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Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:58 pm EST

Puck Headlines: The mysterious banishment of Nicholas Boynton

By Greg Wyshynski

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

• Thanks again everyone for a great week. Hockey Rumors Christmas is next week, and we have plenty on tap. It's going to be fun. Meanwhile, please do check out the Create-a-Card contest gallery on Flickr and remember to throw your support to the Pork Bellies.

• The Florida Panthers have sent Nick Boynton home for "disciplinary reasons" while the team is on a Northeast swing. George Richards reports that "Boynton was benched for the third period of Thursday's comeback win against the Rangers and there have been rumors general manager Jacques Martin was even thinking of waiving Boynton." But it's all a bit of a mystery as for why this has occurred. One thing's pretty clear: Boynton might be on his fourth team since 2006 by next week. [On Frozen Pond and Sun-Sentinel and Litter Box Cats]

Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers (7 p.m. EST: TV: TSN, RDS). So even after sending a pair of players to waivers, the Flyers still might not have the cap room to bring back Danny Briere? Sheesh. How many fantasy owners picked up newly minted Hab Glen Metropolit for this game?

• New York Islanders defenseman Brendan Witt received five games for his elbow on Niklas Hagman for the Toronto Maple Leafs last night. And yet Paul Gaustad roams our streets a free man ... [TSN]

• Shane O'Brien of the Canucks would like to beat his former team the Lightning "10-0" this evening. Does he mean his penalty minutes vs. theirs? [Lightning Strikes]

Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. EST; TV: SUN, CPPV). The Kurtenblog continues to perform a public service, introducing newest 'Nuck Ossi Vaananen to the masses with insights like this possible nickname: "In a Vaananen down by the river."

• Eric Duhatschek offers a great deadline notebook and floats this notion: "If the Capitals falter in their quest to win the Stanley Cup and they do so because their goaltending came up short, would owner Ted Leonsis ever free up the money to sign the Minnesota Wild's Niklas Backstrom as an unrestricted free agent?" Why, are they suddenly going to start playing the trap to pad his numbers, too? [Globe & Mail]

• The Dallas Stars are looking at this weekend's game like they're playoff games. Don't tell Turco. [Dallas Stars Blog]

Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings (7:30 p.m. EST; TV: FSW, FSD). Dustin Brown is back with the Kings after baby leave. Jamie Samuelsen's case for supporting Chris Osgood as the Wings' starter: "Osgood is a concern. But he hasn't played his way out of the starting job. He can't do that in the regular season, only the postseason."

• Zack Parise thinks he can score 50 goals this season. He knows he's a Devil, right? [Star Ledger]

• From our buddy Matt at Two Eight Nine Design comes this T-shirt collector's item, perfect for the snorkeling enthusiast and/or Ovechkin fan in your life. [TwoEightNine]

Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. EST; TV: FSPI, CSNC, Yahoo! Sports). Chris Kunitz skated with his new team today, but Sidney Crosby will miss his second straight game with a wonky groin. Not like Adam Burish cares or anything ...

• Both Marc Savard and Milan Lucic are questionable for the Boston Bruins in their afternoon affair against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. [Bruins Blog]

• A glorious yuletide carol: "'Twas the Night before Hockey Christmas." Points for rhyming "Peter Chiarelli" with "Dino Cicarelli." [Stanley Cup of Chowder]

Preview: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames (9 p.m. EST; TV: FSNO, RSW). The Flames are looking for their fourth win this season against the Wild. By the way, with Marian Gaborik on the shelf for most of the year, do you know who the leading goal-scorer for the Wild is? That would be Owen Nolan with 17 goals. Yikes.

• One of our favorite bits: The John Davidson translation machine. [St. Louis Game Time]

• Finally, from Bangin Panger comes this incredible hit from Patrick Kaleta on Rod Brind'Amour from last night's action. Kaleta got a charging penalty for hitting Brind'Amour so hard, whoever sired him felt it:

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  1. TheTick
    1. Posted by TheTick Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT

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    Kaleta hit Brindy so hard it almost knocked his nose back to a reasonable size.
  2. Czar
    2. Posted by Czar Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:28 pm EDT

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    Kaleta!!!!!!
  3. thewall125
    3. Posted by thewall125 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:36 pm EDT

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    That hit was like the ridiculous runs you take at players in video games after the whistle, knowing you can't get a penalty.
  4. A Yahoo! User
    4. Posted by A Yahoo! User Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:28 pm EST

