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Reviews 153: Mildlife

Though Mildlife and Research Records seemed to emerge out of nowhere at the end of 2017 with The Magnificent Moon single, James Donald, Adam Halliwell, Kevin McDowell, and Tomas Shanahan had actually been working the Melbourne scene for years, steadily refining their cosmic jam outs. Their debut LP Phase arrived fully formed and featured six stunning tracks of pastoral 70’s prog, blazing fusion, and disco-inflected jazz funk. The instrumental prowess of all involved was something to behold and the recording itself exuded a soothing vintage warmth with incredibly crisp production that allowed the analog synths, e-pianos, guitars, bass, and drums plenty of space to sparkle and shine. And though the spellbinding grooves would have made for a fascinating instrumental album all their own, Mildlife pushed things further into realms of classical pop psychedelia with the gorgeous vocal work of Kevin McDowell. Following the release of Phase, the group then invited three exciting remixers to take on select tracks from the album for the Mildlife Remixed 12″. Here, Tornado Wallace offered up some ravey breakbeat dreaminess, Sleep D headed into a world of kaleidoscopic dub, and Mount Liberation Unlimited stretched Phase closer “The Gloves Don’t Bite” into a romantic disco journey of pure transcendence. And most recently, Mildlife released the Phase II 7”, which saw the group reworking and rerecording the title track from their debut LP into a storming psych riff monster, complete with thrilling passages of improvisation reflecting the song’s evolution during the band’s 2017 live performances.

Mildlife - Phase (Research Records, 2018) Phase opens with “The Magnificent Moon” and its introduction of kosmische sequences, synthetic wind, and brass pads. The main groove is led by a jaw-dropping bass guitar performance from Tomas Shanahan and the drums lock into an effervescent glide while synths soar and swirling noise clouds obscure funk guitar riffs. Berlin school sequences accompany colorful vocals that bring a swooning romance and these prog-pop passages alternate with dueling synth and guitar fireworks. Sometimes the filters open up on the synths, causing them to explode like fireworks in a starry sky and after a jazzy anticlimax with sunshine six-string journeys working in contrast to the preceding bombosity, anthemic pitch bending synth solos rain down as everything comes together for a spectacular climax. “Zwango Zop” follows with an air of exotic disco perfection as a tropical four-four is danced around by congas and slithering basslines. There are sections dominated by beautifully multi-tracked and hazily filtered vocals evoking the heyday of Abbey Road and we also get a freaked out solo section where fried synth leads explode into dueling fuzz brilliance. The track is awash in Latin prog virtuosity and the harmonizing fuzz solos keep ascending to impossible heights as the bass and drums stomp underneath with an almost evil sense of groove. And after breaking down into drifting deep space liquids, we smash back into the jam and its prog funk balladry, burning passages of swelling synth vapor, blasting tom fills, and climax of double-tracked wah-wah guitars bursting like solar flares.

“Im Blau” has slow and low Magmoid basslines underlying double-tracked guitar mirages. Shakers and güiro accent the muscular prog drums while lovesick vocoders are surrounded by cinematic orchestrations and smooth arps and there are unsettling transitions that interrupt the mix, with the rhythms being replaced by searing industrial noises. Elsewhere, cyborgs sing over breathy flutes while the bass and drums hold down a subdued groove and then, storm siren synths lead back into the lanky funk flow, with horror film leads and organ drones evoking the soundtrack work of Goblin. As we head towards the end, blues guitar exotics are bathed in aquatic vibrato alongside phasing synths pulsating like the breath of some cosmic being. It’s pure sonic radiance and after the lovelorn robots return to pull at the heartstrings, it all fades into a colorful interstellar gas. Psych rock riffs and wobbling bass textures anchor the intro of “Phase” until a stoned jam develops, with slow motion basslines and barely there drums pulsing like Miles’ “He Loved Him Madly.” Fusion leads and oscillating noise spirals grow ever more freaked out and dazzling jazz guitar cascades gently ascend towards a majestic climax, with solar vibrations ringing out from the peak of a magical mountain…the guitars and synths locked into breathtaking harmonies, the bass snaking around with melodic funk solos, and blankets of feedback working their way into the layers of ecstatic prog ritualism. And as the jam winds down, morphing alien sonics fly around the deconstruction of a classical stretch of guitar psychedelia.

We awaken in a Tangerine Dream wonderland for “Two Horizons,” as Berlin school sequences swim through a cosmic sea. Winds of static overlay bubbling bass currents until mellotron saxophones transition us into some transportive prog-psychedelia led by swinging drum hypnotics and moaning, almost desperate synthesizer drones. The bass guitar work is as jaw-dropping as ever and the blissed out vocal harmonies remind me of Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion,” as if backed by masterful cosmic fusion. Acid textures follow the drums and bass with a sense of pure joy while distorted Rhodes melodies evoke fantasy forests in the clouds, only as seen through LSD electronics distorting the view with neon tracers and rainbow emanations. Closer “The Gloves Don’t Bite” initiates with minimal percussion drifting aside enchanting synth leads. We then segue into riffing disco narcotics as bass guitar power chords dance with six-string blues leads. Video game electronics fly around while hazy vocals glide above the pure jam mastery, followed in round by smooth guitar magic flowing towards a sunset horizon. Galactic layers of synthesis wash over instrumental choruses and thrilling fills and dancey double-time cymbals work their way into the vibrant drumming. Freaky solo passages see synths and guitars seeking out an alien sun and then the track heads towards a seaside fusion paradise, as wah wah guitars mix with overdriven psych-funk riffs and wondrous bass guitar leads move up and down the fretboard exuding vibrations of beachside romance.

Mildlife - Mildlife Remixed (Research Records, 2018) For Tornado Wallace’s take on “The Magnificent Moon,” we smash cut into jammed out breakbeat hypnotics…the gliding kick and snare magic colored by jangling tambourines and throbbing bass cushions that push so much air. The beats ride for an extended introduction as wisps of synth wind blow and hints of the original version’s flowing kosmische sequences waver through the mix. Everything moves with a sort of dream logic and the entrancing vocals of Kevin McDowell are here completely modified, with the lyrics remaining the same but now spoken by feminine androids. The ascendent synth solos of the original track are removed from their cosmic fusion context and are turned into ravey melodies stoking hands in the air euphoria. And during a midtro of cruising kick-less breaks, plucked guitars scatter and hallucinatory cosmic pads soar in the background until we flash into an expanse of crushing rhythmic sorcery with nothing but the loved up breakbeats and machine woman voices evoking ecstasy soaked 90′s nostalgia. The back half of the track is given over completely to city leveling wobble basslines that ooze over the mix like cosmic molasses while housey dream pianos bang away softly. Eventually the drums are chopped up and sent through low pass filters while repeating pads glow with hues of dark and deep blue until it all fades into silence.

Sleep D loop congas and other unidentifiable percussive tones while resonant bass drums knock against the fabric of the universe. Their remix of “Im Blau” sees dense layers of deep space synthesis introduce a marauding bassline that tears through the cosmos alongside haunted voices. Organs bubble and broil with sun-soaked key changes and once the beat reaches full strength, we find ourselves in a world of propulsive dub perfection. Everything is smothered in delay fx...a barely contained chaos that Sleep D occasionally obliterate by letting various instruments self oscillate into a cloud of psychedelic madness. So much energy pulses through the mix as we head on a mystical odyssey into the shadowy corners of the universe, with Adam Halliwell’s flutes transmuted into a jungle ceremony accompanied by wild layers of resonant feedback. Horrifying noise streaks, rattling drones, and crazed sirens are filtered beyond recognition but eventually the disorienting layers back off, giving way to a minimal expanse of ambient spectral magic, wherein riffing space guitars sit under oceanic fx and swim above thudding kicks and breathing industrial sound layers. Everything appears refracted through kaleidoscopic tape delay rainbows and as the drums build back, the vibe is even more soaring and immersive than before. The enchanting psychedelic sorcery has a way of pulling you deep within its spell...filtering echo guitars morphing into black smoke, ever present and incredibly layered hand percussion panoramas subsuming all thought, the body and soul merging totally with exotic dub esoterica.

