Moose Update For The Week Of 10/18/09 - 10/24/09

fergo · 10-25-2009, 11:41 AM

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2009-10 RECORD: 7-4-1-0
  AHL RANKINGS: T-1st in the North Division
                T-1st in the Western Conference
                T-1st in the AHL

    POWER PLAY: 9 for 53 (17.0%), 16th in the AHL
  PENALTY KILL: 40 for 49 (81.6%), T-15th in the AHL
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MOOSE NOTES
- Moose goaltender Cory Schneider has gone 3-1 in his last four starts,
  with a 1.71 goals-against average, 0.938 save percentage, and one
  shutout.
- The Moose have gone past regulation in four of the last seven games.
  Their record past regulation in that time is 3-1 (one overtime win,
  two shootout wins, and an overtime loss).
- Several members of the Manitoba Moose took in Wednesday night's NHL
  game between the parent Vancouver Canucks and the Chicago Blackhawks.
  The Moose had travelled down to Chicago from Hamilton, where they
  played the previous night, as they later took on the Chicago Wolves
  (Atlanta's affiliate) on Friday night. A player who started his season
  with the Moose, Michael Grabner, scored his first NHL goal with his
  currently former teammates in attendance.
- Speaking of those Wolves, Friday saw the debut of veteran NHL
  defenceman Chris Chelios in a Wolves uniform.
- The Moose also saw a few other differences in the Wolves since they
  last saw them. The team fired their head coach (Don Granato) and
  assistant coach (former Moose Jason Christie) on Monday, then waited
  until Wednesday to hire Don Lever and former Winnipeg Jet Ron Wilson
  as their new head and assistant coaches. As well, the Moose faced
  veteran NHL goaltender Manny Legace in their 1-0 shootout win over
  Chicago.
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TOP FIVE SCORERS LAST WEEK
 #  PLAYER                  POS  GP   G   A PTS +/- PIM  PP  SH  GW    S   PCT
52  Sergei Shirokov          RW   4   2   1   3  +1   0   1   0   0    9  22.2
16  Marty Murray*            C    4   0   3   3  +1   0   0   0   0    7   0.0
18  Matt Pettinger+          LW   4   1   1   2  +1   6   1   0   0    7  14.3
22  Brian Salcido"           D    2   1   0   1  -1   2   1   0   0    4  25.0
 5  Nolan Baumgartner        D    4   1   0   1  -2   4   0   0   1    9  11.1

View the rest of last week's stats here.
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TOP FIVE SCORERS THIS SEASON
 #  PLAYER                  POS  GP   G   A PTS +/- PIM  PP  SH  GW    S   PCT
52  Sergei Shirokov          RW  10   4   6  10   0   4   2   0   0   24  16.7
19  Marco Rosa*              C   12   3   5   8  -3   2   0   0   0   33   9.1
16  Marty Murray*            C   12   2   5   7  +2   4   1   0   1   23   8.7
14  Michael Funk             D   12   1   6   7  -1   6   0   0   1   20   5.0
40  Michael Grabner          RW   5   4   2   6  +2   2   2   0   1   24  16.7

View the rest of this season's stats here.
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SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE STREAKS
GOALS                     G    #    DATES
Michael Grabner           3    4    10/09/09 -->

ASSISTS                   G    #    DATES
Marty Murray*             3    3    10/17/09 - 10/23/09

POINTS                    G    #    DATES
Marty Murray*             4    4    10/16/09 - 10/23/09
Michael Grabner           3    5    10/09/09 -->
Matt Pettinger+           3    3    10/17/09 - 10/23/09

WINS                      G    DATES
Cory Schneider            3    3    10/14/09 - 10/20/09

UNBEATEN (IN REGULATION)  G    DATES
Cory Schneider            3    3    10/14/09 - 10/20/09
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SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE STREAKS
NO GOALS                  G    DATES
Dusty Collins*           12    10/02/09 -->
Travis Ramsey*           12    10/02/09 -->
Nathan McIver            11    10/02/09 -->
Evan Oberg               11    10/02/09 -->
Pierre-Cedric Labrie     11    10/03/09 -->
Tommy Maxwell*           10    10/02/09 -->
Matt Pope                 9    10/02/09 -->
Michael Funk              9    10/10/09 -->
Nolan Baumgartner         8    10/02/09 - 10/19/09
Mario Bliznak             6    10/16/09 -->
Marco Rosa*               6    10/16/09 -->
Brian Salcido"            5    10/02/09 - 10/24/09
Mike Keane*               5    10/17/09 -->
Marty Murray*             5    10/17/09 -->
Eric Walsky               5    10/17/09 -->
Matt McCue"               4    10/03/09 -->
Alexandre Bolduc          4    10/09/09 -->
Derek LeBlanc*            4    10/10/09 -->
Geoff Waugh+              4    10/13/09 -->
Guillaume Desbiens        4    10/19/09 -->
Nolan Baumgartner         3    10/20/09 -->

