senators only managed 20 shots on goal, with Anaheim’s J.S. Giguere saving 18 of them. Neither of the two Ottawa goals came from their prolific top line of Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza or Dany Heatley, which Moen and his line were assigned to stop.
"It was definitely a team effort," Moen said. "That line is extremely skilled. We got lucky tonight. We're happy to get the win and look forward to Game 2."
Instead, it was Ottawa’s Mike Fisher who scored the series’ first goal early in the first period. With Ottawa on the power play, Fisher took a shot from the left circle that hit Giguere and popped straight up in the air. Sean O’Donnell tried to bat it away but struck nothing but air, and it hit the ice and rolled over the line. Mike Comrie was originally given the goal when it looked like he might have touched it just before it crossed.
The Ducks evened it up at 10:55 on Andy McDonald’s sixth goal of the playoffs, with help from rookie Drew Miller. Skating on the top line all game long, Miller put a hit on an Ottawa player that freed up the puck near the left wing boards. Teemu Selanne picked it up and shuttled it to McDonald, who wristed it over Sens goalie Ray Emery.
The 17,274 that jammed into Honda Center came alive, and got even louder on several Anaheim near-misses right after the goal. But the Ducks couldn’t find the net again the rest of the period, nor in the second.
Ottawa, on the other hand, did get one in the second, capitalizing again on a Ducks penalty. At 4:36 into the period, with Ryan Getzlaf in the box for cross-checking, Wade Redden fired a slap shot that sailed past Giguere’s right shoulder. Giguere’s stick had been knocked from his hands seconds before the shot.
Getzlaf took to the air after his game-tying goal in the third period. The Ducks could have been in a bigger hole, after Francois Beauchemin and Samuel Pahlsson took penalties at 6:34 and 6:59. But the Ducks killed off the resulting 5-on-3. Soon after dodging that bullet, Ottawa averted one of its own. Emery cleared the puck from the corner right to Getzlaf at the blueline, but his shot sailed over the net as Emery scrambled back.
But Getzlaf finally got his 5:46 into the third period. He took the puck from Corey Perry at the right circle, shifted it to his backhand and flipped it through Emery. Getlaf slapped the glass in jubilation after the goal that tied the score 2-2.
Moen had a couple of chances in the third before finally denting the net. Halfway through the period he got ahead of the defense between the circles, made a nice move on Emery, but his shot was blocked by the second-year netminder. Then with 3:15 left, Moen’s backhander from the slot was deflected and bounced barely over the crossbar.
That made the eventual game-winner a bit sweeter for Moen, the native of Stewart Valley, Saskatchewan, a town of just 75 people. Moen, it's been noted already, helps out on the family farm every offseason.
"This is huge," Moen said. "I’ve got lots of support from family and friends back home and about 15 of them were watching tonight. This is pretty exciting."
Game 2 of the series is back at Honda Center Wednesday night at 5 p.m.
NOTES
The Ducks improved their overall home playoff record to 8-2 at home during the postseason. They have an overall home record of 21-7 since the start of the 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In addition, Anaheim is 7-0 in series-clinching games at home, including 3-0 this year (3-0 in 2003, 1-0 in 1997).
The Ducks improved their home Stanley Cup Final record to 4-0. The club has an overall record of 4-4 in Stanley Cup Final contests (3-4 in 2003 vs. NJ).
Ryan Getzlaf is tied for the team-lead in goals with six. He has earned 3-2=5 points in the last four games and 3-4=7 points in the last seven games. He has recorded points in seven of the Ducks 10 postseason home games (6-5=11). All six of his goals have come at home.
Travis Moen’s game-winning goal was the second GWG of his playoff career (also, May 1 @ VAN in OT). He is now T-4th in the NHL in GWG.
Teemu Selanne has a four-game point streak (2-5=7).
With tonight’s goal, Andy McDonald is tied for the team-lead in goals with six.
Rob Niedermayer has a two-game point streak (1-2=3) and 3-3=6 points in the last six games.
J.S. Giguere stopped 18-of-20 shots for his 10th win of the postseason in 13 starts. He has a 1.91 GAA and .930 SV% in the postseason, stopping 344-of-370 shots.
Tonight’s attendance was 17,274, a standing-room only sellout crowd. Going back to the regular season, the Ducks now have a 32-game sellout streak.
GAME LOG
3rd Period
20:00 - END OF GAME - The Ducks keep Ottawa away from the net over the closing seconds and the horn finally sounds. Anaheim wins 3-2 and takes a 1-game-to-none lead in the series.
19:16 - ANA PENALTY - Chris Pronger, 2 min. hooking. Ottawa finds life late.
17:09 - ANAHEIM GOAL - TRAVIS MOEN - Moen finds redemption. Rob Niedermayer skates behind the net and barely moves the puck to Moen in the slot. It's bouncing, but Moen still manages to strike it clean on the one-timer past Emery on his glove side. It's 3-2 Ducks and slightly loud in here.
16:45 - Moen's backhand shot from the slot is deflected and goes over Emery, but also the crossbar.
14:51 - Rob Niedermayer steals the puck shorthanded, skates cautiously across the blueline and shoots one that Emery has little problem with.
13:08 - ANA PENALTY - Scott Niedermayer, 2 min. hooking. Niedermayer hooks a Sens player against the boards in the corner. Now a big chance for Ottawa.
12:03 - The Sens kill it.
10:03 - OTT PENALTY - Andre Meszaros, 2 min. interference. Big chance for Anaheim.
9:36 - Samuel Pahlsson makes a nice pass to Moen in the slot. Moen makes a nice move on Emery, but his shot is nicely stonewalled by the netminder.
8:18 - McDonald pokes and prods at a loose puck that Emery can't cover and the Sens don't like it. They take a few shots at Mac before a scuffle breaks out between all of the skaters.
6:37 - OTT PENALTY - Christoph Schubert, 2 min. slashing. The Ducks look to get another one.
5:46 - ANAHEIM GOAL - RYAN GETZLAF - Getzlaf takes the puck from Corey Perry at the right circle, skates toward net and shifts the puck to his backhand where he flips it through Emery. He slaps the glass in jubilation after the goal that ties the score 2-2. Second assists goes to Ric Jackman, who kept it in the zone before giving it to Perry.
2:58 - Andy McDonald's shot is narrowly saved by Emery's right leg pad, and Selanne tries to follow up on the loose puck but Emery's not having it.