Cut-up disco rhythms and low slung bass guitars invite you to Mount Liberation Unlimited’s dancefloor paradise re-edit of “The Gloves Don’t Bite, wherein flowing pads support space guitar theatrics...like classic blues leads orbiting a distant star. The vocals are deliriously double tracked and move with sexual energy over the greasy bass guitar movements and there are detours into deep instrumental jam territory as amorphous synth clouds whirl around the disco heat. After a head spinning pause, the chorus hits, backed by blustery brass and orgasmic builds leading into soulful synth chord expanses. Then the track blasts into gorgeous Santana guitar solos, all bluesy fusion riding on a shooting star. Sometimes the guitar pyrotechnics are joined by harmonizing synths, resulting in blazing passages of interstellar boogie and at other times, it all breaks down into a dreamland orgy of Michael Shrieve tom fills flashing ear-to-ear above the grooving bass liquids, searing organs, and solar tremolo heat. The whole jam continues to grow more and more spaced out as the organs are replaced by brain-piercing neon feedback rays and the vocals re-enter briefly but are soon subsumed by radiant disco ascendency and the constant presence of funked out brass riffs. There are too many layers of freaked out cosmic electronics to even describe and the maximalism gives way to a vocal heavy ending replete with bass guitar incantations, tropical organ adventures, hazy synth liquids, and Mount Liberation Orchestra’s own syrupy sweet vocal harmonies intermingling with Kevin’s golden pipes.

Mildlife - Phase II (Research Records, 2018) In the first part of “Phase II,” keyboards swim in a black hole ocean alongside wiggling cosmic leads and expressive flute trills. Ceremonial drum crashes and martial fills usher us into a fantasy world of progressive rock beauty, until swinging 60s power trio drum and bass magic enters to drive me wild, like doing the swim or the batusi on the surface of the sun. It’s a superb psychedelic groove out with clicking spring reverb fx leading into the original “Phase” riff, here repurposed into some heady outerspace blues. The skipping drum flow and vibed out guitar hooks almost reach hues of stoner surf rock, the jangling and loose six-strings played so confidently, all sliding chords and hot riffs coalescing with ping ponging bass guitars and drums swinging towards the stratosphere. The soaring synths from the original cut, which there flew over a funereal plod, are here transformed into sunshine krautrock magic that eventually fades out on squiggling synths, melodic bass guitar abstractions, and foggy pads. 

The second part swirls with submarine pings, ritualistic bells, and the same synth fog that concluded the first part.  Cymbals gleam as fluid bass drones and washed out guitars are subsumed within gentle feedback oscillations while tick-tock space metronomes sit under time morphing echoes that cause the sounds to move in and out of phase. Shimmering and wondrous cymbal flutters pan back and forth and there is a sense that we are building towards something, but it takes its time until finally, a low down stoner funk beat emerges with the most overt and thrilling flute fireworks yet in the Mildlife catalog. Adam Halliwell really shines here, with beautiful runs and woodwind spells conversing with heavenly birds above Jannick Top bass guitars thumping away under watery phase fx. Wavering guitar riffs lie under dense blankets of spring reverb and 16th note cymbals flash ear-to-ear...hard to tell if electronic or acoustic, but supremely delirious all the same. The spiritual flutes continue to dance and dash through the mix with exotic vibrato movements and sultry noir atmospheres and for a beatless stretch, sumptuous cosmic synths wash through the soul. And just when you think it might all fade away, Mildlife slam once more into the narcotic 60’s space age bachelor pad psychedelia.

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Mildlife, live to air, direct from Colour Club in Melbourne. 

5:00 Rare Air 13:44 The Gloves Don't Bite 20:46 Im Blau 30:20 The Magnificent Moon 41:14 Vapour 

 Kevin McDowell –Synthesizers, Vocals Adam Halliwell – Guitar Synthesizer, Guitar, Flute, Vocoder Tomas Shanahan – Bass Guitar Jim Rindfleish – Drums Craig Shanahan – Congas, Percussion 

Directed & Produced by Hayden Somerville Camera Operators: Shannon Madden & Cato Parker Maclean Sound Engineer: Matt Wilson Lighting Technician: Rhys Newling Edit: Rhys Newling 

During this stream, we ask you to join us in donating to Change the Record. https://changetherecord.org.au/donate Supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants Automatic - https://ffm.to/mildlife_rareair 

This production was filmed on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge that they are the traditional owners of this land and pay respects to their elders past, present and emerging.

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El análisis y la quiniela para la tercera ronda de la postemporada***** Los pronósticos y apuestas de las finales de conferencia de los Playoffs de la NFL

¿Cuándo es el Super Bowl LIV?

¿Mike Vrabel apostó que se cortaría el pene si ganaba el Super Bowl?

Se necesita cierto 'talento' para perder los 4 partidos de la ronda divisional contra la línea de apuestas, ni qué decir 7 consecutivos en la postemporada, pero es la realidad en la que vivimos en este espacio. Sobra decir que eso está lejos del resultado deseado, ya que no hay peor momento para elegir tener dos semanas perdedoras por primera vez en el año y pase lo que pase, la postemporada no será ganadora, pero por el lado amable, fue 2-2 en totales.

Pero pase lo que pase, la temporada fue ganadora por lo hecho las primeras 17 semanas, y sigo creyendo que las lecturas del domingo fueron correctas, pero los Texans cayeron en shock tras perder una ventaja de 24 en cosa de 10 minutos pese a terminar con 31 puntos, y la conversión costó que Seattle no cubriera por medio punto, sin mencionar toda la ineptitud de plan de juego de Pete Carroll. Lo de Baltimore lo puedo defender ya que ese mal rebote en la primera serie cambió el juego, pero lo de Minnesota y Kirk Cousins, al aire libre ante equipo ganador... terrible caer en eso de nuevo.

Como diría Rafiki, "el pasado puede doler, pero como lo veo puedes o huir de él o aprender". Espero aprender y recuperar un poco lo perdido. Y la verdad, me gustan los partidos.

Como todos los Playoffs, se incluyen los picks para el total de puntos de los partidos (4-4 hasta ahora) y aparecerán entre paréntesis al final. La línea de puntos de NFL Pick Watch y el total de Covers.com

Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs (-7, TOTAL 53)

Ambas finales de conferencia son repeticiones de duelos de la temporada regular. KC perdió de último segundo en Tennessee en el regreso de Mahomes de su lesión en la semana 10, pero este partido será muy distinto en parte por Derrick Henry y en parte porque los Chiefs tuvieron tres lesiones en la línea ofensiva para ese partido.

La final de la AFC es ahora en Kansas City, no en Nashville, pero de nueva cuenta parece que los Chiefs no contarán con su mejor liniero defensivo, Chris Jones, quien no ha entrenado estas dos semanas.

El partido va a ser determinado por quién impone el ritmo. Si Tennessee logra repetir lo hecho ante Pats y Ravens, de mantenerse en el juego en la primera mitad y que Henry rompa la voluntad de las defensas en la segunda, puede estar parejo, pero si Mahomes y compañía se van arriba por doble dígito, no sé si Tannehill pueda mantenerlos cerca, porque si bien tuvo par de buenos pases en ambos partidos, tiene 160 yardas en esta postemporada (no en promedio: TO-TA-LES). A.J. Brown ha estado desaparecido (2 recepciones para 13 yardas), pero fue ante dos buenos perímetros, no el de los Chiefs que sufrió en su primer partido sin Juan Thornhill, aunque también hay que decir que el circo aéreo que comanda Mahomes es una bestia totalmente distinta a los malos receptores de Patriots y Ravens.

Al final del día, creo que son muchos puntos en la línea para unos Chiefs con bajas claves en dos de sus tres líneas defensivas. Tendencias peculiares: en la historia, 7 equipos habían anotado al menos 50 en un partido de playoffs, pero al partido siguiente están 1-6 tanto directo como contra la línea (el único en ganar contra la línea: Dallas en el Ice Bowl; el único en ganar directo: Washington ante San Francisco en la final de la NFC de 1984, pero apenas por 3 como favoritos de 10). Y si lo ampliamos a 40+: 12-20 directo, 6-26 contra la línea.

Exceptuando el año pasado en que las dos finales de conferencia de fueron a tiempo extra, suele haber una pareja y una dispareja... creo que en Arrowhead es la pareja, pero los Chiefs y Mahomes hacen la jugada clave al final, Tannehill no, y KC hace las maletas para ir a Miami. Chiefs 28, Titans 23(PICKS: Titans +7 y UNDER 53)

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers (-7.5, TOTAL 47)

Si el Titans-Chiefs lo veo parejo, el Niners-Packers lo veo como una paliza. De nuevo, quizás ligeramente menos que la semana 12, pero paliza al fin.

No veo un pareo a favor de Green Bay. Vamos en defensa: los Packers son malos ante los ala cerrada (Kittle los destruyó pese a jugar en una pierna en el último duelo), fueron los séptimos peores en yardas por acarreo permitido (4.7 y fue ante malas ofensivas terrestres, San Fran es la octava mejor ofensiva con 4.6 por acarreo y le metieron 112 en 5.1 por acarreo a los Packers en la semana 12) y su defensiva se nubla cuando ve movimiento antes de la jugada o engaños de carrera, un serio problema porque los 49ers son los que más usan estos movimientos en la liga.