NO ASSISTS                G    DATES
Dusty Collins*           12    10/02/09 -->
Pierre-Cedric Labrie     12    10/02/09 -->
Mike Keane*              11    10/03/09 -->
Tommy Maxwell*           10    10/02/09 -->
Matt Pope                 9    10/02/09 -->
Mario Bliznak             7    10/03/09 - 10/19/09
Brian Salcido"            6    10/02/09 -->
Marco Rosa*               6    10/14/09 - 10/24/09
Nolan Baumgartner         5    10/17/09 -->
Travis Ramsey*            5    10/17/09 -->
Matt McCue"               4    10/03/09 -->
Alexandre Bolduc          4    10/09/09 -->
Derek LeBlanc*            4    10/10/09 -->
Geoff Waugh+              4    10/13/09 -->
Michael Funk              4    10/17/09 - 10/24/09
Nathan McIver             4    10/19/09 -->
Eric Walsky               4    10/19/09 -->
Guillaume Desbiens        3    10/14/09 - 10/19/09
Sergei Shirokov           3    10/16/09 - 10/20/09
Evan Oberg                3    10/19/09 - 10/24/09
Mario Bliznak             3    10/20/09 -->
Guillaume Desbiens        3    10/20/09 -->
Matt Pettinger+           3    10/20/09 -->

NO POINTS                 G    DATES
Dusty Collins*           12    10/02/09 -->
Pierre-Cedric Labrie     11    10/03/09 -->
Tommy Maxwell*           10    10/02/09 -->
Matt Pope                 9    10/02/09 -->
Brian Salcido"            5    10/02/09 - 10/24/09
Marco Rosa*               5    10/16/09 - 10/24/09
Mike Keane*               5    10/17/09 -->
Travis Ramsey*            5    10/17/09 -->
Matt McCue"               4    10/03/09 -->
Alexandre Bolduc          4    10/09/09 -->
Derek LeBlanc*            4    10/10/09 -->
Geoff Waugh+              4    10/13/09 -->
Michael Funk              4    10/17/09 - 10/24/09
Nathan McIver             4    10/19/09 -->
Eric Walsky               4    10/19/09 -->
Evan Oberg                3    10/19/09 - 10/24/09
Nolan Baumgartner         3    10/20/09 -->
Mario Bliznak             3    10/20/09 -->
Guillaume Desbiens        3    10/20/09 -->

LOSSES                    G    DATES
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WINLESS (IN REGULATION)   G    DATES
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INJURIES
PLAYER                   INJURY          DATE           OUT FOR
Lawrence Nycholat        Shoulder/Knee   10/10/09       4-6 weeks
Brian Salcido"           Concussion      10/10/09       6 games
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TRANSACTIONS
PLAYER                   PREVIOUS TEAM        DESTINATION          DATE
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RECORD LAST WEEK: 2-1-1-0

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
DATE        TEAM              NHL AFFILIATE  RESULT
10/19/09    at Hamilton       Montreal       2-1 OT win
10/20/09    at Hamilton       Montreal       4-1 loss
10/23/09    at Chicago        Atlanta        1-0 SO win
10/24/09    at Milwaukee      Nashville      3-2 OT loss
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THIS WEEK'S GAMES
DATE        TEAM              NHL AFFILIATE  GAME TIME       BROADCAST
10/29/09    vs. Wilkes-Barre  Pittsburgh     7:30 p.m. CT    CJOB
10/30/09    vs. Wilkes-Barre  Pittsburgh     7:30 p.m. CT    CJOB
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LEGEND
Blue -- Playing in Vancouver (NHL)
Orange -- Playing in Anaheim (NHL)
Gold -- Playing in Victoria (ECHL)
Purple -- Released/playing for another team
Red -- Recovering from injury
Pink -- Suspended
* -- Manitoba Moose property
" -- Anaheim Ducks property
† -- Property of another NHL team
+ -- Signed to a pro tryout (PTO) contract
# -- Signed to an amateur tryout (ATO) contract

Ernie · 10-25-2009, 01:41 PM

With both Shirokov and Grabner playing for the Canucks, it would seem like Manitoba is in line for some more scoring woes.

Dado · 10-25-2009, 01:47 PM

Shirokov at a PPG in the minors is a positive sign. Looking forward to seeing his next tryout with the Big Boys.

Ernie · 10-25-2009, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dado

Shirokov at a PPG in the minors is a positive sign. Looking forward to seeing his next tryout with the Big Boys.

It also doesn't seem like his teammates have been giving him a lot of support.

fergo · 10-26-2009, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ernie

It also doesn't seem like his teammates have been giving him a lot of support.

That would be an understatement. As I wrote elsewhere, it's never a good sign when all of three players have scored in the past three games (four if you count Mike Keane's shootout-tying goal on Friday), and five players in the last five. Not to mention seventeen players who are currently active on the Moose roster have not scored in at least their past four games. Oh, and the fact the fourth line has yet to score a point, let alone a goal this season (after 12 games) doesn't help much, either.

I guess right now the Moose are taking a "scoring by committee" approach. The only problem is the whole committee doesn't seem to show up at the same time or place.

The Moose have scored two or less goals in eight of twelve games so far. Surprisingly, the Moose are near 0.500 (3-4-1-0) when that's happened, though only one of those wins came in regulation.