The Punisher

In the Marvel Comics Universe, The Punisher is a fierce anti-hero who has no super powers. He just has an intense work ethic and will do whatever it takes to get the job done. He uses a mix of brute force and intimidation to overcome his enemies. There is nothing flashy or exceptional about him, just raw power. If the heroes of Marvel Comics were to don skates and sticks and take to the ice then there is no question in my mind that The Punisher would be none other than Hall of Fame Inductee, Scott Stevens.

Scott Stevens started his career with the Washington Capitals where he was able to grow defensively under such players as Rod Langway and Doug Jarvis. After the 1990 season the St. Louis Blues signed him to an offer sheet as a restricted free agent, giving up 5 first round draft picks in the process. The very next season though, the Blues attempted to sign Brendan Shanahan of the New Jersey Devils, to an offer sheet as a restricted free agent. The Devils and Blues attempted to determine "fair compensation" for Shanahan, with the Blues offering Curtis Joseph, Rod Brind'amour and two draft picks, but the Devils wanting Scott Stevens. An independent arbitrator ruled in favour of the Devils and one of the most important transactions in league history was made.

Tangent Warning: Don't believe me that this was an important trade? Do you think that the Devils would have been able to win any Stanley Cups without Scott Stevens? Do you remember that there was a lot of talk during the 94-95 season that the Devils were going to move to Nasvhille, but after they won the cup they stayed? Do you remember that the Blues traded Shanahan to Hartford for Chris Pronger, the core of their team for several years? Do you remember that the Whalers traded Shanahan to the Red Wings in 1996, when he proved to be the missing piece of their championship puzzle? Really, the two biggest powerhouses of the inter-lockout era, the Wings and Devils, were either directly or indirectly made possibly by this very trade....tangent over...

Stevens earned the majority of his fame in New Jersey, captaining the team to three Stanley Cups between 1995 and 2003. However the majority of Stevens' fame comes from his reputation as being among the greatest open ice hitters ever. Need proof? Here is the Sports Centre top 10 Scott Stevens hits...




Scary, eh? Pay special attention to the hit on Eric Lindros, which essentially ended the career of one of the potentially best players the league has ever seen. (Do you think that would have happened if Stevens were playing for the Blues and therefore in the Western Conference and NOT meeting the Flyers in the playoffs?...I'm done tangenting now I guess)

Despite never being much of an offensive threat, Stevens was able to receive recognition on a repeated basis, playing in thirteen NHL All-Star Games, and being one of only six Defensemen to with the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Like the comic book fans who prefer the outer-worldly feats of Superman or The Flash, the majority of NHL fans have preferred the smooth skating and incredible stick handling of the Alexander Ovechkin's or Daniel Briere's of the world. However it is comforting to know that in the larger-than-life world of professional sports that the working class anti-hero still has a place in our hearts.

Until next time,

G

Mr. Underrated

Last night, the NHL inducted its class of 2007 into the Hockey Hall of Fame, with perhaps the most impressive class ever, featuring Ron Francis, Al MacInnis, Scott Stevens, and Mark Messier. In honour of these four incredible players, I will be writing a post about each of them this week.

So without further ado, here goes the first one...

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In life, there are those who seek results, and those who seek attention. In professional sports, this is even more magnified, as the media is very quick to turn a loud-mouth-hot-dog into an overnight sensation. While these characters, or should I say caricatures make for entertaining television, it is those who seek results that make for excellent sports. The first Hall of Fame Inductee that I will be remembering is the epitome of results over attention, and is perhaps the most underrated player of all-time.

Quick, who is #2 on career assists, trailing only Wayne Gretzky? Mario Lemieux? Nope! Gordie Howe? Sorry! Paul Coffey? Heck no! Why the answer is none other than Ron Francis.

Ron Francis has had an incredibly prolific scoring career, including three hundred point seasons. All the while excelling at the other end of the ice too, killing penalties, winning faceoffs, and even winning the Selke Trophy in 1995. But yet, throughout the prime of his career he was largely forgotten and cast aside.

Does anyone else remember the 95-96 season when Ron Francis was 4^th in league points? If you said no then you are certainly forgiven, because you are in the majority of crowds there. While being 4^th in league points is an incredible accomplishment and surely worthy of praise, it is easy to be forgotten when your two linemates, Lemieux and Jagr, are 1^st and 2^nd respectively.

