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Video- Hartnell Celebrates A Goal With A Fight
by Paul on 02/09/12 at 08:10 PM ET
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Both Scott Hartnell and Dion Phaneuf received 5 for fighting and Hartnell also was given 2 for slashing.
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Phaneuf Adds To The Battle
by Paul on 01/18/12 at 10:59 AM ET
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from Michael Grange of Sportsnet,
Dion Phaneuf is a heated playoff rivalry away from being the legend his detractors suggest he thinks he is anyway.
Hey, fake it until you make it.
There are plenty of reasons why the rest of the NHL doesn’t like the Leafs captain, the two-time defending most over-rated player in the league.
Just a few: His glower; his glower and his glower when posing for publicity shots as the captain of the richest, most self-satisfied and most under-achieving team - if recent playoff appearances are the measure - in the NHL.
And now, courtesy of Ottawa Senators agitator Nick Foligno another reason: the big defenceman’s penchant for faking injuries to draw a penalty as Phaneuf was accused of doing in the second period of the Leafs 3-2 loss to Ottawa at the Air Canada Centre Tuesday night.
“I didn’t think he had to embellish it,” was Foligno’s interpretation of the Leafs captain lying on the ice after the Sens forward low bridged him, sending him skyward. “I knew I didn’t get his knee so I was disappointed in him embellishing.”
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Video- Nick Foligno Called For Clipping On Dion Phaneuf
by Paul on 01/17/12 at 08:47 PM ET
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How low can you go without being called for clipping?
added 11:27pm, Foligno and Phaneuf settled the score by dropping the gloves, watch below…
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Video-Dion Phaneuf Gets 5 And A Game For Boarding
by Paul on 12/16/11 at 09:48 PM ET
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Zack Kassian was ok after the hit.
My opinion, maybe a fine, but I don’t think he will face a suspension.
added 12/17/11 at 1:04am, Brad May and John Shannon of Sportsnet discuss the Phaneuf hit and the Leafs penalty kill. Watch below…
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Video- Phaneuf And Ovechkin Battled All Night Long
by Paul on 12/10/11 at 12:06 AM ET
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Video- Hit Of The Night, Dion Phaneuf On Michael Sauer
by Paul on 12/05/11 at 11:23 PM ET
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Added feature, Phaneuf’s father reacts to the hit.
In case you are wondering, no penalty on the hit.
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Video- Because You’ve Probably Been Waiting For This, Top 10 Phaneuf Hits
by Paul on 11/08/11 at 09:50 PM ET
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Presented by TheScore.
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Phaneuf Now Leading The Leafs
by Paul on 11/07/11 at 08:53 AM ET
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from Mike Brophy of Sportsnet,
“Thanks guys.”
Dion Phaneuf had just been put through his paces by the media fresh off his team’s most humiliating defeat of the season, and when the interview concluded and the reporters turned to walk away, the Toronto Maple Leafs captain thanked them.
That’s the way it is these days for the Maple Leafs’ undisputed leader. Phaneuf accepts his role as captain, and if you believe his, “thanks guys,” was sincere, it is a sign of his rapidly developing maturity. A lot of players would have gone into hiding after being spanked 7-0 in front of an angry home audience, but Phaneuf, who was minus-3 on the night, was sitting in his dressing stall waiting for the press when they entered the dressing room.
It would have been just as easy for Phaneuf to duck the media or, worse, act aloof and bitter at having to answer questions after an embarrassing night. Instead, Phaneuf took his medicine. He patiently answered every question about his team’s poor play and didn’t bite anybody’s head off in the process.
It will be interesting to see if the captain’s demeanor stays the same if one defeat turns into two or three.
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Phaneuf Has His Game Back
by Paul on 10/23/11 at 06:59 PM ET
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from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star,
This time of year hyperbole and overstatement are rife in the hockey world, whether in these parts or those beyond.
Last fall, for example, Steven Stamkos was going to score 70 goals (guilty), Dustin Byfuglien was a Norris Trophy candidate and there was no chance the Maple Leafs were going to be able to get anything of value for Tomas Kaberle after failing to trade him during the summer.
