Game 37: Stars @ DUCKS 12/20/06...7:00 PT

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The fantastico Honda Center!

Probable Starters: J.S. Giguere V Marty Turco
WHOM?: Ducks V Stars
HOW?: (Eyes) KDOC, (Ears) 830 AM KLAA
WHEN?: Wednesday, December 21st, 2006...7:00 PT
WHY?: Because I don't want to get owned by the Stars anymore. :cry:
WHAT?: Duck's Record: 26-4-6...58 Points/Star's Record: 21-12-0...42 Points.
WWWWWH? Trivia Question: Who was the main Duck killer on the Star's roster last season?

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Ducks facing off against a team that has OWNED them in the past... :help: Will the Ducks finally solve this green menace? We will find out TONIGHT!!! :) :yo:
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Feature Article of the Day...From LATIMES.COM

http://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ducks/la-spw-duckreport19dec19,1,1385824.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-nhl-ducks
(To read the rest of the article, click the link).

McDonald attracts a lot of attention with scoring (Written by Eric Stephens).
Anonymity once existed like a comfortable blanket for Ducks center Andy McDonald.

There once was a time when all that was asked of McDonald was to skate hard, skate fast and chip in a goal here and there.

Those days are long gone. When a player surpasses his previous best points total by 55, teams take notice.

"When you get [85] points in a season in which you have success and you've elevated yourself to be the top offensive center, you'll draw more attention for sure," Coach said Randy Carlye. "It's a tribute to the player who's been able to have success in that role."
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Update from Back East...From THEAHL.COM

http://stats.theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1002606
(Link to game summary).

The Pirates pulled out an exciting win last Sunday in a 5-4 SO victory. Goals by Wirtanen, Moran, and Parenteau (2) took the Pirates to the SO and then Zenon Konopka got the game winner in that contest. Goaltender Nathan Marsters allowed 4 goals on 32 shots for the win.
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Okie, well that is all for me guys and gals! :) :) Hope you all have a good day and a good sleep guys! See ya later! :) :yo: Stay safe and have fun! :)

EDIT: Meant 12/20. Can a MOD fix? THX in advance! :)

I have always been scared of Dallas. We are food to them like Phoenix is food for us.

I have always been scared of Dallas. We are food to them like Phoenix is food for us.

I guarantee a win!

I'm not sure about last year but Modano has been a Ducks killer for years. Doesn't he have like the most goals scored vs Anaheim in team history or something?

Is Modano healthy yet? Mr Ed is always good for a point or two against us.

Is Modano healthy yet? Mr Ed is always good for a point or two against us.

Didn't he get married or engaged recently? Maybe the bad luck will carry over onto the ice tonight.

Maybe it was to shore up his finances. I heard he has trouble feeding his dog.

We should keep track of the Ducksforcup's and hockeyprincess' records with the Game Day Thread. Maybe one of them is unbeaten!

We should keep track of the Ducksforcup's and hockeyprincess' records with the Game Day Thread. Maybe one of them is unbeaten!

Nope, both have had losing GDTs.

Also no Modano for this one, he's not with the team on this trip.

Jason Arnott was the Ducks killer last year. I distinctly hate him and Cheechoo.

I have always been scared of Dallas. We are food to them like Phoenix is food for us.

The word I was thinking of starts with a B and ends in CHES and isn't beaches.

Game 37... wow! I can't believe that the season has been going by so quickly!!!

Hey...
I have a trivia question for you guys!
Mike Modano was drafted first overall in 1988...
Teemu Selanne was drafted tenth overall that same year...

Now you don't have to give the teams they were drafted by...

But can someone name the four players who currently play in the NHL that were drafted second, seventh, eighth and ninth overall in 1988?

I'll give you some hints...
The guy drafted second overall is still with the team that drafted him in 1988.
The guy drafted seventh overall played against the Ducks on their last road trip.
The guy drafted eighth overall is one of the biggest characters in hockey.
The guy drafted ninth overall has the French word for love in his name.

Good Luck!!!!

:handclap:
Go Ducks Go!

Game 37... wow! I can't believe that the season has been going by so quickly!!!

Hey...
I have a trivia question for you guys!
Mike Modano was drafted first overall in 1988...
Teemu Selanne was drafted tenth overall that same year...

Now you don't have to give the teams they were drafted by...

