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Week 2 – Oui R Awl Kanukz!
THE WEEKLY RANT
Fulty accosted me in the liquor store Friday, pointed to the logo on his hat, and said the page better show some love for the hottest team in the NHL. Not sure this is what he had in mind.
Anyways, it’s about time we see some Canadian teams up top the standings. Hopefully there are a few of them playing in April/May/June.
In the OFHL this week:
- Haukster & Fulty tie for the big week with 40 points
- Fulty & Vinny are still perfect with 6-0 records
- Stifler had the stinky week with 19 points
- Ren & Stimpy have wins in both weeks
- Orv had the first pick up of the year and grabbed red-hot Richard Panik of CH. F
- The Week 2 pick-up goes to Orv again. Rumor is that with Jon Quick out for a while, LA Kings might be dressing their goalie coach Bill Ranford. A better pick-up option than Kings back-ups Budaj or Zatkoff?
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
POTW honors could have gone to PK for showing up to his home opener in this…
Three players tied with 8 points for the most this week: JBR’s Cam Talbot EDM, Rolphy’s Brent Burns SJ, & Haukster’s Mike Green DT.
But POTW has gotta go to the ageless Jaromir Jagr. The 44-year-old scored his 750th goal in the NHL on Thursday, becoming only the third playing in history to hit the mark, joining Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801). Had Jagr not left for the KHL in 2008, playing three seasons in Russia, he’d have passed Howe by now.
1990! The year Brett Hull scored 72, Gretzky had 102 assists, The Simpsons began, and Vanilla Ice & MC Hammer were rockin’ your Walkmans.
from the rolphyfiles
SHRAPNEL
When Nic Dowd of the Kings got 2 points against the ‘nucks on Saturday night, The Score app recorded him as “N. Dowd” which we all imagined was his pornstar name. Ranks right up there with other NHLers, Hakan Loob, Randy Wood, & Ron Tugnutt. Then there’s baseball’s Randy Johnson, NASCAR’s Dick Trickle, football’s Dick Butkus, and even Canada’s IOC rep, Dick Pound. C’mon parents! Think about the name.
The Oilers & Jets met in the Heritage Classic on Sunday. “Classic” because it wasn’t -35 outside.
Also in Winnipeg… Patrick Laine was asked if he can keep up his goal-a-game pace and pass his idol, Teemu Selanne, who scored 76 goals in his rookie season…”What was Teemu’s rookie record again? Ok. No problem. So, I can have six off-games.”
In Real Estate News…
T-Man recently had the reality check of selling his home in the Cariboo and purchasing in the megatropolis of Abbotsford. And while that’s a step up in house prices, it’s nothing like Vancouver proper. The Province like to compare the house prices of various celebrity homes to the YVR market. They recently gave this comparison:
Want to buy a house in Vancouver? This modest little Dunbar area gem will put you back about 5 Million. But it has a new roof and fruit trees.
Or, for roughly the same dollar you can grab one of Frank Sinatra’s old haunts just outside Palm Springs. It only has nine bedrooms and 13 bathrooms, and is on just seven-and-a-half acres, but it’s still pretty cool, and is on top of a mountain. Check it:
Best Seat in the Dog House – The Preds opened up against the Hawks last Friday and it was the kind of game that kept fans begging for more. Or begging for treats. Or for squeaky toys. At least in one case.
Jersey Fouls – A junior hockey team in Trenton, Ontario wore these Harambe themed jerseys this week…..
TRUMP FACT CHECKER
Seeing as the US Election is only days away, It’s time to expose some of Trump’s claims:
- Ukraine was not Frasier’s brother on the show “Frasier.”
- Game of Thrones is not an adult version of musical chairs.
- Jackson Browne is only one person.
- Malaysia is not the female version of Asia.
- Pop tarts do not cause ‘splosions.
- Boeing is a company, not a sound effect
- Jersey Governor Chris Christie was never in the show “Three’s Company.”
- Garfunkel is not Garfield’s black cousin.
CUT-DOWN DAY COMING
Every GM will have to cut their rosters to 30 players on Nov 6, which will be the end of wk 4. At that point you’ll have:
- 13 in your lineup for that week
- 12 on the bench
- 5 on the prospect list (check the rules for their eligibility)
STANDINGS
TEAM | G | W | L | T | PTS | PWk | TP | AVG | % |
Fulty | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 70 | 35.0 | 1.000 |
Vinny | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 66 | 33.0 | 1.000 |
Cordy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 56 | 28.0 | 0.667 |
JBR | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 26.5 | 0.667 |
Haukster | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 59 | 29.5 | 0.583 |
Rolphy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 55 | 27.5 | 0.583 |
Ren&Stimpy | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 21.5 | 0.417 |
Stifler | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 19.0 | 0.417 |
eZ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 51 | 25.5 | 0.333 |
Erty | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 50 | 25.0 | 0.333 |
Derko | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 45 | 22.5 | 0.333 |
GoJo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 49 | 24.5 | 0.250 |
T-Man | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 41 | 20.5 | 0.250 |
Orv | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 18.0 | 0.167 |
PARTING SHOT
Getting Ready for Halloween?