So let’s stay away from overstating the case on anything, or specifically, when it comes to Dion Phaneuf. Let’s not say he’s the best defenceman in the league or a sure-fire all-star at his position or a lock to be part of Team Canada when and if the NHL sends players to the Sochi Olympics in three years.
Let’s just say he’s back in the conversation on some of those fronts.
Let’s just say that Phaneuf, now in his second full season with the Leafs, appears to have his mojo back.
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Video- Phaneuf Hit On Da Costa
by Paul on 10/08/11 at 08:01 PM ET
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Dion Phaneuf with a big hit on Stephane Da Costa.
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Video- Head Shot Or Big Hit?
by Paul on 09/23/11 at 10:26 PM ET
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from Michael Traikos of the National Post,
For the second time in as many games, the Toronto Leafs defenceman was penalized for delivering a hit to the head on Friday. And for the second time, he believed the referees got it wrong.
“I got his body first,” said Phaneuf, who was penalized for hitting Michael Ryan in a 2-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. “That’s my job as a D-man. When a guy’s coming up the ice to hit him. It’s a learning experience for the refs.”
It might also be a learning experience for big-time hitters like Phaneuf.
more and you make the call from tonight’s game…
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Swiss Player Takes A Big Hit From Phaneuf
by Paul on 05/03/11 at 12:02 PM ET
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from Greg Wyshynski of PuckDaddy,
In the first period of their preliminary round game, Swiss forward Simon Moser was absolutely demolished on a hit by Canadian (and Toronto Maple Leafs) defenseman Dion Phaneuf. Once on the bench, he appeared to lose consciousness before being tended to by the training staff and leaving the game under his own power.
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Video- Hit Of The Night: Phaneuf On Komisarek
by Paul on 03/04/11 at 12:52 AM ET
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“Neon Dion” Phaneuf
by Paul on 12/16/10 at 08:12 PM ET
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from Darren Dreger of TSN,
Former Flames coach Mike Keenan won’t get into specifics, but he confirms there were issues in Calgary’s dressing room involving Dion Phaneuf.
Veteran players referred to Phaneuf as “Neon Dion” and found him, at times, overly confident, if not cocky, on and off the ice.
There were arguments, and some wanted Keenan to tighten the reigns and discipline Phaneuf, but the former coach enjoyed Phaneuf’s sometimes, combative nature and verbal approach and was willing to live with his mistakes as he developed.
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Phaneuf Talks Before Playing His First Game As A Visitor In Calgary
by Paul on 12/16/10 at 05:34 PM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
“It is a big game for both teams,” said Phaneuf, “and they’re probably saying the same thing over there. When the puck drops, it doesn’t matter if they’re your best friend or not, you have to play to win. If you ask any guy over there, they’re not going to let up on me, I’m sure of that.
“There are no hard feelings, no negatives .... Playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs is something very special - the history that our organization has. It’s been nothing but positives ever since I got to Toronto.”
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Which Phaneuf Will Show Up In Calgary?
by Paul on 12/15/10 at 01:20 PM ET
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from George Johnson of the Calgary Herald,
He’s back. In all his glorious, maddening imperfection. Who knows what on earth he’ll be up to Thursday night?
Dion Phaneuf could clock a mid-ice loiterer or two and launch them into the Calgary Flames’ owners’ box or end the night minus-4. He might score the overtime winner with an absolute screamer from the point or be on the ice for every goal, both sides, in a 6-5 win. Or a 6-5 loss.
And therein lies the fun.
Utter unpredictability has always been his quirky entertainment value.
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How Will Calgary Greet Phaneuf?
by Paul on 12/12/10 at 09:48 AM ET
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from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun, Phaneuf admits he is looking forward to being back in Calgary on Thursday. He hopes the Flames fans do not jeer him. Of course, that might be asking too much.
“I’m wearing a different jersey now, so if it’s boos, well, I’ve been booed in different buildings,” he said. “I won’t take it personally. I don’t think they’ll boo me because it’s part of the business. I did not ask to be moved.
“It will be a special night. I played a lot of games in that building. I played a lot of games for that organization. I’ll have lots of people to say hi to. But once the puck drops, I’m on a different team. I’m sure the guys over there would say the same thing.
