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Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:09 pm EDT

Puck Headlines: Meet the new Red Wings in San Jose

By Greg Wyshynski

Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

• San Jose Sharks Coach Todd McLellan was once the student; but after last night's win over the Detroit Red Wings, he's the master ... at least for one game. Mike Babcock said Detroit was "Winged" last night. Sharks GM Doug Wilson: "There were things Detroit did last year that we want this team to do." [Mercury News]

• Nothing concrete yet on Sidney Crosby's injury for the Pittsburgh Penguins last night in Phoenix. Fox Sports Arizona announcers claimed it was to the ribs. [Tribune-Review]

• Interesting coverage from Craig Custance on the "hits to the head" controversy, landing an interview with the much-concussed Simon Gagne of the Philadelphia Flyers and speaking with Glen Healy of the NHLPA about prevention. He said that the NHL-reviewed hits to the head were down from 52 two years ago to 10 last year. Is that improvement, or the NHL ignoring some potential suspensions? [Sporting News]

• In defense of Ryan Hollweg. [Puck Update]

• "Shanny too much of a granny for Leafs' tastes." If we were Brendan Shanahan, we'd find the headline writer at the Toronto Sun and pound his head until it was shaped like the Toronto Maple Leafs' logo. Even if "granny" does rhyme with "tranny," as Shanny knows. [Toronto Sun]

• Speaking of Shanny: Perhaps the St. Louis Blues? [TFP]

• An interesting look at the prices of ticket brokers, and how their rise and fall seems to follow the fortunes of NHL teams. In this case, the preseason hype and eventual disappointment of the Tampa Bay Lightning. [Tampa Tribune, via Kukla's]

• Columbus Blue Jackets winger Jared Boll gets a one-game suspension for an instigator in the final five minutes. [Jackets]

• New Jersey Devils defenseman Andy Greene will miss at least a month. After giving up about 10,000 shots to the Leafs this week, perhaps he needs the rest. [Fire & Ice]

• Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau will have a book coming out soon. It'll probably have a title like "Gabby" or something, which totally ignores our suggested title: "The Erotic Awakening of Bruce." [On Frozen Blog]

• Pension Plan Puppets has had enough of the media dogging Leafs fans. [PPP]

• In case you missed it, Leahy's Halloween costume suggestions for NHL players. [Going Five Hole]

• Finally, the NHL sent this over this morning and now it's on YouTube. Happy Halloween!

Related: Hockey Fans, Goons and Pugilism, Puck Videos, Rumors, scuttlebutt, innuendo, Crosby vs. Ovechkin vs. Malkin

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  1. carl_vs_mastershake
    1. Posted by carl_vs_mastershake Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:18 pm EDT

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    Did you see the way Crosby was holding his side? It's just menstrual craps no biggy. He sure gets them a lot. I thought he should be used to them by now.
  2. Leahy
    2. Posted by Leahy Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:27 pm EDT

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    RE: head hits and Hollweg's recent history...
    If that was Hollweg delivering the clean, non-penalized hit to Brandon Sutter last week, would there have been an uproar and suspension given his history?
  3. sleza
    3. Posted by sleza Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:55 pm EDT

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    things more frightening than that video: alfredsson's salery in crowns and title "The Erotic Awakening of Bruce"
  4. books
    4. Posted by books Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    Calling Shanny a granny....wow that either takes a lot of balls or a complete lack of wrinkles on the grey matter in the cranium. I'm betting on the later of the two...
  5. Hans Gruber
    5. Posted by Hans Gruber Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:58 pm EDT

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    Watch out Nabokov, Jaws is right behind you!
  6. GT
    6. Posted by GT Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    Sorry Shanny...in retrospect, I guess you should have taken that offer from the Canadiens. Have fun playing on a second rate team instead, where you crowning achievement may be to help them squeak into the playoffs!
  7. abmjimmy
    7. Posted by abmjimmy Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:44 pm EDT

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    Shanny was great in NY.. Thanks for getting hockey back with what you did during the lockout.
    GL, where ever you go!
  8. Tacks
    8. Posted by Tacks Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    Crosby - I thought he left the game when it was 2-1 which led me to believe the injury was serious
    Hollweg - he plays like that because Wilson asks him to. He's not out there because of a wild expectation for point production - he would have been waived in training camp.
    Shanahan - Toronto Sun? Don't they give that paper away for free outside of subway stations?
  9. Jon A
    9. Posted by Jon A Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

