Author: James Gralian

  • Bad behavior

    “Ilya…..Ilya….” Have you read this? Ilya Bryzgalov, who has too many Y’s, decides to take a piece aou of JS Giguere, saying he his no longer the number 1 goalie, and that nobody wants JSG. But he doesn’t want to say anything about him. Umm… You just did. apparently, Ilyyyyyya thought nobody reads Russian newspapers.…

  • Thin Air: Throwing Up in my Mouth

    Just heard on XM Radio (with snippy commentary) Peter Budaj and Jose Hilton are one of the best goaltending tandems in the League (When? nuff said…) Svatos talks are not going well. (if Svat-dude signs elsewhere, he will be booed here like there is no tomorrow. Good luck, dude.) I just got a callback on…

  • Who could?

    From the Rocky Mountain News: The Avalanche also hired ex-NHL goalie Jeff Hackett as goaltending coach and Terry Martin as a pro scout. Hackett, 38, posted a 166-244-56 record with a 2.90 goals-against average and .902 saves percentage in 15 NHL seasons and was a teammate of Avalanche goalie Jose Theodore in Montreal. ??????????????? I…

  • There’s a Blueprint?

    Liles resigned for 2 years, to which I’ve heard the term “Locked Up” bandied around. Kind of sad when you think about it, that 2 years consists of locking someone up. What that says to be is how hard it’s going to be to hold on to your talent. We knew this was going to…

  • Aebischer gets signed…

    The Canadians resigned David Aebischer to a one year deal today, and I say, good for them. Seriously. A one year is perfect for Aebie, because he can prove himself in Montreal, and the Habs can figure out how useful he is for the club. Maybe a late season trade, maybe he picks up Huet…