That’s it. GO CUBS!
Week 13 – WJC Over; Back to Post-Holidaze Reality
TIME TO SNAP BACK TO REALITY
So? How was your Festive Season? Some enjoyed it immensely.
“Guess who’s back?
Back again?
Kass is back.
Tell a friend.” Or at least notify the NHL Substance Abuse Protocol Officials. No truth to the rumors he asked for Grant Fuhr to be his life coach in Edmonton.
Also back was the WINTER CLASSIC
Cops were busy confiscating weapons at the game
They should have confiscated this one.
A WJC TO FORGET
Not the best Canadian effort. The team had no identity. You can blame the player selection or the coaches, but I blame the Canadian losers in the stands who wore their NHL teams shirt to the games. These two even got air-time in Sweden. Seriously? Jets & Canucks jerseys to the Canada-Sweden game? Puh-leeez!
Oh…nevermind.
There are always a few interesting fans who sit at the glass and get some TSN time. Observe:
POTW
First, a tribute. Lost some legends recently. Dickie Moore played in the NHL 1951-1968 (mostly with the Habs) winning 6 Cups and 2 Art Ross trophies (96 points in 70 games ’58-’59.) Would have been a solid OFHLer.
Also passed away, Meadowlark Lemon of Harlem Globetrotters fame. If you ever saw them it was a great show and Meadowlark was the “Clown Prince.”.
The POTW honours for week 13 are shared by two California tenders, Quick & Gibson each registered 10 points for the week.
SO WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK?
- Big week went to Cordy with 47; went 3-0 and moved 6 points up on Fulty (F has a game in hand)
- Derko goes 3-0, moves within 2 of Fulty
- Orv has stinky week with 17
- Stifler has solid week with 28 and registers his 1st ever multiple win week with a 2-1 record
- Weird stuff: Haukster went 2-0; EZ beat H by one point but went 0-3
- Pick-up is a lottery again – it’s a 4 so it goes to JBR
- HOT: Derko 10-1-1
- NOT: EZ 0-8-1
MUSIC FOR STANDINGS
This one’s for Erty; biggest ever fan of U2.
WEEK 13
TEAM | G | W | L | T | PTS | PWk | TP | AVG | % |
C | 37 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 47 | 449 | 34.5 | 0.797 |
F | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 42 | 429 | 33.0 | 0.736 |
D | 37 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 51 | 43 | 398 | 30.6 | 0.689 |
G | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 45 | 37 | 396 | 30.5 | 0.625 |
R | 36 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 29 | 378 | 29.1 | 0.611 |
E | 37 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 44 | 28 | 338 | 26.0 | 0.595 |
T | 36 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 37 | 27 | 374 | 28.8 | 0.514 |
O | 36 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 341 | 26.2 | 0.472 |
V | 37 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 333 | 25.6 | 0.419 |
Z | 37 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 338 | 26.0 | 0.378 |
H | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 322 | 24.8 | 0.389 |
J | 36 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 243 | 18.7 | 0.139 |
S | 36 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 239 | 18.4 | 0.111 |
That’s it for week 13. All the best in the New Year. Let’s keep it Sociable.
Week Ten – Trios, Dynamite, & Rockers
RAMBLINGS
- Week 10 saw T-Man go 3-0 as he had the big week with 37 points
- Cordy, GoJo, & Derko were right behind with 36
- Cordy played G & D so he ended with a 1-0-2 week, but still stays 1 point ahead of Fulty whose 29 points were good for a 3-0 record
- 3-0 weeks for EZ as well
- Low week went to Haukster with 18
- Vinny is on a bit of a skid going 1-6-1 (3 points) in last 3 weeks
- Pick-up for this week goes to Stifler
CHRISTMAS PLAYER EXCHANGE
The traditional Christmas Player Exchange breaky is once again slated for Denny’s, Dec 24th @ 10ish. In case you’ve forgotten how this works, you select one player from your roster to throw in the pot and we draw them out of a hat. It’s voluntary, and usually full of jetsam, but who knows, you may end up with a player who currently is over a point per game….and can dance.
