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Shallow Hockey Update.
Tonight Tampa plays Atlanta, and they really really need to win this game. They are in a three -way tie right now for 6th place (with New Jersey and Montreal-- Tampa has the advantage over those two). Atlanta is five points out, I'm not sure if they could sneak into 8th place or not.
Tonight will be a struggle, a few games ago (Sunday I think) Boyle went out with a hurt ankle, he was chasing down the puck for icing and hit the boards (I think, I didn't see it). I'm not sure why there isn't no touch icing because guys keep getting injured in various ways, Tortorella doesn't want no touch icing, when Boyle was asked about it he said he's now a fan. I wonder if that will effect his performance in the future, I wonder if it will be in the back of his mind that he might get hurt.
Then in the next game Sydor got hurt (he was writing on the ice kind of inch worming around) in the first period and then Kubina got hurt. Sydor went back in but Kubina didn't -- he has a "lower body injury". Freddie Modin has been out with an "upper body injury." Tampa called up two minor league players to help with defense. There is also Paul Ranger, in his first season in the NHL. The offense hasn't been that sharp, in several games it looked like they weren't attacking at all and just waiting for puck to get to them.
Supposedly they'll be back this weekend. I hope.
Tampa was the only team not to do anything before the trade deadline, there was speculation that they'd try and get a goalie (we have 2 back up goalies, John Grahame is very inconsistent and Sean Burke has off nights, he broke his finger and didn't play, they called up Gerald Coleman to be the back up...he even played after Grahame sucked so bad Tortorella pulled him and put Coleman in). But now it looks like they should have gone after a defenseman.
I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of tonight yelling "stay in the zone!!! Why are you going back wards?!?!?" and "Stop passing the puck so much !! Shoot!!" And if Grahame starts "Stay in your crease damnit! Stay!" He has a tendancy to wander and that's not his strong suit, plus he drops his stick just about every other game.
I know at least once I'll be yelling at Bobby "The Chief" Taylor to stop whining about the play calling. He does that a lot and it's annoying. Although the other night I actually heard him correct himself and say the ref was right in call against the Lightning. I was shocked. He actually calmed down for a game, but since it's so close to the play offs I'm sure he'll get upset. I swear sometimes he sounds like he's about to stroke out.
Speaking of playoffs, I haven't looked for the tv schedule, but Im assuming the bulk of the first rounds will be on OLN. I keep hoping their camera work will improve, but it didn't look so great the other night when I watched some of the Ducks/whoever they played game. Mom watched part of that, she thought the name was stupid, esp. after I explained the history. They had a quick little interview before the game with Teemu Selane. Mom thought he was cute until she realized he has some front teeth missing, "ewww!!" She's slowly getting understanding more of the game and gets interested in parts. But I think 1 hockey game a week is her limit.
Tonight Tampa plays Atlanta, and they really really need to win this game. They are in a three -way tie right now for 6th place (with New Jersey and Montreal-- Tampa has the advantage over those two). Atlanta is five points out, I'm not sure if they could sneak into 8th place or not.
Tonight will be a struggle, a few games ago (Sunday I think) Boyle went out with a hurt ankle, he was chasing down the puck for icing and hit the boards (I think, I didn't see it). I'm not sure why there isn't no touch icing because guys keep getting injured in various ways, Tortorella doesn't want no touch icing, when Boyle was asked about it he said he's now a fan. I wonder if that will effect his performance in the future, I wonder if it will be in the back of his mind that he might get hurt.
Then in the next game Sydor got hurt (he was writing on the ice kind of inch worming around) in the first period and then Kubina got hurt. Sydor went back in but Kubina didn't -- he has a "lower body injury". Freddie Modin has been out with an "upper body injury." Tampa called up two minor league players to help with defense. There is also Paul Ranger, in his first season in the NHL. The offense hasn't been that sharp, in several games it looked like they weren't attacking at all and just waiting for puck to get to them.
Supposedly they'll be back this weekend. I hope.
Tampa was the only team not to do anything before the trade deadline, there was speculation that they'd try and get a goalie (we have 2 back up goalies, John Grahame is very inconsistent and Sean Burke has off nights, he broke his finger and didn't play, they called up Gerald Coleman to be the back up...he even played after Grahame sucked so bad Tortorella pulled him and put Coleman in). But now it looks like they should have gone after a defenseman.
I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of tonight yelling "stay in the zone!!! Why are you going back wards?!?!?" and "Stop passing the puck so much !! Shoot!!" And if Grahame starts "Stay in your crease damnit! Stay!" He has a tendancy to wander and that's not his strong suit, plus he drops his stick just about every other game.
I know at least once I'll be yelling at Bobby "The Chief" Taylor to stop whining about the play calling. He does that a lot and it's annoying. Although the other night I actually heard him correct himself and say the ref was right in call against the Lightning. I was shocked. He actually calmed down for a game, but since it's so close to the play offs I'm sure he'll get upset. I swear sometimes he sounds like he's about to stroke out.
Speaking of playoffs, I haven't looked for the tv schedule, but Im assuming the bulk of the first rounds will be on OLN. I keep hoping their camera work will improve, but it didn't look so great the other night when I watched some of the Ducks/whoever they played game. Mom watched part of that, she thought the name was stupid, esp. after I explained the history. They had a quick little interview before the game with Teemu Selane. Mom thought he was cute until she realized he has some front teeth missing, "ewww!!" She's slowly getting understanding more of the game and gets interested in parts. But I think 1 hockey game a week is her limit.