Saturday, December 11, 2004
GREEN
The winter meetings are underway, the Seahawks have more injuries, Gary Payton is back in Seattle again, and there's some news about a long-standing streak in the hockey world.
As for the post title, I guess it applies in a few ways to the rest of the post. Green and discussions involving lots of green are occurring in the winter meetings. The Sonics wear it. The London Knights, though not one of the teams I usually cover, have green in their logo. Seahawk fans green with envy at teams that actually live up to expectations.
See, it works.
Jump in...
MARINERS
We've got Andriesen and Stone covering the winter meetings. Larry Stone cites a source as saying the rumor of a Seattle offer to Adrian Beltre for seven years is false. Andriesen says the Mariners made an offer and that they're in competition with the Detroit and LA, who have put up seven-year offers. Everyone is ticked off at the Diamondbacks, if the articles are any indication. Does anyone fully realize that these players are signing to play for Bob freakin' Melvin? Would Randy Johnson really subject himself to that? One thing that hit me about the Andriesen article was the part where he said that the Mariners' fallback at third if Beltre goes somewhere else (Glaus is off the board) is Corey Koskie, who "looks as though he's headed to Toronto." That made me think...what if the Mariners in their free-agent hunting don't only miss out on their Plan A, but their Plan B, Plan C, and Plan D, etc., as well? I'm not thinking doomsday or anything here, but I could totally see the Mariners getting none of Carlos Delgado, Richie Sexson, and Corey Koskie. Would I be surprised if they nabbed one out of that trio? Maybe mildly. But I won't be surprised if they get none.
SEAHAWKS
The Seahawks aren't having any fun. Clare points out that all of Mike Holmgren's press conference soul-baring happened before the loss to the Cowboys. And Hamlin is yelling at Lucas, and Okeafor is scuffling with Wayne Hunter? Yes, it's all smiles in Kirkland!
More good news for people that like bad news. Chris Terry will have shoulder surgery and he's done for the year. Also, Darrell Jackson is in Florida with his father who is battling cancer and may or may not play. Jerry Rice practiced, and Tracy White and Chad Brown are gametime decisions. And oh man, the Times article reminds me that not only do the Vikings have Randy Moss, they also have the guy that Anthony Wright torched the Seahawks with in the Baltimore game last year, Marcus Robinson. Vikings, 44-12.
SONICS
Let's get the obligatory Gary Payton articles out of the way. Of course, the Sonics will probably shake off the distraction and worry more about beating the team that crushed them on the east coast swing thanks to Ricky Davis going nuts.
Yes, tonight it'll be the point guard of Sonic past against the point guard of Sonic future. We all knew that Ray Allen, Kevin Ollie, and Ron Murray came over for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason in that trade. But a draft pick came over in that trade as well, and that ended up being Luke Ridnour. Luke is gaining more and more confidence as the season has gone on, and he's made some nifty driving layups as well as this rainbow shot that he seems like he's perfecting, sort of like a floater.
Upcoming...
Tonight vs. Boston
Tuesday vs. Lakers
Friday vs. Phoenix
HOCKEY
The London Knights and the Guelph Storm ended their game last night in a scoreless tie, giving the Knights the new Canadian Hockey League record 30-game unbeaten streak, with a record of 28-0-2-0.
Also, there's rumors of Todd Bertuzzi playing in Vancouver in a charity game, the Brad May and Friends Challenge, according to the CBC article. You can read more about the game (and the list of players slated to be there) at the bottom of the Vancouver Giants page. The game will raise money for Canuck Place Children's Hospice.
Everett and Portland skated to a 2-2 overtime tie. Kevin Tipper of the Winter Hawks and Mitch Love of the Silvertips both scored fluky goals (the latter to tie) for their teams' second goals. Kyle Bailey of Portland and Karel Hromas of Everett scored the teams' first goals. A Portland goal was disallowed in the first period after a rookie referee judged that Brian Woolger had intentionally kicked Braydon Coburn's shot into the net, which replays did not show. Still, a four-minute Portland power play (Tyler Dietrich for spearing) turned into a bunch of shorthanded chances for Everett. As a note, Everett was third on both the power play and the penalty kill coming into the game. Portland managed to kill off all five of Everett's power plays, including one in overtime. I'd give the shot totals and saves, but the boxscore at the WHL website has the goalies only giving up one goal each and having played two periods. In any event, Michael Wall took the net for Everett, and Dustin Butler was in net for the 12th straight game.
