May 2008
The Archives
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05.29.082008 Final Grade: Wojtek Wolski2008 Final Grade: B 2007 Grade: B Links: {{wolski}} (hockey-reference page) 2007 report 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) Wolski game log Season Stats: 77gp 18g 30a 48pt +10 Minutes: 1,226.50 (4th among forwards), EV 13:16, PP 2:03, PK :36, ATOI 15:56 1st Half: 41gp 13g 13a 26pt +3 2nd Half: 36gp 5g 17a 22pt +7 Playoffs: 7gp 2g 3a 5pt -1 Best Month: October (11g 4a 5pt +5) Positions: LW (75), C (2) Lines: 2nd (47), 1st (16), 3rd (8), 4th (6) Linemates: LW: Brunette (1), Parker (1) C: Arnason (25), Stastny (19), Sakic (18), Hlinka (5), Hensick (4), Richardson (2), Guite (2) RW: Brunette (30), Svatos (23), Hejduk (12), Laperriere (6), Jones (2), ...
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05.28.082008 Final Grade: Johnny Boychuk2008 Final Grade: N/A 2007 Grade: INC Links: {{boychuk}} (hockey-reference page) 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) Boychuk game log Season Stats: 4gp 0g 0a 0pt +1 Minutes: 35.8 (11th), EV 7:55, PP 1:02, PK 0:00, ATOI 8:57 1st Half: 1gp 0g 0a 0pt E 2nd Half: 3gp 0g 0a 0pt +1 Best Month: January (4gp 0g 0a 0pt +1) Linemates: Hannan (2gp) on defense. Boychuk also played two games at forward. Season: Boychuk, a 2nd round pick in 2002, got his first taste of NHL action this year with his 4-game stint in January. And with those 4 games, he's now played more than other player the Avalanche drafted ...
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05.27.082008 Final Grade: Jeff Finger2008 Final Grade: A- 2007 Grade: B Links: {{finger}} (hockey-reference page) 2007 report 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) Finger game log Season Stats: 72gp 8g 11a 19pt +12 Minutes: 1,438.6 (3rd), 16:38 EV, 1:03 PP, 2:18 PK, 19:59 ATOI 1st Half: 37gp 2g 7a 9pt +9 2nd Half: 35gp 6g 4a 10pt +3 Playoffs: 5gp 0g 2a 2pt -2 Best Month: March (13gp 2g 2a 4pt +4) Linemates: Liles (43), Cumiskey (11), Salei (8), Sauer (7), Skrastins (1) plus two games as a 7th defenseman Season: After a 22-game stint in 2006-2007, this year was Finger's first full season in the NHL. Not surprisingly, he set career highs in game (72), goals ...
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05.23.082008 Final Grade: Brett Clark2008 Final Grade: B 2007 Grade: A- Links: {{clark}} (hockey-reference page) 2007 report 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) clark game log Season Stats: 57gp 5g 16a 21pt +5 Minutes: 1,320 total minutes (4th among D). EV 16:46, PP 3:10, PK 3:13, ATOI 23:09 1st Half: 41gp 4g 10a 14pt E 2nd Half: 16gp 1g 6a 7pt +5 Best Month: February (6gp, 1g 3a 4pt +5) Linemates: Skrastins (26), Sauer (19), Hannan (9), Leopold (2), Cumiskey (1) Season: Clark played in just 57 games after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury against the Ducks on February 12th. Clark's +5 matches the career high he set last season, but with his shortened season ...
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05.22.08The other shoe to coach the AvsAny time Joel Quenneville was discussed in the Avosphere, there was always a caveat. The speculation has always been that if Q were to leave, Tony Granato would be one of the candidates to return to the bench. That other shoe dropped today; Granato is the new / old coach of the Avs. I'm decidedly "meh" about this move. I like Granato think it's commendable that he stayed on as an assistant after being dropped as a head coach. I think there's better candidates out there...and some worse ones as well. Granato screams out as the "safe" choice. That's not a ...
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05.22.082008 Final Grade: John-Michael Liles2008 Final Grade: B 2007 Grade: B Links: {{liles}} (hockey-reference page) 2007 report 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) Liles game log Season Stats: 81gp 6g 26a 31pt +2 Minutes: 1,593.5 (2nd among D), EV 14:51, PP 4:39, PK :11, ATOI 19:40 1st Half: 40gp 2g 14a 16pt E 2nd Half: 41gp 4g 12a 15pt +2 Playoffs: 10gp 2g 3a 5pt -1 Best Month: December (15gp 0g 7a 7pt -1) Linemates: Finger (43), Hannan (31), Skrastins (3), Cumiskey (2), Leopold (1), Sauer (1) Season: Liles set career lows in goals (6) and points (32). Interestingly, Liles set career highs in shots (163) and TOI (19:40). Report: How does an offensive defenseman drop almost ...
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05.20.08Hlinka moves onThanks to thedoctor for this link that confirms what we all knew was coming - Jaroslav Hlinka is headed back to Europe, signing with a Swedish club. That is a Swedish club, right? Even though we all knew he wouldn't be back, I'm sorry to see Hlinka go. I enjoyed watching him play - especially when he was on his game, which, unfortunately, wasn't quite often enough. I think with a little more seasoning he could be a useful player in the NHL, but the Avs just didn't have the luxury of giving him the ice time he needed to develop. ...
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05.20.082008 Final Grade: Karlis Skrastins2008 Final Grade: C- 2007 Grade: C Links: {{skrastins}} (hockey-reference page) 2007 report 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) game log Season Stats: 43gp 1g 3a 4pt -2 Minutes: 775.6 (6th among D), EV 15:24, PP :05, PK 2:33, ATOI 18:02 1st Half: 25gp 1g 2a 3pt E 2nd Half: 18gp 0g 1a 1pt -2 Best Month: December (15gp 0g 2a 2pt +2) Linemates: Clark (26), Sauer (7), Liles (3), Hannan (2), Leopold (1), Cumiskey (1), Finger (1) plus 2 games as a forward / extra defenseman Season: His 2 game rookie season notwithstanding, Skrastins set career lows in assists (3), points (5) and ATOI (18:36) (all those numbers include his time with ...
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05.15.08SplitsvilleNope, I'm not leaving. Just clearing out some of the backlog of stats I've got here while working on this year's final grades (those start next week, by the way). So, here's the monthly splits for the skaters throughout the season. oct nov dec jan feb mar apr Some of the stuff that jumps out - Stastny, not surprisingly, was our leading point guy in October, November, December and March - essentially, every month he was healthy. And Svatos was the leading goal scorer (or tied for the lead) in three different months. Would it be crazy to ask to see them paired together more often? For the record, ...
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05.14.08The first of many Forsberg updatesI'm already settling myself in to a long summer of "will-he-or-won't-he" news about Peter Forsberg. It should be abundantly clear to everyone out there that Forsberg still has a strong will to play, but can't seem to convince his body to get in line. After the season ended, it seemed like Foppa was done. Not so fast, boys and girls. I just stumbled across an hfboard post linking to a Swedish paper that has him leaning towards coming back. I don't speak Swedish, but running the page through google translator works okay. The gist is that Forsbeg had his feet looked ...
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