0:00 - We're underway in the third, with the Ducks looking to tie it.
2nd Period
20:00 - END OF PERIOD - Ottawa gets a goal at 4:36 to take a 2-1 lead. The Ducks and Sens both attempt 10 shots on goal. Third period coming up in 19 minutes.
19:04 - One of the best Ducks chances of the period, a rush with McDonald and Selanne, is squashed when Selanne's shot from the right circle is knocked away by Emery.
17:54 - A Ducks shot from the slot hits Emery and bounds behind him, but it doesn't cross the line as he smothers it.
16:01 - McDonald tries to poke in a loose one near the left post, but Emery holds it.
15:27 - Corey Perry fires a shot from the right circle that Emery deflects away before Ottawa ices it.
13:03 - Both Brad May (off a Todd Marchant feed) and Shawn Thornton (loose puck) have shots right in front, but Emery stops them both.
9:05 - Emery clears the puck from the corner, right to Getzlaf, who fires it from the blueline over the net as Emery scrambles to get back in front of it.
8:59 - The Ducks kill both penalties and the crowd appreciates it.
6:59 - ANA PENALTY - Samuel Pahlsson. The Ducks face a 5-on-3 for 1:35.
6:34 - ANA PENALTY - Francois Beauchemin, 2 min. tripping. Ottawa goes on another power play.
4:36 - OTTAWA GOAL (POWER PLAY) - WADE REDDEN - Redden fires a slapper from the blue line that sails past Giguere's right shoulder. Giguere's stick had been knocked from his hands seconds before the goal. Seconds before that, the Senators hit the post with a shot. Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza get the assists. It's 2-1 Sens.
3:52 - ANA PENALTY - Ryan Getzlaf, 2 min. cross checking. Ottawa is 1-2 on the power play.
0:59 - OTT PENALTY - Wade Redden, 2 min. hooking. And his face reddens after that one. Terrible.
0:00 - The puck drops for the second, with momentum on the Ducks' side.
1st Period
20:00 - END OF PERIOD - An Andy McDonald shot just before the horn is knocked away by Emery. The Ducks own the second half of the period, scoring a goal to match the early one by Ottawa. After a slow start, Anaheim outshoots the Senators 8-4. We'll be back.
18:05 - Rob Niedermayer nearly pokes in a loose puck in front, but Emery makes a nice kick save on it.
14:14 - ANA PENALTY - Ric Jackman, 2 min. roughing. Mike Comrie fires a shot at Giguere after the whistle and Jackman retaliates with a swipe at his head.
The Ducks have several near-misses on net following the goal and the crowd gets louder after each one. It's absolutely electric in here.
10:55 - ANAHEIM GOAL - ANDY MCDONALD - Rookie Drew Miller puts a hit on an Ottawa player to free up the puck near the left wing boards. Teemu Selanne picks it up and slides it to McDonald, who wrists it past Ray Emery. It's 1-1 and this crowd has lit up.
8:07 - The Ducks need to get it going. One shot on goal through the first eight minutes.
2:34 - OTT PENALTY - Dany Heatley, 2 min. tripping. First power play of the series for the Ducks. They rank seventh out of 16 teams in the playoffs with a 15.3 power play percentage. Ottawa ranks fourth in the league with 88.6 penalty kill success.
1:38 - OTTAWA GOAL (POWER PLAY) - MIKE FISHER (SCORING CHANGE) - Fisher takes a shot from the left circle that hits Giguere and pops straight up in the air. Sean O'Donnell tries to whack at it in mid-air but whiffs on it and it hits the ice and rolls over the line. It's 1-0 Ottawa early in the Final.
0:53 - ANA PENALTY - Scott Niedermayer, 2 min. high sticking.
0:00 - And we're underway in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Honda Center. How good does that sound?
Pregame
Starting Goaltenders: ANA J.S. Giguere; OTT Ray Emery
Starting Skaters: ANA Francois Beauchemin, Samuel Pahlsson, Scott Niedermayer, Travis Moen, Rob Niedermayer; OTT Wade Redden, Daniel Alfredsson, Andrej Meszaros, Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza
Scratches: ANA Sebastien Caron, Mark Hartigan, Chris Kunitz, George Parros, Joe DiPenta, Aaron Rome, Ryan Shannon, Joe Motzko, Ryan Carter; OTT Lawrence Nycholat, Brian McGrattan, Oleg Saprykin
Friday, May 25, 2007
By the way senator B hussain Osoma its flak
Campaign 2008
Memorial Day showdown between presidential camps
By Klaus Marre
May 25, 2007
The Iraq funding bill has triggered an all-out battle of words between presidential candidates from both parties after Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) compared the “no” votes of Democratic frontrunners Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) with surrendering to al Qaeda.
Clinton and Obama were among the 14 senators who opposed the funding bill, which Congress sent to President Bush late Thursday.
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“This vote may win favor with MoveOn and liberal primary voters, but it’s the equivalent of waving a white flag to al Qaeda,” McCain said, regarding the vote of his Democratic opponents.
Obama returned fire, saying that it is clear a new direction in Iraq is needed.
“And if there ever was a reflection of that it's the fact that Senator McCain required a flack jacket, 10 armored Humvees, two Apache attack helicopters, and 100 soldiers with rifles by his side to stroll through a market in Baghdad just a few weeks ago,” Obama said in a statement.
McCain responded immediately, mocking Obama’s lack of experience.
“While Senator Obama’s two years in the U.S. Senate certainly entitle him to vote against funding our troops, my service and experience combined with conversations with military leaders on the ground in Iraq lead me to believe that we must give this new strategy a chance to succeed because the consequences of failure would be catastrophic to our nation's security,” McCain said.
The former Navy pilot and prisoner of war then took a shot at Obama for making a mistake in his statement.
“By the way, Senator Obama, it’s a ‘flak’ jacket, not a ‘flack’ jacket,” McCain said.
Memorial Day showdown between presidential camps
By Klaus Marre
May 25, 2007
The Iraq funding bill has triggered an all-out battle of words between presidential candidates from both parties after Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) compared the “no” votes of Democratic frontrunners Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) with surrendering to al Qaeda.
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“This vote may win favor with MoveOn and liberal primary voters, but it’s the equivalent of waving a white flag to al Qaeda,” McCain said, regarding the vote of his Democratic opponents.
Obama returned fire, saying that it is clear a new direction in Iraq is needed.
