hockeyprogram.blogspot.com - 11/22/2008
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Another hit to the head stirs up controversy. Mike Mottau clearly hit Franz Nielsen in the head. The question becomes now what kind of punishment does the NHL hand out? Do they throw the book at him or do they slap him on the wrist or pat him on the back like they did with Doug Weight?
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Doug Weight's out
weblogs.newsday.com 1/5/2009 — There's no good time for an injury, but if ever there's a place where Doug Weight would push himself through pain to play if it were possible, it's Edmonton. So, it was with a pained look on his face that Weight walked out of the Islanders' locker ...
Weight, Guerin are used to the trade rumors -
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Preview: Maple Leafs v. The Fishsticks
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Scott Gordon pulls his puncher
weblogs.newsday.com 11/22/2008 — A long time ago in my first season covering the Jets under coach Walt Michaels, the grizzled old former linebacker with gnarled hands as thick as bear paws used to say, "If you have a cannon, fire it." What he meant was that it was up to the coach ...
How does NHL define head shots?
weblogs.newsday.com 11/23/2008 — It's unbelievable that NHL hockey operations director Colin Campbell can find a way to conclude that Devils defenseman Mike Mottau did not deliver a head shot to Frans Nielsen, a play that ultimately resulted in the Islanders losing their ...
Quickly, Before Another Game Hits the Ledger
islandersoutsider.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — I was as surprised as many others at the praise and optimism in the Islanders' locker room following Saturday night's loss to the Thrashers. Under certain circumstances, you may accept that a loss was a good loss. This was not one of those times. It ...
Passages for Weight and Bailey
weblogs.newsday.com 1/4/2009 — Sometimes, in the hectic final moments of a hockey game that is evolving from ho-hum to helter-skelter, as a sports writer, you just want to call time out and take a moment to sit back, reflect and frame your thoughts on what you just witnessed. Of ...
On the Doug Weight hit
kuklaskorner.com 10/26/2008 — A lot has been made of the devastating hit that Doug Weight laid on Carolina rookie Brandon Sutter last night. There are a lot of different opinions out there, and I thought it would be appropriate to offer my opinion. Not just as a ...
Devils D Mottau suspended 2 games (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 11/22/2008
New Jersey defenseman Mike Mottau received a two-game suspension from the NHL on Saturday for elbowing New York Islanders forward Frans Nielsen. The Devils announced his suspension the day after the game with the Islanders. Mottau came across the ice ...