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    Shane O'brien is a mediocre defenseman who sits out most games and has nothing to offer any team, except his willingness to drop the gloves. Drop them tonight with Big Artyukhin and see how it turns out. Stop crying and be thankful you got out of Tampa when you did. And oh yeah, we can lose by ourselves, we don't need you wishing it up us. Jerk!
  5. Sobu
    5. Posted by Sobu Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:31 pm EDT

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    Brind'amour deserved this hard, but still legal, hit because of the shot he gave earlier in the game. I saw it this morning but my memory isn't working in my old age.
  6. TheTick
    6. Posted by TheTick Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT

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    @4: I LOVED doing that on the NHL games on the SNES...and the NFL games too, for that matter.
  7. The Great One
    7. Posted by The Great One Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    "Don't tell Turco."
    Wicked funny.
  8. joe h
    8. Posted by joe h Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:26 pm EDT

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    Man, nothing can go right for Rod this year, eh?
  9. Izzy Stradlin
    9. Posted by Izzy Stradlin Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:07 pm EDT

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    Boyton must have slept with the GM's wife or something?
  10. Chad H
    10. Posted by Chad H Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:21 pm EDT

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    @Sobu
    Legal?? You cannot line up a player from about the middle of the ice, skate as hard as you can, and hit him; that's charging.
    NHL Rule 47:
    Charging shall mean the actions of a player who, as a result of distance traveled, shall violently check an opponent in any manner. A "Charge" may be the result of a check into the boards, into the goal frame or in open ice.
  11. L Black
    11. Posted by L Black Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:53 pm EDT

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    Stars better :/ I'm getting really bored here. Turco has been about as useful as a Turkey.
  12. mclovin
    12. Posted by mclovin Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    If ovechkin does it, thats him showing his "passion"
  13. Pienkos
    13. Posted by Pienkos Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:45 pm EDT

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    Yes! The return of Angry Boynton!
  14. The Great One
    14. Posted by The Great One Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    Brutal hit on Brind'Amour. Nice to see the men of Carolina stand up for their teammate. Faires.
  15. Garth the Hoser
    15. Posted by Garth the Hoser Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    Still legal?? He's off his feet, man.
    Kaleta is yet another no-talent 4th-line dirt-bag that represents a FAR bigger problem to hockey's image and the health of talented players than fighters do.
    The best thing that could happen to hockey this summer would be a recession-induced contraction of a half-dozen teams, thereby eliminating 72 of the most pointless FW and 36 of the worst pylons on D. Until they get serious about fighting, fighters will still be employed. But the gutless, worthless, human pinball machines - Kaleta, the Ruutus, the Sutters, Cooke, Downie - will be gone.
    Witt got 5 games. That's a start.
  16. Dork
    16. Posted by Dork Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT

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    Jamie Samuelsen is a tool.
  17. big audio
    17. Posted by big audio Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT

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    Witt getting 5 games off with pay is almost as good as when he gets injured. Might just as well say Witt has an undefined lower-body injury and will be out 2 weeks.
    Who knows, Parise might score 50. He certainly has the touch this season. Let's just hope he isn't Brian Gionta Jr., one good goal scoring season then crapola.
  18. The Great One
    18. Posted by The Great One Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    FIVE GAMES??? Well, there go the Islanders playoff hopes!
  19. MONKEY MAN
    19. Posted by MONKEY MAN Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

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    Kaleta's hit was the best part of the game.
    Brind A'mour deserved this hit for an elbow he gave Spacek earlier (that went unpenalized for some reason)
    I'm all for the Kaletas of the league.
  20. jjmckenn12
    20. Posted by jjmckenn12 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    Someone should've filled Kaleta in! Guy charges a Haas like Brind'Amour from another time zone and no one does anything about it? Oh and another thing, there would be 10 times as many dirty plays like that with a ban on fighting, just one more reason why the Hippie anti-fighting crowd can take a walk.
  21. riverrout
    21. Posted by riverrout Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    Clean hit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  22. riverrout
    22. Posted by riverrout Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    Penalty for what?
  23. Doogie
    23. Posted by Doogie Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm EDT

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    If they wait until the playoffs to decide Osgood's screwed the pooch, they'll be out on their asses with another first-round loss to Edmonton or Columbus or Vancouver or Minnesota faster than you can say, "Ty Conklin."
    Doofus.
  24. Robert C
    24. Posted by Robert C Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:31 pm EDT

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    If the sharks do not trade Nabokov they have nno chance of winning the cup, sure there # 1 in the NHL but Nabokov sucks balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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