“I had a lot of real good times there. There were a good years that went well. Being up for the Calder was very special. So was being up for the Norris. There were good times.”
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Choose Your Team Captain Wisely
by Patrick Hoffman on 12/10/10 at 09:00 PM ET
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from Ryan Kennedy at TheHockeyNews.com:
Before the 2010-11 campaign began, I talked to numerous NHL personalities about what the ‘C’ meant these days and Rivet was one of the focuses. Teammate Jason Pominville told me that when Rivet arrived in 2008, he was a rarity on the team: a veteran willing to be vocal in the dressing room. The players took to him right away and voted him in as captain.
Two seasons later, I wonder about the optics of him being relegated to the sidelines. What does it mean for the leader of the team not to be on the bench during a game, imparting his wisdom to the youth or stabilizing a dicey situation? Maybe the Sabres are mature enough now that they can stand on their own without Rivet, but it doesn’t seem like a good situation to me.
The trend in the NHL recently has been for captains to be younger and often super-skilled. You’re never going to see Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews or Shea Weber benched. But based on the fact Toronto has eight legitimate NHL defensemen at its disposal right now, would it be crazy to think Phaneuf would be a healthy scratch one of these days if he continues to give the puck away or miss assignments?
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Phaneuf Talks About His Leg Injury
by Paul on 11/18/10 at 09:39 AM ET
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from Paul Hunter of the Toronto Star,
“When you pull your pant leg up and you can see inside your leg, it’s not a very good feeling,” said Phaneuf, speaking expansively about his injury for the first time Wednesday.
The captain of the Leafs, with his intense glower and hard-nosed play, is accustomed to seeing trepidation in others. That night, he admits, he was feeling fear himself as he wondered whether his season had come to an end.
“When you’re sitting there on the trainer’s table and the orthopedic surgeon says we’ve got to go to the (operating room), you’re definitely wondering. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t (feel scared),” he said.
While exploring the wound, doctors found Phaneuf’s medial collateral ligament had been knicked by Regin’s skate. It had to be stitched up. So did the other internal damage. Phaneuf, though, was fortunate. Regin’s skate missed an artery — “Close; I got very lucky,” Phaneuf says — and the outside of the wound was stapled together in what, in total, was almost a three-hour procedure at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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Phaneuf Out At Least A Month
by Paul on 11/03/10 at 10:59 AM ET
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via Darren Dreger tweet,
Phaneuf suffered a deep cut last night. Burke says he’s out at least 4 weeks.
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Video- Phaneuf Out With Lower Body Injury
by Paul on 11/02/10 at 07:54 PM ET
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via TSN,
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf left Tuesday’s game against the Ottawa Senators with what the team is calling a lower-body injury.
Phaneuf got tied up with Ottawa’s Peter Regin at 6:11 of the second period and fell awkwardly to the ice. He needed assistance to get to the team’s dressing room. The Leafs confirmed he would be out for the rest of the game.
The video below will show Phaneuf getting tangled up with Regin….
added 9:11pm, via John Shannon tweet,
From boos to worse…Phaneuf leaves ACC on stretcher…left knee iced and heavily bandaged.
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Home Town Fans Booing Phaneuf
by Paul on 11/02/10 at 01:39 PM ET
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from Bob McKenzie of TSN,
Brian Burke is a fervent believer that when fans purchase a ticket to a sporting event, those fans are entitled to boo or cheer or express themselves in any way they see fit, so long as it’s not vulgar or racist.
That said, the Toronto Maple Leaf general manager is also a big believer in freedom of speech and he said it is “disgraceful” that some fans at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night booed Leafs’ captain Dion Phaneuf.
“Are they entitled to do it?” Burke said, “Sure, they are. And I honestly don’t believe it was a lot of them. It doesn’t take many fans booing to be heard so I think we’re talking about a very small number, but my opinion is that it’s disgraceful to boo Dion Phaneuf for everything he has done for this franchise, on and off the ice, in a very short period of time.”