“And if there ever was a reflection of that it's the fact that Senator McCain required a flack jacket, 10 armored Humvees, two Apache attack helicopters, and 100 soldiers with rifles by his side to stroll through a market in Baghdad just a few weeks ago,” Obama said in a statement.
McCain responded immediately, mocking Obama’s lack of experience.
“While Senator Obama’s two years in the U.S. Senate certainly entitle him to vote against funding our troops, my service and experience combined with conversations with military leaders on the ground in Iraq lead me to believe that we must give this new strategy a chance to succeed because the consequences of failure would be catastrophic to our nation's security,” McCain said.
The former Navy pilot and prisoner of war then took a shot at Obama for making a mistake in his statement.
“By the way, Senator Obama, it’s a ‘flak’ jacket, not a ‘flack’ jacket,” McCain said.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Angels selling used dirt lol
http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2246164&cp=1452377
The Angels are selling dirt that is used from the infield. Glad it is used dirt and not non used dirt. I guess disney will unavible new products this summer at the theme parks including
1. used fast pass tickets
2. used gum
3. h.s. from main street
4. used water from the jungle crusie
5. used ties from autopia
6. used parts from rocket rods
7. used money from who wants to me a millionare
The Angels are selling dirt that is used from the infield. Glad it is used dirt and not non used dirt. I guess disney will unavible new products this summer at the theme parks including
1. used fast pass tickets
2. used gum
3. h.s. from main street
4. used water from the jungle crusie
5. used ties from autopia
6. used parts from rocket rods
7. used money from who wants to me a millionare
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
The Days and Times Lord Stanly will give us his cup
SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1: May 28 @ Anaheim8 p.m. ET, Versus, CBC, RDS
Game 2: May 30 @ Anaheim8 p.m. ET, Versus, CBC, RDS
Game 3: June 2 @ Ottawa8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 4: June 4 @ Ottawa8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
*Game 5: June 6 @ Anaheim8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
*Game 6: June 9 @ Ottawa8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
*Game 7: June 11 @ Anaheim8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 1: May 28 @ Anaheim8 p.m. ET, Versus, CBC, RDS
Game 2: May 30 @ Anaheim8 p.m. ET, Versus, CBC, RDS
Game 3: June 2 @ Ottawa8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 4: June 4 @ Ottawa8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
*Game 5: June 6 @ Anaheim8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
*Game 6: June 9 @ Ottawa8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
*Game 7: June 11 @ Anaheim8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS
Lord Stanly give us your cup
Stanley Cup Final: Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators
NHL.com Staff
May 23, 2007, 9:44 AM EDT
SERIES BREAKDOWN:Schedule Game Breakers X Factors Facts Quotable Crystal Ball
The Skinny
There will no lack of star power as the Anaheim Ducks and the Ottawa Senators clash in the Stanley Cup Final with each franchise looking for its first Stanley Cup title.
Anaheim, the second seed in the West, rode the brilliant goaltending of J.S. Giguere, the minute-eating brilliance of stud defensemen Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer and the clutch scoring of Teemu Selanne to return to the Stanley Cup Final four years after the franchise's only other trip -- a seven-game loss to the New Jersey Devils in 2003.
Ottawa, meanwhile, used a rampaging top line -- featuring established star and team captain Daniel Alfredsson paired with young center Jason Spezza and winger Dany Heatley, the equally young sniper with back-to-back 50-goal seasons on his resume, to fire its way into the first Stanley Cup Final appearance for the franchise in its modern incarnation. Second-year goalie Ray Emery, meanwhile, is making a name for himself on the postseason stage, much in the same way Giguere did back in 2003.
Most likely, the series will play out just as the series' stars are aligned, as well. The quick-skating, fundamentally sound Senators are a solid two-way team, but has been surprisingly one-dimensional in the attacking zone, riding the exploits of its big line to five-game triumphs against Pittsburgh, New Jersey and Buffalo. Heatley leads the playoffs with 21 points. Spezza has 20 points and Alfredsson has a team-high 10 goals and 17 points to rank second and third on the overall playoff scoring chart.
Defensemen Wade Redden and Joe Corvo, with eight points apiece, are the next-highest scorers on the Ottawa roster.
Anaheim, on the other hand, has shown itself to be a balanced offensive team that occasionally struggled to find goals in dispatching Minnesota, Vancouver and Detroit. The Ducks boast nine players with at least three goals and no player with more than five. But the Western Conference champs can get away with a sometime-anemic offense because of the brilliance of their elite defensemen and the steadiness of Giguere, already a proven playoff commodity after winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the losing goalie in the 2003 Final.
Like the past three Stanley Cup Final showdowns, which all went seven games, the 2007 Stanley Cup Final matchup between Anaheim and Ottawa appears to be so evenly matched that this series could go either way on the turn of just one play.
As a result, it will be interesting, to say the least. It promises to be physical. And, it will be filled with enough star power to illuminate the entire hockey world.
Anaheim Game Breakers
PRONGERChris Pronger – The second-highest scoring defenseman in the tournament -- only Nicklas Lidstrom of the eliminated Detroit Red Wings had more points than Pronger's 14 -- Pronger is putting his stamp on the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second-straight spring. Last year, Pronger was the catalyst, at both ends of the ice, during Edmonton's surprising run to Game 7 of the Final. This year, he is reprising that role in his first season with the Ducks. Nobody in these playoffs plays more than Pronger, who is averaging more than 31 minutes per game and nobody, it seems, does as much. Pronger is on the first power-play unit, he is a primary penalty killer and he plays the bulk of his five-on-five time against top forwards from the other team. He is also the catalyst for Anaheim's attack in the offensive zone, passing or shooting as he sees fit.
GIGUEREJ.S. Giguere – The Anaheim goalie won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2003 by playing brilliantly as the then-Mighty Ducks made a mighty surprising run to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against New Jersey. Giguere has been just as good, if not better, in this postseason. Since re-assuming the starting job midway through the first round, Giguere has done nothing, it seems, but win. He has won nine of 12 decisions while posting laudatory numbers comparable to the stats that made him MVP four years ago. At 5-on-5, Giguere has been nearly unbeatable, allowing just 12 even-strength goals in 11 starts. Plus, Giguere's experience on the Stanley Cup Final stage should give him an early advantage over Ottawa goalie Ray Emery, who has posted similar numbers to Giguere through the first three rounds.
