Posts Tagged Joe Thornton

Options if Lidstrom Retires … Yzerman still considering Tampa? A new look Shark team next year?

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on May 22nd, 2010

  • George Malik of MLive: If Nicklas Lidstrom retires, Brian Rafalski could step up into a larger role. One option available for the Red Wings would be to call up the Maple Leafs and see what it would take for Tomas Kaberle. They could also look at 2nd tier defenseman like Henrik Tallinder, Toni Lydman, Derek Morris, Joe Corvo, and Kim Johnsson.
  • Ansar Khan of MLive: There are mixed reports on if Steve Yzerman is still considered a candidate or interested in the Tampa Bay Lightning GM position. It was report earlier that he wasn’t interested, but that may not be the case. When asked about it, “My response has always been not to comment,” Yzerman said. That might lead one to speculate that it’s still an option for him.
  • Mike Brophy of Sportsnet: The Sharks are down 3-0, and it will take a miracle for them to come back and win the series versus the Blackhawks. Big changes could be coming from them in the off-season. Odds are looking good that Patrick Marleau won’t be back with the Sharks next season. Evgeni Nabokov is 34 and a UFA, and despite solid regular season numbers, he has a history of not performing in the playoffs. No one questions Joe Thornton’s talent, but the playoffs have a tendency of not bringing out the best of him, he’s a -10 heading into last night. GM Doug Wilson will also be on the hotseat as he’s the one who’s put together this team that has had some playoff woes the past couple seasons.

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Stamkos and St. Louis Getting Extensions? Thornton Hurt … Boychuk Getting Suspended

Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 28th, 2010

  • Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune: The Tampa Bay Lightning may be looking to extend both Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos. St. Louis will be entering the final year of his 6 year contract, and is the heart and soul of the Lightning. Stamkos has one year left on his entry level deal, and will be looking for some big bucks. A Stamkos deal could be along the lines of Crosby’s contract, $8.7 million.
  • Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal:
    • If the Oilers can’t trade for the 2nd overal pick in this years draft, maybe they should go after the 3rd, and pick up Cam Fowler.
    • The Dallas Stars will definitely trying to trade Fabian Brunnstrom this summer.
    • The 35-year-old Alex Tanguay is having a disappointing season in Tampa, which brings up the question, is his career over?
  • David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News: The San Jose Sharks got quite a scare when big Joe Thornton crashed awkwardly into the boards in the second period last night. It looked like he was favoring his right leg when he left the ice. His status for today’s game is not known. Thorton has played in 380 consectutive games for the Sharks.
  • Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: The NHL may come after Boston Bruins Johnny Boychuk for a hit on Flames forward, Rene Bourque. Boychuk was given an elbowing major and a game misconduct.
  • Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: At the trade deadline the Maple Leafs and Penguins pulled off a trade that sent Alex Ponikarovsky to the Pens for Luca Caputi and Martin Skoula. Initially the Pens said they Caputi was one of 2 untouchables (Eric Tangradi would be the other). The Leafs told them that they were going to go in a different direction if thtey didn’t include Caputi.
  • Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Alex Steen has been one of the Blues best forwards this season. He is a restricted free agent after the season, and both he and the Blues would like to get an extension done.

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    TSN vs GlobeSports Projected Scoring Leaders

    Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on September 27th, 2009

    In keeping with the projected scoring leaders for this season, we compared TSN’s Scott Cullen’s Top 40 projections with GlobeSports.com’s Eric Duhatschek’s. 31 players appear on both lists.

    Players who only appear on 1 list as top 40 potential scorers: Ales Hemsky, Alex Tanguay, Alexander Frolov, Alexander Semin, Anze Kopitar, Brenden Morrow, Daniel Briere ,Jean-Pierre Dumont, Marian Gaborik, Mike Cammalleri, Patrick Kane, Patrick Marleau, Patrik Elias, Paul Stastny, Scott Gomez, Shane Doan, Steven Stamkos , Thomas Vanek