AROUND THE LEAGUE
Dallas Scoreboard is Best in the Biz. Check out Wednesday night’s offering:
The Canucks reminisced about old times Monday night, remembering when they put together “the last great trio in the NHL.” (easy there, Botchford…)
Naslund, Morrison, & Bertuzzi could have been greater if not for Big Bert’s going “full retard” on Steve Moore back in ’04.
And what did TSN Team1040 talk about on Tuesday morning? Retiring those numbers, along with Kurtenbach, Luongo, Larionov, Gradin, Tanti, Lever, Messier…. Actually, Hamhuis probably deserves his number retired after taking one in the face and then getting up and skating off…Burrows would still be on the ice.
The “West Coast Express” was a catchy nickname, and there have been some good ones through the years:
- The Flyers had a few -“The Crazy 8’s Line” — Philadelphia Flyers (1990s) — Eric Lindros, Mark Recchi, and Brent Fedyk because the players jersey numbers were 88, 8, and 18 respectively; “The Legion of Doom“—Philadelphia Flyers (1994–97)—Lindros, John LeClair and Renberg
- “The Hound Line”—Toronto Maple Leafs (1980s)—Wendel Clark, Russ Courtnall, and Gary Leeman – all three had played for the Notre Dame Hounds
- “The Triple Crown Line”—Los Angeles Kings (1970s–80s)—Dave Taylor, Charlie Simmer and Marcel Dionne; a reference to the Kings’ logo, which features a crown; this was the first line in NHL history where each player scored 100 points or more in the same season (1980–81).
- How about the Islanders current 4th line? Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas, and Cal Clutterbuck are known as “E=mc2 Line.” (I’m sure “Brooksie” came up with that.)
- “The French Connection”—Buffalo Sabres (1972–1979)—Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin, and Rene Robert; made up of three French-Canadian players (although Rick Martin sounds more English than French)
Personally, these are my favorite trios:
Not really a trio; I always thought Maurice carried them anyways.
Speaking of trios, Why did these three never get together? Maybe there’s a chance they could perform yet?
“…and after the photo, Joan Jett stilettoed the photographer to death. He HAD been warned. So, we all had a good laugh about that.” Deborah Harry, in her book, “Shit We Did”
POTW
EZ had some solid D this week; getting 7 points each from Josi & Ristolainen. T-Man used Faulk’s 9 points for a solid week, but Cordy’s newly acquired Crawford registered back-to-back SO’s and 10 points.
Not so much Player OTW, but more “Play” OTW.
- Dustin Byfuglien is 6-5, 260 pounds.
- Bryan Bickell is 6-4, 223 pounds.
- And BOOM! goes the dynamite!
STANDINGS
TEAM | G | W | L | T | PTS | PWk | TP | AVG | % |
C | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 36 | 333 | 33.3 | 0.804 |
F | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 29 | 325 | 32.5 | 0.786 |
G | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 36 | 313 | 31.3 | 0.696 |
R | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 288 | 28.8 | 0.679 |
D | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 36 | 283 | 28.3 | 0.625 |
O | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 277 | 27.7 | 0.518 |
Z | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 264 | 26.4 | 0.482 |
E | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 248 | 24.8 | 0.500 |
T | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 287 | 28.7 | 0.464 |
V | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 266 | 26.6 | 0.446 |
H | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 250 | 25.0 | 0.304 |
J | 28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 184 | 18.4 | 0.107 |
S | 27 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 186 | 18.6 | 0.074 |
RIP Scott Weiland
Week 19 – Derko Makes a Move
RAMBLINGS
- Derko jumps from 5th to 3rd with a 3-0 (44 point week)
- Rolphy & Haukster are only one point back of Derko
- No change up top as both Cordy & Fulty win 2 (Fulty stays 8 points up) Magic # time?
- GoJo uses his week 18 pick-up to grab Dubnyk MN
- JBR & Stif both at 11 pts,but the pick-up for week 19 goes to JBR as he’s 0.002% points behind.
Remembering Steve Montador
POTW
Sure, Jamie Benn’s 9 points were fine, but Gibson gets the Save Of The Week (no thanks to his d-man)
FROM “THE SCORE – POWER RANKINGS”
14. Winnipeg Jets
“Yeahhh, we’ll be good with Tyler Myers and Drew Stafford, thanks.”
SATELLITE DEBRIS
Stadium Series was played Saturday. Marc Crawford got there early to check out the box seats
The more you watch this one, the worse it gets for Gazdic
Hamilton tries to grab his pound of Buff
“Nice try, Chump!”