That seems to be the way that Francis has spent his entire career, in relative obscurity. He started out playing in the NHL’s equivalent of Purgatory, Hartford, before being traded at the 1991 Trade Deadline to Pittsburgh. The addition of Francis (along with Ulf Sammuelson) is largely credited with putting the Penguins “over the hump”, allowing them to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. When budget cuts began creeping into the Penguins organization, Francis returned to the organization that drafted him. Even though the Whalers had relocated to Carolina, they were still by and large off the map, allowing Francis to once more sneak off the radar. While playing in Carolina, he was a pivotal part of the organizations first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2002.

As the Hurricanes looked to miss the playoffs in 2004, they decided to trade away their captain to try and build their future, sending him to the Maple Leafs in March of that year. In a cruel twist of irony, the man who so desperately avoided the spotlight finished his career playing for the team at the centre of the hockey universe, retiring after the 2004 season.

I was always impressed with Francis’s non-nonsense approach to the game. His consistency and responsibility were a perfect counter balance to the flash and sizzle showed by Lemieux and Jagr throughout the 90’s. His grace and calm demeanor makes him a fantastic role model to any young player of his generation or before.

So as Ron Francis received his greatest honour any player can ever receive, being inducted into the Hall of Fame, he once more flew under the radar, with the majority of the attention going on the other three players. But don’t worry Ron, I’ve always thought that you are one of the best!!!

Until next time,

G

Better Late Than Never

Sorry I didn't make this post yesterday, but I was away from the internet. I just wanted to wish everyone a (belated) solemn and dignified Remembrance Day. Here are a few videos which explain my feelings much better than I ever could...






Until next time,

G

Memories of Hanoi

A few months ago, I wrote a travel blog about my thoughts on Paris, since then I have yet to follow it up. With my most recent personal travel news, I have a new interest in traveling once more. So as a logical transition from Paris, I go to the capital of a former French colony, Hanoi, Vietnam.

I went to Vietnam last May, with the group of Nipissing students who I went to China with. From the second we arrived in Hanoi, I knew that I was in a place that was very, very different than anywhere else I had been before. It felt like a strange mixture of the hustle of Beijing, the charming grime of Paris, and the small-town feel of Eastern Toronto, and I liked it.

On of the city's most dubious of features was very obvious as the bus pulled in. Hanoi has horrible traffic. Our speeding bus slowed to a crawl as we entered the city limits. While in the sedentary position, we looked out to see a variety of speeding motorcycles and scooters weave between the standing traffic, a sight we would become all too familiar with.

After settling into our hotel, a few of us decided to head out and explore. We soon realized that crosswalks were either not present or merely a suggestion. I weaved between speeding cars, dodged motorcycles, stepped past scooters, and watched jaw-dropped as Vietnamese pedestrians navigating it all with ease. After calming myself and checking my pulse, I contemplated sleeping in a nearby park to avoid having to cross the street again to return to my hotel.

The next day, our group went to see some pretty phenomenal sites. We started out the day by going to see the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (pictured). If going to see the embalmed corpse of a communist leader is not enough of a cultural experience, there was a strict protocol to follow. First off, we had to leave all of our cameras, mp3 players, and cell phones with our guides since they were not allowed, and our bags were strictly searched. Secondly, there were guidelines for women’s dress, as they were not allowed to be showing their knees. A few of the girls traveling with us had to go and get their coats and wrap it around their waist to make it appear that they were wearing longer skirts. Lastly, and most shocking of all, the guards had guns. Not just guns, but big ones, with foot-long bayonets on them. All of the tourists had to line up in a staggered double file to fit as many of through the mausoleum as possible. As we entered, there we were told to be quiet and get our hands out of our pockets by threatening-looking signs, and even more threatening-looking guards.

The body itself was a pretty surreal sight. As a history-geek, I took a special interest in the Vietnam War, so seeing the body of one of the key players was a simply fascinating experience. He was flanked by several guards, with several more standing along the walkway. At one point, I slowed down to soak the sheer bizarreness of the moment, but I felt a very firm grip come on my arm, as I was moved to my rightful spot in the line. Judging by the size of the man attached to that arm, and the size of his gun, and the size of the gun’s bayonet, I realized that arguing with him was a bad, bad idea.

After leaving the Mausoleum I walked around surrounding grounds, which features the old Presidential Palace (pictured), Ho Chi Minh’s House and the On Pillar Pagoda. All very cool, but I felt that I didn’t appreciate it quite so much, since I was still absorbing my earlier experiences.

