Monday, November 8, 2010

Monday's Coffee and a Roll

Some quick thoughts before the day slips away:

Topic 1. The Ducks have something there, but it's taking way too long to develop. As much as I dislike the Ducks, they have some good young players to work with. But to keep their somewhat thin fan base interested, the franchise needs to win. And they need to win at the same time the Kings do. Hatred goes a long way toward keeping people in the stands. We'll come back to this topic before long. I just wanted to state that watching the Ducks come back to beat the Predators last night was satisfying and also frustrating. I expect more from the Ducks, now and in the future.

Topic 2. The call that negated a goal by the Rangers' Alexander Frolov last night looked rather shaky. But I don't think giving coaches the power to call for a review would have given the Rangers the satisfaction they wanted. If the referee has blown the play dead, then how do you justify awarding the Rangers a goal? The Blues could say they stopped playing because they heard the whistle, thereby allowing the puck to go into the net. Too many clauses and legal interpretations involved.

Topic 3. The Rangers need to score more. Perhaps some of that free agent cash that went toward enforcers should have been spent on offense. Just a thought.

Topic 4. Just one game tonight. Phoenix at Detroit, on Versus at 7:30 pm Eastern in the United States, is the pick to click.

And now, here's the homework from Sunday night.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Washington 3, Philadelphia 2 OT
St. Louis 2, at N.Y. Rangers 0
Edmonton 2, at Chicago 1
At Anaheim 5, Nashville 4
Roundup is here.
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Three stars by Puck Daddy.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Charlotte 4, Hershey 2
Providence 6, at Albany 4
Grand Rapids 4, at Lake Erie 3 SO
At Milwaukee 4, Chicago 1
At Binghamton 5, Syracuse 0
At Peoria 5, Rockford 1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2, at Rochester 1
At Oklahoma City 7, Toronto 6 SO
At Hartford 7, Bridgeport 1
Roundup is here.
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.

EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Gwinnett 6, Greenville 1
Florida 4, at South Carolina 3 OT
At Wheeling 5, Elmira 4 OT
At Stockton 4, Bakersfield 0
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.

QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Acadie-Bathurst 4, Chicoutimi 3 SO
Moncton 5, at Cape Breton 4 SO
At Montreal 5, Baie-Comeau 3
Drummondville 2, at Victoriaville 0
Roundup is here.
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Brampton 4, Barrie 1
At Guelph 6, Ottawa 4
At Kitchener 5, London 4
Erie 2, at Mississauga 1 SO
Plymouth 6, at Sault Ste. Marie 3
Roundup is here.
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.

WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Regina 4, Brandon 1
At Lethbridge 4, Medicine Hat 2
At Moose Jaw 2, Seattle 1 SO
At Vancouver 3, Everett 0
Roundup is here.
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.

UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Sioux City 5, Youngstown 2
At Omaha 4, Fargo 1
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.

NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S HOCKEY
ATLANTIC HOCKEY
At Air Force 4, RIT 3
Summary and recap are here.
Standings are here.

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