mattias-norstrom Stories - Battle of California
Jason Strudwick, The Least-Shootinest Gun In the West. And NHL. Since 1998.
Last week, I looked at Jason Strudwick's struggles to shoot the puck this year and his place in history. Bruce, as is his wont to do about once a month, had a great idea. "The other key factor when considering goons is TOI...Without going through every other season on the list, I suspect ...
UFA Option: Mattias Norstrom
14-year NHL veteran Mattias Norstrom (career stats) is slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1st. I've talked previously about the need for a veteran defenseman, particularly at even strength, if the Oilers are serious about winning next season. In my ideal world, that defenseman...
Kings Gameday: The Return of Mattias Norstrom
Los Angeles Kings (25-34-14, 13th in West) vs. Dallas Stars (43-24-5, 7th in West)7:30 PST, FSN WestThe Kings have had a little bit of a break after their whirlwind tour last week (where they played 5 games in 8 days). They were relatively successful, too, going 3-0-2. A lot of credit has been...
Tidbits
Ott will probably be back, but is this the end of the road for "Stuuuuuu"?Good stuff from Spector at The Hockey News regarding the off-season for the Dallas Stars. There are a lot of supporting cast players who might be wearing different jerseys next year. The most important re-signs are Trevor...
The Tough Swede
Three stories to commemorate Mattias Norstrom's retirement (warning: link in Swedish):-My favorite Matty Norstrom story occurred when he went down to block a shot on a penalty kill and took it directly in the knee. He got up slowly, using his stick to support his body, and began to head to the...
Come Back Matty
The Kings are pretty boned on defense, and the only other real option on defense just got signed by the Ottawa Senators. The Kings can still trade for Mathieu Schneider (for Lauri Tukonen, make it happen!) or someone from Toronto because they have their defender of the future in Jeff Fing-hahaha,...
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