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April 18, 2011
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Kontos’ Fine Nine
For a couple reasons, this is the perfect time of year to reflect on a great post-season run by Chris Kontos. Not only are we in playoff mode, but with the MLB beginning, it’s fitting to recall Kontos’ production was of Cy Young quality. Named after the legendary pitcher, this unofficial hockey honor goes to a skater whose goal total far exceeds his assists. Thanks to his nine-goal, zero-helper playoff performance for Los Angeles 22 years ago, Kontos was the 1998-99 runaway recipient. “I would’ve had an assist,” Kontos laughed. “In one game, I passed the puck from the corner to John Tonelli in the slot. John had a great snap shot. He snapped it hard under the crossbar and the puck went in and out. But they didn’t have video…
Making Cents Of The Playoffs
Jeff Cogen would love to see the Nashville Predators make it to Game 8. As CEO of the Preds and the building they play in, Cogen knows there’s a direct correlation between playoff performance and a team’s overall viability, especially in a market where hockey isn’t indigenous. Nashville has cracked the West’s top eight in five of the past six seasons, but failed to go beyond Round 1 each time. That the Preds are consistently good enough to be a playoff club, according to Cogen, helps nurture a sense of stability and confidence among the fan base. But if they could kick the first round curse and advance to what he calls the “eighth game” – a metaphor for making it to the second round – Cogen believes Music City’s backing…
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Highs & Lows
Erik Karlsson doesn’t search long for the words when asked to summarize his season. “Some ups,” said the Senators defenseman, “some downs.” The Senators knew they were getting an incredible talent when they used the 15th overall selection in the 2008 NHL draft to select the now 20-year-old Swede, who played in this season’s All-Star Game. As Karlsson’s second season winds down and a trip to the World Championship appears in the offing, there’s still plenty of risk/reward to his game. He was leading Ottawa in points with 43 and sporting a minus-33 rating, 865th in the NHL. “It’s been a rough season,” he said. “It’s had its good parts and its bad parts. Overall, I think it’s been an improvement over last year.” There haven’t been many bright spots during this horrible…
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