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New Goals For Dion Phaneuf
by Paul on 10/04/10 at 10:03 AM ET
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New Year, Old Words
by Paul on 09/09/10 at 06:59 AM ET
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from Steve Buffery of the Toronto Sun,
It’s like the swallows returning to Capistrano, except in this case it’s Leafs Nation being expected to swallow a load of crap.
Some veteran Leafs player, or someone in the front office, says something about how making the playoffs is the team’s goal and anything else is “unacceptable”, and then the dopey fans and the Toronto media salivate like the barking dogs that they are—a certain tabloid publication included.
This year it’s captain Dion Phaneuf sticking his neck out ...
“We’re definitely a playoff team,” Phaneuf said. “Our goal at the start of this season is to make the playoffs. Anything short of that is unacceptable.”
Wow.
So bold.
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Phaneuf Ready For The Season
by Paul on 08/30/10 at 03:00 PM ET
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from Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun,
The defenceman’s game-day scowl was screwed on pretty tight, three weeks before camp medicals on Sept. 16.
“It was a long summer and it’s no secret we weren’t happy where we finished last year,” Phaneuf said. “Back at the first press conference I said what a huge honour it is to be the captian of this team. But I’m not going to change.”
Phaneuf got the gig because he can bring an intimidation factor to his own dressing room. But he also made sure to call every new Leaf acquired since July 1 to introduce himself and give a pep talk, which hasn’t always been the protocol around here in the 43 years without a Stanley Cup.
“I talked to every guy and everyone was excited for the chance to play here,” Phaneuf said. “Camp is coming up quick and we have to be ready. Every guy we added will help us.”
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Overrated Players
by Paul on 08/24/10 at 06:17 AM ET
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via Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun,
It’s may have something to do with his perceived personality, but Leafs defenceman Dion Phaneuf certainly isn’t a hit with his peers.
According to a Sports Illustrated Poll scheduled to hit newstands tomorrow (today), Phaneuf is the runaway winner as the NHL’s most overrated player. Of the 272 players asked, 21% listed Phaneuf, who came to the Leafs in a blockbuster deal with Calgary.
Second on the list was Rangers defenceman Scott Gomez (seven percent) floowloed by Canadiens centre Scott Gomez (six per cent) and Rangers pest SEan Avery (five per cent.)
added 7:20am, I have a feeling the above story is old, even though it has a August 23, 2010 date on it. Sorry.
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Will Phaneuf Be Able To Change?
by Paul on 06/14/10 at 08:09 PM ET
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from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star,
While Phaneuf repeatedly said during his coronation he won’t change anything now that he’s captain, Wilson has already cautioned Phaneuf that he may have to tone down his vocal presence.
“A woodpecker gets annoying after a while,” said Wilson. “We hear (Phaneuf) all the way down in the coaches’ office. Over 82 games, that can wear people down.”
The 25-year-old defenceman is blunt to a fault. The way some explain it, just like it was always Manny just being Manny, sometimes Dion is just Dion. He’s shocked to find things he says rub others the wrong way.
Before, Phaneuf could shrug and be the rebel. Now, he has to care. He’s the captain, and for all the players, some of whom won’t necessarily want to follow his every lead or make anything close to his $7 million salary next season.
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Add A ‘C’ To Phaneuf
by Paul on 06/11/10 at 01:59 PM ET
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from TSN,
Sources tell TSN that the Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to name Dion Phaneuf as the club’s 17th captain next week.
The team has called a news conference for Monday afternoon, where sources say the Phaneuf announcement will be made, along with the unveiling of a new Maple Leafs sweater.
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Phaneuf Overrated
by Paul on 04/01/10 at 08:10 AM ET
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from Paul Hunter of the Toronto Star,
Overrated? You want overrated, Dion Phaneuf will tell you about overrated.
Overrated is the emphasis onlookers put on goals – his goals; the ones that total zero since he arrived in Toronto 21 games ago – when the only thing that really matters to him is whether his Maple Leafs are improving and winning.
What also doesn’t matter to Phaneuf is a Sports Illustrated player poll that ranks him as the Most Overrated Player in the NHL. In its latest edition, the magazine asked 272 players in the league to name the player whose reputation exceeds their performance.