SELANNETeemu Selanne – "The Finnish Flash" has been a streaky scorer throughout his career and fortunately for the Ducks he appears to be entering the Stanley Cup Final on another one of his patented hot streaks. Selanne closed out the Western Conference Finals with points in the final three games. During that stretch, he had two goals -- including the pivotal overtime winner in Game 5 -- and four assists. That strong finishing kick put to rest complaints about a four-game run without points that began at the end of the second round against Vancouver. The overtime goal in Game 5 against Detroit was his second game-winning goal of this postseason, and the eighth in a 81-game postseason career. The Senators will have to account for his whereabouts at all times.Ottawa Game Breakers
EMERYRay Emery – Finally, his game and his ability have caught up to his flashy style and brash personality. Emery isn’t the backup anymore and the 24-year-old has used these playoffs as his own personal coming out party, growing into a formidable No. 1 goaltender over the course of the last three weeks. In the opening round he beat Pittsburgh’s Marc Andre Fleury. In the second round, he out-played Martin Brodeur. In the conference finals, Ryan Miller was next in line as Emery’s made Ottawa look like the team to beat this spring. With a 12-3 record in the tournament with a 1.95 GAA and .919 save-percentage, Emery could be the key to Ottawa winning the first Stanley Cup.
ALFREDSSONDaniel Alfredsson – The captain leads by example, and what an example he’s set so far in the playoffs. Long gone are the days when Alfie would get booed by the home crowd, just as when the Senators were playoff patsies is also ancient history. Alfredsson is on his way to winning a Conn Smyth as playoff MVP, leading all playoff scorers with four game-winning goals, including the biggest one in Ottawa’s history when he scored in overtime of Game 5 against the Sabres to send his team to their first Stanley Cup Finals. Did we mention his line has been equally impressive at the defensive end?
HEATLEYDany Heatley – Back-to-back 50-goal seasons was only a warm-up for Heatley, who leads all playoff scorers with 21 points in 15 games. One-third of Ottawa’s vaunted top line with Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, Heatley is the triggerman of the trio, but tied for the team lead at plus-7 in the tournament, he’s also defensively responsible. Head coach Bryan Murray has not hesitated to put Heatley’s line against any opponent, in any situation. Big, fast and strong, Heatley will be a lot to handle as he plays for his first Stanley Cup.
X Factors
PAHLSSONSamuel Pahlsson -- Barely mentioned because of the big stars that populate the Anaheim roster, Pahlsson may just be the cog that makes this team go. But he will be noticed in the Stanley Cup Final. As the team's checking-line center, he will be at the forefront of the Ducks' game plan to slow down Ottawa's rampaging top line of center Jason Spezza and wingers Dany Heatley and Daniel Alfredsson. Sure, Pahlsson will get help from his linemates -- Travis Moen and Rob Niedermayer -- and the all-star defensemen Anaheim features; but Pahlsson will assume the lion's share of the responsibility. He has proven to be capable of handling such a workload, though. Not only is Pahlsson up for the Selke Award as the League's best defensive forward in the regular season, but he has already helped derail the top lines from Minnesota, Vancouver and Detroit.
SPEZZAJason Spezza – If Heatley is the sniper, then Spezza is the playmaker of the group. Right behind his teammate for the playoff scoring lead, Spezza’s checked in with 20 points in 15 games between Heatley and Alfredsson on the top line. "The Spezz Dispenser" has 13 assists in the playoffs and presents an interesting dilemma for opposing coaches, because if you concentrate too much on Heatley and Alfredsson, Spezza has the skill set to take games over. Though he might not be the most physical player on the ice, the 23-year old isn’t going to take any penalties. In the open ice, he can make any defenseman look silly.
NHL.com Staff
May 23, 2007, 9:44 AM EDT
SERIES BREAKDOWN:Schedule Game Breakers X Factors Facts Quotable Crystal Ball
The Skinny
There will no lack of star power as the Anaheim Ducks and the Ottawa Senators clash in the Stanley Cup Final with each franchise looking for its first Stanley Cup title.
Anaheim, the second seed in the West, rode the brilliant goaltending of J.S. Giguere, the minute-eating brilliance of stud defensemen Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer and the clutch scoring of Teemu Selanne to return to the Stanley Cup Final four years after the franchise's only other trip -- a seven-game loss to the New Jersey Devils in 2003.
Ottawa, meanwhile, used a rampaging top line -- featuring established star and team captain Daniel Alfredsson paired with young center Jason Spezza and winger Dany Heatley, the equally young sniper with back-to-back 50-goal seasons on his resume, to fire its way into the first Stanley Cup Final appearance for the franchise in its modern incarnation. Second-year goalie Ray Emery, meanwhile, is making a name for himself on the postseason stage, much in the same way Giguere did back in 2003.
Most likely, the series will play out just as the series' stars are aligned, as well. The quick-skating, fundamentally sound Senators are a solid two-way team, but has been surprisingly one-dimensional in the attacking zone, riding the exploits of its big line to five-game triumphs against Pittsburgh, New Jersey and Buffalo. Heatley leads the playoffs with 21 points. Spezza has 20 points and Alfredsson has a team-high 10 goals and 17 points to rank second and third on the overall playoff scoring chart.
Defensemen Wade Redden and Joe Corvo, with eight points apiece, are the next-highest scorers on the Ottawa roster.
Anaheim, on the other hand, has shown itself to be a balanced offensive team that occasionally struggled to find goals in dispatching Minnesota, Vancouver and Detroit. The Ducks boast nine players with at least three goals and no player with more than five. But the Western Conference champs can get away with a sometime-anemic offense because of the brilliance of their elite defensemen and the steadiness of Giguere, already a proven playoff commodity after winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the losing goalie in the 2003 Final.
Like the past three Stanley Cup Final showdowns, which all went seven games, the 2007 Stanley Cup Final matchup between Anaheim and Ottawa appears to be so evenly matched that this series could go either way on the turn of just one play.
As a result, it will be interesting, to say the least. It promises to be physical. And, it will be filled with enough star power to illuminate the entire hockey world.
Anaheim Game Breakers
PRONGERChris Pronger – The second-highest scoring defenseman in the tournament -- only Nicklas Lidstrom of the eliminated Detroit Red Wings had more points than Pronger's 14 -- Pronger is putting his stamp on the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second-straight spring. Last year, Pronger was the catalyst, at both ends of the ice, during Edmonton's surprising run to Game 7 of the Final. This year, he is reprising that role in his first season with the Ducks. Nobody in these playoffs plays more than Pronger, who is averaging more than 31 minutes per game and nobody, it seems, does as much. Pronger is on the first power-play unit, he is a primary penalty killer and he plays the bulk of his five-on-five time against top forwards from the other team. He is also the catalyst for Anaheim's attack in the offensive zone, passing or shooting as he sees fit.
