Being Brian Burke - The 2009-10 Maple Leafs
Pension Plan Puppets —
... Alexei Ponikarovsky has also been traded. I really wanted to find a spot for him, and he could easily take Stahlberg's spot on the second line. But at this point we know what we're getting from Poni, and while his contract is extremely reasonable, at this point we need to decide what his future with this club is. My conclusion was that we're better off developing our young talent on the second line, so I've found him a home in Anaheim where he can provide scoring support for the core of young talent they have. Coming back is a 2010 3rd round pick. ...
SBN Mock Draft: With the 5th Pick...
Battle of California —
... , Alexei Ponikarovsky and the 7th overall and then draft Magnus Paajarvi-Svennson (who I personally like more than Schenn). I don't know, we'll see in the next few days. I just want to have a good night's sleep for once. ...
SBN 2009 NHL Mock Draft: Day 2
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... , Alexei Ponikarovsky, and the 7th overall and then draft Magnus Paajarvi-Svennson (who I personally like more than Schenn). I don't know, we'll see in the next few days. I just want to have a good night's sleep for once." ...
Tuesdays With Hildy: The Positives and Negatives of the Plus-Minus Statistic.
St. Louis Game Time —
... The second guy might just score, but he looks like a defensive liability. The first guy? Not half bad. It shouldn't surprise you to see that the latter of the two is our very own Bradley Boyes, who led the Blues in scoring but also managed to be last on the team in +/-. The former is Alexei Ponikarovsky of the ...
Toronto Maple Leafs Announce 2009 Training Camp Roster
Pension Plan Puppets —
... Darryl Boyce
Colton Orr
Garnet Exelby
Andry Rogers
Joey MacDonald
Tyler Bozak
Alexei Ponikarovsky
Jeff Finger
Joe Ryan
James ...
Leaf of the Day - Sept 16, 2009 - Alexei Ponikarovsky
Pension Plan Puppets —
... We finished off last season with Alexei Ponikarovsky. Poni topped the list of things I did not expect to see last year. He is the perfect example of why it's wrong to simply assume this team will have trouble scoring. In all honesty, how many people would have guessed that Alexei Ponikarovsky would have gone on the best scoring tear of his life - and all it would take was the removal of Sundin and Antropov? ...
There Will Be Blood: Toronto Maple Leafs v. Philadelphia Flyers
Pension Plan Puppets —
... Cote, Dan Carcillo, and Arron Asham all sat out last nights game in Detroit?
There are going to be fights tonight, and there are going to be lots of them. Get ready.
And who is lining up for the Leafs?
Offense: Niklas Hagman, Lee Stempniak, Christian Hanson, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Ben Ondrus, Jay Rosehill, Nikolai Kulemin, Tyler Bozak, ...
Gameday: Will London bridge come falling down?
Broad Street Hockey —
... Parent, Oskars Bartulis, Joonas Lehtivuori Goalies: Johan Backlund, Brian Boucher
Leafs, courtesy of Pension Plan Puppets
Goalies: Joey MacDonald, James Reimer
Forwards: Niklas Hagman, Lee Stempniak, Christian Hanson, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Ben Ondrus, Jay Rosehill, ...
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Philadelphia Flyers 0: It's Only The Pre-Season But...
Pension Plan Puppets —
... are going to challenge the Leafs' to see if 'truculence' is just Burke's bluster or if the Bay Street Bullies are back to wreak havoc in the Eastern Conference.
It was alternately terrifying and heartening to see Mikhail Grabovski skating around at his whirling dervish best but get that head up! aside from the Asham hit he took a couple of other doozies. Good thing he's made of adamantium or he might have been injured.
The two players that needed to get going were Alexei Ponikarovsky and Nikolai Kulemin. It took them until almost ...
Gameday: A real lineup travels to Toronto
Broad Street Hockey —
... Laliberte, Dan Carcillo, Darroll Powe, Ian Laperriere, Riley Cote, Blair Betts, Mark Bell Defensemen- Matt Carle, Chris Pronger, Danny Syvret, Braydon Coburn, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Randy Jones Goalies - Ray Emery, Brian Boucher
Forwards: Niklas Hagman - Matt Stajan - Jason Blake Alexei Ponikarovsky - Jason Allison - Lee Stempniak John ...
Phil Kessel Is Not Walking Through That Door
Pension Plan Puppets —
... loss. It's not scientific but it should give a little bit of confidence to the fans.
If things bog down, I asked Blurr to add overflow and post game threads but I don't know if he can make it and I'm at the game. Therefore, I empower Jared to put up fanshots to continue the conversation. In his absence, just make sure it's only one person doing it :)
GO LEAFS GO!
Forwards: Niklas Hagman - Matt Stajan - Jason Blake Alexei Ponikarovsky - Jason Allison - Lee Stempniak John ...
The Official "On the Forecheck" Fantasy Hockey League draft is complete
On the Forecheck —
... 13.
(156)
Steven Stamkos - C
14.
(157)
Joffrey Lupul - RW
15.
(180)
Alexei Ponikarovsky - LW
16.
(181)
Vesa ...
Leafs at Sabres: No Pogge - We Have a Chance!
