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This week we're going to have a look at the season's top performers, top underachievers, biggest surprises, and top rookies. As well we review the most crucial injuries of the week. If there's something you'd like to see let us know. As well, here is the link to the Puckjunkie.com Projected Top 500 Pointscorers if you haven't had a look at it yet.
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Top Performers of the Past Two Weeks:
1) Fleury (NYR): Theo is picking
up the pace 7 Goals (3PPG, 2SHG), 5 Assists, +1, 26 shots, and 26.9 Sh%
in his last 8 games
2) Brian Leetch (NYR) - 2 Goals
(1PPG), 9 Assists, 37 Shots in last 8 games
3) Jason Allison (BOS) - On a very
poor team Allison still seems to get his points - 6 Goals (4 PPG), 4 Assists,
+1, 24 Shots in last 7 games
4) John Madden (NJ) - 7 Goals (1
SHG), 1 Assist, +4, 25 Shots in his last 7 games.
5) Hot Goalies during the past two
weeks - Burke (PHX) - 5GP (2-0-3), 1.34 GAA, .956 SV%, 1 Shutout;
Nabakov (SJ) 6 GP (4-0-2), 1.44 GAA, .951 SV%; Boucher (PHX)
5 GP (2-1-2) 1.55GAA, .939 SV%, 1 Shutout; Rhodes (ATL) 3 GP (1-0-1),
1.24 GAA, .955 SV%;
Top Underachievers of the Past Two Weeks:
1) Brian Savage (MON) -
0 Goals,
0 Assists, -4, 21 Shots in last 6 games
2) Jamie Langenbrunner (DAL) -
0 Goals, 0 Assists, -2, 7 shots in 5 games
3) Sergei Zubov (DAL)
- 1 PPG,
0 Assists, -6, 16Shots in 5 games
4) Andrei Kovalenko (BOS) - 2 Goals
(1 PPG), 1 Assist, -12, 18 Shots in 7 games
5) Tanning Booth - Vernon (CGY)
3 GP (0-3-0), 5.99 GAA, .768 SV%; Whitmore (BOS) 4 GP (1-2-0), 5.67
GAA, .812 SV% - Moss (CAR) 3 GP (1-2-0), 4.80 GAA, .824 SV%
Biggest Surprises of the Season :
1) Fred Modin (TB) - 13 GP, 8 Goals
(3 PPG), 5 assists, +3, 41 Shots
2) Sergei Brylin (NJ) - 13 GP,
5 Goals (1 PPG), 7 Assists, +4, 36 shots
3) Manny Legace (DET) - 6 GP (4-1-0),
2.147 GAA, .918 SV% - solid back-up to Osgood - should get the easy games
4) Niklas Sundstrom (SJ) - 12 GP,
1 PPG, 11 Assists, +6, 16 Shots
5) Robert Lang (PIT) - 13 GP, 7
PPG, 9 Assists, 36 Shots
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Key Injuries of the Week:
1) Chris Drury (COL) - Out 6-8 Weeks
with knee injury.
2) Mark Recchi (PHI) - This
isn't a new injury, but it's one you should still watch closely. He is
officially suffering from fatigue, but no-one is really sure what's wrong
with him - he's still listed day-to-day
3) Owen Nolan (SJ) - Nolan is still
day-to-day trying to recover from off-season hernia surgery. It would seem
that he tried to come back too soon and is paying the price a bit. Watch.
4) Martin Broduer (NJ) - Day-to-day
with groin injury - watch this one closely. Groin injuries and goalies
are a lethal combination.
5) Adam Deadmarsh (COL) - Out indefinitely
with concussion received in fight with Ed Jovanovski.
For more injury news visit the M.A.S.H. Unit at Puckjunkie.com.
Top Rookies for the Season:
1) Brad Richards (TB) - 13 GP, 3
Goals (1PPG), 9 Assists, -3
2) Steven Reinprecht (LA) - 16
GP, 6 Goals, 5 Assists, +8, 19 Shots
3) Brent Johnson (STL) - 5 GP (5-0-0),
1.00 GAA, .958 SV%, 2 Shutouts
4) Martin Havlat (OTT) - 13 GP,
5 Goals (3 PPG), 6 Assists, +5, 21 Shots
5) The Sedins (VAN) - Daniel
- 14 GP, 4 Goals, 6 Assists, +8, 30 Shots; Henrik - 14 GP, 4 Goals
(1PPG), 4 Assists, +7, 24 Shots
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