GIGUEREJ.S. Giguere – The Anaheim goalie won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2003 by playing brilliantly as the then-Mighty Ducks made a mighty surprising run to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against New Jersey. Giguere has been just as good, if not better, in this postseason. Since re-assuming the starting job midway through the first round, Giguere has done nothing, it seems, but win. He has won nine of 12 decisions while posting laudatory numbers comparable to the stats that made him MVP four years ago. At 5-on-5, Giguere has been nearly unbeatable, allowing just 12 even-strength goals in 11 starts. Plus, Giguere's experience on the Stanley Cup Final stage should give him an early advantage over Ottawa goalie Ray Emery, who has posted similar numbers to Giguere through the first three rounds.
SELANNETeemu Selanne – "The Finnish Flash" has been a streaky scorer throughout his career and fortunately for the Ducks he appears to be entering the Stanley Cup Final on another one of his patented hot streaks. Selanne closed out the Western Conference Finals with points in the final three games. During that stretch, he had two goals -- including the pivotal overtime winner in Game 5 -- and four assists. That strong finishing kick put to rest complaints about a four-game run without points that began at the end of the second round against Vancouver. The overtime goal in Game 5 against Detroit was his second game-winning goal of this postseason, and the eighth in a 81-game postseason career. The Senators will have to account for his whereabouts at all times.Ottawa Game Breakers
EMERYRay Emery – Finally, his game and his ability have caught up to his flashy style and brash personality. Emery isn’t the backup anymore and the 24-year-old has used these playoffs as his own personal coming out party, growing into a formidable No. 1 goaltender over the course of the last three weeks. In the opening round he beat Pittsburgh’s Marc Andre Fleury. In the second round, he out-played Martin Brodeur. In the conference finals, Ryan Miller was next in line as Emery’s made Ottawa look like the team to beat this spring. With a 12-3 record in the tournament with a 1.95 GAA and .919 save-percentage, Emery could be the key to Ottawa winning the first Stanley Cup.
ALFREDSSONDaniel Alfredsson – The captain leads by example, and what an example he’s set so far in the playoffs. Long gone are the days when Alfie would get booed by the home crowd, just as when the Senators were playoff patsies is also ancient history. Alfredsson is on his way to winning a Conn Smyth as playoff MVP, leading all playoff scorers with four game-winning goals, including the biggest one in Ottawa’s history when he scored in overtime of Game 5 against the Sabres to send his team to their first Stanley Cup Finals. Did we mention his line has been equally impressive at the defensive end?
HEATLEYDany Heatley – Back-to-back 50-goal seasons was only a warm-up for Heatley, who leads all playoff scorers with 21 points in 15 games. One-third of Ottawa’s vaunted top line with Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, Heatley is the triggerman of the trio, but tied for the team lead at plus-7 in the tournament, he’s also defensively responsible. Head coach Bryan Murray has not hesitated to put Heatley’s line against any opponent, in any situation. Big, fast and strong, Heatley will be a lot to handle as he plays for his first Stanley Cup.
X Factors
PAHLSSONSamuel Pahlsson -- Barely mentioned because of the big stars that populate the Anaheim roster, Pahlsson may just be the cog that makes this team go. But he will be noticed in the Stanley Cup Final. As the team's checking-line center, he will be at the forefront of the Ducks' game plan to slow down Ottawa's rampaging top line of center Jason Spezza and wingers Dany Heatley and Daniel Alfredsson. Sure, Pahlsson will get help from his linemates -- Travis Moen and Rob Niedermayer -- and the all-star defensemen Anaheim features; but Pahlsson will assume the lion's share of the responsibility. He has proven to be capable of handling such a workload, though. Not only is Pahlsson up for the Selke Award as the League's best defensive forward in the regular season, but he has already helped derail the top lines from Minnesota, Vancouver and Detroit.
SPEZZAJason Spezza – If Heatley is the sniper, then Spezza is the playmaker of the group. Right behind his teammate for the playoff scoring lead, Spezza’s checked in with 20 points in 15 games between Heatley and Alfredsson on the top line. "The Spezz Dispenser" has 13 assists in the playoffs and presents an interesting dilemma for opposing coaches, because if you concentrate too much on Heatley and Alfredsson, Spezza has the skill set to take games over. Though he might not be the most physical player on the ice, the 23-year old isn’t going to take any penalties. In the open ice, he can make any defenseman look silly.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Try Edwards for Treason
Message to America: Respect Memorial Day By National Commander Paul A. Morin Photo by John Raughter Here is a surprise, I am not going to defend theIraq war. I won’t even explain the importance ofthe war on terrorism. VA budget? Not today.That’s because this column is about Memorial Day,a hallowed day that should be about honoring themore than one million men and women who died inthe service of this nation in wars and conflictsdating back to 1775. It should be above politics.Period. Yet one presidential candidate has blatantlyviolated the sanctity of this most special day. Irecently received an e-mail from a group called“Supportthetroopsendthewar.com.”
It included avideo of former Sen. John Edwards. He calls onAmericans to use Memorial Day weekend as a timeto “bring an end to this war.” Shockingly, thevideo is titled “A Memorial Day Message from JohnEdwards,” with the smoking gun note, “Paid for byJohn Edwards for President.” Moreover, the e-mailrecommends that Americans bring signs with themessage “Support the troops, End the War” tolocal Memorial Day parades. Revolting is a kindword for it. It’s as inappropriate as a politicalbumper sticker on an Arlington headstone. Edwards is hardly the first politician fromeither political party to exploit this day, aholiday that was consecrated with the blood ofAmerican heroes. But the e-mail makes me sicknonetheless. It needs to stop. This isn’t aboutEdwards, it’s about everybody.
As nationalcommander of The American Legion, I implore allcandidates to refrain from politicking onMemorial Day. The families of those killed in war should not beled to believe that their loved ones died for aless-than-worthy cause. They died because theytook an oath to defend this nation and itsConstitution. The sacrifice is the same whetherit’s for a “popular war” or an unpopular one.Memorial Day should be an occasion to bringAmericans together to honor these heroes. It brings to mind the words of Army SergeantFirst Class Jack Robison, who recently wrote fromIraq, “Sometimes I think God must be creating anelite unit in heaven, because He only seems toselect the very best soldiers to bring homeearly.” If you want to honor these heroes, visit aveterans cemetery on Memorial Day. Attend aparade without the divisive political signs. Makecards for the comrades of the fallen that arerecuperating in military and VA hospitals. Lay awreath at the stone of a departed hero. We Americans need to remember why Memorial Day isspecial.