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    @ carl vs mastershake: LMAO!!! Great post haha
  10. The Bog
    10. Posted by The Bog Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    @8 - I can assure you Ron Wilson doesn't Hollweg to run guys from behind and take 5 minute major penalties, which is what Hollweg does, more frequently than any player in hockey history as evidneced by his two suspensions FOR THE SAME CRIME, before the 6 game mark of the season. That happens because he has no respect for the other players in the game or he is just as dumb as rocks.
  11. chieftanfeces
    11. Posted by chieftanfeces Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:23 pm EDT

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    Let me guess, since Pittsburgh's line-up was injured Tuesday night and therefore unable to perform, it must be said that Detroit was tired last night because of the back-to-back scenario following Wednesday's OT game in Anaheim. Right?
    Nothing to do with the Sharks' dominance in either game.
    Move along people, nothing to see here.
  12. YankeeCarp
    12. Posted by YankeeCarp Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:07 pm EDT

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    Boll's suspension is a big crock of ****. If the refs did their damn job and called charging, roughing, and slashing penalties against the Avs (and fill in any other team name here) like they shoud have, then Boller wouldn't have to stand up for his teammate that was fouled.
    By the way, did you see the way Derek Dorsett treated Darcy Tucker (rhymes with you-know-what) when they dropped the gloves? Tucker never knew what hit him and hit him and hit him and hit him and hit him...ha ha ha.
  13. CUP#12
    13. Posted by CUP#12 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:40 pm EDT

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    carl vs mastershake thanks made me lolol
    happy samhain hockey fans!
  14. shaggyspeedy
    14. Posted by shaggyspeedy Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:16 pm EDT

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    What, no Leclaire in that video? He's pretty frightening.
  15. Tacks
    15. Posted by Tacks Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    @ 10 - I guess my point was more along the lines of "not shooting the pit bull when it bites a kid because its owner trains it in dog fighting"
  16. cm
    16. Posted by cm Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:33 pm EDT

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    To the Wings fans who bragged all pre-season about how the Wings would "OWN" the Sharks this season, that game looks like the start of a FORECLOSURE.
    To "hollywood", who asked what rock I was living under when I said I'd give the nod to the Sharks over the Wings this season...It's a very comfortable rock right now. How does it feel to be git by it?
    GO SHARKS!!!
  17. Peeler
    17. Posted by Peeler Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    Whens baseball season......just kidding.....
    the ducks/det game the other night was like the 7th game of a cup......damn that was good hockey
  18. Jon A
    18. Posted by Jon A Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

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    @ cm: first of all, the foreclosure joke was lame. Second, this is one game dude. We still think you are living under a secluded rock if you would "give the nod to the Sharks." At the end of the season (if we can ever find you under your rock) we will be laughing like crazy when the Wings repeat, NOT the Sharks. Your sounding like one game makes all the difference in the whole season and the Wings might as well quit right now cause clearly our chances of winning the cup again are now gone forever. Dumb. Really dumb.
  19. The Bog
    19. Posted by The Bog Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    I'm not sure I understand your point and I could very well be misinterpreting what you are saying so I'll just say this,
    I don't think Hollweg should be playing based on his inability to control his checking and complete lack of offensive talent. That could be a coaches decision to just not dress him, since he is a detriment to his team, at best.
  20. cm
    20. Posted by cm Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:33 pm EDT

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    @Jon A
    Considering there was a lot of talk by Wings fans before ANY games were played, you got no point. Yes, it was one game, but a strong game. Keep your hopes up. I'll stand by my prediction like you stand by yours. That's what fans do.
  21. Geoffrey S
    21. Posted by Geoffrey S Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:37 pm EDT

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    Congrats on only 65 fires last night, Detroit; what a great place to live!
  22. penfan
    22. Posted by penfan Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:50 pm EDT

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    @cheiftanfeces the penguins were not injured on tuesday (besides whitney and gonchar of course) Crosby got injured at the Pheonix game last night.
    But yes San Jose did dominate them and the Red Wings
  23. knucklehead
    23. Posted by knucklehead Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT

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    San Jose did dominate......but we all know how important 1 game is don't we. Lets not consider the 3rd game on the west coast trip, 2nd in as many nights. SanJose did look good, I'll give ya that.
  24. chieftanfeces
    24. Posted by chieftanfeces Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:23 pm EDT

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    @ calboy
    I wasn't talking about Crosby. I was referring to all the comments from Pens fans on Wednesday saying how the Pens lost due to all the injuries (re. Whitney and Gonchar), that they didn't play the way they were capable of playing because of it. Basically they gave no credence to the fact that they were simply outplayed by a superior team.
    So now, I'm just waiting for similar excuses to come out of Wings' fans saying the team was tired, etc. etc. ad nauseum.
  25. Abandoned Dump
    25. Posted by Abandoned Dump Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    I masturbate to pictures of Chris Osgood.

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