Phaneuf ran away with the title, capturing 21 per cent of the vote.
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Looking At The Phaneuf Trade
by Paul on 03/27/10 at 07:44 AM ET
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from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star,
Almost two months into the Phaneuf era, one that seems almost certain to continue with the 24-year-old being named captain next fall, it’s fair to say the Leafs would make the deal again any day, and twice on Sundays.
Phaneuf hasn’t been a spectacular success, and still is looking for his first goal. The Leafs are 10-7-1 with him. The Flames are 10-8-1 without him, a stat that suggests neither club has benefited more than the other from the swap so far.
That said, it’s hard to find a hockey person who thinks this was anything but a peculiar, one-sided deal. You could argue that the Leafs haven’t missed and won’t miss any of the four players sent to the Flames – Ian White, Matt Stajan, Jamal Mayers and Niklas Hagman – while Phaneuf has been a godsend, a blue-line stud who has played more than 25 minutes in each of the club’s last nine games.
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Would Phaneuf Make A Good Captain?
by Paul on 03/06/10 at 07:58 AM ET
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from Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star,
If there is a likely captain out of the group that wear A, it could well be Phaneuf. At 24, he’s closer in age to the players he leads. Kaberle is 32, Beauchemin 29 and Komisarek 28.
The core of players around whom this team is being built is much younger. Phil Kessel is 22. Luke Schenn is 20. Tyler Bozak will be 24 later this month. Viktor Stalberg is 24. Carl Gunnarsson and Nikolai Kulemin are 23. Luca Caputi is 21.
“We’ve got a young energetic group that works hard shift-in, shift-out,” said Phaneuf. “It’s a fun group to be around. A very upbeat group; a young group.”
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Why Was Phaneuf Traded?
by Paul on 02/05/10 at 09:15 AM ET
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from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun,
A candid Olli Jokinen suggests Dion Phaneuf may have been railroaded out of Calgary because of the loathing of disgruntled Flames supporters.
Speaking just minutes after he had made his New York Rangers home debut Thursday night, Jokinen strongly rejected the notion that Phaneuf was shipped to Toronto last Sunday because he was a cancer in the Flames dressing room.
“No, no, no. Not at all. He’s a great teammate,” Jokinen said after the Rangers’ 6-5 loss to the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden.
Okay, then why did general manager Darryl Sutter trade the young defenceman?
“The biggest thing is, (Phaneuf) wasn’t accepted by the Calgary fans, even though he was once a Norris Trophy candidate,” Jokinen said.
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Another Battle Of Ontario
by Paul on 02/02/10 at 07:34 AM ET
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from Chris Young of Toronto Star,
Dion Phaneuf’s arrival as the newest Maple Leaf in town means it won’t be long before main squeeze Elisha Cuthbert shows up at the Air Canada Centre, a place that hasn’t seen a power couple like this since Vince Carter and his mom left town.
The 24-year-old Phaneuf, acquired from Calgary on Sunday, and Cuthbert, the 27-year-old Calgary native best known for her role in the TV drama 24, have been an item for nearly two years.
They will have to do some hard training, though, to catch up with the power play going on in Ottawa. Singer Carrie Underwood and her Senators centreman Mike Fisher are coming off their cute-and-cuter Grammy Awards appearance Sunday night as they move toward a planned wedding that will be the most sought-after invitation in the game this summer.
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The Phaneuf Deal
by Paul on 01/31/10 at 01:03 PM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
Fact is, it was logical for Calgary to trade from its position of strength – a deep defence – in order to fill in gaps elsewhere. Just because the Flames rolled over Edmonton 6-1 Saturday night doesn’t mean they have completely righted the ship just yet. The pressure is on – to make the playoffs and then win some rounds when, or if, they get there. But this isn’t enough for a core asset, not nearly enough - and cannot be explained away as simply a move to shed $6.5-million worth of Phaneuf’s annual salary. On some levels, it looks like a panic move, borne out of desperation for a quick fix.
In the end, that Sutter would give up on Phaneuf at this comparatively early stage in his career is probably the most surprising part of the deal. That he couldn’t get more for him in return is probably the most disappointing.