Datos fulminantes: si bien capturaron 5 veces a Russell Wilson en la ronda divisional, ninguno en jugadas de playaction, y Warren Sharp tiene una joya de dato: desde la semana 9, en la primera mitad, la defensa de Green Bay tiene 0 CAPTURAS en jugadas con engaño de carrera... y eso incluye una lista matona de QBs tras enfrentar a Rivers, Kyle Allen, Garoppolo: Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins, Mitchell Trubisky, Kirk Cousins sin Dalvin Cook y David Blough.

Así que los Niners van a tener éxito en ataque, a menos que Garoppolo se ponga en modo Jameis (lo dudo, y ojo que Blake Martinez puede pasarlo tan mal como Anthony Barr y Xavier Rhodes la semana pasada), o que Aaron Rodgers entre en modo supernova... no lo veo con esta versión del juego aéreo de los Packers.

Rodgers no terminó la temporada en el Top 10 ni en yardas (#11, 4,002), ni porcentaje de completos (62%, #21), ni en rating (#12, 95.4 y tercero peor en su carrera) y solo es octavo en touchdowns porque es uno de cinco mariscales que tuvo 26 pases de anotación. Va ante los Niners, que lo limitaron a 1.9 yardas por intento (leyeron bien: UNO PUNTO NUEVE) y eso fue sin Dee Ford y sin Kwon Alexander, que volvieron ante Minnesota.

Podrían decir que Aaron Jones podría tener éxito corriendo por fuera ante San Francisco, pero pregúntenle a Dalvin Cook cómo le fue el sábado pasado ante esta defensa (9 acarreos para 18 yardas y 6 recepciones para 8 yardas). No creo que les haga daño.

Tampoco creo que la defensa de los Niners sea tan miope como Seattle y permita tantas libertades a Davante Adams (43 yardas el primer juego, con un TD básicamente intrascendente en el tercer cuarto), que le permitieron 160 yardas y en la jugada clave, lo marcaron 1 a 1 con su tercer córner, que además es novato.

Ya se vieron este año y fue paliza, por lo que uno podría pensar que el Gran Aaron Rodgers encontrará soluciones. No lo creo. La historia de la liga nos dice lo contrario: equipos que pierden por más de 20 en temporada regular y se reencuentran en los playoffs, tienen marca de 3-14 directo, 5-11 contra la línea en la revancha.

Pareciera ser que hay valor en la línea para los Packers, que eran +3 en el último duelo aquí en temporada regular y ahora es 7.5. No lo creo. Esto me recuerda demasiado a la última final de la NFC de Green Bay. 2017, en Atlanta, 'Rodgers puede ganarlo solo'... pues toma, Falcons 44-21 con un tal Kyle Shanahan llamando las jugadas para Atlanta ante unos Packers muy deficientes. La versión 2019 es igual de deficiente. Dato impactante: los Packers han permitido más yardas de las que han conseguido (-114 en temporada regular). Solo ellos y Seattle pasaron a la postemporada con diferencial negativo y Green Bay está más cerca de Cincinnati (#30 en este diferencial con -1130 está a 1016) que de los Niners (a 1702 del +1588 de San Fran).

No veo tantos puntos, ni un margen tan amplio que el duelo previo, pero sí a los Niners en Miami. 49ers 28, Packers 17.(PICKS: 49ers -7.5 (compren el -7 mejor) y UNDER 47)

Temporada regular: 157-98-1 directo (61.57%), 135-116-5 contra la línea de apuestas (53.78%) || Playoffs: 3-5 SU, 1-7 ATS, 4-4 O/U

Semana 1: 8-7-1 directo, 7-8-1 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 2: 12-4 directo, 9-6-1 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 3: 10-6 directo, 11-5 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 4: 6-9 directo, 7-8 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 5: 8-7 directo, 10-5 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 6: 7-7 directo, 9-5 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 7: 8-6 directo, 5-9 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 8: 13-2 directo, 8-7 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 9: 8-6 directo, 5-9 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 10: 6-7 directo, 11-2 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 11: 7-7 directo, 4-10 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 12: 10-4 directo, 9-5 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 13: 11-5 directo, 11-5 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 14: 11-5 directo, 8-7-1 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 15: 9-7 directo, 5-10-1 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 16: 11-5 directo, 8-7-1 contra la línea de apuestas

Semana 17: 12-4 directo, 8-8 contra la línea de apuestas

Ronda de comodines: 1-3 directo, 1-3 contra la línea de apuestas, 2-2 totales

Ronda divisional: 2-2 directo, 0-4 contra la línea de apuestas, 2-2 totales

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Nazem Kadri's cheap shot worst of numerous mistakes by Leafs

This time, the Toronto Maple Leafs had no comeback.

On so many occasions in the regular season, the Maple Leafs could turn on a tap and allow their ample speed and skill to flow and beat the opposition.

But that approach doesn’t usually work in the Stanley Cup playoffs, a time when games are tighter and strong positional play is the order of the day. The team that limits its mistakes usually prevails.

The Maple Leafs made a boatload of blunders and as a result, they find themselves behind 1-0 in their opening-round series after a 5-1 drubbing by the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday.

Let’s start with Nazem Kadri. The 27-year-old Toronto centre has done so much growing up in the past three seasons, on and off the ice. It wasn’t long ago that Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan suspended Kadri for an undisclosed off-ice incident in March 2015.

Boston beats Toronto 5-1, David Pastrnak goal and 2 assists. 2:08

For the most part, he turned the corner after that. Head coach Mike Babcock was a big help, shaping Kadri into a strong checking centre who has delivered back-to-back 32-goal seasons.

But just like the super pest on the other side, Boston’s Brad Marchand, has his relapses, Kadri stumbled back to his old, undisciplined ways in Game 1.

He likely will be suspended for his final transgression of the evening, a reckless boarding penalty on Bruins fourth-line forward Tommy Wingels midway through the third period.

Faces suspension

Sure, Wingels deserved a two-minute penalty when he placed his elbow firmly in the face of Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner. But down 4-1, Kadri snapped and took a run at a defenceless Wingels. A five-minute major for boarding and a 10-minute misconduct sent the badly behaved Kadri to the dressing room for the night as did a shaken Wingels.

Now how long will Kadri be suspended for? One game or two?

“I just felt like he made contact with Mitchy’s head to start and I didn’t see a call there,” Kadri said afterward. “[Wingels] was turning up the wall so I was committed to the hit.

“I certainly wasn’t trying to hit him when he was down like that.”

In any event, Kadri has some apologizing to do to his teammates. With the game still 3-1 and a comeback still possible because of the Maple Leafs’ talent, Kadri first took a run at Wingels from behind early in the third period.

The Bruins, who already had scored twice on the power play, didn’t increase their lead with Kadri in the penalty box. But they did score less than a minute after he exited.

Bruins the better team

The Maple Leafs forward didn’t agree with the boarding penalty and that anger was still evident four minutes later in the second incident against Wingels. The Bruins piled on with their third goal with the man-advantage.

Boston was the better team, especially in the first 10 minutes of the game, late in the second and in the entire third period.

The Maple Leafs had their moments on the power play, too. But they lacked finish.

The difference was in the final five minutes of the second period with the game tied 1-1. David Backes banged in the go-ahead goal on the power play after the Leafs’ penalty-killing unit had been caught on the ice for more than a 100 seconds and an exhausted Toronto defenceman Ron Hainsey could not out-muscle Backes in front.

A few shifts later, Tomas Plekanec and the Maple Leafs’ fourth line was caught on the ice against the Bruins top line. As a result, David Pastrnak buried a critical goal from the high slot with 38 ticks left on the clock.

“We’ll let the league do what the league does,” Toronto coach Mike Babcock said when asked about a possible suspension for Kadri. “The bottom line is that you have to be disciplined at all times. Emotion is real important in a game, but it has to be controlled.

“We have a day to solve our problems.”  

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SAN JOSE, Calif. | Hertl, Jones help Sharks finish sweep of Ducks with 2-1 win

SAN JOSE, Calif. | April 18, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) Tomas Hertl scored the tiebreaking goal 9:09 into the third period, Martin Jones was spectacular in goal yet again, and the San Jose Sharks completed a first-round sweep of the rival Anaheim Ducks with a 2-1 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night.

Hertl scored just 1:16 after the Ducks finally got a puck past Jones when he deflected a point shot from Marc-Edouard Vlasic past John Gibson. San Jose then held on to advance to the second round against the expansion Vegas Golden Knights.

Fourth-line winger Marcus Sorensen scored for the third straight game to open the scoring for San Jose and Jones did most of the rest of the work with 30 saves. He robbed Corey Perry several times and got help from a replay review that negated an apparent tying goal early in the third.

Andrew Cogliano scored the lone goal for the Ducks, who were outscored 16-4 in the series and swept for the first time since 1999 against Detroit. Gibson finished with 22 saves.

