Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Blackhawks Trade, Power Rankings and The Great One

Hawks trade D Aaron Johnson LW Kyle Greentree.
Greentree, 25, appeared in two games with the Flames last season, spending the majority of the campaign with the AHL’s Quad City Flames where he led the club with career highs in goals (39) and points (76) while appearing in 79 of 80 regular-season contests. Greentree, who was on the roster of Calgary’s AHL affiliate in Abbotsford, British Columbia at the time of the trade, has been held scoreless in four career National Hockey League matchups, which includes two with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2007-08.

CBS Sports has 6 in the power rankings. Mentions our weakness at goalie a major concern.
Sure, Chicago looked as dangerous as advertised in its season-opening set in Finland, but the Blackhawks can't help but be concerned about having Cristobal Huet as their No. 1 goalie.
I power rank Harry Potter movies. Right now Goblet of Fire is holding strong at number 1 but could see a significant dip as Harry's emo haircut in the movie is not aging well. Biting at its heals in the #2 slot-- it's the Half Blooded Prince if only for Emma Watson being 18 in the movie. Whaaaa.

And lastly watched the 30 for 30 ESPN documentary by Peter Berg--King's Ransom. I must say it proves a few things. 1.) How crazy Canada is for hockey and 2.) How significant Gretzky was to the game he played. Until Jordan became a dominant force I don't think there was one athlete that represented a sport so universally than Gretzky. I really don't have much more analysis to give you. It is what it is. Good stuff. I'd recommend it for any sports fans.

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