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by Quisp on Jan 4, 2011 9:52 PM PST
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PrintTheAHL.com | The American Hockey League | Monarchs' Jones top rookie for December
[...] Manchester Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones has been named the Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month for December. Jones made nine appearances on the month and went 7-1-0 with a 1.99 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage to help the Monarchs maintain first place in the Atlantic Division. Jones’s month was highlighted by his performance vs. Worcester on Dec. 10, when he stopped 45 of 46 shots in a 4-1 victory; his 22 saves over the final 20 minutes tied an AHL high for third-period saves this season. Even in his only loss of the month – a 4-2 setback to Portland on Dec. 12 – Jones recorded 39 saves, and he rebounded with 36 stops in a 2-1 overtime win at Portland on Dec. 18 to begin a five-game winning streak that would carry into the new year. [...] He was the Western Hockey League’s goaltender of the year in 2009-10 and was named the top goaltender at the 2010 Memorial Cup tournament, where he led Calgary to the championship game. Jones also won a silver medal with Canada at the 2010 World Junior Championships. Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on Oct. 2, 2008, Jones was 108-28-9 over four junior seasons with Calgary.
Ian Clark's On Hockey: They're on the road again - Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011
MONARCHS LEADING SCORER Andrei Loktionov (6-21-27) is on his way back to Russia to be with his family following the death of his father. Monarchs director of hockey operations Hubie McDonough said that not much information was available, but that Loktionov's father had been ill and passed away. The 20-year-old Loktionov had to return to Los Angeles to retrieve his passport before flying home. Loktionov is expected to return early next week and will miss this weekend's games.
That's heart-breaking. A 20 year-old shouldn't have to go through that.
Brayden Schenn escapes brother's shadow | Mike Zeisberger | Columnists | Sports | Toronto Sun
For significant chunks of his athletic life, Brayden Schenn spent his time toiling in the always-looming shadow of older sibling Luke [...] Now, suddenly, all that has changed.[...] In the span of less than two weeks, it is Brayden, 19, who has become the celebrity of the family thanks to a magnificent 2011 world junior tournament that has left him on the brink of Canadian hockey history.
Heading into Wednesday's gold-medal contest [...], Brayden needs just two points to tie Dale McCourt's 34-year-old record of 18, the most ever registered by a Canadian at this prestigious tournament. And while those numbers in themselves are an endorsement of Brayden's fine play, it is inside the dressing room of the Toronto Maple Leafs where you'll find the true indicator of just how big he has become. Indeed, it is there that the Leaf players have paid him the ultimate compliment. How?
By calling Luke, "Brayden."
[...]
Brayden Schenn needs just two points in Wednesday's gold-medal game against Russia to tie Dale McCourt for the most points ever registered in a world junior tournament by a Canadian player. Here's a look:
Points Name Year
- 18 Dale McCourt 1977
- 17 Wayne Gretzky 1978
- 17 Eric Lindros 1991
- 16 Brayden Schenn 2011
- 16 Cody Hodgson 2009
- 15 John Tavares 2009
- 15 Jason Allison 1995
- 15 Marty Murray 1995
- 15 John Anderson 1977
Great article. I cut out most of it. Follow the link. :)
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Nice to see who's next in the goalie pipeline
And we got him as an undrafted free agent…
And by demoting Schenn, Kings might have provided him with a springboard towards his monster WJC… He’s definitely ready for the pros next year, if not here in LA…
Felix Potvin is gonna beat your ass. Literally. Just ask Ron Hextall.
Jones certainly seems to have passed Zatkoff on the depth chart
I will be interested to see the ripple effect if Jones can keep up a high level of play the rest of the season. Does Zatkoff become expendable? Does Jones at some point push Bernier for his job?
Lombardi’s reluctance to send Schenn back to juniors was so palpable it hurt, wasn’t it? He stalled as long as he could, and it’s like he kept waiting for a sign from God, or something. Schenn was just that close to being ready this year, and he comes to camp next season as a Juniors-conquering hero. I assume that you mean, either L.A. or Manchester? ‘Cause I don’t see the Kings parting with him under any circumstance, for any price.
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Yes, I meant Manchester
If he gets traded, it better be Sidney fucking Crosby coming back to us…
Felix Potvin is gonna beat your ass. Literally. Just ask Ron Hextall.
by angelofdeath on Jan 4, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
amen. Or Stamkos. i realize we’re just throwing names out there but how sweet would it be to have the #1 and 2 picks of that year. i’d like to see how they stack up in comparison to other drafts once they get more seasons under their belts
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by BoulderDodger on Jan 4, 2011 11:35 PM PST up reply actions
That’s terrible and sobering about Loki.
I’m curious as to what Dean is going to do with our goalie situation. He has the greatest problem a GM could have. What to do with my Uber talented, young, and in Quick and Bernier’s case already proven goaltenders? It’s awesome.
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bernier and quick are under contract for three years. I imagine a choice wll be made between the two a couple of summers from now, or maybe into that third year. Jones, when ready, takes the spot of the departed quick or bernier. If jones insists on tearing up the ahl this year, like bernier last year, i can see us getting into a situation where it doesn’t make sense to keep jones in the ahl after this year, which might cause lombardi to lean toward dealing a goalie sooner rather than later. a lot depends on things we can’t know, like injuries, or how this season (or next season) plays out. but lombardi is operating from a position of strength, because both bernier and jones are cheap and he has to reason to make any kind of move in the short term.
Wait till this year.
That's kind of how I see it, too
I can see keeping Jones another year in the AHL just to make sure it isn’t a fluke, or for insurance, even if he plays out the rest of this year on fire. But it makes sense for Lombardi to feel his way along with the situation, knowing that in any event, he is operating from a position of strength. Let the world come to him, instead of feeling that he has to do something about the situation.