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Dion Phaneuf A Leaf
by Paul on 01/31/10 at 11:26 AM ET
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per Darren Dreger’s Twitter,
phaneuf to the Leafs
added 11:35am, from Eric Stephens of Ducks Blog,
The Ducks are set to trade Jean-Sebastien Giguere, the franchise’s all-time winningest goalie, to the Toronto Maple Leafs and it’s expected they will receive goalie Vesa Toskala and another veteran player in return, the Orange County Register has learned.
Giguere received a telephone call when he reached the Tampa Bay Lightning’s practice facility, where he learned of the potential move. The 32-year-0ld was in uniform but did not take the ice as players and coaches hugged him before he took the team bus back to the hotel.
added 11:42am, Watch the press conference below.
added 11:45am, Multiple reports are Giguere to Leafs for Toskala too.
added 11:58am, via Dreger Twitter,
Phaneuf, Sjostrom and Auley to Toronto for Hagman, Stajan, Mayers and White!!
added 12:03pm, Trade wrap-up at TSN.
added 12:04pm, Burke says another deal should be announced within 30 minutes.
added 12:19pm, Pierre LeBrun of ESPN has a breakdown of the press conference in case you missed it.
added 2:35pm, Dion on the trade via Vicki Hall of the Calgary Herald,
“Well, it’s definitely a shock, but I’m very, very excited about going to Toronto and being a Maple Leaf. It was definitely a shock, but it’s part of the business,” he said.
“I found out this morning. The toughest part is saying goodbye to your buddies and the relationships that you’ve made. You guys actually found out before me.”
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Expect Phaneuf To Stay In Calgary
by Paul on 01/29/10 at 03:04 PM ET
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from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,
Calgary’s massive defender is going through a difficult season—maybe he’s more than a bit guilty of buying into the hype that surrounded him early in his career—and his struggles to live up to expectations are reflected in his team’s current swoon. But at 24, there’s still plenty of time for Phaneuf to develop into a player who reads the game well enough to be physically imposing, positionally sound and a factor in the offense. The Flames don’t want to see his light go on while he’s wearing another team’s sweater.
After watching the Flames drop a 3-2 shootout decision Thursday night in Phoenix to run their losing streak to nine, it seems likely that Sutter will make some kind of move to ensure they remain relevant in the playoff discussion. But unless they can find someone who is willing to pay him $6.5 million for the next four years and offer up a player of similar age, accomplishment, and promise, Phaneuf will still be wearing the flaming C come March 4.
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Hard To Picture Phaneuf With The Rangers
by Paul on 01/23/10 at 08:25 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Despite Calgary general manager Darryl Sutter’s adamant denial that Dion Phaneuf is on the trade market, another NHL GM yesterday told The Post that the Flames are “desperate” to move the defenseman and the annual $6.5 million cap hit he will carry through 2013-14.
Which leads us to the Rangers, a team in desperate need of size and toughness that just happened to be scouted by Daryl Sutter and pro scout Ron Sutter during the Blueshirts’ 2-0 surrender in Philadelphia on Thursday….
The only reasonable target would be Brandon Dubinsky—reasonable, that is, for the Flames, but entirely unreasonable for the Rangers, who are essentially bereft down the middle behind No. 17.
If Phaneuf, 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, were playing up to the reputation he established his first couple of years in the league as a Barry Beck-type multi-dimensional specimen, perhaps GM Glen Sather could justify moving one young piece for another to fill one hole even while creating another. Perhaps.
But Phaneuf isn’t . . . and hasn’t for a long time. Plus, adding that contract would tie up $34.425 million for the next two years in five players—Phaneuf, Redden, Marian Gaborik, Chris Drury and Henrik Lundqvist.
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Phaneuf Wants Out Of Calgary Is Denied By Flames
by Paul on 01/08/10 at 08:42 AM ET
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from John Down of the National Post,
Word is Dion Phaneuf has allegedly asked to be traded and Darryl Sutter is exploring the possibilities of swinging a deal for Vinny Lecavalier or Ilya Kovalchuk or John Tavares or, apparently, any other elite player you can name.
All of which is very amusing to the Calgary Flames general manager.