But can someone name the four players who currently play in the NHL that were drafted second, seventh, eighth and ninth overall in 1988?

I'll give you some hints...
The guy drafted second overall is still with the team that drafted him in 1988.
The guy drafted seventh overall played against the Ducks on their last road trip.
The guy drafted eighth overall is one of the biggest characters in hockey.
The guy drafted ninth overall has the French word for love in his name.

Good Luck!!!!

:handclap:
Go Ducks Go!

From the top of my head

1. Linden
2. Stumpel?
3. Roenick
4. Brindamour

EDIT: Meant 12/20. Can a MOD fix? THX in advance! :)

as well it's game 37

From the top of my head

1. Linden
2. Stumpel?
3. Roenick
4. Brindamour

Oh you are so close...
I can see why you said Stumpel since the actual answer was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings.
But I will give you a consolation prize!!!

You win...
a pic of Jozef Stumpel from the Slovak Olympic team!!!
http://www.englishinblava.host.sk/images/Icehockey/Jozef%20Stumpel.jpg

Now that Pepper has told us that Trevor Linden, Jeremy Roenick and Rod Brind'Amour are the correct answers to three of the four questions, does anyone know the player drafted seventh overall in 1988?

I will give another hint.
(And Pepper... you can still win the prize if you answer correctly.)
He has played for the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames... and he now plays for the Florida Panthers.

Gelinas?

Gelinas?

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!!!

Ding ding ding!!!
:clap:
:clap:

Martin Gelinas is the correct answer!!!

Kevin, I am proud to say that you are today's lucky prize winner!!!
You win...

A bunch of mini-marshmallows!
http://www.sweetstall.com/acatalog/mini-marshmallows.jpg
Because that's what Martin Gelinas is... a miniature marshmallow! ;)

Thank you all for playing.
And remember...
:handclap:
Go Ducks Go!

I feel good about this one Modano or no Modano.

Jason Arnott was the Ducks killer last year. I distinctly hate him and Cheechoo.

BING BING BING BING!!! :) :handclap: Very good Jerky!!! :) :)

For your prize, you get a...

http://www.spazionet.it/pizza/images/Pizza.gif PIZZA PAL!!! :) :yo:

I think one of the prizes is eventually going to need to be, "a girlfriend."

I think one of the prizes is eventually going to need to be, "a girlfriend."

Sorry but I'm way too busy with the chess club to have a girlfriend.

Tonight, Anaheim faces Dallas for the second time this season. Dallas won 4-3 in a shootout in the teams' only meeting on October 15 at Honda Center.


The Stars are coming off a 4-3 shootout victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night at Staples Center. Dallas is 21-12-0 with 42 points and is currently third in the Pacific.
Phillipe Boucher (11-13-24) leads the Stars with 24 points. His 11 goals also lead the club. Dallas netminder Marty Turco is 16-9-0 with a 2.11 GAA and .920 SV%.



www.anaheimducks.com (http://www.anaheimducks.com)

Dallas Stars: Stars coach Dave Tippett said centre Mike Modano won't travel to California for games tonight and Thursday against Anaheim and San Jose because of soreness in his hip, groin and left leg. Modano didn't skate Tuesday, and his status for Saturday's home game against Edmonton is questionable. He has missed six games and hasn't played in more than two weeks. - Dallas Morning News

www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=10460&hubname=

EDIT: Meant 12/20. Can a MOD fix? THX in advance! :)

No need to bother a mod. If you are the thread starter, you can modify the thread title; just go to the first post and edit as usual.

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!!!

Ding ding ding!!!
:clap:
:clap:

Martin Gelinas is the correct answer!!!

Kevin, I am proud to say that you are today's lucky prize winner!!!
You win...

A bunch of mini-marshmallows!
http://www.sweetstall.com/acatalog/mini-marshmallows.jpg
Because that's what Martin Gelinas is... a miniature marshmallow! ;)

Thank you all for playing.
And remember...
:handclap:
Go Ducks Go!



Are you Ducksforcup twin? You just use less emoticons....

Are you Ducksforcup twin? You just use less emoticons....

Back off my marshmallows yo!

Just thought yall might want to know, Jere Lehtinen will be out of the line-up tonight with the Stomach flu....

Maybe he caught it from me.

I like our chances with Modano and Lehtinen out.

Goal! Looks like Pronger.