I just wonder what will become of Zatkoff. Recycled on the trade market for another draft pick?
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The detail that catches my attention is that a document as important as his passport was in LA, rather than with him in Manchester. Why were the Kings keeping it for him? Did he forget to take it with him when he went back to the Monarchs? :-0
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that is really odd actually
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by BoulderDodger on Jan 5, 2011 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
Very Happy for Brayden Schenn...
…or, as Gary Thorne called him at various times during the game against USA, either of Brayden Schenn, Brandon Schenn or Brandon Sheen. the guy went from correct to wrong to wrong twice. Weird, huh?
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still sounds great for hockey
even if he’s wrong.
Second line center?
The Kings desperately need more scoring from the second line center. Stoll has been adequate, and he’s been very good defensively and on face offs. His contract is up this year and Schenn—although green at the NHL level—might just be what the Kings need…
Do you throw Schenn into that role next year, hoping he sticks and jettison Stoli (not re-sign) in the off season, or do you not put pressure on the young lad to fulfill that need so quickly? If u do the latter, u need a bridge player, whether it’s Stoli or someone else, to bide time until Schenner can hold down that spot appropriately…
by kiosku2 on Jan 5, 2011 9:16 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
stoll's contract has another year on it
Loktionov and Schenn are likely to be c2 and c3 two years from now. before that, hard to predict…
Wait till this year.
Schenn would need some time to adjust to that role if you throw him in next year. Holy moly. I have no idea what DL is going to choose.
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My guess is that Schenn follows a trajectory kind of like Clifford's this year
That is, he makes a good impression with camp and sticks with the team in an undefined role. Then Murray fits him in spots where he can ease his way into the NHL game. Then, by the 1/3 mark, we all kind of perk up and notice, “Hey, Schenn is coming along nicely.” By that point, Murray has given him a semi-regular or even regular role, perhaps because of injury or because of his periodic line combo experiments. Perhaps he has been tried at C2 by that point. And if he can keep that role, then Stoll gets permanently bumped to C4/face-off specialist.
That’s my guess, anyway.
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That’s what u get for not researching before you post. Two years to fill the C2 and C3 spots is much different than the one year I thought we had (stoll’s contract being up). In that case, schenner and Lokti should be plenty ready…
Thanks Quisp!
by kiosku2 on Jan 5, 2011 11:49 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
That’s what u get for not researching before you post. Two years to fill the C2 and C3 spots is much different than the one year I thought we had (stoll’s contract being up). In that case, schenner and Lokti should be plenty ready…
Thanks Quisp!
by kiosku2 on Jan 5, 2011 11:49 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
That’s what u get for not researching before you post. Two years to fill the C2 and C3 spots is much different than the one year I thought we had (stoll’s contract being up). In that case, schenner and Lokti should be plenty ready…
Thanks Quisp!
by kiosku2 on Jan 5, 2011 11:50 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Jeez, I missed the new lines in practice:
Simmonds-Kopitar-Brown
Smyth-Handzus-Williams
Clifford-Stoll-Sturm
Richardson/Lewis/Westgarth/Ponikarovsky
I gather that TM’s not happy with Stoll? But…
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I wonder if this is less a casting of blame on individuals and more like, “We’ve lost 4 in a row, so I have to try something.”
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Maybe. I’m just trying to remember the last time he tried Handzus on the second line. There was a shift or two where he played with Kopi and Brown a while back, but it was very short-lived.
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I don’t know why he just doesn’t reunite
Simmonds-Handzus-Ponikarovsky
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by BoulderDodger on Jan 6, 2011 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Ok so… Schenn ties the record. Next steps:
1) Beating the record
2) Have a hockey career somewhere between Gretzky’s and McCourt’s.
McCourt interview. Hockey salaries are a little higher now than back then, so Brayden may be able to avoid the after-career in trucking.
by Passemoilapuck on Jan 5, 2011 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
ok…..
0) Make sure Canada wins the game.
by Passemoilapuck on Jan 5, 2011 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
3) Win Conn Smythe for the first Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup.
by JZarris on Jan 5, 2011 7:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
does this make him the top prospect? i wouldn’t be surprised if he shoots right up there with Jacob Markstrom
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by BoulderDodger on Jan 5, 2011 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
yeah didn’t see that coming
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by BoulderDodger on Jan 5, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
Big time!
I must say that I love it, though. I take strange solace every time the “It’s Our Game” crowd takes a hit.
Yeah, it was strange to me reading how confident they were they had it in the bag, even if it’s sad now…like, really? A whole game of hockey left, and they were acting like Russia was nothing. One-game eliminations are rough.
It’s too bad Schenn was playing hurt in that last period, too. He wanted that pretty badly, and he has nothing to be ashamed of.
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somebody referred to the gold medal game (before the game) as the canada "blow-out" of russia
clearly some people work from a different hockey voodoo manual than I do.
Wait till this year.
Yeah, that was Wyshinski himself on a "Puck Headlines"
Today he has a headline “Report: Russian junior team too drunk to fly after beating Canada.” Nowhere does the article correctly include an establishment of context regarding the scandal last year, nor any mention of his “blowout” prediction.
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That wasn’t the only place…the Canadian team blogs were full of it.
Another thing that’s funny — Dale Cameron, the Canadian Juniors coach, will become Kitsyn’s coach too if Maxim does end up getting to go to Mississauga. Just a little awkward.
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A quick riddle for all the Team Canada fans...
Which is the bigger meltdown: Global Warmign, or Canada-Russia period 3?
(Hint: maybe hockey world domination is not your divine birthright after all)
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