    RANK TSN – Scott Cullen GlobeSports – Eric Duhatschek
    1 Alexander Ovechkin Evgeni Malkin
    2 Evgeni Malkin Alexander Ovechkin
    3 Sidney Crosby Sidney Crosby
    4 Pavel Datsyuk Joe Thornton
    5 Nicklas Backstrom Dany Heatley
    6 Joe Thornton Ryan Getzlaf
    7 Ryan Getzlaf Ilya Kovalchuk
    8 Dany Heatley Pavel Datsyuk
    9 Ilya Kovalchuk Marc Savard
    10 Marc Savard Jarome Iginla
    11 Jarome Iginla Alexander Semin
    12 Jason Spezza Nicklas Backstrom
    13 Rick Nash Jason Spezza
    14 Zach Parise Henrik Sedin
    15 Henrik Zetterberg Daniel Sedin
    16 Henrik Sedin Vincent Lecavalier
    17 Martin St. Louis Henrik Zetterberg
    18 Daniel Sedin Zach Parise
    19 Mike Richards Jeff Carter
    20 Daniel Alfredsson Rick Nash
    21 Jeff Carter Corey Perry
    22 Eric Staal Martin St. Louis
    23 Jonathan Toews Eric Staal
    24 Derek Roy Paul Stastny
    25 Vincent Lecavalier Mike Richards
    26 Anze Kopitar Marian Gaborik
    27 Bobby Ryan Scott Gomez
    28 Mike Ribeiro Jonathan Toews
    29 Patrick Kane Daniel Alfredsson
    30 Corey Perry Steven Stamkos
    31 Olli Jokinen Martin Havlat
    32 Shane Doan Bobby Ryan
    33 Simon Gagne Patrick Marleau
    34 Patrik Elias Ales Hemsky
    35 Martin Havlat Brenden Morrow
    36 Jean-Pierre Dumont Olli Jokinen
    37 Alex Tanguay Simon Gagne
    38 Thomas Vanek Mike Ribeiro
    39 Alexander Frolov Daniel Briere
    40 Mike Cammalleri Derek Roy

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    TSN Releases Projected Scoring Leaders

    Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on September 26th, 2009

    Scott Cullen of TSN has put out a Top 250 projected scoring for the upcoming season. We’ve posted below the Top 40.  He has only Alex Ovechkin as the only 50 goal scorer, and only 3 players (Ovechkin, Malkin, and Crosby) scoring over a 100 points. Only 13 players are projected to point a game or better.


    RANK PLAYER TEAM POS G A PTS +/- PPP PIM
    1 Alexander Ovechkin WAS LW 55 54 109 5 43 54
    2 Evgeni Malkin PIT C 41 67 108 12 40 76
    3 Sidney Crosby PIT C 33 68 101 10 43 71
    4 Pavel Datsyuk DET C 30 65 95 27 36 20
    5 Nicklas Backstrom WAS C 23 71 94 14 39 44
    6 Joe Thornton SJ C 25 65 90 19 39 53
    7 Ryan Getzlaf ANA C 28 60 88 17 40 99
    8 Dany Heatley SJ LW 47 41 88 10 31 82
    9 Ilya Kovalchuk ATL LW 47 41 88 -8 38 58
    10 Marc Savard BOS C 22 66 88 7 34 72
    11 Jarome Iginla CAL RW 40 46 86 7 32 62
    12 Jason Spezza OTT C 33 50 83 7 32 63
    13 Rick Nash CBJ RW 42 40 82 7 23 79
    14 Zach Parise NJ LW 36 44 80 13 25 26
    15 Henrik Zetterberg DET C 36 44 80 18 30 34
    16 Henrik Sedin VAN C 19 61 80 15 31 56
    17 Martin St. Louis TB RW 32 48 80 -4 27 24
    18 Daniel Sedin VAN LW 30 49 79 14 30 40
    19 Mike Richards PHI C 29 48 77 16 32 69
    20 Daniel Alfredsson OTT RW 28 48 76 10 29 30
    21 Jeff Carter PHI C 40 36 76 12 22 70
    22 Eric Staal CAR C 37 38 75 6 26 54
    23 Jonathan Toews CHI C 36 39 75 14 26 57
    24 Derek Roy BUF C 30 44 74 2 26 42
    25 Vincent Lecavalier TB C 32 41 73 -11 25 64
    26 Anze Kopitar LA C 29 44 73 -11 26 30
    27 Bobby Ryan ANA LW 34 39 73 15 28 46
    28 Mike Ribeiro DAL C 22 51 73 3 26 44
    29 Patrick Kane CHI RW 23 48 71 -3 32 47
    30 Corey Perry ANA RW 33 38 71 12 25 106
    31 Olli Jokinen CAL C 32 39 71 -1 29 74
    32 Shane Doan PHO LW 27 43 70 1 24 65
    33 Simon Gagne PHI LW 33 36 69 20 23 36
    34 Patrik Elias NJ LW 25 43 68 9 27 34
    35 Martin Havlat MIN RW 28 40 68 12 17 34
    36 Jean-Pierre Dumont NAS RW 22 46 68 3 19 26
    37 Alex Tanguay TB LW 22 46 68 7 21 42
    38 Thomas Vanek BUF LW 39 28 67 3 25 52
    39 Alexander Frolov LA LW 30 37 67 -4 24 28
    40 Mike Cammalleri MON RW 30 37 67 -4 28 48

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