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February 5, 2010 RUNDOWN
10:30 Charean Williams NFL Insider
Roger Goddell press conference – potential lockout coming and fan reaction
Fans tolerate injuries etc., will not have sympathy for lockout
Baseball, Basketball and Hockey will benefit if football season canceled
Colts are very relaxed and ready to play
Saints seem tense and nervous
Colts will win because they have been there before
Saints should be relaxed because they are the underdogs
Colts are the heavy favourites
The Colts down turn over the football
Weather should be mild and not expecting rain
11:40 Damian Cristodero St.Pete’s Times - Tampa
New ownership
Purchase Agreement signed today
2-4 weeks for things to be finalized
Jeff Vinik has a small stake in Boston Red Socks (2%)
Made his fortune as an investment banker
Hopes to relocate to the Tampa area
Ownership change doesn’t seem to have distracted the Lightning
He will hire someone to come in to evaluate and make recommendations but does not think any immediate changes will happen
Tocchet and Lawton should be safe for a little while
They need another scoring forward – someone with consistency would really help them
12:45 Matt Loughlin Voice of the New Jersey Devils
Hard to score in this league
New Jersey is excited because Kovalchuk is now a Devil
He is dynamic and gifted and you have to watch him all the time
Despite all the success, New Jersey is not used to having a player like him
Coach Lemaire knows his role is to score goals so doesn’t expect him to play too much defense
Zubrus will be centering Kovalchuk and Langenbrunner tonight
Kovalchuk will have to make some adjustments to play the New Jersey style
Final game of the best of three season series tonight against Toronto
The Leafs have improved their team with trades, but they have given up some goals by losing Blake
Tom Mayeknecht preview of Sport Market
One week to the Olympics, buzz is here
IOC should stand down on Australian Flag issue
Should be special consideration for National Olympic decisions
IOC will have to step back and evaluate the “business” of the Olympics
Great fan interest in all the big trades this week
Calgary and Toronto both won in the trade.
Marketing perspective, Leafs won because they landed the big name in the trade -Phaneuf
Special edition of Sport Market tonight from 6-10
Best Academy Awards for sports movies – 2 nods – Sandra Bullock and the movie Blind Side nominated
Sam Cosentino Rogers Sportsnet
Hodgeson – huge step for him to be back and can be a valuable piece down the road
Will no longer be working with Dave Gagner in his off season
2 trains of thought – either he was not as injured as we thought or more injured than we thought
I think it is some where in the middle
What his worth will be can be evaluated at the end of the year
His skating has improved
Should start in the AHL next year
Canucks feeling left out of Hodgeson’s future plans
February 4th Rundown
10:15 Bob McKenzie
Bob’s Olympic assignment:
On panel with Pang, Kypreos, Duthie, Hodge and Millard
Will be broadcasting from Canada House at the zamboni entrance
Kovalchuk: Vancouver not in mix to get him – price too high
Kovalchuk salary ask is very high – too high for Atlanta
Could end up like Tampa situation with Lacavelier locked up in an expensive and long contract
Risk is Kovalchuk could leave NHL and sign with KHL
Some players like to return home to play
Franzen situation – best thing for him to take Olympics off and fully heal from injury
Senators 10 game win streak – getting good goaltending, injured players returning to lineup and good players playing well (Spezza, Alfredsson)
Cody Hodgeson back injury and his future in the NHL
10:40 Lee Hacksaw Hamilton
Superbowl - hard to pick a winner this year
Freeney has gone through 6 days of oxygen treatment so the bye has helped him
Greg Williams continues to talk in the lead up to Superbowl
Payton Manning is tough to get to
Many unique story lines with this matchup including the people of New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina
Prediction for the game - 38-35 Colts
11:30 Don Brennan - Ottawa Sun
Ottawa playing well defensively and getting injured players back
Elliot not carrying them
Two solid lines of offence
Alfredsson at 37 still their best player
Spezza started season poorly and had back troubles (has 7 game goal streak going)
Matt Carkner on defense has been a pleasant surprise
Should be a sellout crowd tonight
Ottawa could be guilty of a let down for tonight’s game after last night’s big win over division leader Buffalo Sabres
12:25 Tommy Larscheid
Mitchell will likely not play on the road trip
His 2nd concussion (last time missed 10 games)
Luongo needs to step up and make the first save
Current defense not making a great first pass
Cody Hodgeson - a lot has been invested in him so back injury is concerning.
12:45 Liz Manley
Coming to Vancouver tomorrow
Will be broadcasting for CTV
Skaters lucky because they do not have weather to consider for their event
Used to live in Whiterock so excited for the world to see BC
Performance in Calgary was a dream come true – gave the performance of her life
After winning silver medal in Olympics and at World Championships in 88 retired for financial reasons
Overwhelming being in Athlete’s village and meeting other athletes – can be distracting
Relationship with rival Katerina Witt much better now
Liz and Katerina will be skating at noon on Feb 9th at Robson Square
1:30 Derek Armstrong – BC LIONS
Just signed with Lions
Excited to be a BC Lion
Does not know anything about the Lion QB situation
Amicable split with Winnipeg
Ready and feeling energized about playing
Does not know Wally Buono, but knows he is a winning coach
Feels justified Mike Kelly was fired and happy to move forward
Great fit for him with the Lions
Used to playing outside so upcoming outdoor season does not worry him
Blake and Dave’s Power Rankings
Updated Friday, February 5th, 2010
Every Friday, Blake and Dave will update their Power Rankings and go to the city that has made a big fall or big jump in the standings. This week, the guys went to Tampa and chat Lightning!
Last week’s ranking in (parentheses)
1. Washington Capitals(3)
2. San Jose Sharks(2)
3. Chicago Blackhawks(1)
4. New Jersey Devils(4)
5. Los Angeles Kings(11)
6. Phoenix Coyotes(7)
7. Ottawa Senators(9)
8. Pittsburgh Penguins(8)
9. Vancouver Canucks(4)
10. Buffalo Sabres(5)
11. Colorado Avalanche(10)
12. Nashville Predators(13)
13. Anaheim Ducks(22)
14. Detroit Red Wings(15)
15. Dallas Stars(14)
16. Calgary Flames(18)
17. Tampa Bay Lightning(21)
18. Philadelphia Flyers(20)
19. Montreal Canadiens(28)
20. Minnesota Wild(12)
21. St. Louis Blues(17)
22. Florida Panthers(19)
23. New York Rangers(23)
24. Atlanta Thrashers(16)
25. Boston Bruins(26)
26. New York Islanders(24)
27. Columbus Blue Jackets(27)
28. Carolina Hurricanes(25)
29. Toronto Maple Leafs(29)
30. Edmonton Oilers(30)
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