As amazing as the Mausoleum was, it really had nothing on my next stop, the Vietnam Military History Museum. The museum chronicles Vietnamese military history, with special focus on their War of Independence with the French and their war with the Americans.

The courtyard outside of the museum completely set the tone. There was an old tank and fighter jet silently guarding the entrance. There were plaques beside each of the military vehicles outlining each of their terms of duty and stating precisely how many French or American soldiers they killed and when. Growing up in a military town, I have seen all sorts of things like this, any old WWII plane has a swastika for every German they have shot down, but it somehow never occurred to me that a Vietnamese plane would have a star for each American plane they shot down (pictured).

As I entered the museum, things got even more surreal. I was absolutely amazed at the quality and quantity of relics and information presented. There were old battle plans, letters from the French Generals, and a variety of military equipment. What blew my mind even more was the incredible detail that they placed on everything. An old spear had a plaque said “Used to kill one black French soldier, and one white French solider”, while a helmet riddled with bullet holes (pictured) said “A sign of the inefficiency of the French”.

You would think that would be enough to digest right? Well then you would oddly be mistaken as the most startling part came soon afterwards. After you go through the museum you enter the back yard, which houses even more military artifacts, including artillery, tanks, and most obviously, a giant amount of wreckage from an American fighter that was shot down (pictured). There was a plaque outlining exactly when this plane was shot down and who was piloting it. It was interesting to see the wreckage juxtaposed with the anti-aircraft guns.

After wandering around the yard for a while, I came across the most somber section of the exhibition, a collection of bombs dropped by the Americans. There were easily a hundred bombs all supported on poles to walk around with. In the middle there was a large plaque with some frightening statistics. It mentioned how many bombs were dropped on Vietnam, and breaks it down even further to saying how he amount dropped per square kilometer, and the amount dropped per North Vietnamese man, woman and child. Later on it states how many people were killed and how many children were left orphaned. Then it goes onto explain how many people were left with permanent defects as a result of the defoliants used during this time as well.

Now I had read similar statistics before, but to read them surrounded by the bombs dropped in the place they were used made the statistics more than just numbers. History came alive. I commemorated it like someone commemorates any new life. I cried.

I realize that a downer like that is a strange way to encourage a new place to someone, but if you want to see history come alive and be able to put a place to some of the darkest moments of the twentieth century, then I could not recommend Vietnam enough to you. Even if you are not the history geek that I am, there is still a ton to do around there, and the weather is gorgeous, the people are great, and the food is terrific. What more could you want really?

Until next time,

G

Appendix: Links

Lonely Planet Info on Hanoi
Hostel World - Always Helpful
VietnamPix - A PHENOMENAL site dedicated to the Vietnam War

Personal News of Excitment...

In recent months, I have tried to steer away from any personal stories here on the ol' blogeroo. But in the past week or so I have found two exciting personal stories about upcoming travels of mine.

Over the Christmas Break I will be heading down to St. Maarten to visit my good friend/arch-hockey-nemesis Troy, who is working as a pilot down there. We could potentially do an edition of "The Puck Stop" live from a beach...something wrong about that one...

And in other exciting news. I just found out that I was selected to take a group of students on an international service project to Laos over the March Break. How cool is that? We are going to be going to Luang Prabang to help teach Buddhist Monks English. Best of all, the school is paying for everything!!! How freakin' cool is that?

As luck would have it, my super-friend/Shanghai-Hostess-with-the-Mostest Carrie went to Luang Prabang earlier in the year. So I took the liberty to take a few of the pictures she posted on Crackbook and felt the need to share it with you all...really just to make you a bit more jealous...



Pretty awesome, eh?

Until next time,

G

Remember, Remember...

Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Gunpowder Treason and plot ;
I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes,
'Twas his intent.
To blow up the King and the Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below.
Poor old England to overthrow.
By God's providence he was catch'd,
With a dark lantern and burning match
Holloa boys, Holloa boys, let the bells ring
Holloa boys, Holloa boys, God save the King!
Hip hip Hoorah !
Hip hip Hoorah !
A penny loaf to feed ol'Pope,
A farthing cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down,
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar,'
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head,
Then we'll say: ol'Pope is dead.

-- British Nursery Rhyme

I'd like to wish all of the anarchists out there a Happy Guy Fawkes Night! I believe that this is one of the coolest days of the year. Now, 365 days ago, I wrote explaining the history of this day and my own personal experience. Today, I'm going to talk about what it means to me.

