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Ondrej Pavelec's personal tribute to Jacques Plante
Ondrej Pavelec's personal tribute to Jacques Plante
Just over a week ago, Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec (notes) was the butt of jokes after letting in a 190-foot shot against the Washington Capitals . This afternoon, Pavelec gave fans a better reason to remember him by with a 50-save performance in a 3-1 win over the Ottawa ...
Capitals at Thrashers
Capitals at Thrashers
nhl.com — ATLANTA - Games between the Washington Capitals and the Atlanta Thrashers are often affairs in which each team's Russian star tries to outdo the other. But with Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk sidelined with a broken right foot, Alex Ovechkin had the stage ... (more) Capitals at Thrashers
Ondrej Pavlec Maskless Save vs Senaotrs 10/31/2009 (video)
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Ondrej Pavlec Maskless Save vs Senaotrs 10/31/2009 (video)
youtube.com — Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Ondrej Pavelec makes a spectacular save without the use of his mask. (Atlanta Thrashers @ Ottawa Senators - October 31, 2009) (more) Ondrej Pavlec Maskless Save vs Senaotrs 10/31/2009 (video)
Recap: Caps 4, Thrashers 3
Recap: Caps 4, Thrashers 3
japersrink.com — More photos » by Gregory Smith - AP Browse more photos » [ AP Recap  -  Game Center  -  Game Summary  -  Event Summary ]  ... (more) Recap: Caps 4, Thrashers 3
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Sunday Links: "Waiting For One of Those 'Hot Streaks' " Edition
St. Louis Game Time — ... bag of dog shit out on home ice. 4-0 bad guys. I haven't seen anything concerning the extent of the McDonald injury. However, something should turn up on Jeremy Rutherford's Twitter account real soon. NHL News: Montreal blows a 2 goal lead in the 3rd to the Leafs, but uses the power of distracting candy cane uniforms to pull out a shootout victory. Ondrej Pavelec stopped a lot of goddamn pucks on Saturday. 50 saves in beating the Sens. More resignings in the NHLPA. Also some insight ...

Halloween treats, and tricks.
Fire Wagon Hockey — TRICK: Pavelec honours Jacques Plant. I might've given up on blogging about the Thrashers, but it is absolutely worth mentioning that last night, Ondrej Pavelec accidentally honoured the 50th anniversary of Jacques Plant storming off the ice and refusing to return without a mask. You know the part in Transformers 2 when Simmons is climbing the pyramid and is right beneath Devastator's swinging steel wrecking balls? Yeah, that's Pavelec. Had no choice but to take a shot, maskless, and made a shoulder save on it. Ondrej Pavelec, here's to you. Curious here, if he had stood up ...

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