It’s not about picnics or trips to thebeach. It’s not about making pro- or anti-warstatements. It’s not about supporting politicalcandidates. It’s about honor, duty and theultimate sacrifice. It’s about people who havedecided that the United States is worth dying for.
It included avideo of former Sen. John Edwards. He calls onAmericans to use Memorial Day weekend as a timeto “bring an end to this war.” Shockingly, thevideo is titled “A Memorial Day Message from JohnEdwards,” with the smoking gun note, “Paid for byJohn Edwards for President.” Moreover, the e-mailrecommends that Americans bring signs with themessage “Support the troops, End the War” tolocal Memorial Day parades. Revolting is a kindword for it. It’s as inappropriate as a politicalbumper sticker on an Arlington headstone. Edwards is hardly the first politician fromeither political party to exploit this day, aholiday that was consecrated with the blood ofAmerican heroes. But the e-mail makes me sicknonetheless. It needs to stop. This isn’t aboutEdwards, it’s about everybody.
As nationalcommander of The American Legion, I implore allcandidates to refrain from politicking onMemorial Day. The families of those killed in war should not beled to believe that their loved ones died for aless-than-worthy cause. They died because theytook an oath to defend this nation and itsConstitution. The sacrifice is the same whetherit’s for a “popular war” or an unpopular one.Memorial Day should be an occasion to bringAmericans together to honor these heroes. It brings to mind the words of Army SergeantFirst Class Jack Robison, who recently wrote fromIraq, “Sometimes I think God must be creating anelite unit in heaven, because He only seems toselect the very best soldiers to bring homeearly.” If you want to honor these heroes, visit aveterans cemetery on Memorial Day. Attend aparade without the divisive political signs. Makecards for the comrades of the fallen that arerecuperating in military and VA hospitals. Lay awreath at the stone of a departed hero. We Americans need to remember why Memorial Day isspecial.
It’s not about picnics or trips to thebeach. It’s not about making pro- or anti-warstatements. It’s not about supporting politicalcandidates. It’s about honor, duty and theultimate sacrifice. It’s about people who havedecided that the United States is worth dying for.
Friday, May 11, 2007
If Rice was a Liberal Jessie Jackass and Al would help her out
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Opie and Anthony Apologize for Joking About Raping Condoleezza Rice
Friday, May 11, 2007
Greg 'Opie' Hughes, left, and Anthony Cumia
WASHINGTON — XM Satellite Radio shock jocks Opie and Anthony apologized Friday for airing a homeless man's crude comments that he'd like to have sex with Condoleezza Rice, Laura Bush and Queen Elizabeth.
The remarks were made on their show Wednesday by a guest the duo call Homeless Charlie. As the name of each woman came up, the guest said he would like to have sex with her -- using language not fit for print.
Opie and Anthony laughed as they imagined Rice's "horror" while describing a violent sexual encounter in which Rice is punched in the face.
Washington-based XM condemned the remarks.
"We deplore the comments made on Wednesday's 'Opie & Anthony Show,"' XM spokesman Nathaniel Brown told The Associated Press on Friday. He would not say whether XM planned to take disciplinary action.
Opie and Anthony, whose full names are Anthony Cumia and Greg "Opie" Hughes, apologized to listeners on Friday's show.
"We apologize to the public officials for comments that we made on our XM show on May 9th. We take very seriously the responsibility that comes with our creative freedom and regret any offense that this segment has caused," they said.
Because the show airs on satellite radio, there are no federal restrictions on its content. According to XM's Web site, the radio service has parental controls that allow users to block access to channels that frequently contain explicit language. Those channels are designated with an "XL" notation.
The same radio duo was dumped by CBS Radio in August 2002 for running a contest in which they said two listeners had sex in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral. They were hired by XM in 2004.
The remarks could become an issue as XM seeks approval from the Federal Communications Commission to merge with New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio, said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade magazine Inside Radio.
"XM and Sirius don't want any regulation," he said in Friday's New York Daily News. "But it's come up in four congressional hearings -- and at this point, the merger is such a close call, any issue could become important."
• Watch the debate with Mancow on 'Hannity & Colmes'
Opie and Anthony Apologize for Joking About Raping Condoleezza Rice
Friday, May 11, 2007
Greg 'Opie' Hughes, left, and Anthony Cumia
WASHINGTON — XM Satellite Radio shock jocks Opie and Anthony apologized Friday for airing a homeless man's crude comments that he'd like to have sex with Condoleezza Rice, Laura Bush and Queen Elizabeth.
The remarks were made on their show Wednesday by a guest the duo call Homeless Charlie. As the name of each woman came up, the guest said he would like to have sex with her -- using language not fit for print.
Opie and Anthony laughed as they imagined Rice's "horror" while describing a violent sexual encounter in which Rice is punched in the face.
Washington-based XM condemned the remarks.
"We deplore the comments made on Wednesday's 'Opie & Anthony Show,"' XM spokesman Nathaniel Brown told The Associated Press on Friday. He would not say whether XM planned to take disciplinary action.
Opie and Anthony, whose full names are Anthony Cumia and Greg "Opie" Hughes, apologized to listeners on Friday's show.
"We apologize to the public officials for comments that we made on our XM show on May 9th. We take very seriously the responsibility that comes with our creative freedom and regret any offense that this segment has caused," they said.
Because the show airs on satellite radio, there are no federal restrictions on its content. According to XM's Web site, the radio service has parental controls that allow users to block access to channels that frequently contain explicit language. Those channels are designated with an "XL" notation.
The same radio duo was dumped by CBS Radio in August 2002 for running a contest in which they said two listeners had sex in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral. They were hired by XM in 2004.
The remarks could become an issue as XM seeks approval from the Federal Communications Commission to merge with New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio, said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade magazine Inside Radio.
"XM and Sirius don't want any regulation," he said in Friday's New York Daily News. "But it's come up in four congressional hearings -- and at this point, the merger is such a close call, any issue could become important."
