After winning Sundays Heritage Classic game in Vancouver, there is a sense that perhaps the Senators can use that victory as a springboard down the stretch.
Donte
Moncrief Colts Jersey . One would think that winning one of the NHLs
signature events – with 50,000 fans watching in the stadium and a
larger-than-normal television audience – could propel this team onto a
much-needed winning streak. But looking at the brief history of these events,
there is hardly any connection between winning an outdoor game and any
subsequent success in the NHL. A few years ago, the 2008 Penguins and the 2009
Red Wings each made it to the Stanley Cup Final in the same year after winning
the Winter Classic game – although that was more likely the result of having a
powerhouse lineup than anything to do with playing in an outdoor game. For the
Senators, a better comparable would be to look at some of the less dominant
teams that have won an outdoor game and how that affected them immediately
afterwards. This season, for example, the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Winter
Classic in Ann Arbor – but then turned around and lost their next four games. In
2011, the Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 in the Heritage Classic
at McMahon Stadium. The Flames ended up losing three of their next five games,
so any momentum they gained from winning the outdoor game was non-existent. The
same can be said for the 2003-04 Montreal Canadiens, who beat the Edmonton
Oilers in the first-ever outdoor game at Commonwealth Stadium. The Habs managed
to win only two of their next five games – although they did manage a pair of
ties as well. This season, we even saw the Anaheim Ducks stumble after winning
the outdoor game at Dodger Stadium against the Los Angeles Kings. The Ducks lost
four of their next five games – marking their worst stretch of the regular
season. The same thing happened to the 2010 Boston Bruins and the 2011
Washington Capitals – each team lost four of their next five games after winning
the Winter Classic. So in many cases, it seems like teams suffer a letdown –
rather than an uplift – following a big win in an outdoor game. Heres a look at
how every team that has won an outdoor game fared in their next 5 games: 2003-04
Montreal Canadiens – Won Heritage Classic 4-3 at EdmontonNext 5 games: 2-1-2
record 2007-08 Pittsburgh Penguins – Won Winter Classic 2-1 at BuffaloNext 5
games: 4-1-0 record 2008-09 Detroit Red Wings – Won Winter Classic 6-4 at
ChicagoNext 5 games: 4-1-0 record 2009-10 Boston Bruins– Won Winter Classic 2-1
at BostonNext 5 games: 1-4-0 record 2010-11 Washigton Capitals – Won Winter
Classic 3-1 at PittsburghNext 5 games: 1-2-2 record 2010-11 Calgary Flames – Won
Heritage Classic 4-0 at CalgaryNext 5 games: 2-2-1 record 2011-12 New York
Rangers – Won Winter Classic 3-2 at PhiladelphiaNext 5 games: 4-1-0 record
2013-14 Toronto Maple Leafs – Won Winter Classic 3-1 at Ann ArborNext 5 games –
1-4-0 record 2013-14 Anaheim Ducks – Won Stadium Series 3-0 at Los AngelesNext 5
games – 1-4-0 record 2013-14 NY Rangers – Swept Stadium Series 7-3 (Devils) and
2-1 (Islanders) at New YorkNext 5 games: 4-1-0 record
Peyton
Manning Colts Jersey . UEFA said Wednesday that the champions of England
and France only have to include five home-trained players in their 21-man squads
next season instead of the expected eight. Only one of the five players needs to
be trained by the club itself.
Ryan
Kelly Colts Jersey . Luis Enrique signed the deal with club president
Josep Bartomeu two days after it was announced by the club. That was two days
after coach Gerardo Martino stepped down when Barcelona finished its first
season without a major trophy in six years.
