The Hamilton Bulldogs survived a scare at home
this past week, and despite losing 2 of 3 games, find themselves a win away from
a berth in the conference finals. We’ll look at the numbers game-by-game
for the Dogs, as well as a wrap up of the World Championships, looking at the
final numbers of the Habs in Russia. Finally, our final thought segment,
we’ll examine what impact Alexander Perezhogin’s departure may have for
Montreal, in the Recap.
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The Dog |
The Manitoba Moose duplicated what Hamilton did
in games 1 and 2, winning a pair on the road, before the Bulldogs got it
together Sunday, taking Game 5.
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Scores: |
Game-by-game, series games 3-5.
| May 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tot | PP | SOG |
| Manitoba | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2/6 | 28 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/5 | 27 |
Attendance: 2,177
3 Stars: 1) Tremblay – MTB 2) Locke – HAM 3) Flaherty –
MTB
| May 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tot | PP | SOG |
| Manitoba | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/4 | 23 |
| Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 | 29 |
Attendance: 3,270
3 Stars: 1) Hunter – MTB 2) Chipchura – HAM 3) Goren – MTB
| May 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tot | PP | SOG |
| Manitoba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/7 | 37 |
| Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1/4 | 28 |
Attendance: 1,703
3 Stars: 1) Locke – HAM 2) Reid – MTB 3) Price – HAM
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Weekly |
Once again, Corey Locke led the attack, but
after that, it was some unlikely heroes getting the job done for Hamilton.
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SKATERS |
| # | Player | GP | G | A | +/- | SH | PIMS |
| 2 | Ryan O’Byrne | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Dan Jancevski | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Eric Manlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Cory Urquhart | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Andre Benoit | 3 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Kyle Chipchura | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 4 |
| 19 | Duncan Milroy | 3 | 0 | 0 | E | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | Zack Stortini | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Jonathan Ferland | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 10 | 2 |
| 22 | Matt D’Agostini | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Francis Lemieux | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Michael Lambert | 3 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Maxim Lapierre | 3 | 0 | 0 | E | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | Danny Groulx | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Mikhail Grabovski | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Ajay Baines | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Mathieu Biron | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 9 | 4 |
| 55 | Andrew Archer | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Corey Locke | 3 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 2 |
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GOALIES |
| # | Player | MINS | SF | SVS | GA |
| 29 | Carey Price | 178 | 88 | 81 | 7 |
Playoff Leaders:
Goals: Locke (6)
Assists: Locke (7)
Points: Locke (13)
+/-: Ferland/Chipchura (+5)
PIMS: Stortini (24)
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Schedule: |
May 14th:
Hamilton vs Manitoba
May 16th:
Hamilton vs Manitoba (if necessary)
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At the |
Final stats for the Habs playing in the 2007
IIHF World Championships:
Goalies:
David Aebischer – Switzerland – 0-1 record, 6.00 GAA, .793 SV%
Jaroslav Halak – Slovakia – 1-1 record, 2.52 GAA, .904 SV%, 1 shutout
Defence:
Alexei Emelin – Russia – 9 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 6 PIMS, +4, 5 SOG
(only Russian with SHG, most points in bronze medal game)
Konstantin Korneev – Russia – 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 PIMS, E, 1 SOG
Andrei Markov – Russia – 8 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 8 PTS, 2 PIMS, +5, 16 SOG (most
points for Russian D, named to tournament All-Star team, top defenceman of
tournament)
Mark Streit – Switzerland – 7 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS, 6 PIMS, -3, 7 SOG (tied
for 2nd in team scoring)
Forward:
Tomas Plekanec – Czech Republic – 7 GP, 4 G, 4 A, 8 PTS, 2 PIMS, +3, 15 SOG (team leader in points)
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Final |
Well, it’s no longer a rumour, Alexander
Perezhogin has bolted the Habs to take more money in Russia. The first
question that pops to mind is what does this do now for the roster? First
instinct for me is to say absolutely nothing, but then this wouldn’t be much of
a paragraph, would it? So, what could happen? First, it all but
solidifies Andrei Kostitsyn’s spot in the lineup, at least for now. Also,
the Habs reportedly have shown some interest in bringing back Mike Johnson, and
when you look at the fact that a few wingers could be missing from this year’s
squad, that will help his case in contract talks. Another player who could
benefit is Garth Murray, who for the meantime, slides up a spot on the depth
chart, and is pegged for 4th line duty based on the shape of the forward units
for the time being. On the farm, the only 2 candidates that would be
considered are Duncan Milroy and Jonathan Ferland, a pair of wingers who can
play a 2-way game. In all likelihood, the team won’t want to convert
Chipchura/Grabovski to the wing, and despite what Dale Hunter says, Sergei
Kostitsyn is not NHL ready, the evidence being that Michael Lambert is inserted
into the Game 5 lineup over him. Or, the team could sign a lower line UFA
winger, there’s about a hundred of them on the market too. All these
scenarios for Alexander Perezhogin leaving the team…boy, do I miss Canadiens
hockey already.