Saturday, January 22, 2011

Updates and Retractions...

Since there's not too much specific that I want to talk about, I will think about mentioning a couple of quick items.  First, a small retraction to the Evgeni Nabokov story from yesterday: it looks like the New York Islanders have claimed him on waivers, meaning that Detroit does not get that warm body.  There's just one problem: Naobkov doesn't want to be an Islander.  You know, I'd make a joke about the Islanders, but really, can this team ever catch a break?  Even when things go right, they always find a way to go wrong.  As for Nabokov, a Stanley Cup contender would be nice, but given that no teams wanted you this past offseason, you really should accept the fact that you will be on an NHL team this year.  Heck, the Islanders are even paying your flight to Long Island.

Second item is that Team Staal and Team Lidstrom both look a little clearer now.  Alternate captains were named, and serving under Team Staal will be Mike Green and Ryan Kesler while Patrick Kane and Martin St. Louis will serve under Team Lidstrom.  The Kesler and St. Louis choices, I'm fine with, but I think it's too soon for Kane to even be an alternate captain in any capacity at this stage in his career, and Green hasn't really been worth even an alternate captain designation.  Jonathan Toews and Brad Richards would have been my picks for alternate captain.

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