Archive for December, 2009

This will be my first attempt at a running diary. For those who don’t know how it works, I will take notes during the game of my observations in real time.  I would like to give credit to Bill Simmons, ESPN Sports Guy, for giving me the idea.  I don’t know if he invented it, but his column is the only place I have seen it.  Any commentary/criticism is much appreciated.  I hope you enjoy! First Period 19:31: Carter takes a pass of the boards from Timonen, almost gets a breakaway.  The puck was just a bit out of his [...]

Mike Richards and Jeff Carter have seen some time together on the same line.  I’m not sure if I like this combination, so let’s weigh the pro’s and cons: Pro’s: An extra center on the ice in case on gets tossed from the face-off circle Two highly skilled guys that can score Richards has a bonafide sniper to pass to Other lines will face weaker defense pairs   Cons: Both play better as centers than wings, each needs to control the puck to be effective Line depth significantly weaker Teams with better defensive depth can potentially shut them both down [...]