• Watch the debate with Mancow on 'Hannity & Colmes'
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Ths Summer Things to do repost 1
Things to do this Summer
1. Date a Sweet Girl
2. Plan and celebrate my 30th
3. Kiss a girl in the rain.
4. Find peace with my past
5. Get my own place I'm sick of the roomates Done as of 6/1/2007 come see me in lakeview
6. Learn a new style of dance
7. Get a new Tatto on my right arm
8. make shaved ice
\9. Sail on the lake
Posted by Mark at 11:16 AM 0
1. Date a Sweet Girl
2. Plan and celebrate my 30th
3. Kiss a girl in the rain.
4. Find peace with my past
5. Get my own place I'm sick of the roomates Done as of 6/1/2007 come see me in lakeview
6. Learn a new style of dance
7. Get a new Tatto on my right arm
8. make shaved ice
\9. Sail on the lake
Posted by Mark at 11:16 AM 0
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
DEI IS DEAD WAY TO GO JUNOIR JR RACING
Earnhardt Jr. leaving DEI
Earnhardt Jr. leaving DEI
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By Jerry Bonkowski, Yahoo! SportsMay 9, 2007
Dale Earnhardt Jr. officially will say goodbye to Dale Earnhardt Inc. on Thursday morning, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
A highly placed source within DEI as well as additional sources familiar with the situation told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday afternoon that both Junior and teammate Martin Truex Jr. will announce Thursday morning that they are leaving the DEI camp at the end of this season and will drive for Earnhardt's heretofore Busch Series operation, JR Motorsports.
Sirius Radio also reported late Wednesday afternoon that the Earnhardt/Truex split with DEI was a done deal and that the new Cup team entry will field Chevrolet chassis built by Hendrick Motorsports and will use Hendrick engines as well.
Sources tell Yahoo! Sports that Earnhardt Jr.'s primary sponsor, Budweiser, will follow Junior to JR Motorsports. Budweiser's contract with DEI is due to expire at the end of 2008, but Yahoo! Sports sources believe there are provisions within the contract for an early exit if Earnhardt Jr. does not drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for DEI.
The press conference, which is expected to be televised nationally, will take place at JR Motorsports headquarters in Mooresville, N.C., at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday.
There has been no comment thus far from either DEI president Teresa Earnhardt (Dale Jr.'s stepmother) or company director of global operations Max Siegel.
Earnhardt and sister Kelley Earnhardt Elledge have been in often contentious negotiations with Teresa Earnhardt that have sparked considerable posturing from both sides in the media.
Both siblings have said that if a deal with DEI was not in place by the end of May, they would consider a variety of options, including Junior leaving DEI. Just last week, DEI confirmed that it was talking with Robert Yates Racing about a possible merger and also a switch from Chevrolet power plants and chassis to Ford engines and chassis.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. began his racing career with DEI in 1996, shortly after the organization was formed by his late father, seven-time Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, and Teresa Earnhardt.
Earnhardt Jr. won back-to-back Busch Series championships in 1998 and 1999 before moving full-time to the then-Winston Cup Series in 2000. His first career Cup win was at Texas, with a memorable celebration between father and son in victory lane.
Voted the most popular driver in NASCAR by fans the last four years, Earnhardt Jr. has 17 career Cup wins but has yet to win his first Cup championship. He has gone 36 consecutive races without a win, his last being at Richmond in May 2006.
Yahoo! Sports' Bob Margolis contributed to this report.
Veteran motorsports writer Jerry Bonkowski is Yahoo! Sports' NASCAR columnist. Send Jerry a question or comment for potential use in a future column or webcast.
Earnhardt Jr. leaving DEI
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By Jerry Bonkowski, Yahoo! SportsMay 9, 2007
Dale Earnhardt Jr. officially will say goodbye to Dale Earnhardt Inc. on Thursday morning, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
A highly placed source within DEI as well as additional sources familiar with the situation told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday afternoon that both Junior and teammate Martin Truex Jr. will announce Thursday morning that they are leaving the DEI camp at the end of this season and will drive for Earnhardt's heretofore Busch Series operation, JR Motorsports.
Sirius Radio also reported late Wednesday afternoon that the Earnhardt/Truex split with DEI was a done deal and that the new Cup team entry will field Chevrolet chassis built by Hendrick Motorsports and will use Hendrick engines as well.
Sources tell Yahoo! Sports that Earnhardt Jr.'s primary sponsor, Budweiser, will follow Junior to JR Motorsports. Budweiser's contract with DEI is due to expire at the end of 2008, but Yahoo! Sports sources believe there are provisions within the contract for an early exit if Earnhardt Jr. does not drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for DEI.
The press conference, which is expected to be televised nationally, will take place at JR Motorsports headquarters in Mooresville, N.C., at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday.
There has been no comment thus far from either DEI president Teresa Earnhardt (Dale Jr.'s stepmother) or company director of global operations Max Siegel.
Earnhardt and sister Kelley Earnhardt Elledge have been in often contentious negotiations with Teresa Earnhardt that have sparked considerable posturing from both sides in the media.
Both siblings have said that if a deal with DEI was not in place by the end of May, they would consider a variety of options, including Junior leaving DEI. Just last week, DEI confirmed that it was talking with Robert Yates Racing about a possible merger and also a switch from Chevrolet power plants and chassis to Ford engines and chassis.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. began his racing career with DEI in 1996, shortly after the organization was formed by his late father, seven-time Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, and Teresa Earnhardt.
Earnhardt Jr. won back-to-back Busch Series championships in 1998 and 1999 before moving full-time to the then-Winston Cup Series in 2000. His first career Cup win was at Texas, with a memorable celebration between father and son in victory lane.
Voted the most popular driver in NASCAR by fans the last four years, Earnhardt Jr. has 17 career Cup wins but has yet to win his first Cup championship. He has gone 36 consecutive races without a win, his last being at Richmond in May 2006.
Yahoo! Sports' Bob Margolis contributed to this report.
