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Friday, December 5, 2008
Weekend Update
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hi everybody…just a few quick items from Blueland and around the NHL.
The Atlanta Thrashers record of 8-14-3 after 25 games puts them on a pace to net about 62 points. To put that in some perspective, since the lockout only three teams have finish below 62 point. In 2006-07 the Flyers finished with 56 points…in 2005-06 Pittsburgh finished with 58 and St. Louis with 57. Last season the Lightning and Kings finished with the lowest point total…71.
62 points would also be the lowest total since the 2001-02 season, the Thrashers third year of play in the NHL, when they finished 19-47-11-5 for 54 points. The following year Atlanta earned 74 points.
How’s life on the other side of the tracks? Well, after the 3-2 victory over Columbus Thursday night, the San Jose Sharks are 22-3-1 for 45 points. That would put them on pace for 142 points. Joe Thornton’s eighth goal of the season at 7:41 of the third proved to be the difference against the CBJs.
Sean Avery gets a six-game suspension for his “sloppy” remarks. Adam Proteau of The Hockey News asks, if Avery doesn’t care; why should we?
If the Stars were considering waiving Avery and sending him down to their AHL affiliate as a means to unload his $3.875 million salary…the owner of the Manitoba Moose has a message for them.
Jim Kelley if SI.com explains that Peter Laviolette recently learned that winning the Stanley Cup doesn’t necessarily “bullet-proof your resume”.
What do Yanic Perreault, Bryan Smolinski, Jocelyn Thibault, Glen Murray, Kevyn Adams, Martin Lapointe and Dan Cloutier all have in common? Well, they are all NHL veteran players that are still looking for a team…the “Limbo Club”, as Pierre LaBrun of ESPN.com calls them.
And finally, I would like to take this time to introduce Ms. Emily Litella with an editorial reply to some of the discussion that has been going on around here lately.
Thank you, Rawhide…now, what’s all this hullabaloo I keep hearing from everyone about giving Don Waddell a “pink slip”? This makes no sense to me whatsoever! I mean, Don is of the “male persuasion” and, as such, doesn’t take to wearing slips at all…pink or otherwise!
If your thinking about a Christmas present for this nice young man, then may I suggest something more appropriate? Something more along the lines of the nice electric train set that his good friend Bruce Levinson is giving to him this Christmas. It even has painted-on arrows pointed to the front so Don can make sure the train is…moving in the right direction.
Now last year, Bruce got him a dartboard to hang on his office wall. Every time Don throws a dart at it and misses the target by three feet…hitting the wall…he still cries out, “Dang-it! But I was CLOSE”!
These are far better gifts then a “pink slip”. Even for a lady, which he certainly is not, any type of undergarment does not make for a very good present at all! Well, maybe except for an uncle of mine. See, my Aunt Hazel once walked in on him and….
Huh…?
Wha…?
What’s that you say, Rawhide? Not one of those pink slips?
People are talking about a termination notice?
Ohhh…. I see.
Well… that’s completely different, isn’t it?
NEVER MIND!!
Thank you Emily. OK everyone…have a pleasant weekend!
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