Scott92 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 GDT: Hamilton Bulldogs @ Syracuse Crunch | 12-27-2008 | 7:30PM ET Date: Saturday, December 27, 2008. Puck drop: 7:30PM ET AT Team Records: Hamilton Bulldogs - (18-10-2-0) Syracuse Crunch - (14-14-1-2) Puck drop: 7:30PM ET Location: War Memorial at Oncenter Projected Netminders: Hamilton Bulldogs - Marc Denis W-L-OTL: 12-6-0 SV%: .915 GAA: 2.60 SO: 2 Syracuse Crunch - Dan LaCosta W-L-OTL: 11-9-2 SV%: .916 GAA: 2.60 SO: 1 Top Three Team Leaders: Hamilton Bulldogs Yanick Lehoux [G 8-A 23-P 31] * Matt D'Agostini [G 14-A 11-P 25] Mike Glumac [G 13-A 7-P 20] Syracuse Crunch Mike York [G 7-A 16-P 23] Craig MacDonald [G 8-A 11-P 19] Nikita Filatov [G 7-A 10-P 17] * Injured or playing in NHL For more info on both teams follow these links: Hamilton Bulldogs Syracuse Crunch Listen to the game: Sports Juice GO DOGS GO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio20066 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 GO DOGS GO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_rudeboy Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 A 5-4 loss. It looks like Denis is still having trouble finding his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_Champion Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 http://hamiltonbulldogs.com/article/hamilt...use-in-5-4-loss 1st Period: 1. SYR - John Vigilante - 3 (Trevor Frischmon) - 18:48 (SH) 2nd Period: 2. HAM - Yannick Weber - 6 (Olivier Latendresse, Mike Glumac) - 5:39 3. HAM - David Desharnais - 9 (Mike Glumac, Olivier Latendresse) - 8:04 4. HAM - Yannick Weber - 7 (Ryan White) - 8:10 5. SYR - Maksim Mayorov - 6 (Andrey Plekhanov, Trevor Frischmon) - 8:28 3rd Period: 6. HAM - Greg Stewart - 6 (Brock Trotter, Dan Jansevski) - 1:13 7. SYR - Ryan Garlock - 1 (Nick Holden) - 6:56 (SH) 8. SYR - John Vigilante - 4 (Clay Wilson, Trevor Frischmon) - 15:02 9. SYR - Adam Pineault - 4 (Petr Pohl) - 16:51 Scoring: Hamilton: 0-3-1--4 Syracuse: 1-1-3--5 Shots: Hamilton: 11-8-15--34 Syracuse: 13-10-14--37 Goaltending: Hamilton: Marc Denis (37 shots, 32 saves) Syracuse: Dan LaCosta (18 shots, 15 saves), Sebastian Dahm (16 shots, 15 saves) Power Play: Hamilton: 0-for-4 Syracuse: 0-for-4 Attendance: 6,032 Three Stars: 1. SYR - John Vigilante (2 goals, +1, 2 shots) 2. SYR - Trevor Frischmon (3 assists, 3 shots) 3. HAM - Yannick Weber (2 goals, +2, 5 shots) *********** It seems like Hamilton has a very balanced offense. Not sure how to interpret that for the Habs long-term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 A 5-4 loss. It looks like Denis is still having trouble finding his game. Or more realistic, he was playing over his head to begin the year and like suspected hes nothing more than a mediocre goaltender. It seems like Hamilton has a very balanced offense. Not sure how to interpret that for the Habs long-term. Depends where the balance is coming from, if the 35 year old nobodies are part of that it has no significance on us, however if its the kids, it probably shows depth in the farm. The team of the future is built like the one of today, no superstar scorers, but a lot of balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_Champion Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 The team of the future is built like the one of today, no superstar scorers, but a lot of balance. Good in theory but in practice I'm not so sure. San Jose Boston Detroit Washington Rangers Philadelphia Chicago Calgary Montreal New Jersey Pittsburgh Are the top 11 teams in the NHL for season record. 9 of those 11 teams have an offensive star /overperformer or two as the linchpin of their offense (Thornton, Marleau, Savard, Datsyuk, Hossa, Zetterberg, Ovechkin, Semin, Backstrom, Carter, Gagner, Kane, Iginla, Parise, Crosby, Malkin). Only the Rangers and the Habs lack such presence. ********* That being said, players who stand out as offensive stars don't typically spend much time in the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 We have Markov who gets the points. I still stand by the theory you don't need an offensive superstar, if you win with defense thats fine. Look at last year when we had a great offense, Kovalev was our superstar in a great offense, this year Markov and Hamrlik are our superstars in a great defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA_Champion Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 I still stand by the theory you don't need an offensive superstar, if you win with defense thats fine. It's a great theory but it's lacking in empirical support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteenIsThaFuture Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 It's a great theory but it's lacking in empirical support. I believe NJ of 03 did it, however I would agree it would help MORE to have a superstar, as they obviously provide more offense, but you CAN have decent odds in the postseason without said superstar. That empirical support is what I strive for DA, freaaking NHL...... Nevertheless in the NHL standings, we're 8th in the league points-wise so we must be doing something right, again also Markov can be considered an offensive superstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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