Pronger scores, right after the power play. Plus-minus, baby!

Turco doesn't even move an inch.

Turco didn't move at all on that shot. He never saw it till it bounced out of the net.

Jeez, that was a demolition.

Thornton with the definition of "cleaning his clock" on Barnaby.

Barnaby still wearing Pierre Turgeon's gay #77.

Pretty funny, for those who aren't watching the Dallas feed, the announcers are going on about how Barnaby and Thornton were teammates on Chicago, and Barnaby has nothing but glowing things to say about Shawn, all while we're watching Thornton pound him repeatedly in the head.

I'd love if Thornton had a Barnaby-like career. I think he could possibly have that type of career from what we've seen.

Wow, great save by Marty.

Wow, great save by Marty.

Yeah, that was something.

I'd love if Thornton had a Barnaby-like career. I think he could possibly have that type of career from what we've seen.

If he plays half as long, he'll exceed most projections for him, I'm sure. The league seems to be full of guys who were on the fringe, suddenly finding solid roster spots in the capped NHL.

Why the hell was the d-man diving on that shot?

Yay for Perry. Yay for points.

And an assist for Joey D. Always good.

At the risk of jinxing us, Dallas just doesn't look like they give a ****.

There, I jinxed us. See how that works?

Seeing-eyed shot. Pressure those d-men, guys!

At the risk of jinxing us, Dallas just doesn't look like they give a ****.

Yup, jinxed. 2-1 now.

I'm tempted to say that Scott Niedermayer is the Steve Nash of the NHL, but the Steve Nash of the NHL should be American, no?

Cool segment on the "War Room" in Toronto between periods. I'll have to upload the video. Looks like a fun job.

Wow. That was quite a shot by Perry.

Jeez, Perry that was quite a goal. Could have been the goal of the year so far for the Ducks. Wow. :eek:

Amazing, absolutely amazing save right before that, too.

Beauchemin has developed quite a hip check.

Uploading the save and the goal really soon, too.

I'm listening to the cybercast and apparently Parros cut his hair "for a good cause."

Boooooo!

And Nieds takes a knee to knee hit, but gets up.

I'm listening to the cybercast and apparently Parros cut his hair "for a good cause."

All I can say is that some god damned kids better be cured of cancer or something.

Perry showing quite a wristshot tonight. And Beauch looking good again.

Dallas with the better of the chances on that Ducks PP.

Yeah, we're generating more offense at even strength than with the man advantage.

Teemu apparently enjoying the cozy confines of the box this game.

Yikes, Sammy blasted Zubov pretty hard. Looks like his five-o'clock shadow has come out unscathed, though.

There we go. Scotty!

Four goals through two periods. Keep it going, guys!

Teemu apparently enjoying the cozy confines of the box this game.
He just doesn't want the Lady Byng :D :
"I don't want Lady Byng," Selanne said after Monday night's game, smiling. Seriously?

"Burkie (General Manager Brian Burke) would probably trade me if I won Lady Byng," he said, laughing loudly.

I assumed Selanne was joking, too - until calling Burke and repeated my conversation with the Ducks star.

"Teemu's not very far from the truth," Burke said bluntly. He wasn't laughing.

Burke went on to say the Lady Byng is the only NHL postseason award he "won't give a bonus for" when negotiating incentive clauses in contracts.

"It's something I don't particularly want to see on my team," he said of the Lady Byng.

http://ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/pros/ducks/columns/article_1388070.php

NHL War Room Behind the Scenes (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu56h_nhl-war-room-behind-the-scenes)

Marty Turco Save and Corey Perry's 11th...both beautiful (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu56i_great-turco-save-great-perry-goal)

NHL War Room Behind the Scenes (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu56h_nhl-war-room-behind-the-scenes)

Marty Turco Save and Corey Perry's 11th...both beautiful (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu56i_great-turco-save-great-perry-goal)

:bow::bow: Many thanks!

Funny on a night when our powerplay looks so-so, we still get a PP goal.

That Perry goal was amazing.

I'm listening to the cybercast and apparently Parros cut his hair "for a good cause."
:shakehead like to hear what the cause was and not some bet, the mustache with a shave head will look pretty funny though

Funny on a night when our powerplay looks so-so, we still get a PP goal.