While Guy Fawkes Night had it's origins as a method of sticking it to the Catholic Rebels, I believe today it has evolved to have the exact opposite meaning. Today is a day about rebellion. It is a day about the little Guy that could. It is about the individual breaking down the establishment. It is about freedom.

Today is about speaking out against the injustices of our time and doing your part to make a difference and believe me, there are all sorts of injustices going on around us, women aren't getting paid the same as men, blacks still aren't allowed in some country clubs, Middle Eastern countries are invaded for oil, the planet is suffering and politicians do nothing, the poor constantly get poorer, the press are either lied to or are busy lying to us, and really that's not that different that Catholics being treated unfairly in 17th Century Europe.

While Mr. Fawkes' methods may not have been the most efficient, it does not change the validity of his message. Things weren't fair and he didn't want to take it anymore, and you know what? They still aren't fair...

Until next time,

G

The Puck Stop - Episode 2

Welcome once more to The Puck Stop, featuring your Lords of the Rink, Glen and Troy were we present our always informed opinion on the world of hockey. Sit back and enjoy...



Topic #1: The Senators have locked up Jason Spezza for seven more years. This follows the news that they have re-signed Danny Heatley for six years, and also many other key parts of their team are signed for the next 5 years. Is this the making of a dynasty or a disappointment?

Troy says: Well past experience leads me to feel this will be a disappointment however considering how close Ottawa came last year this certainly has the makings of a dynasty. We must realize of course dynasty means something much different in today NHL. Twenty years ago a dynasty meant winning 3 or 4 cups in the row but today winning two would probably suffice. If Ottawa can give their top guns a solid supporting cast then this could definitely be the birth of a dynasty.

Glen says: Regular readers will know that I may not be the most objective person when it comes to the Senators, so allow the fan in me to speak for a moment....WOOOOOOOOOOO MOVE THE CUP TO OTTAWA BECAUSE IT IS NEVER LEAVING!!! SUCKS TO BE A LEAFS FAN!!!!!!

But on the other hand, it's hard to deny that the Sens should have won at least 1 Stanley Cup in the past 5 years, and the fact that they haven't scares me quite a bit. I was sort of expecting them to blow their team up and start again over the next few years, but am surprised by the recent turn of events. I worry that they may have Tampaed themselves, by signing a few big names to big contract they may not have room to sign much in the way of a supporting cast. The new NHL has shown that you need a solid group of cheap young players, and I don't think that the Sens have that. They'll probably win one in the next few years after being disappointed many, many times on the way. One more note, good for Bryan Murray for front loading Spezza's contract to take advantage of the strong Canadian Dollar.

Topic #2: We appear to be in the last year of the post-lockout schedule, as owners are rumbling to change. Is it time for a change in the schedule, and if so, what is the best option?

Glen says: It is definetly time for a change in the schedule! This year is the first time that fans in the Northwest division have been able to see Sidney Crosby, and fans in the Central have been able to see Ovechkin. That is simply horrible marketing for the NHL!!! There is no better way to expand the game than to make players like this as visible as possible! The Detroit Red Wings have been proposing an 84 game schedule, which sounds really good, but I doubt that you would ever get the players on board without giving them a raise. So instead I think that the best bet is: 5 games against your division opponents, 3 against the other conference opponents, and 2 against each out of conference opponent, with 2 "wild-card" games against out of Conference opponents. It's much more balanced and will stop teams like the Red Wings and Nashville Predators from having as huge of records, and let everyone see Crosby and Ovechkin once a year.

Troy says: I have a few conflicting thoughts when it comes to the NHLs schedule. On one hand I like the idea of every team playing every other team at least once a season but on the other hand I think even 82 games is unnecessarily long. Personally I like the pre-lockout schedule where teams played 6 games against their divisional opponents, 4 games against their remaining conference opponents, 1 game against teams in the opposite conference and then 3 wild card games against the opposite conference. It's relatively simple and each teams plays every other team. I agree with Glen that the current schedule is a horrible marketing system for the NHL. The Red Wings proposal is definitely interesting as it would allow for a home-and-home with each out-of-conference team. I think everyone can agree that the current schedule needs to go.