Gibson was unable to match the play of Jones, who had a shutout in Game 1, set a San Jose playoff record with 45 regulation saves in Game 3 and then might have been even better in the clincher that gave the Sharks their second sweep in franchise history after also doing it in the first round in 2013 against Vancouver.

Jones robbed Perry with a pad stop early in the second and then again twice in one sequence later in the period. Anaheim looked poised to capitalize on a late power play in the period but Jones stopped Perry once again with a sprawling pad save and then Ryan Getzlaf finally got a puck past Jones, although it came a fraction of a second after the final buzzer.

Referee Eric Furlatt emphatically waved the goal off on the ice and Getzlaf could only lean on the goal in frustration over the failed opportunity.

That frustration only grew as the power play continued into the third period. Rickard Rakell appeared to tie the game with a one-timer but the Sharks challenged the zone entry and the officials ruled Perry and Rakell were offside after video review.

Cogliano finally scored for Anaheim off a feed from Ryan Kesler but the good feeling didn’t last long before Hertl responded.

That led to chants of “We want Vegas!” and “Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!” down the stretch at the sold out Shark Tank.

Even though the Ducks were the team facing elimination, the Sharks looked more desperate at the start. San Jose got the first seven shots on goal in the game and took the early lead with another contribution from the fourth line.

Sorensen, who spent most of the season in the AHL, took the rebound of Brent Burns’ point shot and scored his third goal of the series less than six minutes into the game.

Gibson then robbed Evander Kane later in the period and Anaheim killed off a penalty to keep the game at 1-0 before the Ducks generated some chances late that Jones was able to turn aside.

NOTES: Perry had no points in the series. … Linesman Brad Kovachik left the game in the first period with an injury and was replaced by Mark Shewchyk. … San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan opened the dressing room door to lead the Sharks onto the ice pregame.

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Jagr Watch 2017: Where will Jaromir Jagr end up next season?

There was perhaps no sadder moment in the NHL offseason than when Jaromir Jagr tweeted out his free-agent lament: There have been no calls to the 45-year-old legend from general managers.

For the first time, we all started to really consider if this was the end of the line for the ageless one, despite 46 points and 17 minutes per game for the Florida Panthers last season.

We also all started fantasy casting ways for Jagr to continue his career in the NHL, but those options were flying off the table during free agency. The Kings addressed their old-ass right wing need with Mike Cammalleri. Carolina added Justin Williams and is stacked up on the wing. Despite Brendan Shanahan and Lou Lamoriello in Toronto, there’s probably not a fit there, either. And so on.

But that will not deter us from finding a home for Jagr in 2017-18.

We don’t offer any palpable inside information here. The man is a modern day Jedi, and Jedi are not often known for their candor. Well, except for Anakin, who couldn’t stop with the creepy proclamations of lust for Padme. And look how that ended up.

Here’s a look at some Jagr Watch possibilities, if he decides to grace this planet with his talents for another season.

Arizona Coyotes

The Coyotes used to be the go-to place for legendary players to ride off into the intense desert sunset (Hull, Roenick) but their recent treatment of aged veterans clearly signals a change in policy (see: Doan, Shane). That said, super stat nerd John Chayka clearly understands the possession impact Jagr makes, the team has a need on right wing and their cap space is larger than the GDP of some island nations.

Calgary Flames

See, this is an interesting one. It hits on a positional need for the Flames. It’s a team that has some cap space. It’s a team that has the type of young forwards for whom Jagr can be an inspiration.

Does he fit the Flames? Here’s FlamesNation on it:

If Jagr is expected to be a top line player, he’d almost certainly be alongside Gaudreau and Monahan – two 60+ point young forwards – and considering the way Glen Gulutzan deploys his forwards, Jagr would undoubtedly be put in a position to succeed. From there, all he’d have to do is keep up with a couple of players in their early 20s, which he’d already been doing during his time in Florida. Same stuff, different team, another year older. That’s what we’re looking at. 

He could make a top 10 power play even better. And we’re all for the Adventures of Jaromir and Johnny, Hockey Rock Stars.

Detroit Red Wings

We’re not entirely sure why the Red Wings would do this, but then we’re not entirely sure what the Red Wings are doing overall. Jagr on a one-year Vanek contract? They haven’t had an immovable object on the power play like this since Johan Franzen. (Also, this would greatly increase the chances that Jagr picks up an octopus and fashions it into some kind of cephalopod mullet.)

Edmonton Oilers

The idea of Jagr, at this point in his career, skating with Connor McDavid is like the idea of Tony Bennett singing with a speed metal band. But if there’s one virtue Jagr has that fits here, it’s his mentorship. Having Jagr’s work ethic, and the way he uses his body, as a model for Leon Draisaitl and Jesse Puljujarvi would be great. And it’s not like they don’t have the cap space.

The ECHL Florida Everblades

No, please, stop supporting this. This is what minor league hockey teams do for aging stars in other sports, like the Iowa Chops and Brett Favre. We’re not ready for Jagr as joke meme.

Kladno HC

He owns his hometown team, having played there during the most recent lockout. If he wants to play, he can play. If he wants to help grow the game back home, he could do that too. And while Jagr might be a supporting cast member in the NHL, he’d be King Hockey back home.

Plus there might be a whole new generation of models that want to blackmail him on social media.

Montreal Canadiens

Look, if you’re going to keep Tomas Plekanec around for another season, might as well bring in his Czech national team (and Kladno) linemate and do something with him, right? Plus, Jagr on the half wall of a power play that features Brendan Gallagher in front and Shea Weber on the blue line? Hey, this could work! (But please, everyone: NO ONE TELL JAROMIR ABOUT THE TAXES.)

New Jersey Devils

This would be a second go for Jagr with the Devils. All About The Jersey makes the case that Jagr still fits:

So what is the reasoning behind signing a 45-year-old player to a team in a still-ongoing rebuild? Simply put, he makes them better right now and requires zero commitment long term. The Devils have a need at right wing, and he is hands-down the best one available at this point. And this summer, Ray Shero has made it clear that he doesn’t really want to offer term to any players if he can avoid it, making a guy like Jagr, who wouldn’t command anything past one year, ideal.

It’s hard to imagine him going to back to Jersey, especially now that Patrik Elias is no longer active. But hey, they have the roster and the money if staying in the NHL is paramount to him.

Ottawa Senators

I mean, it’s already an (e4) for Jagr to the Senators:

So I just received a #snapchat of my buddy at Ottawa Airport with Jaromir Jagr! Interesting #Sens #Ottawa

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What would Mike Hoffman ask for if Jaromir Jagr needed No. 68? A yacht?

But honestly: Where would he fit and why do they need him and wait hold on maybe Eugene sees ticket sales here?

Pittsburgh Penguins

C’mon, we all want this to happen.

This matchmaking was the genesis for #JagrWatch a few years ago. We all want this water to be under the bridge. We all want to see Mario and Jagr recreate this photo. (Even if Sid and Geno did a decent job of it.) We all want to see him on Malkin’s wing so he scores 36 goals and ties Gordie Howe. OK, maybe Red Wings fans don’t want to see this.

It doesn’t matter if he’s an empty husk of a shell of himself and needs to be dragged up and down the ice by his mullet by younger, better players: Jagr on the Penguins would be the “Selanne returns to Winnipeg” moment we never got, times a billion.

Professional Tryout Contract

Life in the NHL, under the salary cap, means that plenty of star players have to go this route near the end, from Scott Gomez to Christian Ehrhoff. We all want to believe that Jagr is an actor who just gets parts but never has to audition for them, but maybe he needs to if he wants a callback. Here’s to the fools who dream. Crazy as they may seem.

San Jose Sharks

Thornton and Jagr would be the best line pairing ever put together in NHL 07.

Vancouver Canucks

As much as Jagr and the Sedins would be the greatest nostalgic act to hit arenas since the G’n R reunion, sadly there are only 20 minutes in a period and a good portion of that might be spent watching them skate out of their own zone. Also, with the Sedins there, Vancouver doesn’t even need Jagr as a veteran mentor.

Vegas Golden Knights

YEAHHHHHHH, we’ll bet the “Don’t Pass” line on this one.

Finally … Gulp … Retirement

Jagr deserves better than some ignominious farewell in an NHL offseason, treated with the dignity of an old car that ends up on someone’s lawn with “OR BEST OFFER” written on the window. He’s a hockey deity. The mind boggles over the notion that he won’t go out on his terms, or that he can’t help someone next season.

But if this is the end, and perhaps it might be, we’ll go back to a previous point: Sign a one-day deal and retire as a Penguin. That’s the only way we could cope with the retirement of Jaromir Jagr without a farewell tour.