So so Ducks PP > Average PP

I love watching the Ducks physically manhandle the Stars a couple years ago that wasn't the case:yo:

They just talked about Rory Fitzpatrick and Hayward says he hopes Rory does the honorable thing and steps down if he wins a spot.

:shakehead like to hear what the cause was and not some bet, the mustache with a shave head will look pretty funny though

They're casting an interview w/ Perry and he said that Parros told the guys that he was going to cut it when they got home from the road trip and donate it for wigs.
At least he still has his stache (well, he better).

They just talked about Rory Fitzpatrick and Hayward says he hopes Rory does the honorable thing and steps down if he wins a spot.

That'd be really interesting.

Ahlers & Hayward on Rory (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xu58r_ahlers-hayward-on-rory)

New Year's Eve in Minnesota. That just makes me cold thinking about it.

Perry looking great tonight. Barnaby really threw him into the glass there. Okay, nevermind, either Perry caught an edge or jumped into the glass.

Eh. Perry embellished that.

LOL, our celebrity Duck fan is...Alan Thicke. Sweet.

LOL, our celebrity Duck fan is...Alan Thicke. Sweet.

A fine celebrity hockey player. Thicke has some skills.

Perry again with a nice play to get a shot. He's working his *** off right now.

Shannon's played well enough to have a couple of points tonight. He's snakebit.

LOL, Carlyle won't let Perry off the ice.

Dallas announcers can't wait to get out of the building.

Another solid win for the good guys. Loved how the effort didn't let up all night.

Hooray for points? Hooray for WINNING, baby.

That's 60 points now. Still seriously amazing. Like Ahlers said near the end there, this is not only one of the best starts in NHL history, it's actually one of the best starts in all sports. Points in 89% of their games so far.

I love this team.

Giguere looked good again. Good game all around.

I love this team.

Giguere looked good again. Good game all around.

Back-to-back 1 goals games. And back-to-back games where he didn't give up a goal in the last 2+ periods.

I think that game went pretty much as it should've. We'll get a better feel the next meeting.

I think that game went pretty much as it should've. We'll get a better feel the next meeting.

well maybe the Stars have more than 1 player (Morrow) who's interested in his offensive game next time ;) :cry:

great game by Perry, pretty sad for him, he didn't get the trick. And of course without a question, the Ducks derserved the points. Dallas' game is pathetic right now

Perry's last 5 games:

5G + 3A = 8P

In the game notes on NHL.com, it says that the Ducks have sold out 4 of their last 5 home games.:handclap:

In the game notes on NHL.com, it says that the Ducks have sold out 4 of their last 5 home games.:handclap:

:bee::spud::pcheer::dd::devdance::pickle::wg: Cool news! :yo:

Yay!!!
Go Corey Perry!!! I'm still waiting to get his Rookie Review card from McDonald's!! :madfire: :madfire:

Ha ha ha...
I'm friends with a Dallas Stars prospect and this game made me think about him.
(Hey Richard... the Stars suck!)
Why is Selanne getting so many penalties this year? This is making me... :confused:
But yahoo!!!! :clap:
We have 60 points!!!!!!!!!!
23 games above .500!!!!!!

:handclap:
Go Ducks Go!

Next up... Saturday... going to see the Phoenix Coyotes at the Jobing.com Arena (OMG that's such a dumb name). I hope that Mikael Tellqvist starts... Cujo has lost his spunk!!! I will probably put Tellqvist as the starting goalie anyway.

And Kevin... I hope you enjoyed your marshmallows.

:handclap:
Go Ducks Go!

Cujo has lost his spunk!!!

:blush:

:blush:

It happens with old age...

It happens with old age...

Hasn't slowed down Selanne yet... ;)

Hasn't slowed down Selanne yet... ;)

That's because some guys last longer than others. :sgrin:

Why is Selanne getting so many penalties this year? This is making me... :confused:
But yahoo!!!! :clap:



Selanne has gone bad ;) . His penaltyes are not something rough. Holding the stick or smth. Much more referee problem than selannes.

Wait... The Ducks beat Dallas???

By more than one goal???

Wow.

It's nice to play teams that are missing Modano and Lehtinen...

Wait... The Ducks beat Dallas???

By more than one goal???

Wow.

It's nice to play teams that are missing Modano and Lehtinen...

Exactly. The Stars looked terrible, and while it's not totally because those two were out...it certainly helped.