Thursday's three stars: No joke, it's Stamkos
Puck Daddy —
No. 1 star: Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
Finally, Stamkos registers a point he can truly celebrate. The Tampa Bay rookie and No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft began his career with seven consecutive games without a point. When his name finally did pop up on a scoresheet, it was a measly secondary assist on a night he was left red faced by a practical joke. Even his first period goal Thursday was awkwardly recognized, as official scorers initially thought his deflection of a Vincent Lecavalier shot was actually a goal for the Lightning captain. It wasn't until the first intermission that ...
Hockey Fight Of The Day: Colton Orr, New York Rangers Vs. Eric Boulton, Atlanta Thrashers
FanIQ Blog —
On Thursday night, one of hockey's best teams, the New York Rangers, hosted the Atlanta Thrashers, one of the worst teams in the NHL. Not surprisingly, the Rangers won the game 3-2, but the bigger story (in my opinion) was the epic fight between Colton Orr and Eric Boulton. ...
Top Shelf: Sid the Kid Goes Down
The Big Lead —
Lee Diekemper on the night in the NHL.
Rangers 3, Threshers 2: Break up the Blueshirts. Daniel Girardi’s game-winner in the third gave the Rangers their fourth straight win, highlighted by a solid bout. Sam Rosen, however, is already fretting over next season’s salary cap issues.
Flyers 3, Islanders 2 (OT): Jeff Carter’s overtime goal, his second of the night, gave the Flyers their fourth straight. Sarah Palin is looking better each game for Flyers fans.
Sharks 4, Red Wings 2: San Jose continues its home dominance in the NHL’s ...
The Z Man Does It Again
Ranger Pundit —
Z-Man, Nikolai Zherdev the new Zorro? The Z Man, Nikolai Zherdev, did it again last night. He saved the Rangers buns and threw a lot of excitement into a game that saw the high flying Blueshirts struggling against a terrible Atlanta Thrasher team. In fact, if Zherdev keeps this up I shall refer to him as Zorro. I don't know if any of you remember Zorro? It was a big movie in 1940 starring Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell. Who are these people Pundit? Actually the movie was "The Mark Of Zorro." Anyhow, Disney caught on to a good thing and made a Zorro TV series, starring a guy named Guy Williams . The premise was of a rich aristocrat ...
POWER RANKINGS: ABBEY, NOT SHABBY
With Leather —
I hate bullshit power rankings, so I make up my own.
1. Abbey Clancey. She’s so attractive it’s actually depressing. It’s like getting proof that God exists, but also learning He doesn’t care about you.
2. Indian summer. This week we got visits from two (well, three) of the summer’s sexiest athletes: Leryn Franco and the Feres twins. Note to self: move to South America.
3. Philadelphia. Congrats on the World Series win, Philly, and thank you for your violent destruction of property and ...