Pension Plan Puppets —
... the over under on Leafs goals against from 5.5 to 2.5. Lineups are after the jump.
Commenting has been going great in the game threads, pretty good discussion until a fight or a goal when things go crazy but I don't see that ever changing. Keep up the good work, and maybe invite a fellow Leafs fan who hasn't checked out the game thread tonight.
Toronto's lineup:
FORWARDS Niklas Hagman - Matt Stajan - Jason Blake Alexei Ponikarovsky - Mikhail Grabovski - Tyler Bozak ...
Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs [Open Thread]
Die By The Blade —
... Jason Pominville, Matt Ellis, Clarke MacArthur, Philip Gogulla, Jochen Hecht, Tim Kennedy.
The Leafs lineup comes via Sabres Edge as well...
The Leafs' roster: Vesa Toskala and Joey MacDonald are scheduled to be in goal. The defense corps will include Luke Schenn, Garnet Exelby and Ian White and the forwards will include Niklas Hagman, Matt Stajan, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Jason Blake, John Mitchell, Mikhail ...
Buffalo at Toronto
Pension Plan Puppets —
... are in limbo and not playing. We could very well be looking at our opening night roster except for Alexei Ponikarovsky who isn't playing tonight. ...
The Trouble with Scoring?
Pension Plan Puppets —
... John Mitchell
12
17
29
Colton Orr
1
4
5
Alexei Ponikarovsky
23
38
61 ...
How Do The Maple Leafs Allocate The Salary Cap?
Pension Plan Puppets —
... Top Six Forwards: Phil Kessel, Jason Blake, Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mikhail Grabovski ...
Ray of Hope: Alexei Ponikarovsky
Pension Plan Puppets —
... have been outscored 14 - 32 in their first seven games. Despite that Alexei Ponikarovsky is a +5. Here's your gold star for the first 8.5% of the season Alex, keep it up. ...
Attention Canucks: Don't Take Leafs Lightly
Nucks Misconduct —
... A shocking stat (to me, anyways) is that Alexei Ponikarovsky is leading the team with 3 goals and 4 points in 7 games. He is also a +5. A miracle, considering. ...
Who Sits, and Who Skates?
Pension Plan Puppets —
... 39
C
1/22/1985
182
6-1
Colton Orr
28
RW
3/3/1982
222
6-3
Alexei Ponikarovsky
23
LW
4/9/1980
220
6-4 ...
Leafs at Sabres
Pension Plan Puppets —
... Offense:
Jiri Tlusty - Matt Stajan - Lee Stempniak
Jason Blake - John Mitchell - Nikolai Kulemin
Niklas Hagman - Mikhail Grabovski - Alexei Ponikarovsky
Colton Orr - Rickard Wallin - Wayne Primeau
Defense:
Francois Beauchemin - Ian White
Tomas Kaberle - Michael Komisarek
Garnet Exelby - Luke Schenn ...
Maple Leafs at Canadiens
Pension Plan Puppets —
The last time the Leafs made the trek to Montreal they picked up a future NHL superstar. The time before can be seen above and it featured the complete dismantling of the Habs by Nikolai Kulemin - Mikhail Grabovski - Alexei Ponikarovsky. Tonight will be the first time that Mike Komisarek will return to the Bell Centre as a Maple Leaf. He'll likely get booed which is funny considering how much they slobbered over him when he was a Hab. There really is no fury like a fanbase scorned. One last funny thought ...
Maple Leafs 4 v. Canadiens 5 (SO): Moral Victories Are Overrated
Pension Plan Puppets —
... Alexei Ponikarovsky potted a couple including the crowd silencer which gave us so many guffaws. He headlined a group of forwards, among them thankfully ...
Maple Leafs demolish Red Wings 5-1
Winging It In Motown —
... deflected a Phil Kessel shot past Osgood at 9:22 and Alexei Ponikarovsky beat Osgood with a weak backhand at 12:44. Gustavsson was solid all game and allowed kept the puck out his own net and allowed his teammates to get chances at the other end. ...
Kings Gameday: FFFFUUUUUUU-RAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!
Battle of California —
... Ryan Smyth and Rob Scuderi are both out of tonight's game, one with a shoulder injury after stupidly trying to get passed a defender at the blue line, the other after twisting his ankle in a scrum. (Guess which one's which.) Without Smyth the Kings are pretty screwed since they're kind of weak down the left side anyway so who knows what the hell they're going to do. I know what I'd like them to do: trade for one of Ray Whitney*, Alexei Ponikarovsky or Andrew Brunette. But they're probably not ...
Maple Leafs 6 v. Panthers 4: Post-Game Thread
Pension Plan Puppets —
... . Alexei Ponikarovsky lives for his approval so he was in on the first four goals. He only gets credited with a goal and an assist but he also crashed the net twice Edit: and got more points elsewhere for a four point night. Niklas Hagman feared losing his wife to LEAFS MAN so he potted two goals. ...
Maple Leafs 6 v. Panthers 4: Hagman and Kessel Have An Awesome-Off
Pension Plan Puppets —
... red-faced and bare-assed after the undressing I was really impressed with the cool, well-placed finish. Rather than try to hammer a puck home he just slid it through Alexei Ponikarovsky's wonderful screen: ...
