sammy-pahlsson Stories - Battle of California
Meet your Mighty Ducks, part 1
Sammy Pahlsson, a.k.a. "Sammy".I start with Sammy, quite frankly, because he is the best. Sure Teemu is flashy, and Scott is more or less incredible, but if you need dependability, Sammy is your guy. He's the top faceoff guy, the top stopping center, and if you can appreciate gritty, body-on-body,...
BoC Notes, Oct. 9
1. Sleek’s dream comes true—Sammy "God" Pahlsson signs a 2-year extension.You might have to be an Anaheim commenter at HF Boards to fully appreciate this, but the Swedish shadow Sammy Pahlsson (my favorite Duck) signed an extension that will reportedly increase his 2006-07 $650k to a much more...
The best two even-strength forward lines for the Ducks
One of the statistical inroads into hockey analysis, I think, has been segmentation of situational play. Here’s two lines that are killing at even-strength for the Ducks, which is a huge factor in their top-of-the-league record.First off, there’s God himself, and his two buddies Rob and Travis....
Sleek's Poetry Corner, Part 2
Also: Chicago Blackhawks (6-9-2, 12th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (13-2-4, 1st in west)It's not as good as my Ode to Beauchemin, but it was about time I expressed my man-love to Sammy, consistently Anaheim's best forward and quite easily my favorite player in the NHL.ODE TO PAHLSSONS ome fans like...
Ducks Gameday—Pahlsson is god!
[EDIT: I meant to post this Tuesday morning, but as you can see below I was off to WI today, and Blogger didn't get its shit together in time. So now I am in WI, the Ducks have already lost, but I still remain optimistic as to the outcome.]Anaheim Ducks (29-9-6, 1st in west) at Nashville Predators...
Earl Sleek, a mythical hockey player
Hm, more "getting to know ya", eh? Jes Gőlbez started up another blogger tag game, and Mike Chen then passed it on to me. I’m not sure I understand this game entirely, but as I have zero actual hockey skill, I guess I’m just going to play make-believe and invent some on-ice abilities.Earl Sleek, if...
Happy Groundhog Day!
On a personal note, I have been busy as an All-Star goalie this past week, just getting back from another business trip at about 1 am last night. I got some posts coming this weekend (including the long-put-off contest details); stay tuned!
Ducks Gameday—Wild logo: Separated at birth?
Game One: (7) Minnesota Wild at (2) Anaheim DucksI've put some candidates together, but I can't quite decide. Which handsome fellow (or logo) below represents the Wild’s long lost twin?Cast your vote in the comments!Anyway, tonight will be the only game of the series I'll be attending; section 201,...
Ducks Gameday—G3 bullets
Game Three: (2) Anaheim Ducks at (7) Minnesota Wild(ANA leads series 2-0, Java Geek ‘odds’: ANA 83%)Ducks definitely got a big win to hold home ice in G2; This will be the 11th playoff series in Anaheim’s history, and so far the team that has won G2 has ended up winning the series every time. Also...
ANA / MIN review: Forget the Selke, let’s give Pahlsson the Smythe!
With round two starting tomorrow, I doubt I’ll have time to properly recap the first round victory over the Wild (yet another instance of California dominating Minnesota), but I do want to take a stab at answering the question of who the real stars of the series were. To be fair, you can make a...
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