Vancouver beat Kamloops, 6-1. The recap isn't up yet at the Vancouver site, so I'm winging it from the boxscore. The Giants frew first blood with a goal by Shaun Vey with 6:23 to go in the opening frame. After Kamloops tied the game on the power play just past the midway point of the second period, the Giants scored the next five goals to put away the game. Vancouver scored twice in the second period with goals by Chad Scharff and Max Gordichuk, and scored three times in the third period on a goal by Triston Grant followed by two power-play goals by Gilbert Brule and Conlan Seder. Vancouver outshot Kamloops 39-32. Marek Schwarz stopped all 16 he faced in the first period before leaving (I don't know why he left), and Adam Jennings stopped 15 of the 16 shots he faced in the final two periods. Vancouver had no minus players. Vey and Brule had a goal and an assist each, while JD Watt, Adam Courchaine, and Seder all had two assists. Seder was the only plus-three on the night, and Watt, Vey, Paul Albers, and Scharff were all plus-2. (Later update: Schwarz tweaked his back)
Manitoba beat Edmonton, 3-2. The Moose jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, then Edmonton followed up with a goal each in the second and third periods to tie the game. Nathan Smith netted the winner with 2:24 to go in the third. Tim Smith and Ryan Kesler got the first-period goals for the Moose. Manitoba was outshot 40-30, and Alex Auld stopped 38 in net for the Moose. Johnathon Aitken also added an assist and was the only plus-2 in the game.
Upcoming...
Tonight: Portland at Kelowna, Seattle at Regina, Everett at Spokane, Kamloops at Vancouver
Sunday: Seattle at Brandon, Portland at Kamloops, Manitoba at Edmonton
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Enjoy your Saturday, all. Once again, stay dry if you're in the Northwest.
As for the post title, I guess it applies in a few ways to the rest of the post. Green and discussions involving lots of green are occurring in the winter meetings. The Sonics wear it. The London Knights, though not one of the teams I usually cover, have green in their logo. Seahawk fans green with envy at teams that actually live up to expectations.
See, it works.
Jump in...
MARINERS
We've got Andriesen and Stone covering the winter meetings. Larry Stone cites a source as saying the rumor of a Seattle offer to Adrian Beltre for seven years is false. Andriesen says the Mariners made an offer and that they're in competition with the Detroit and LA, who have put up seven-year offers. Everyone is ticked off at the Diamondbacks, if the articles are any indication. Does anyone fully realize that these players are signing to play for Bob freakin' Melvin? Would Randy Johnson really subject himself to that? One thing that hit me about the Andriesen article was the part where he said that the Mariners' fallback at third if Beltre goes somewhere else (Glaus is off the board) is Corey Koskie, who "looks as though he's headed to Toronto." That made me think...what if the Mariners in their free-agent hunting don't only miss out on their Plan A, but their Plan B, Plan C, and Plan D, etc., as well? I'm not thinking doomsday or anything here, but I could totally see the Mariners getting none of Carlos Delgado, Richie Sexson, and Corey Koskie. Would I be surprised if they nabbed one out of that trio? Maybe mildly. But I won't be surprised if they get none.
SEAHAWKS
The Seahawks aren't having any fun. Clare points out that all of Mike Holmgren's press conference soul-baring happened before the loss to the Cowboys. And Hamlin is yelling at Lucas, and Okeafor is scuffling with Wayne Hunter? Yes, it's all smiles in Kirkland!
More good news for people that like bad news. Chris Terry will have shoulder surgery and he's done for the year. Also, Darrell Jackson is in Florida with his father who is battling cancer and may or may not play. Jerry Rice practiced, and Tracy White and Chad Brown are gametime decisions. And oh man, the Times article reminds me that not only do the Vikings have Randy Moss, they also have the guy that Anthony Wright torched the Seahawks with in the Baltimore game last year, Marcus Robinson. Vikings, 44-12.
