Congratulations to Ian Laperriere for winning the Masterton Trophy. I can think of no person who better exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey than the 37-year-old veteran of 1,083 regular season games and 67 playoff games.
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Ian Laperriere can now walk in the footsteps of Flyers legends Bobby Clarke and Tim Kerr. Considered one of the most dedicated and likeable players in the NHL, Laperriere became just the third Flyer to win the Bill Masterton Trophy tonight at the NHL Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. Laperriere, 37, beat out former Flyers Ray Emery and Daymond Langkow for the award, which recognizes the NHL player that best demonstrates dedication and perseverance to the sport of hockey
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Courtesy: vicepost.com It’s that time of the year, when we sit back and eralize that we have tons of really good players, but no great ones. It’s time to be happy for other teams and the talent that they have. Tonight is the when the NHL Awards get presented. Let’s skip the ones that are based on stats, like the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy which goes to the highest goal scorer ( Corey Perry ). I’m also not predicting the ones based on off-ice situations that I really know nothing about.
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As sports writers we all take an unspoken oath to be fair, objective and without rooting interests. Tonight will be different. I am not ashamed or embarrassed to say I will be rooting for Ian Laperriere to win the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy as the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. It's not as though Ray Emery or Daymond Langkow, two players I have covered, are unworthy finalists for the award. Both overcame incredible odds to return to hockey this season, Emery from a rare bone disorder and Langkow from a career-threatening concussion
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I am swamped with other writing deadlines and a meeting, but I wanted to put forth a few thoughts and notes before returning tomorrow with a full-scale Meltzer's Musings blog: * If the reports prove true that Ilya Bryzgalov's cap hit will be as high as $7 million, I certainly think it would put a lot of pressure on the Flyers to come up with some creative and intelligent trades of multiple play
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Darroll Powe rawks on the ice and now there's definitive proof that he also does off of it. Powe is auctioning off his Stanley Cup Finals jersey (crap I'm just realizing that's not a Stanley Cup crest, eh) which has been signed by the entire 2009-10 Flyers team (including Jaroslav Modry!!!!) to benefit the great Hockey Players for Kids. Hockey Players for Kids (HP4K)Â is an all-volunteer organization, harnessing the leadership and enthusiasm of exceptional people playing professional hockey in communities throughout North America and positively impacting the lives of children. The auction is on eBay and can be found be clicking this link.
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Courtesy: hockeyfan.blogspot.com Yesterday, TSN broke news that the salary cap will be $64M, which is a bit above the projected $62.5M-63.4M that we’d been hearing about earlier. And it’s very fitting that the picture that goes along with the story is of our very own Philadelphia Flyers . That’s barely a subtle hint that the signing of Ilya Bryzgalov has become just a bit easier. Paul Holmgren , the pressure is on you! … [ visit site to read more ]
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Silly Season got that much sillier yesterday amidst false Tweets that a trade sending Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets was a done deal. It has become apparent that the possibility of trading Carter is still considered a last resort by the Flyers in their efforts not only to sign Ilya Bryzgalov but also to leave themselves enough flexibility to get their other free agents resigned and leave
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Shortly before a craggily, decrepit woman used a box of plants to battery ram me into a group of people that had about as much give as the boards in the movie Slapshot, I stood on the subway platform waiting for the 2 train the take me into the belly of the beast this morning. While waiting, in the periphery of my solitaire-focused eyes, I saw a tubby gentleman who, without turning this into a geometry class, was just standing too close to me. For no real reason. The platform was only moderately crowded and where I was, because I'm good like this, there was no one except for me
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Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren admitted what each and every one of the 29 other teams in the NHL are thinking. They would very much like to have as many first and second round picks as possible.
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