“Everything is false,” Sutter said of the rampant rumours surrounding his 24-year-old defenceman. “Whoever makes up that stuff is not doing anything. We’ve worked really hard at building a top young defence in the league and our intention is to keep them so that’s just from somebody who didn’t have anything to do on that day.”
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Phaneuf Hit On Kopitar Last Night
by Paul on 12/31/09 at 08:07 AM ET
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Phaneuf received 5 for boarding and a game. Kopitar was OK and maybe missed one shift.
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Should Home Fans Boo Phaneuf?
by Paul on 12/10/09 at 09:48 PM ET
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from Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun,
Getting into the heads of 20,000 people is impossible.
So is the idea of people actually booing Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf on home ice.
He hears cat calls in opposition rinks, and should expect as much as one of the team’s highest-paid, high-profile and high-energy players.
But to think Flames fans would stoop so low as to target him at the Saddledome borders on ridiculous.
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Tweeting Trouble
by Paul on 11/18/09 at 08:26 AM ET
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from Adrian Dater of All Things Avs,
As we were waiting for Joe Sacco to make his remarks, there seemed to be some commotion from the Flames dressing room area, located right near the visitors area. A minute or so later, a couple Calgary media people said “Did you hear that, did you hear about the shouting match between Phaneuf and another player. Somebody was screaming at Phaneuf, calling him selfish.”
Back up in the press box, I put out a tweet saying as much. When media people in Canada talk about any kind of “controversy” involving their NHL team, you kind of assume it’s going to be all over the airwaves and in the papers soon.
But I regret putting out that tweet now, because the Flames weren’t too happy with me about it. And I shouldn’t pass along second-half stuff like that. I thought I’d made it clear that I was just passing along what I’d heard, but I don’t think I made that clear enough at all, and it came out too much like I’d heard it myself and that it was gospel.
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Phaneuf Needs To Stay On The Ice
by Paul on 09/21/09 at 05:38 AM ET
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from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,
The last thing Dion Phaneuf has to prove to anybody is that he’s tough.
And the last place the Flames need him is in the penalty box or on the surgeon’s table.
So it’s laughable to hear that after establishing himself as the NHL’s hardest hitter the last four years, Phaneuf is being criticized for refusing to fight a no-name knucklehead in a meaningless exhibition game.
Phaneuf is maturing to the point he knows every team in the league would rather have him off the ice and is justified in being selective in terms of when to punctuate his hits with fights.
While this space has long embraced fighting in the game, it’s embarrassing for critics who flooded sports talk radio phone lines to be so lacking in hockey knowledge to suggest every time he lays a forward out cleanly, he needs to follow it up with his fists.
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Phaneuf Needs To Fight His Own Battles
by Paul on 09/19/09 at 07:58 AM ET
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from George Johnson of the Calgary Herald,
He’s a hitter. He’s a hunter. And physical presence remains an integral part of the game.
What is troublesome, though, and what has become a disturbing trend, is the big No. 3 stepping back, surveying the carnage he has wrought and letting someone else—the willing, but unfortunate Mark Giordano in this case—wade in to clean up the mess. To often unpleasant results.
As if he’s somehow above it all.
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Phaneuf With His Side Of The Story
by Paul on 09/18/09 at 07:58 PM ET
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from Vicki Hall of the Calgary Herald via the National Post,
Go ahead. Call Calgary Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf a coward for refusing to drop the gloves in the aftermath of his vicious open-ice hit that sent New York Islanders forward Kyle Okposo to hospital.
Tell Phaneuf he violated the unwritten NHL code by declining the many challenges to fight from Okposo’s teammates.
People have the right to their own opinions, Phaneuf said. But so does he.
“I felt it was a clean hit,” Phaneuf said Friday, a day after he laid out Okposo during the Flames’ 5-4 pre-season win over the Islanders. “That’s part of my game. I have to play that way.”
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No Suspension For Phaneuf
by Paul on 09/18/09 at 02:17 PM ET
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Hit was reviewed…no suspension will be given. Reasons: wasn’t late, was not targeting head, did not launch or leave feet before collision
-Elliotte Friedman via his Twitter.
