Props to RWD for bringing this to my attention, being she is such a huge Marian Gaborik fans I thought I would post it. It's games like this that I miss the Former Wild forward Marian Gaborik as he scored a hat trick last night as the Rangers beat the Av's 3-1. Gaborik had been in a slump and only scored once in 11 games, with his hat trick last night Gabby has 33 goals and is 4th in the NHL in goal scoring. I wonder at times if he would have made a difference in Todd Richard's wide open system.
Also, former University of Alaska Fairbanks goalie Chad Johnson got the win for the Rangers. Johnson has played in 5 games for the Rangers and has a (1-2-1 record 9.19 SV % and a 2.35 GAA).
Former Miami RedHawk Justin Mercier notched his first NHL point with an assist on the lone Avalanche goal. For most of the season, he's been in Cleveland (Lake Erie) in the A playing with, ironically, Brandon Yip, formerly of BU. Sigh...
ReplyDeleteI haven't looked but how is Ryan Jones doing this season. I am sure he has more points than James Sheppard. I can't believe the Wild traded him.
ReplyDeleteJones started the season up with the big club, then was sent to Milwaukee for a few weeks. He's been playing regularly and had a four-game goal scoring streak about a month ago when the Preds were really hot. He has 7-4-11 in 35 games and is +3. He's been getting quite a bit of powerplay time. When they were here last week, he was playing with Erat and Legwand, but I've mostly seen him paired with Tootoo and another checker (maybe Smithson) on their energy line. What hurts Jones is his game is getting the garbage. In college, that works well with goaltenders and defensemen who don't control rebounds or their man as well as they to in the League. But a point every three games and +3 isn't too bad if you ask me. I'd take it!
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