SONICS
Let's get the obligatory Gary Payton articles out of the way. Of course, the Sonics will probably shake off the distraction and worry more about beating the team that crushed them on the east coast swing thanks to Ricky Davis going nuts.
Yes, tonight it'll be the point guard of Sonic past against the point guard of Sonic future. We all knew that Ray Allen, Kevin Ollie, and Ron Murray came over for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason in that trade. But a draft pick came over in that trade as well, and that ended up being Luke Ridnour. Luke is gaining more and more confidence as the season has gone on, and he's made some nifty driving layups as well as this rainbow shot that he seems like he's perfecting, sort of like a floater.
Upcoming...
Tonight vs. Boston
Tuesday vs. Lakers
Friday vs. Phoenix
HOCKEY
The London Knights and the Guelph Storm ended their game last night in a scoreless tie, giving the Knights the new Canadian Hockey League record 30-game unbeaten streak, with a record of 28-0-2-0.
Also, there's rumors of Todd Bertuzzi playing in Vancouver in a charity game, the Brad May and Friends Challenge, according to the CBC article. You can read more about the game (and the list of players slated to be there) at the bottom of the Vancouver Giants page. The game will raise money for Canuck Place Children's Hospice.
Everett and Portland skated to a 2-2 overtime tie. Kevin Tipper of the Winter Hawks and Mitch Love of the Silvertips both scored fluky goals (the latter to tie) for their teams' second goals. Kyle Bailey of Portland and Karel Hromas of Everett scored the teams' first goals. A Portland goal was disallowed in the first period after a rookie referee judged that Brian Woolger had intentionally kicked Braydon Coburn's shot into the net, which replays did not show. Still, a four-minute Portland power play (Tyler Dietrich for spearing) turned into a bunch of shorthanded chances for Everett. As a note, Everett was third on both the power play and the penalty kill coming into the game. Portland managed to kill off all five of Everett's power plays, including one in overtime. I'd give the shot totals and saves, but the boxscore at the WHL website has the goalies only giving up one goal each and having played two periods. In any event, Michael Wall took the net for Everett, and Dustin Butler was in net for the 12th straight game.
Vancouver beat Kamloops, 6-1. The recap isn't up yet at the Vancouver site, so I'm winging it from the boxscore. The Giants frew first blood with a goal by Shaun Vey with 6:23 to go in the opening frame. After Kamloops tied the game on the power play just past the midway point of the second period, the Giants scored the next five goals to put away the game. Vancouver scored twice in the second period with goals by Chad Scharff and Max Gordichuk, and scored three times in the third period on a goal by Triston Grant followed by two power-play goals by Gilbert Brule and Conlan Seder. Vancouver outshot Kamloops 39-32. Marek Schwarz stopped all 16 he faced in the first period before leaving (I don't know why he left), and Adam Jennings stopped 15 of the 16 shots he faced in the final two periods. Vancouver had no minus players. Vey and Brule had a goal and an assist each, while JD Watt, Adam Courchaine, and Seder all had two assists. Seder was the only plus-three on the night, and Watt, Vey, Paul Albers, and Scharff were all plus-2. (Later update: Schwarz tweaked his back)
Manitoba beat Edmonton, 3-2. The Moose jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, then Edmonton followed up with a goal each in the second and third periods to tie the game. Nathan Smith netted the winner with 2:24 to go in the third. Tim Smith and Ryan Kesler got the first-period goals for the Moose. Manitoba was outshot 40-30, and Alex Auld stopped 38 in net for the Moose. Johnathon Aitken also added an assist and was the only plus-2 in the game.
Upcoming...
Tonight: Portland at Kelowna, Seattle at Regina, Everett at Spokane, Kamloops at Vancouver
Sunday: Seattle at Brandon, Portland at Kamloops, Manitoba at Edmonton
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Enjoy your Saturday, all. Once again, stay dry if you're in the Northwest.
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