And finally, some SDSU Womens Golf. Cool, eh?
STANDINGS
TEAM | G | W | L | T | PTS | PWk | TP | AVG | % | ThisWk | Past4Wk |
Fulty | 53 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 37 | 693 | 36.5 | 0.849 | 2-1 | 10-1 |
Cordy | 53 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 82 | 43 | 657 | 34.6 | 0.774 | 2-0 | 9-1-1 |
Derko | 53 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 68 | 44 | 668 | 35.2 | 0.642 | 3-0 | 7-4 |
Rolphy | 53 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 67 | 42 | 589 | 31.0 | 0.632 | 2-1 | 7-4 |
Haukster | 54 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 67 | 32 | 578 | 30.4 | 0.620 | 2-1 | 9-3 |
eZ | 54 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 57 | 25 | 543 | 28.6 | 0.528 | 0-3 | 6-5-1 |
Erty | 54 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 55 | 36 | 535 | 28.2 | 0.509 | 2-1 | 3-8 |
T-Man | 54 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 562 | 29.6 | 0.481 | 2-1 | 8-3-1 |
Vinny | 54 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 545 | 28.7 | 0.463 | 0-3 | 4-7 |
Orv | 53 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 47 | 33 | 521 | 27.4 | 0.443 | 2-1 | 5-7 |
GoJo | 54 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 39 | 30 | 524 | 27.6 | 0.361 | 1-2 | 4-8 |
Stif | 53 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 362 | 19.1 | 0.104 | 1-2 | 1-10-1 |
JBR | 54 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 372 | 19.6 | 0.102 | 0-3 | 0-12 |
Week 17 – Haukster on the Move
RAMBLINGS
- Haukster jumps into 3rd as he overtakes Derko; he’s 10-1 in the last month (tied with Fulty for hottest team)
- Cordy has the big week with 38; JBR at the other end with 22
- Stifler gets 5 points from his most recent pick-up
Reilly SmithDesharnais - Stifler ties EZ$ and gets his first points of 2015
- JBR used his pick-up to grab Duquette TB (no shot required)
- Pick-up this week goes to Stifler as a “1” is rolled in the lottery
Byfuglien is still considered a D-Man by NHL.com, but not by The Hockey News or Rotowire. Enjoy it while it lasts, T-Man. Big Buff played forward on Tuesday vs. the Canucks since Evander Kane was a healthy scratch. Rumor was that Evander and Kassian were out playing bar trivia the previous night. (Kassian’s reaction to being a healthy scratch)
POTW
Fleury PT was top-point getter this past week, getting 8 points for Vinny. JBR’s Hutton was in the running for POTW, and probably should have got it with this save.
SATELLITE DEBRIS
Not to be outdone by Hutton, Erty’s Varlamov had some great stick play also,
Wednesday was the day for NCAA football programs to sign their new recruits. UCLA’s big signing was Snoop Dogg’s kid, wide receiver Cordell Broadus. This was awkward because Snoop is a big USC guy, but he sucked it up and pulled on some UCLA gear for junior. He also sported a Toronto Maple Leafs hat for the occasion. It was the old-style logo that looks like a cannabis leaf.
STANDINGS
TEAM | G | W | L | T | PTS | PWk | TP | AVG | % | ThisWk | Past4Wk |
F | 48 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 33 | 620 | 36.5 | 0.854 | 3-0 | 10-1 |
C | 48 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 73 | 38 | 576 | 33.9 | 0.760 | 3-0 | 7-4 |
H | 48 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 59 | 34 | 518 | 30.5 | 0.615 | 2-1 | 10-1 |
D | 47 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 58 | 34 | 588 | 34.6 | 0.617 | 1-2 | 3-8 |
R | 47 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 57 | 29 | 507 | 29.8 | 0.606 | 1-2 | 7-4 |
Z | 48 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 53 | 31 | 483 | 28.4 | 0.552 | 1-1-1 | 6-5-1 |
E | 48 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 51 | 34 | 477 | 28.1 | 0.531 | 1-1 | 4-7 |
V | 48 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 492 | 28.9 | 0.521 | 2-1 | 6-5 |
T | 48 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 43 | 37 | 487 | 28.6 | 0.448 | 3-0 | 8-4 |
O | 47 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 454 | 26.7 | 0.415 | 0-3 | 4-7 |
G | 48 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 35 | 28 | 469 | 27.6 | 0.365 | 1-2 | 6-6 |
J | 48 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 314 | 18.5 | 0.115 | 0-3 | 1-11 |
S | 47 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 315 | 18.5 | 0.096 | 0-2-1 | 0-10-1 |
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