The Instigator |Episode 5
World Junior Woes
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The World Junior Hockey Championship is suffering poor attendance again this year in Buffalo, New York. Why is this, what is the cause? The Instigator’s Brad Burud has some suggestions on why this is happening.
Ducks Set to Douse Flames – DFS GAMEPLAN 12/29/17
The NHL is ready for a packed Friday night – 11 games. I really like Anaheim versus Calgary tonight. Calgary lost a difficult one to the Sharks last night and now head in to a very difficult Pond. I like Edmonton over a struggling Blackhawks team, and of course New Jersey against a hapless Sabres team. Then there is the Islanders and Jets — its always high scoring.
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Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay
Toronto @ Colorado
Chicago @ Edmonton
Calgary @ Anaheim
*Team in italics is on the second night of a back-to-back
Anaheim Ducks – 1st Line
LW – Rickard Rakell – Ana/vs Cgy/ 3.4 / 24th / $5300
C – Ryan Getzlaff – Ana/vs Cgy/ 3.1 / 18th / $6200
RW – Ondrej Kase – Ana/vs Cgy/ 2.8 / 14th / $3700
Sergei Bobrovsky – Clb/vs Ott/ 5.3 / 24th / $8300
Taylor Hall – NJ/vs Buf/ 4.4 / 23rd / $7300
Morgan Reilly – Tor/vs Col/ 3.2 / 30th / $5300
Mitch Marner – Tor/vs Col/ 2.8 / 12th / $5000
Miko Rantanen – Col/vs Tor/ 3.4 / 4th / $4900
Tyler Myers – Wpg/vs NYI/ 2.7 / 31st / $4300
Jake Allen – StL/vs Dal / 4.4 / 15th / $7600
Jimmy Howard – Det/vs NYR/ 3.6 / 14th / $7100
KEY: Player/Pos/Tm/vs. Tm/FPPG/OPRK/$
FPPG – Fantasy Points Per Game
OPRK – Opponent Rank
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The 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is well underway as Czech Republic and Sweden took part in their second game of the tournament on Thursday afternoon. Ahead of the game, one of the workers happened to get caught on the ice as the teams started to make their way out onto the ice for warm-ups and experienced something he probably hopes never happens ever again. The worker was still trying to get the pegs into the ice so he could get the net in place for the game, but a bunch of the Czech players never noticed him in the net as they took the ice and fired away at the net like there was no one inside of it. He nearly got smoked in the head a few times while he was out there, but some of the Czech players were nice enough to go over to apologize to him for nearly knocking him out with their shots. However, it didn’t get any better for him as he was smoked with a puck by one of the Swedish players as he made his way off the ice. See the full article at https://www.bardown.com/a-world-junio…
* Video from Bardown/YouTube
Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask, New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal and Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Dec. 24.
FIRST STAR – TUUKKA RASK, G, BOSTON BRUINS
Rask started three of Boston’s four contests, going 3-0-0 with a 1.30 goals-against average and .954 save percentage to guide the Bruins (19-10-5, 43 points) to a perfect week. He made 16 saves in a 7-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets Dec. 18, followed by a season-high 37 stops – and three shootout saves – in a 2-1 triumph over the Winnipeg Jets Dec. 21. Rask then capped the week with 30 stops in a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings Dec. 23. The 30-year-old Savonlinna, Finland, native owns an 11-8-3 record through 23 outings this season (2.28 GAA, .918 SV%, 1 SO). That includes an 8-0-1 clip in his last nine decisions dating to Nov. 29 (1.45 GAA, .946 SV%, 1 SO).
SECOND STAR – MATHEW BARZAL, C, NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Barzal posted six points, including a League-high four goals, in three games to power the Islanders (19-13-4, 42 points) to three out of a possible six standings points. He registered one assist in a 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings Dec. 19, 1-1—2 in a 5-4 overtime loss against the Anaheim Ducks Dec. 21 and his first career hat trick (including the game-winning goal) in a 5-2 triumph over the Winnipeg Jets Dec. 23. In doing so, Barzal became the 11th rookie in Islanders history to record a hat trick and first since 2010-11 (Michael Grabner). The 20-year-old Coquitlam, B.C., native leads all rookies with 23 assists and 35 points through 36 contests this season.
THIRD STAR – JAMES REIMER, G, FLORIDA PANTHERS
Reimer stopped 106 of 110 shots, compiling a 3-0-0 record, 1.33 goals-against average, .964 save percentage and one shutout to propel the Panthers (15-16-5, 35 points) to a perfect week. He made 39 saves in a 3-2 victory against the Arizona Coyotes Dec. 19, turned aside 29 shots in a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild Dec. 22 and earned his 18th career shutout with 38 stops in a 1-0 triumph against the Ottawa Senators Dec. 23. The 29-year-old Morweena, Man., native is 9-9-4 with a 3.15 goals-against average, .908 save percentage and one shutout through 23 appearances this season.
* Information provided via NHL Press Release
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