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The End of a Dynasty

The Detroit Red Wings are entering a new chapter in their storied franchise as they will be not competing in the stanley cup playoffs for the first time since 1990. They have made the playoffs in 25 straight seasons and won 4 Stanley Cup’s during that period. A lot has happened with the Red Wings since that 1990 season, so let’s take a look at every season during the 25 year stretch and reflect on a spectacular dynasty. 

Note: Star 1 and 2 does not necessarily mean the best player on the team, it just means 2 players that really impacted the Red Wings during that specific season. The rookie selection also may not be the best rookie that specific season and noteworthy players are just players with something specific about them during that season that sets them apart from other players. 

1990-91 Season: 

Record: 34-38-8

Playoffs: 3-4,First Round loss against the St. Louis Blues

Star 1: Steve Yzerman, 80 Games Played, 51 Goals, 108 Points, 34 Penalty Minutes.

Star 2: Bob Probert, 55 Games Played, 16 Goals, 39 Points, 315 Penalty Minutes (5.72 Penalty Minutes per game average).

Rookie: Sergei Fedorov, 77 Games Played, 31 Goals, 79 Points, 66 Penalty Minutes.

Noteworthy Player: Yves Racine, Defense-man has 7 Goals, 47 Points and 33 Penalty Minutes and is 4th on team in scoring. Only 21 years old during that season, he played two more years in Detroit before bouncing around the league and retiring from the NHL at the age of 28.  

1991-92 Season:

Record: 43-25-12

Playoffs: 4-7, Swept in the second round by Cup Finalists Chicago

Star 1: Steve Yzerman, 79 Games Played, 45 Goals, 103 Points, 64 Penalty Minutes (5th Straight year with 100+ Points)

Star 2: Paul Ysebaert, 79 Games Played, 35 Goals, 75 Points, 55 Penalty Minutes (Only season with 70+ Points)

Rookie: Nicklas Lidstrom, 80 Games Played, 11 Goals, 60 Points, 22 Penalty Minutes 

Noteworthy Player: Vladimir Konstantinov, the 24 year old russian defenseman rookie had 8 Goals and 33 Points in 79 Games and added a physical element to his game collecting 172 Penalty Minutes. Unfortunately 5 years later he would be involved in a car crash following the Stanley Cup win that would leave him unable to play hockey again. However in his prime, Konstantinov was one of the best defenseman in the league. 

1992-93 Season:

Record: 47-28-9 

Playoffs: 3-4, Lost in Game 7 in Overtime against Toronto 

Star 1: Steve Yzerman, 84 Games Played, 58 Goals, 137 Points, 44 Penalty Minutes. (His last season with 100+ Points)

Star 2: Dino Ciccarelli, 82 Games Played, 41 Goals, 97 Points, 81 Penalty Minutes (First 90+ Point season since 1987)

Rookie: Dallas Drake, 72 Games Played, 18 Goals, 44 Points, 93 Penalty Minutes (Second highest Point Total of his career).

Noteworthy Player: Paul Coffey, the former Oilers defenseman was acquired before the deadline from the Kings for Jimmy Carson and other players and he contributed 30 Points in 30 Games. Coffey would remain in Detroit for the next three years and was an important member of the team.

1993-94 Season: 

Record: 46-30-8

Playoffs: 3-4, Upset in First Round by 8th seeded San Jose

Star 1: Sergei Fedorov, 82 Games Played, 56 Goals, 120 Points, 34 Penalty minutes.

Star 2: Ray Sheppard, 82 Games Played, 52 Goals, 93 Points, 26 Penalty minutes (Only Time he had 70+ PTS or 40+ Goals in career).

Rookie: Chris Osgood, 41 Games Played, 23-8-5, 2.86 GAA, .895 SV%

Noteworthy Player: Darren McCarthy, the rookie steps into Detroit and shows his physical and offensive abilities. In 67 Games he scores 9 goals and 26 Points with 181 Penalty Minutes (most single season Penalty minutes in his career) and he would become a key member of the Wings dynasty on the 4th line until 2004. 

1994-95 Season:

Record: 33-11-4

Playoffs: 12-6, Swept in the Stanley Cup Finals by New Jersey in lockout shortened season, nice guy Claude Lemieux wins Conn Smythe. 

 Star 1: Paul Coffey, 45 Games Played, 14 Goals, 58 Points, 72 Penalty Minutes. (Leads team in scoring as a defenseman).

Star 2: Mike Vernon, 30 Games Played, 19-6-4, 2.52 GAA, .893 SV% and playoffs record of 12-6, 2.31 GAA and a .889 SV%

Rookie: Kris Draper, (Technically his second year), 36 Games Played, 2 Goals, 8 Points, 22 Penalty Minutes, 4 Goals in playoffs.

Noteworthy Player: Viacheslav Fetisov, 14 Games Played, 3 Goals, 14 Points, 8 Assists in the playoffs. The Russian defenseman was joining fellow russians Kozlov, Konstantinov and Fedorov in hope of a Stanley Cup. He ends up losing to his previous team in the finals but does win the cup with Detroit 2 years later. 

1995-96 Season:

Record: 62-13-7

Playoffs: 10-9, Lost to Colorado 4-2 in Conference Finals. Rivalry begins. Claude Lemieux hit on Kris Draper during this series.

Star 1: Sergei Fedorov, 78 Games Played, 39 Goals, 107 Points, 48 Penalty Minutes. (His Final 100 Point Season).

Star 2: Chris Osgood, 39-6-5, 2.17 GAA, .911 SV%, 8-7 Playoffs, 2.12 GAA and a .898 SV%

Rookie: Mathieu Dandenault, young defenseman has 5 Goals and 12 Points in 34 Games and doesn’t play in the playoffs. 

Noteworthy Player: Igor Larianov, the russian forward was traded to the Wings from San Jose in exchange for Ray Sheppard. With the addition of Larianov, the Red Wings now formed the famous Russian 5 line of Kozlov, Larianov, Fedorov, Konstantinov and Fetisov. He had 21 Goals and 71 Points in 69 Games and 13 Points during their playoff run. 

1996-97 Season:

Record: 38-26-18

Playoffs: 16-4, Dominate Playoffs, Beat out Colorado and sweep the Flyers 4-0 in the Finals. 

Star 1: Brendan Shanahan, 79 Games Played, 47 Goals, 88 Points, 131 Penalty minutes, 17 Points in the playoffs. 

Star 2: Mike Vernon, back-up during season going 13-11-8 but in the playoffs wins starting position and has a record of 16-4, 1.76 GAA, .927 SV% and wins Conn Smythe.

Rookie: Jamie Pushor, defenseman plays 75 Games with 4 Goals, 11 Points and 129 Penalty minutes.

Noteworthy Player: Larry Murphy, the long time defenseman was traded to the Red Wings at the deadline and had a significant impact on the Red Wings back to back championships. He had 11 Points in 20 Playoff Games during their 1997 Championship run. 

1997-98 Season:

Record: 44-23-15

Playoffs: 16-6, a tough series against Dallas in the Conference Finals before sweeping the Capitals and giving the Cup to former player Konstantinov.

Star 1: Steve Yzerman, 75 Games Played, 24 Goals, 69 Points, 46 Penalty minutes and 24 Points in 22 Playoff Games (wins Conn Smythe). 

Star 2: Chris Osgood, 33-20-11, 2.21 GAA, .913 SV%, Vernon leaves and Osgood goes 16-6 in playoffs with a 2.12 GAA and a .918 Save percentage.

Rookie: Tomas Holmstrom, 57 Games Played, 5 Goals, 22 Points, 44 Penalty minutes and 7 goals, 19 points in 22 playoff Games. 

Noteworthy Player: Brent Gilchrist, the forward came over to Detroit from Dallas and had 13 Goals, 27 Points in 61 Games winning the Stanley Cup and over the next 3 and a half years in detroit he would only score 7 goals. 

1998-99 Season: 

Record: 43-32-7

Playoffs: 6-4, Lost in a tough series 4-2 against the Colorado Avalanche

Star 1: Steve Yzerman,80 Games Played, 29 Goals, 74 Points, 42 Penalty minutes. Also leads team in playoff scoring with 13 Points in 10 games.

Star 2: Nicklas Lidstrom, 81 Games played, 14 Goals, 57 Points, 14 Penalty minutes. a point per game player in the playoffs with 11 Points in 10 games.

Rookie: Stacy Roest, forward has 4 goals, 12 points in 59 games and is out of the NHL by 2003 when he joins the Swiss League.

Noteworthy Player: Wendel Clark, the Toronto Maple Leaf legend was looking for an opportunity to get a Stanley Cup and had 4 goals, 6 points in 12 games after the deadline with Detroit. He added 5 points in 10 playoff games but was unable to win the Stanley Cup and retired with Toronto the following season

1999-00 Season:

Record: 48-22-10

Playoffs: 5-4, Lost in 5 Games to Rivals Colorado in the second round.