Topic #3: It appears that the World Cup of Hockey is not going to happen in 2008. If it were to happen though, what would Team Canada look like this year? (World Cup Teams were allowed to dress 20 skaters and 2 goalies, with a Taxi Squad of four other players)

Troy says: Alrighty, the goalies are relatively easy to pick. I went with two proven veterans. Marty Brodeur and Roberto Luongo. How can you argue against these two goalies? Both are still at the top of their game and have a wealth of international experience. In my team Brodeur would get the majority of play but I would have no problem starting Luongo.

Glen says: Yeah the goalies are a pretty easy pick. It would take an idiot to not take these two as #1 and 2. There is some discussion as to who would get the starts, but I agree with Troy and would go with Brodeur as the guy. As a starter he has won 3 Stanley Cups, 1 Olympic Gold Medal, and 1 World Cup, plus his suberb puck-handling abilities really play into the fast international game.

As for the Defensemen, I went with the following seven (pairings included):
Pronger – Phaneuff
Redden – Campbell
Boucher – Bouwmeester
Souray

I wanted a mix of veterans (Pronger and Redden) with youth (Phaneuff and Bouwemeester), and Defensive ability (Boucher) with offensive ability (Campbell and Souray). I put Souray as the 7th man, because he is a defensive liability but would be perfect to put out there for every Power Play and the odd even-strength shift when you need a goal.

Troy says: I went with 7 Defencemen as well.

Blake - Pronger
Phaneuf - Foote
Redden - Phillips
Jovanovski

I stuck with the old fogies for the most part because experience is crucial, especially in short international tournaments. I put Blake and Pronger together as my number one pairing because they can be offensive yet are not likely to make mental mistakes. I put Phaneuf with Foote as I thought Foote would help out the young Phaneuf. Redden and Phillips were and easy call because of their previous chemistry and this is very important in a tournament such as this. I picked Jovocop as my 7th Dman so that if I need an offensive or energetic boost I can throw him out there.

My defence may be old, but it is definitely responsible and able to provide offense when necessary

Glen says: As for forwards, I had a really tough time picking them, our country is blessed with a lot of talent up front, so after a lot of thought I went with...

Thornton – Crosby – Iginla
Heatley – Spezza – Briere
Sakic – LeCavalier – St. Louis
Smyth – Richards – Doan
E. Staal

With three former Art Ross Trophy winners, the first line really is meant to be super-scoring line. The second two rely a lot on pre-existing chemistry as Heatley-Spezza and LeCavalier-St. Louis are two of the top duos in the NHL. I added Briere with the two Senators since he is exceptionally fast and is one of the few players in the league who could keep pace with Heatley and Spezza. I added Sakic (the Captain of my team by the way) with the two Lightning, because I think that he is a solid mix of passer and finisher, and could easily play off of his linemates strengths. I put the fourth line there as a checking line, that can still score with ease. They would see a lot of time against the Forsberg's and Ovechkin's of the world. I left Eric Staal as the 13th forward not as an insult but as a huge compliment, I think that he could easily slot into any position on any line and not miss a beat.

Troy: I, along with Glen, found picking the forwards to be quite difficult due to the depth we are fortunate to have in Canada. Here is who I went with:

Nash - Sakic - Iginla
Heatley - Thornton - Spezza
Lecavalier - Crosby - St. Louis
Morrow - Smyth - Doan
Briere

The first line is meant to score and all three certainly have the credentials. This line also contains two thirds of that magical 2002 Olympic line. In my second and third lines I went a long the same lines as Glen and used chemistry to my advantage. I put Thornton between Heatley and Spezza because he will complement them with his toughness and tenacity and be able to dig the puck out of the corners. Crosby is magical and putting him between two finishers with innate chemistry seemed like a no brainer. On this line Lecavalier will be the sandpaper and open up some room for Crosby and St. Louis. My fourth line is a checking line and similar to Glen's, it can score at any given time. I put Briere as my 13th forward because I feel he can fit in any line and compliment it. He would be amazing on a power play with his speed.

I tried my best to put a power forward, a playmaker, and a finisher on each line.

With my taxi squad I decided to go with 2 forwards, 1 defencemen and a goalie. My goalie is Marc-Andre Fleury. He is talented and young and I think being part of a tournament like this would be a great learning experience for him. My defencemen is Campbell. He is quick and can provide some offense and I definitely wouldn't hessitate to dress him if one of the guys aren't pulling their weight. My two forwards are Eric Staal and Brad Richards. I like Staal because he can do pretty much anything and would definitely be able to slide right in with any line in any situation and Richards is similar. He also gives me the option and having the entire TBay line if need be.

