Entries with the tag: pavol+demitra

The Graphical Pavol

by Alanah McGinley on 07/14/08 at 12:44 PM
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Statistics aren’t everyone’s cup of tea (least of all mine; in university, I dropped out of ‘Introductory Statistics’ three times before finally finishing and passing the course) but they’re obviously a useful tool when it comes to breaking down a player—especially a player who’s new to the team and somewhat of an unknown quantity.

Below are four charts I’ve put together to look at Pavol Demitra (and one on Mats Sundin) from a variety of perspectives:

• Chart 1 -- Demitra vs Naslund
• Chart 2 -- Demitra’s 2007-08 Line Combos and Points
• Chart 3 -- Demitra’s Situational Ice Time for 2007-08
• Chart 4 -- Sundin’s 2007-08 Line Combos and Points

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Jason Krog to the Canucks

by Alanah McGinley on 07/11/08 at 04:48 PM
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Update July 14th, 10:40am PT -- TSN now reports Krog has been signed, but states that the Canucks have provided no information about the exact nature of his contract.

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An astute friend haunting hockey message boards came across this small nugget—Jason Krog to the Canucks, with the rumor it’s a one-way contract.

Screenshot is from NHL.com’s player page for Krog:

For the latest from Mike Gillis, the video below features him talking about yesterday’s signing of Pavol Demitra and Rob Davison

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Those CanCucks Get Better Every Day

by Alanah McGinley on 07/10/08 at 01:35 PM
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Now if they can just sign SunKdin, they might be able to ice a hockey team come October.

Update 10:54am PT: Craig Custance of the Sporting News passes on that Demitra’s deal is for 2 years, $4 million per.
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*screenshot from TSN.

A $21 Million Shopping Trip Should Be More Fun Than This

by Alanah McGinley on 06/28/08 at 01:42 PM
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It’s difficult to gauge the exact dollar amount available in the Vancouver Canucks’ bank come July 1st.  I’ve read estimates from less-than-$20-M to $21.6 M.  My own addition comes out to $21.1 M, only very slightly off the calculations by nhlnumbers.com.

Whatever the exact amount (and incidentally, I’m less-inclined than before to make fun of hiring a “capologist”) it’s a healthy amount of free agent spending money.

But for those Canucks fans out there still dreaming of Marian Hossa, I daresay it’s not going to be nearly enough.

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On those ‘Demitra to Vancouver’ Rumors

by Alanah McGinley on 05/05/08 at 12:23 PM
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Some thoughts from Minnesota, à la Michael Russo at the Star Tribune:

Oh, and lastly, this is unconfirmed by me but being told to me by a Vancouver reporter, but apparently Pavol Demitra was in Vancouver over the weekend being given a tour of the area by Canucks captain Markus Naslund.

As I’ve intimated here, the chances of the Wild even attempting to bring Demitra back is slim to none, and there’s a question whether he’d even want to return.

Demitra signing with Vancouver makes sense. His agent — or now, I guess, former agent — is Mike Gillis, the now-GM of the Canucks. Naslund is also now a former client of Gillis. 

Both are unrestricted free agents, and you can bet Gillis may very well take care of his former clients. In fact, maybe Pavel Bure comes out of retirement and returns to Vancouver.

[updated below - Demitra did indeed spend time in Vancouver in recent days.]

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