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Okposo Was Defenseless On Phaneuf Hit
by Paul on 09/18/09 at 06:41 AM ET
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from Katie Strang of Isles Files at Newsday,
Thankfully Kyle Okposo is OK. He has a mild concussion and was cleared by doctors to fly back with the team on the charter to Saskatoon.
Okposo was the victim of a vicious open-ice hit from Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf. I’ve watched the replay several times, and if I were Okposo or his teammate I would not be happy. Phaneuf left his feet on impact, catching Okposo with a shoulder to the head as Okposo was looking down, rendering him completely defenseless.
note: Video was changed at 8:02am since it was better quality than the one that was posted.
added 8:10am, from Scott Cruickshank of Flames Insider at the Calgary Herald,
If you crumple a player with a clean check, are you on the hook to accept the first challenge that comes your way?
Is that part of the code? Hit big, then get ready to scrap all comers?
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Will Sutter Help Phaneuf Find His Game?
by Paul on 06/24/09 at 08:09 AM ET
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from Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun,
Wanting to see what new head coach Brent Sutter can do for the Calgary Flames, excited fans can’t wait for the fall.
One Flame in particular will be an interesting study.
Being reunited with his Red Deer Rebels coach from his stellar days in the WHL, Sutter’s hiring might be the best thing to happen to Dion Phaneuf.
Preaching a ‘wolfpack’ mentality for his teams, Sutter hopes to instil a new level of leadership and accountability in the Flames locker-room.
Since exploding onto the NHL scene as a rookie under the guidance of Brent’s brother Darryl in his last year as both head coach and GM of the Flames, Dion has increasingly looked a little more like a lone wolf.
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Phaneuf Out
by Paul on 04/27/09 at 12:46 PM ET
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from CalgaryFlames.com,
Dion Phaneuf did not take part in the morning skate and head coach Mike Keenan erased all questions about the status of the blueliner for tonight’s contest.
“No, he will not,” was Keenan’s response when asked if Phaneuf would play. “He’s not available. And his status is day-to-day.”
Phaneuf’s teammates expressed their concern about his possible absence but remained positive that they could handle the 24-year-old’s workload.
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Keenan Defends Phaneuf
by Paul on 03/31/09 at 07:01 PM ET
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via Vicki Hall of Flames Insider,
“I think he’s had a year of growth,” Keenan said. “Again, he’s 23 years old. People forget that. He’s learning. He’s learning more about his game. He’s learning more about the defensive aspect of his game. He’s learning more about the offensive aspect of his game.”
In 76 games, Phaneuf has 11 goals and 45 points with a plus-minus rating of minus-13.
“He will have fluctuations for a while yet, because of his age and his inexperience,” Keenan said, of the former Norris Trophy nominee. “He’s had some very strong games. For example, I told him he was a force in the Pittsburgh game. He was probably the best player on the ice. Because (Sidney) Crosby and (Evgeni) Malkin were non-decript. They didn’t want anything to do with them. They certainly knew he was on the ice. They were looking for him. And he was a force in our game against Minnesota, and he was very much a part of the game last night.”
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Ebbett Talks About The Phaneuf Hit
by Paul on 02/12/09 at 07:39 PM ET
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from Dan Wood of Ducks Blog at the OC Register,
After taking part in a loose practice session during the club’s annual “First Flight” field trip for elementary-school students Thursday at Honda Center, Ducks rookie center Andrew Ebbett talked about the hit to the head he took from Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf the night before.
Sporting a broken nose, courtesy of the shot delivered by Phaneuf late in the second period of the Ducks’ 3-2, overtime victory, Ebbett considered himself fortunate he didn’t incur further damage.
“It doesn’t feel that good this morning,” Ebbett said. “Luckily, it didn’t give me a concussion or anything — I hope. The nose is just kind of throbbing.”
Ebbett related his recollection of the play near the Calgary blue line.
“I saw him coming, dumped it (the puck) by him,” Ebbett said. “I thought I had the inside track on him, to get on the inside. The last thing I saw was his arm kind of coming up. Watching the replay, it looks more like an elbow than a shoulder to me.”
continued and the only video of the hit I could find can be seen below…
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