Veteran motorsports writer Jerry Bonkowski is Yahoo! Sports' NASCAR columnist. Send Jerry a question or comment for potential use in a future column or webcast.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Time to ground the wings
11/Fri/4:30 @DET Joe Louis Arena VERSUS
13/Sun/4:30 @DET Joe Louis Arena VERSUS
15/Tue/6:00 DET Honda Center VERSUS
17/Thu/6:00 DET Honda Center VERSUS
20/Sun/12:00 @DET Joe Louis Arena NBC
22/Tue/6:00 DET Honda Center VERSUS
24/Thu/4:30 @DET Joe Louis Arena
13/Sun/4:30 @DET Joe Louis Arena VERSUS
15/Tue/6:00 DET Honda Center VERSUS
17/Thu/6:00 DET Honda Center VERSUS
20/Sun/12:00 @DET Joe Louis Arena NBC
22/Tue/6:00 DET Honda Center VERSUS
24/Thu/4:30 @DET Joe Louis Arena
Monday, May 7, 2007
My Life
My like sucks I m sick and tired of all of these negative people that are around m. They are always bitching about there lives and things around them. My friends and family all they does is bitch about little stupid stit and I m sick of it. They were are these ass wholes at work who donty even work I mean come on they get paid for something I'm not sure of. R keeps saying that she is quitting and taking days off or work. He is stating that her kids is sick when it it is not and I have to do her work and my work
Today my boss is giving me more work to do. And S and J contintue to do just want they need to do and no more, they think it chat and play time most of the hours of the day. Just because M V myself and R can chat and work at the same time. S and J also think they can do the same. S works and is a male slave for this women that he is living with. This women bys everything for him. S has no responsibilities in the world yet he claims that he was debts and bills.
We work in a drug free place but I find out that R J S M all smoke and S possible does lines on this matter. I wish that hr would do drug testing and al of there asses would be out of the door. In that way I wiould have people that worked with did there job maybe I would be happier and my life would infact me better. But since that is not happening I guess this job would contintue to suck. O Hell Ya I will deal with it
All my mom does it bitch about every single think, she bitches about the weather, the nieghbors and srtarts fights with them the parking sport in front of the house. She thinks that she owns the stree in front of the house and with take to parking on the bumpers of people that park in front of the house. In the way of the issues in tnhat policy as a whole.
Today my boss is giving me more work to do. And S and J contintue to do just want they need to do and no more, they think it chat and play time most of the hours of the day. Just because M V myself and R can chat and work at the same time. S and J also think they can do the same. S works and is a male slave for this women that he is living with. This women bys everything for him. S has no responsibilities in the world yet he claims that he was debts and bills.
We work in a drug free place but I find out that R J S M all smoke and S possible does lines on this matter. I wish that hr would do drug testing and al of there asses would be out of the door. In that way I wiould have people that worked with did there job maybe I would be happier and my life would infact me better. But since that is not happening I guess this job would contintue to suck. O Hell Ya I will deal with it
All my mom does it bitch about every single think, she bitches about the weather, the nieghbors and srtarts fights with them the parking sport in front of the house. She thinks that she owns the stree in front of the house and with take to parking on the bumpers of people that park in front of the house. In the way of the issues in tnhat policy as a whole.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Ducks Advance to Western Conference Finals
SERIES SCHEDULESeries Status: ANA wins, 4-1
GM 1: Ducks 5, Canucks 1
GM 2: Canucks 2, Ducks 1 (2OT)
GM 3: Ducks 3, Canucks 2
GM 4: Ducks 3, Canucks 2 (OT)
GM 5: Ducks 2, Canucks 1 (2OT)
GM 1: Ducks 5, Canucks 1
GM 2: Canucks 2, Ducks 1 (2OT)
GM 3: Ducks 3, Canucks 2
GM 4: Ducks 3, Canucks 2 (OT)
GM 5: Ducks 2, Canucks 1 (2OT)
Thursday, May 3, 2007
THE JOB AT CTU
I'm sick and tired of the people of CTU in the DOD dept. J all she does is walk around eat and shit all day long. Shes does not do here work and nothing happens to her. She walks and smokes and eats and shits and talks brings in her friends all of the time and nothing happens to her. R wow her husband moved to LA and she is a single mom she cant do her work so I get to do her job and muy job. Know R is not her today and I get to do her work adn mind wokr without anyone asking me if it is ok or if I could do it.
I am so annoyed that i do my job and other dont and nothing happens to those people why why why.
I am so annoyed that i do my job and other dont and nothing happens to those people why why why.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Hung Over at Work
What is with single women in this city?
I'm a single man looking for a women to date and you think that you find one. She likes the same things that you like and we have great emails she wants to date a cowboy and you are a cowboy there appears to being going great. You have awsome phone consrvations and text sessions. You plan to meet and out of know where you find out that she is back with her ex. What is it with Chicago Women? Why do they feel the need to fuck with nice guys that are charming motivated and can support themselves. Why do women want the bad ass men that cheat on them that dont want kids marrage and a life together. I want these things not tomarrow but in the future sometime.
Why does it seem that my life same become a charcter from sex in the city. Its funny but the more I live in this city and the more I date women in this city I find that chicago is the true sex in the city. I just want to have a women to date, have super star sex with, fall in love with, talk about the future, Find a place for us to live together, get married, than have kids is that so hard to find in this city.
I'm a single man looking for a women to date and you think that you find one. She likes the same things that you like and we have great emails she wants to date a cowboy and you are a cowboy there appears to being going great. You have awsome phone consrvations and text sessions. You plan to meet and out of know where you find out that she is back with her ex. What is it with Chicago Women? Why do they feel the need to fuck with nice guys that are charming motivated and can support themselves. Why do women want the bad ass men that cheat on them that dont want kids marrage and a life together. I want these things not tomarrow but in the future sometime.
Why does it seem that my life same become a charcter from sex in the city. Its funny but the more I live in this city and the more I date women in this city I find that chicago is the true sex in the city. I just want to have a women to date, have super star sex with, fall in love with, talk about the future, Find a place for us to live together, get married, than have kids is that so hard to find in this city.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Things to do this Summer
1. Date a Sweet Girl
2. Plan and celebrate my 30th
3. Kiss a girl in the rain.
4. Find peace with my past
5. Get my own place I'm sick of the roomates
6. Learn a new style of dance
7. Get a new Tatto on my right arm
8. make shaved ice
9. Sail on the lake
2. Plan and celebrate my 30th
3. Kiss a girl in the rain.
4. Find peace with my past
5. Get my own place I'm sick of the roomates
6. Learn a new style of dance
7. Get a new Tatto on my right arm
8. make shaved ice
9. Sail on the lake
The Girl Named E
So I posted the ad on craigs list looking for a girl to date in city of Chicago. I have not had much lunch since getting back in the middle east in 2005. Most of the women in this city either dont understand me or we dont fit. But i got a response from this girl E adn we have been emailing texting and talking, She wants a cowboy which I m with a little work and Horse Hair hopefully this thing will work out.
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