Star 1: Nicklas Lidstrom, 81 Games Played, 20 Goals, 73 Points. The only time the star defenseman hit 20 goals in a season.

Star 2: Brendan Shanahan, 78 Games Played, 41 Goals, 78 Points, 105 Penalty minutes. Only 40 Goal scorer on the team.

Rookie: Yuri Butsayev, 57 Games Played, 3 Goals, 8 Points, 12 Penalty Minutes. Only played 42 more NHL games in his career.

Noteworthy Player: Chris Chelios, 81 Games Played, 3 goals, 34 Points, 103 Penalty minutes. His first full season in Detroit at 38 years old and he would go onto play with the Red Wings until he was 47. The defenseman version of Gordie Howe or Jaromir Jagr. 

2000-01 Season: 

Record: 49-20-9

Playoffs: 2-4, Upset in the first round by the seventh seeded Kings.

Star 1: Nicklas Lidstrom, 82 Games played, 15 Goals, 71 Points. Wins the first Norris Trophy of his career. He would win 6 more Norris trophy’s in his fantastic career. 

Star 2: Manny Legace, 24-5-5, 2.05 GAA, .920 SV%, 0 Games in the Playoffs. One of the best Back-up goalie performances in recent memory. 

Rookie: Maxim Kuznetsov, the defenseman had 1 goal, 3 Points and 23 Penalty minutes in 25 Games with the Red Wings. Played in the NHL until the 2004-05 lockout and has no relation to current Capitals star Evgeni Kuznestov. 

Noteworthy Player: Martin Lapointe, the former 1st round pick has 27 goals, 57 Points and 127 Penalty minutes in his first and only 50 Point Season. He would sign with the Bruins during the off season and watch his numbers drop until he finished his career in Ottawa during the 2007-08 campaign. 

2001-02 Season: 

Record: 51-17-10-4

Playoffs: 16-7, Defeated the Avalanche in game 7 of the West Finals before beating Carolina 4-1 in a low scoring finals including a triple Overtime Game 3 win with Igor Larionov scoring the winner. 

Star 1: Dominik Hasek, 65 Games Played, 41-15-8, 2.17 GAA, .915 SV% and 16-7 in Playoffs with 6 shutouts and 1.85 GAA, .920 SV%. In his first season in Detroit, Hasek Dominates and leads the Red Wings to the Cup. 

Star 2: Nicklas Lidstrom, 78 Games Played, 9 Goals, 59 Points, 23 Playoff Games, 5 Goals, 16 Points. Wins the Norris Trophy and the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Rookie: Pavel Datsyuk, 70 Games Played, 11 Goals, 35 Points, 3 Goals and 6 Points during the playoffs. Would go on to play his entire 953 Game NHL career in Detroit.

Noteworthy Player: Brent Hull, 82 Games Played, 30 Goals, 63 Points, 35 Penalty minutes. The Veteran forward joined the Red Wings with Hasek and Luc Robitaille in search of a Championship contending team. This was one of the biggest NHL super teams in recent history.

2002-03 Season: 

Record: 48-20-10-4

Playoffs: 0-4, Upset and Swept in the first round by the seventh seeded Ducks. 

Star 1: Sergei Fedorov, 80 Games Played, 36 Goals, 83 Points, 52 Penalty minutes. Leads team in scoring in final year with the Red Wings.

Star 2: Curtis Joseph, 61 Games Played, 34-19-6, 2.49 GAA, .912 SV%. Not as impressive as Hasek or previous years for Joseph but still a solid season in his first year in Detroit.

Rookie: Henrik Zetterberg, 79 Games Played, 22 Goals, 44 Points, 8 Penalty minutes. The eventually captain of the Red Wings has a really good rookie year with 22 goals.

Noteworthy Player: Dmitri Bykov, the defenseman had 2 goals, 12 Points and 43 Penalty minutes in 71 Games. This was his rookie season as he was signed from the Russian Super League but Bykov decided to return to Russia following his only season in the NHL. 

2003-04 Season:

Record: 48-21-11-2

Playoffs: 6-6, Lost a very close series in 6 games to Calgary in the second round of the playoffs.

Star 1: Pavel Datsyuk, 75 Games Played, 30 Goals, 68 Points, 35 penalty minutes. 6 Points in the playoffs. Leads the Red Wings in scoring in just his third NHL season.

Star 2: Brent Hull, 81 Games Played, 25 Goals, 68 Points, 12 Penalty minutes. The NHL legend’s final season in the league and he is tied for top in scoring on the Red Wings. 

Rookie: Niklas Kronwall, 20 Games Played, 1 Goal, 5 Points, 16 Penalty minutes. Splits time with the NHL and AHL during first season in North America. 

Noteworthy Player: Steve Thomas, 44 Games Played, 10 Goals, 22 Points, 25 Penalty minutes. The long time NHL veteran makes his final stop in a 1235 Game Career in which he recorded 421 Goals and 933 Points. 

2005-06 Season: 

Record: 58-16-8

Playoffs: 2-4, Upset in the first round by the Edmonton Oilers. 

Star 1: Brendan Shanahan, 82 Games Played, 40 Goals, 81 Points, 105 Penalty minutes. The long time Red Wing plays his final season in Detroit. 

Star 2: Manny Legace, 51 Games Played, 37-8-0, 2.19 GAA, .915 SV%. A bad playoff performance takes nothing away from the underrated goalies final season in Detroit. 

Rookie: Johan Franzen, 80 Games Played, 12 Goals, 16 Points, 36 Penalty minutes. Franzen makes a strong contribution during his rookie year and would develop into a force in front of the net. 

Noteworthy Player: Steve Yzerman, 61 Games Played, 14 Goals, 34 Points, 18 Penalty minutes. The Captain of the Red Wings finishes his career where he started it, he played 22 seasons and 1514 Regular Season games with the Red Wings. Lead the Franchise to 3 Stanley Cups and was the heart and soul of the hockey community in Detroit. Sad season to see Yzerman leave the club. 

2006-07 Season: 

Record: 50-19-13

Playoffs: 10-8, Lost in the Western Conference Finals to the Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim Ducks.

Star 1: Pavel Datsyuk,79 Games Played, 27 Goals, 87 Points, 16 Points in the Playoffs. The Star Datsyuk leads the team in scoring again.

Star 2: Dominik Hasek, 56 Games Played, 38-11-6, 2.05 GAA, .913 SV%,  10-8 in Playoffs, 1.79 GAA, .923 SV%. Returns to Detroit at 42 years old and has terrific season. 

Rookie: Valterri Filpulla, 73 Games Played, 10 Goals, 17 Points, 20 Penalty minutes. The third round pick has a solid NHL rookie season and would be important in following seasons for Detroit during the postseason. 

Noteworthy Player: Danny Markov, 66 Games Played, 4 Goals, 16 Points, 59 Penalty minutes. Played all Playoff Games. Danny Markov was a beauty and this was his only season in Detroit as Markov would sign with the KHL following the season and retire from hockey in 2014 with CSKA Moscow. 

2007-08 Season: 

Record: 54-21-7

Playoffs: 16-6, The Red Wings beat the Penguins in 6 Games for their most recent Stanley Cup. 

Star 1: Henrik Zetterberg, 75 Games Played, 43 Goals, 92 Points, 27 Points in 22 Playoff Games. Zetterberg was second in scoring during the regular season but lead the team in the playoffs and won the Conn Smythe.

 Star 2: Nicklas Lidstrom, 76 Games Played, 10 Goals, 70 Points, 13 Points in the Playoffs. The Defenseman won another Norris Trophy.

Rookie: Derek Meech, 32 Games Played, 0 Goals, 3 Points, 6 penalty minutes, the Defenseman played 2 more years in Detroit before becoming an AHL bound player for his career. 

Noteworthy Player: Brian Rafalski, the former Devils defenseman signs with Detroit and plays 73 Games with 13 Goals and 55 Points. He becomes a key member of the club and retires with the Red Wings in 2011 following 4 terrific years with the team. 

2008-09 Season: 

Record: 51-19-10

Playoffs: 15-8, After walking through the West, the Red Wings lose in Game 7 to the Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final.

Star 1: Pavel Datsyuk, 81 Games Played, 32 Goals, 97 Points, +34. Had a poor playoffs with only 9 Points in 16 Games.

Star 2: Marian Hossa, 74 Games Played, 40 Goals, 71 Points, 63 Penalty minutes. Lost in the Finals to Detroit the year before with Pittsburgh and joined Detroit only too lose to the Penguins the following year. Don’t feel bad, Hossa won the following season with Chicago.

Rookie: Ville Leino, 13 Games Played, 5 Goals, 9 Points, 6 Penalty minutes. This is Leino before a terrible 6 year 27 million dollar contract with the Sabres. He was a promising prospect but little information was known on the forward. 