http://www.coltsofficialstore.us/authentic-ty-hilton-colts-jersey/ . The former Toronto FC designated player played three of his 15 professional
seasons with the team.MONTREAL -- There was so much more to the Canadiens 6-3
win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night than Patrick Roys return to
Montreal. A game that had the 21,273 in the Bell Centre seats rocking even
before the puck was dropped saw NHL trade deadline addition Thomas Vanek score
his first three goals as a Canadien. It saw plugger Travis Moen score a
spin-around goal worthy of a first-line star. And it had a spectacular
performance from Colorado rookie Nathan MacKinnon, who dazzled the crowd and the
Canadiens defence for an entire shift before scoring his 23rd goal of the season
in the first period. On the downside, Colorado defenceman John Mitchell was
taken to hospital for tests after crashing back-first into the end boards at
8:02 of the second period. Roy had no update on his condition after the game
other than that it was back injury. The game started with the spotlight on Roy,
but players from both teams made sure it was game to remember as well. "I
thought both teams played really well and tonight the puck bounced their way,"
said Roy, the former Canadiens goaltending great who was on his first trip to
Montreal as an NHL coach. There was no pre-game ceremony for the player once
known as Saint Patrick, but he didnt need one. The fans gave him a long, rousing
ovation when he was shown on the scoreboard during the national anthems. Some
wondered how the Bell Centre crowd would react to Roy, who won Stanley Cups for
the Canadiens in 1986 and 1993 but later demanded a trade and was on the outs
with the organization until 2008 when they retired his No. 33 jersey. "I thought
they showed lot of class," said Roy. "It was nice. They didnt make a big thing
and thats the way I wanted it." Brandon Prust, who left the game late in the
first period with an apparent shoulder injury, returned to score a goal and set
up Moens tally for Montreal (38-25-7), which won its third game in a row.
Trailing by two goals, Roy pulled goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere with 2:20 left
to play, but Dale Weise scored into the empty net. Max Talbot and Jamie McGinn
also had goals for the Avalanche (44-20-5), which lost for only the third time
in 10 games. The Avs end a three-game road trip Wednesday night in Winnipeg.
Vanek had a ton of chances since he was acquired from the New York Islanders,
who had got him early in the season from the Buffalo Sabres. He finally broke
through against Colorado. "It was frustrating," he said. "I think Im pretty
emotional out there and sometimes I show my frustration too much. "But its been
a tough year moving around, trying to get your first goal with Buffalo and then
a new team and then here. But I thought we were generating chances and it just
didnt go in. Getting that first goal was nice. I was really pressing the last
few games." The Avalaanche players clearly wanted to win for Roy, who has taken
them from last to fourth in the Western Conference in one season and who is
likely to be named the NHLs coach of the year.
T.J.
Green Colts Jersey. . Roys team responded with a strong opening period.
No. 1 overall draft pick MacKinnon put on a show as he ragged the puck in the
Montreal zone for most of an entire shift. Then he got the puck alone in front
of the net off a strange deflection and deked Carey Price at 18:03. He got 20:55
of ice time and, other than Vanek, was perhaps the best player in the game. Even
Montreal coach Michel Therrien was impressed. "For an 18-year-old kid... I had
the luxury of coaching great ones at 18 and 19 years old (Sidney Crosby and
Evgeni Malkin) and hes right there," said Therrien. "Hes a special player." Roy
knew his players wanted to get him the victory, even though he told them to
concentrate on getting the two points. "(Ryan) OReilly was hurt and I knew he
wanted to play," said Roy. "(Paul) Stastny came back (from a back injury)
tonight. "I knew what they were doing. I have a lot of respect for my players
and I appreciate it, but I didnt want them to feel the pressure of winning a
game for their coach. I wanted them to win for the team. I dont want to put
myself ahead of the team. I didnt need a special night." The Canadiens bounced
back in the second, as Vanek tapped one into an open goal after Desharnais lured
Giguere out of his net on a rush at 7:44. Talbot was parked at the doorstep to
knock in a Matt Duchene feed at 9:33, but Moen tied the score at 10:21 with his
second of the year and his first since Nov. 22. Prust dove to chip the puck into
the middle, where Moen caught it, then did a spin-around move to beat Giguere
with a backhand. Giguere took a holding the stick penalty and Vanek made him pay
as he converted a Max Pacioretty feed on a power play for the game-winner at
14:45. Montreal was on the power play again when Vanek reached behind his back
to deflect an Alexei Emelin shot in at 17:40 for the hat-trick. Only two hats
were thrown on the ice. Montreal fans have never been big on the hat-throwing
thing. Weise added an empty-netter at 19:00, giving each member of the checking
line a goal. "We were energized tonight," said Prust. "We knew it was going to
be a big game. We knew they would come hard to get Patty the win, so were glad
we spoiled it." Notes: It was Roys first game against Montreal since he was a
player on Nov. 6, 2001. Roy opted to put Montreal native Giguere as No. 1
Semyon Varlamov sat out. Roy said Reto Berra will start in goal in Winnipeg. . .
Stastny returned from after missing four games with a back injury. . . The Avs
went into the game with the NHLs fourth best power play and Montreal with the
fourth best penalty kill.
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