Glen: took a pretty different approach to my Taxi Squad to be honest. As much as I wanted my goalie to be Carey Price, I took J.S. Gigure instead. He's a proven winner and I wouldn't been even a little bit uneasy if two freak injuries led to him getting the start in the finals. On D, I went with Dan Boyle, who I almost had on my starting seven, but I didn't want to put too many Offensive D-Men, so he was a no-brainer for the taxi squad. As for the forwards, I went with Ryan Getzlaf and Jonathan Toews. I think that sometimes it is important to look forward, and both of these guys should be huge parts of the 2010 Olympic team, so why not give them the international experience when given the opportunity? Even if there were an injury or two, I wouldn't be worried about giving Toews limited ice-time, as he did very well last year in the World Hockey Championships, despite his age and size, plus you can always rely on his amazing ability in the shoot-out.

Troy says: I desperately wanted to find a place for Paul Kariya. He has been there for Canada so many times and has always been great but there is so much young talent that was just too hard to pass up.

Glen says: I feel the same about Paul, but he really gets bumped since there are so many other, better playmakers in this country (Crosby, Spezza, Thornton, St. Louis). But I felt the worst about cutting Rick Nash and Jordan Staal, I really wanted to put Nash with the Tampa Forwards, and I wanted to put the Staal brothers on a line with Crosby, just to see what would happen. Ah well, there's always 2010 for that.

So to summarize, our rosters are as follows:

Team Troy:
Forwards: Briere, Crosby, Doan, Heatley, Iginla, LeCavalier, Morrow, Nash, Sakic, Smyth, Spezza, E. Staal, St. Louis, Richards, Thornton
Defensemen: Blake, Campbell, Foote, Jovanaski, Phaneuf, Phillips, Pronger, Redden
Goalies: Brodeur, Fleury, Luongo

Team Glen:
Forwards: Briere, Crosby, Doan, Getzlaf, Heatley, Iginla, LeCavalier, Sakic, Smyth, Spezza, E. Staal, St. Louis, Richards, Toews, Thornton
Defebsenen: Boucher, Bouwmeester, Boyle, Campbell, Phaneuf, Pronger, Redden, Souray
Goalies: Brodeur, Gigure, Luongo

Topic #4: After a season of chasing, Glen is now officially three points ahead of Troy in their hockey pool. What are your thoughts on this?

Troy says: It stinks. I'm going to have to write the Yahoo Hockey pool people because that can't be right.

But in all honestly, it's a long season and I was fortunately to be holding the lead for a while and now it's Glen's turn. His team has stepped it up a notch but we'll see who's still standing in the end.

Glen: Yeah I know the feeling, I hated it so badly when you were so far ahead, but my guys have made quite the charge. Troy has been Mr. Patience in the pool, making only 5 Roster Moves (compared to my 11, Ryan's 17 and Chris's staggering 25) and that kind of patience tends to pay off in hockey pools, so I'm not going to get too comfortable...yet...

Well that concludes the second installment of The Puck Stop, hope you enjoyed it…

Until next time,

G

Appendix 1: Roster Changes to Hockey Pools

Glen:
Drops Radulov, adds Nylander
Drops Avery, adds Kopitar
Drops Nylander, adds Rolston
Drops Hasek, adds Legace
Trades Visnovsky for Parise and Liles
Drops Gomez
Activates Boyle from IR, drops O’Brien

Troy:
No changes since last posting

Appendix 2: Current Hockey Pool Rosters


Glen:
C- Crosby, Jokinen, Kopitar, Savard, E. Staal, Roy,
L – Ovechkin, Frolov, Parise, Tanguay, Kovalchuk, Semin, Vanek
R – Iginla, St. Louis, Rolston, Michalek, Pominville
D- Boucher, Timonen, Gonchar, Aucoin, Liles, Boyle
G – Lundqvist, Nabokov, Legace
IR- Souray, Schneider

Troy
C- H. Sedin, Marleau, Sakic, Richards, Briere, Stastny
L – Heatley, Malkin, D. Sedin, Huselius, Zetterberg, Gange, Brunette
R – Satan, Naslund, Demitra, Perry
D – Lidstrom, Capbell, Ry. Whitney, Ohlund, Phaneuf, Zubov, Pitkanen
G – Luongo, Fleury, Backstrom