Noteworthy Player: Ty Conklin, Osgood was having a poor regular season and in steps Conklin. 40 Games Played, 25-11-2, 2.51 GAA and a .909 SV%. He had better overall season than Osgood but was not needed in the playoffs playing zero games. He retired in 2012 and was hired by Blues management following retirement.  

2009-10 Season:

Record: 44-24-14

Playoffs: 5-7, Lost in the second round in 5 Games to the San Jose Sharks.

Star 1: Henrik Zetterberg, 74 Games Played, 23 Goals, 70 Points, 26 Penalty minutes, 15 Points in 12 Playoff Games.

Star 2: Johan Franzen, 27 Games Played, 10 Goals, 21 Points, 18 Points in 12 Playoff Games.

Rookie: Jimmy Howard, 63 Games Played, 37-15-10, 2.26 GAA, .924 SV% and played all 12 playoff Games with a .915 SV%. 

Noteworthy Player: Todd Bertuzzi, the man still shadowed by the Steve Moore incident in 2004, Bertuzzi rejoins the Red Wings. He has 18 goals and 44 Points in 82 Games with the Wings and adds 11 Points in 12 Playoff Games. He would finish his NHL career in Detroit when he played his final game during the 2014 season. 

2010-11 Season:

Record: 47-25-10

Playoffs: 7-4, Lost in the second round in 7 Games against San Jose.

Star 1: Henrik Zetterberg, 80 Games Played, 24 Goals, 80 Points, 8 Points in 7 Playoff Games.

Star 2: Brian Rafalski, 63 Games Played, 4 Goals, 48 Points, 22 Penalty minutes, 3 Playoff Points in 11 Games. Despite another terrific season, Rafalski would retire following their playoff defeat. Chris Osgood and Ruslan Salei would also retire following this season. 

Rookie: Jakub Kindl, 48 Games Played, 2 goals, 4 Points, 36 Penalty minutes. The rookie defenseman and former 1st round pick would not play in the playoffs during this season but gradually become more important for the Red Wings. He played this past season with the Florida Panthers.

Noteworthy Players: Mike Modano, the long-time Dallas Star forward joins the Red Wings in hope of winning his second and finale Stanley Cup. He plays in 40 Games with 4 Goals and 15 Points and only plays 2 Playoff Games. The United States Hockey legend retires following the season and is inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.

2011-12 Season:

Record: 48-28-6

Playoffs: 1-4, Lost in the First Round to the Nashville Predators.

Star 1: Pavel Datsyuk, 70 Games Played, 19 Goals, 67 Points, 3 Points in 5 Playoff Games. 

Star 2: Nicklas Lidstrom, 70 Games Played, 11 Goals, 34 Points, +21. One of the games best defenseman of all time retires following this season despite being capable of playing for another few years. Unbelievable career with 1564 Games in the NHL (all for the Red Wings), 4 Stanley Cups, 12 Time All-Star, 7 Norris Trophies, 1 Conn Smythe,  Olympic Gold Medal, Hockey Hall of Fame. Truly a world class athlete and person. 

Rookie: Gustav Nyquist, 18 Games Played, 1 Goal, 7 Points, 2 Penalty minutes, 4 Playoff Games. 

Noteworthy Player: Tomas Holmstrom, 74 Games Played, 11 Goals, 24 Points, 40 Penalty minutes. The Last Season for a career Red Wing since 1996. Holmstrom was a nightmare for opposition goalies and not because of his shooting abilities but because of his perfect screening and in front presence. A fan favorite would accumulated 4 Stanley Cups and 530 Points in his 1026 Game Career. 

2012-13 Season: 

Record: 24-16-8 (Lockout shortened season)

Playoffs: 7-7, Lost in Game 7 against Chicago in the second round. 

Star 1: Pavel Datsyuk, 47 Games Played, 15 Goals, 49 Points, +21, 9 Points in 14 Playoff Games. 

Star 2: Henrik Zetterberg, 46 Games Played, 11 Goals, 48 Points, 12 Points in 14 Playoff Games. The New Captain of the Red Wings. 

Rookie: Damien Brunner, 44 Games Played, 12 Goals, 26 Points, 9 Points in 14 Playoff Games. Was signed as an undrafted free agent from Switzerland and played the next year and a half in New Jersey before returning to the NLA in Switzerland. 

Noteworthy Player: Cory Emmerton, 48 Games Played, 5 Goals, 8 Points, 4 Penalty minutes, 13 Playoff Games, 1 Point, 4 Penalty minutes. The second year forward had an okay regular season but went quiet in the playoffs and played the next year in the AHL before heading off to Europe to continue his career. 

2013-14 Season:

Record: 39-28-15, (New Regular season format because of Bettman)

Playoffs: 1-4, Lost in first round to the Boston Bruins.

Star 1: Pavel Datsyuk, 45 Games Played, 17 Goals, 37 Points, 5 Points in 5 Playoff Games.

Star 2: Niklas Kronwall, 79 Games Played, 8 Goals, 49 Points, 44 Penalty minutes. 2 Points in 5 Playoff Games. The defenseman steps up offensively with the team suffering key injuries. 

Rookie: Luke Glendening, 56 Games Played, 1 Goal, 7 Points, 22 Penalty minutes, 1 goal in 5 Playoff Games. Really solidified his role in the bottom six forwards on the Red Wings for the future. 

Noteworthy Player: Daniel Alfredsson, 68 Games Played, 18 Goals, 49 Points, 10 penalty minutes, 0 playoff points. The long time Senator joins the Red Wings for a playoff opportunity and because of injuries to the Red Wings offensive players finishes first overall in scoring for the regular season. Amazing player should be in the Hall of Fame in the near future. 

2014-15 Season: 

Record: 43-25-14

Playoffs: 3-4, Lost in the first round to the Tampa Bay Lightning 

Star 1: Tomas Tatar, 82 Games Played, 29 Goals, 56 Points, 28 penalty minutes, 4 Points in 7 Playoff Games. The 3rd year NHL player leads the team in Goals with 29.

Star 2: Pavel Datsyuk, 63 Games Played, 26 Goals, 65 Points, 5 Points in 7 Playoff Games. Datsyuk has a point per game season and is second in points despite missing 19 games. 

Rookie: Teemu Pulkkinen, 31 Games Played, 5 Goals, 8 Points, 10 penalty minutes. The young prospect shows promise with 8 Points in 31 Games and is currently playing with the Arizona Coyotes. 

Noteworthy Player: Erik Cole, 11 Games Played, 3 Goals, 6 Points. Cole was traded at the deadline to the Red Wings for more offensive power and veteran leadership for the playoffs. He got injured before the playoffs in a game against Arizona. He has not played in the NHL since but he is not officially retired yet. 

2015-16 Season: 

Record: 41-30-11

Playoffs: 1-4, Lost in the first round to the Tampa Bay Lightning

Star 1: Pavel Datsyuk, 66 Games Played, 16 Goals, 49 Points, 14 Penalty minutes. Datsyuk leaves for the KHL following this season and official retires from North American Hockey. One of the most skilled players of all time. 

Star 2: Petr Mrazek, 54 Games Played, 27-16-6, 2.33 GAA, .921 SV% and 3 Games in the Playoffs 1-2, 1.36 GAA, .945 SV%. If Mrazek started Games 1 and 2 instead of Jimmy Howard, it might have made for a longer series. 

Rookie: Dylan Larkin, 80 Games Played, 23 Goals, 45 Points, 34 Penalty minutes. Larkin was impressive in his first season in Detroit, leading the team in Goals and 3rd in Total Points.

Noteworthy Player: Mike Green, the former 70 Point offensive defenseman for the Capitals signs with the Red Wings. 74 Games Played, 7 Goals, 35 Points and 38 Penalty minutes. Green produced on the blue line and provided a solid puck moving defenseman that is effective on the power play. 

2016-17 Season: 

Record: 33-36-13

Playoffs: Miss the Playoffs and finish 14th in the Eastern Conference

Star 1: Henrik Zetterberg, 82 Games Played, 17 Goals, 68 Points and 22 Penalty minutes. Leads the team in scoring and the next highest is 20 Points behind the great captain.

Star 2: Tomas Tatar, 82 Games Played, 25 Goals, 46 Points, 26 Penalty minutes. Leads the team in goal scoring.

Rookie: Anthony Mantha, 60 Games Played, 17 Goals, 36 Points, 53 Penalty minutes. the 20th overall pick in the 2013 draft has a good rookie year but is overlooked by great rookie class across the league.

Noteworthy Player: Riley Sheahan, 80 Games Played, 2 Goals, 13 Points, 14 Penalty minutes. The 4th year professional was coming off of back to back seasons where he scored 13 and 14 goals respectively. He is a talented prospect for Detroit but went the entire season without scoring until the final game at the Joe. In the final game of the season in that historic building Riley Sheahan gets 2 goals and the final goal ever scored at the Joe Louis Arena. 

