Habs Hit Hard at Home
NHLHS writer Christopher Nardi takes a look at the happenings from game three between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals. Game four happens tonight.
It was the first home game of the fairy tale Canadiens, returning to Montreal with a very unexpected win in game one of the series against the wrecking ball that is the Washington Capitals. Expectations were very high for this team, and it could be heard from the 21,273 fans, or shall we call them referees, filling the seats of the Bell Centre Monday evening. The fans knew that their team could score goals, just as they had in their previous 6-5 OT loss in Washington, and the fact that they had blown a two, and then one goal lead in the third period was nothing to fret, Jaroslav Halak was in nets!
Right?
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, NHLHS Features, Northeast Tags: 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Alexander Ovechkin, Andrei Kostitsyn, Boyd Gordon, Brendan Morrison, Brian Gionta, Brooks Laich, Carey Price, Jaroslav Halak, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Matt Bradley, Mike Green, Scott Gomez, Semyon Varlamov, Tom Poti, Tomas Plekanec, Washington Capitals
Tuesday NHL Morning Papers (Eastern Conference)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Morning Papers, NHLHS Features Tags: Artem Anisimov, Bill Guerin, Brooks Laich, Chris Conner, Dainius Zubrus, David Booth, Drew Doughty, Eric Staal, Gregory Campbell, Kamil Kreps, Marc Savard, Matt D’Agostin, Max Pacioretty, Max Talbot, Mike Smith, Pascal Leclaire, Rod Brind'Amour, Sergei Kostitsyn, Steve Downie
Monday NHL Morning Papers (Eastern Conference)
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Categories: Eastern Conference, Morning Papers, NHLHS Features Tags: Brooks Laich, Carl Gunnarson, Chris Campoli, Dan Blysma, Jonas Gustavsson, Mike Richards, Nazem Kadri, Patrick Kaleta, Patrik Elias, Ray Emery, Rick DiPietro, Tyler Bozak, Viktor Stalberg
Cost Efficiency: Rich Peverley, best player in hockey?
Well maybe our headline is taking it a bit too far, but you can’t get a better player for your money. Claimed off waivers last year from the Predators the 27-year-old now has 59 points in 58 games for the Thrashers. The undrafted free agent recently signed a 2 year contract worth a total of 2.6 million a modest raise from his current 487,500 cap hit.
Since he makes 487,500 this year, as a technicality we can put his stats over his salary to determine his cost-per-point production. Prior to joining Nashville, Pevs was a point-per-game player in the AHL showing glimpses of his potential. If the graduate from St. Lawrence University continues his pace, he may be one of the greatest bargains of all time.
He averages a goal for every 61K he makes, a small value in comparison to Dany Heatley’s 441K per goal. The center assists on a goal for every 33K paid, making Joe Thornton’s 300K per assist look like a king’s ransom. Peverley’s 22K per point is 15K less than the next player James Neal, who is coming off an entry level contract himself. Nobody can compare to his proverbial bang for the buck.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Cost Efficiency Tags: Ales Hemsky, Alexander Ovechkin, Anze Kopitar, Atlanta Thrashers, Brad Richards, Brooks Laich, Dan Boyle, Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley, Drew Doughty, Duncan Keith, Dustin Penner, Henrik Sedin, Henrik Zetterberg, Ilya Kovalchuk, James Neal, James van Riemsdyk, Jarome Iginla, Jarret Stoll, Jeff Carter, Joe Thornton, John Tavares, Marian Gaborik, Martin St.Louis, Maxim Afinogenov, Michael Cammalleri, Mike Fisher, Mike Green, Mike Richards, Mikko Koivu, Nashville Predators, Nicklas Backstrom, Patrick Kane, Patrick Marleau. Corey Perry, Paul Stastny, Rene Bourque, Rich Peverley, Rick Nash, Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Malone, Ryan Smyth, Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Tomas Kaberle, Tomas Plekanec, Travis Zajac, Vaclav Prospal, Vincent Lecavalier, Wojtek Wolski