What Now?

The Red Wings are at a turning point in their franchise, General Manager Ken Holland finally understands that a rebuild is in order to succeed. He wanted to make the playoffs this year and pushed by signing Forwards Steve Ott, Thomas Vanek and Frans Nielsen over the summer to improve the teams offense. As the Deadline approached Ken Holland released that he needed to blow up his roster as he traded away forwards Tomas Jurco, Thomas Vanek and Steve Ott. He also traded away defenseman Brendan Smith. This 4 separate players all together acquired two 3rd round picks in 2017,one 2nd round pick in 2018, one 6th round pick in 2018 and 24 year old defenseman Dylan McIlrath. In the 2017 draft the Red Wings have 10 draft picks and in 2018 they with have 9 instead of the standard 7 picks per draft. The Good News is that the Red Wings have young prospects like Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, Andreas Athanasiou, Petr Mrazek, Dennis Cholowski, Filip Hronek, Vili Saarijarvi, Evgeny Svechnikov and many more ready to start a new dynasty. The bad news for Holland is the Cap space. Holland has 5 years left for Frans Nielsen at 5 million, 6 years left for Abdelkader at 4.3 Million, 2 more years left with Jimmy Howard at 5.4 Million and 4 years left with Zetterberg at 6 million even though Zetterberg is already 36 years old. These contracts aren’t terrible by any means but they are difficult at times for a team trying to free up roster spots for their young talent and sign their youth to long extensions. Ken Holland is a General Manager legend but he is in a difficult situation heading into the offseason trying to get the Red Wings successfully quickly, especially with the new Arena in Detroit next year. The next 5 months for Ken Holland could very well determine if he keeps his job and in what direction this historically franchise is heading. Thanks for reading. 

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Matt Ryan dirige una sinfonía genial que mató a los Packers

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¡Pim! ¡Pam! ¡Pum! ¡Toma! ¡Y dale! ¡Otra! ¡Y otra! ¡Más! ¡Sigue! ¡Pumba! ¡Zas! Más, MAS, MAAAAAASSSSSS… Sí, vale, todos esperábamos que lo que acabo de escribir fuera la crónica del partido. Pero lo que ninguno suponía, y solo era un sueño húmedo de miles de aficionados de Atlanta, es que el ¡Pim! ¡Pam! ¡Pum! solo lo practicara un equipo, y el otro se limitara a poner la cara durante gran parte del partido. Hartándose de recibir golpes, touchdowns y humillaciones a paladas. Un boxeador lanzando golpes de KO como una ametralladora y otro parando cada golpe con el mentón, incapaz de levantar los brazos aunque solo fuera para parar el chaparrón.

Porque Aaron Rodgers puede ser todo lo bueno que podamos imaginar, pero necesita algo de ayuda de sus compañeros. Y esta vez no estuvo demasiado solo, con todos sus compañeros conmocionados desde el primer minuto. Como si jugaran por obligación y solo quisieran salir de aquel infierno cuanto antes. Los receptores dejaban caer balones sencillos sin parar, en una sucesión inexplicable de drops que puso de mal humor a Rodgers, y la carrera dejó de ser un factor desde el primer minuto. Tres intentos por tierra en toda la primera mitad, y uno de ellos con el balón perdido a pocas yardas de la zona de anotación, fue todo el bagaje de un ataque terrestre que nunca fue, y menos tras la lesión de Montgomery, que dejó a su equipo sin armas en esa faceta del juego.

Con ese panorama, Rodgers estaba solo. Y los Falcons, con la lección aprendida, tenían muy claro que solo tenían una manera de pararlo: ir a la caza del hombre. Uno de los menús favoritos de la filosofía Dan Quinn. Y la fórmula les funcionó a la perfección, con la ayuda impagable de las pérdidas de balón de los receptores. El quarterback tenía muy poco tiempo para pasar, y se llevaba regalos sin parar de los defensas rivales, que no dejaban pasar la ocasión de dejarle un recadito en forma de golpe después de cada jugada. El habitual gesto socarrón de Rodgers se transformó muy pronto en un rictus de dolor, susto y desagrado. Y cuando pierde su sonrisa, como Sansón con su melena, el quarterback deja de ser un Dios y se convierte en humano.

En los dos primeros cuartos, que es exactamente lo que duró el partido, los Packers anotaron cero puntos, fallaron un field goal, perdieron un balón con un fumble de Ripkowski en la yarda 10 rival, despejaron tras un tres y fuera y Rodgers lanzó una intercepción. La ofensiva de Green Bay simplemente no existió. Y eso significa la muerte cuando enfrente está jugando el mejor ataque del siglo XXI. Una máquina de anotar puntos e inventar formas mágicas de atropellar al rival.

Porque señores, después de contarles las desgracias de unos, llega el momento de disolverse contando las maravillas de los otros. De llenar el suelo de babas, de arrodillarse y elevar los brazos al cielo dando gracias por haber tenido la suerte de contemplar tales prodigios. El ataque que ha inventado Kyle Shanahan para los Falcons debería ser incluido entre las siete maravillas del mundo, estudiado en las escuelas, exhibido en los museos y criogenizado junto a Walt Disney para que pueda ser resucitado cuando se descubra el elixir de la eterna juventud.

Y eso que los Packers plantearon un partido inteligente cerrando la carrera de Atlanta, en la que Freeman y Coleman solo consiguieron 24 yardas en toda la primera mitad. Fue como un reto lanzado al quarterback rival: “si quieres ganarme el partido, tendrás que lanzar el balón”. Y claro, en Atlanta se frotaban los ojos, incapaces de entender el intento de suicidio. Y Matt Ryan, estupefacto ante la insensatez de sus rivales, se limitó a remangarse, levantar la vista, preguntar a su orquesta si estaban todos los instrumentos afinados, y ante la respuesta afirmativa del primer violín, de las cuerdas, los vientos y la percusión, golpear el atril dos veces con su varita mágica y lanzarse a dirigir una sinfonía heroica con toques de pastoral y muchos pasajes de fantasía. Con Julio Jones abrumando al auditorio con monólogos de tenor, Mohamed Sanu dándole la réplica con su potencia de barítono.

Touchdown de Sanu, field goal de Bryant, touchdown de Matt Ryan convertido en Michael Vick, touchdown de Julio Jones. 24-0 en el descanso y a otra cosa mariposa. Una melodía indescriptible inundaba la NFL y nos dejaba estupefactos, mientras Dom Capers, coordinador defensivo de Green Bay, seguía empeñado en frenar la carrera como si no se diera cuenta de que todo su plan defensivo se le estaba escurriendo por el desagüe. Aunque eh su defensa, si hubiera algo que pudiera defender su triste planteamiento, Micah Hyde tuvo que abandonar el partido y fue sustituido en el safety por Marwin Evans. Aunque para ser justos, lo hicieron igual de mal uno y otro, y Matt Ryan abusó de ellos sin compasión. Aunque para violaciones criminales, la que sufrió Ladarius Gunter. Como pasó la semana pasada ante Dallas, el cornerback se convirtió en un chollo, el agujero más grande dentro de una defensa que pareció un queso Brullere. Ante la duda, Ryan lo tenía claro “¿tercer down y largo? ¿Dónde está Gunter? Pues para allá va el balón. Y no fallaba. Era garantía éxito.

Matt Ryan lanzó cuatro pases de touchdown, consiguió otro de carrera, 27 de 38 pases intentados y 392 yardas aéreas. Magia sobre el campo. Ataque con mayúsculas. Con Julio Jones cogiendo nueve balones para 180 yardas y dos touchdowns. Sin una concesión al rival en la segunda parte. Sin levantar el pie del acelerador. Sin dejar que Rodgers recuperara la iniciativa y ni siquiera intentara otra hazaña imposible. Que aunque en los dos últimos cuartos el ataque de Green Bay volvió al campo, y el quarterback lo intentó pese a ese rictus de amargura del que ve cómo un año más todo lo que le rodea sigue sin estar a su altura, Atlanta devolvió golpe por golpe hasta el último minuto.

Touchdown de Julio Jones (31-0), touchdown de Davante Adams (31-7), touchdown de Devonta Freeman (38-7), touchdown de Jordy Nelson (38-15), touchdown de Tevin Coleman (44-15), touchdown de Jared Cook (44-21)… Lo que esperábamos ver desde el primer minuto, un toma y daca de ¡Pim! ¡Pam! ¡Pum!, se transformó en una letanía monótona durante dos cuartos insípidos en los que todo estaba decidido.

Las pruebas de Hércules de Aaron Rodgers terminaron en Atlanta. El solo fue capaz de derrotar a la mejor defensa de la NFL de los Giants en la ronda de comodines; de destruir al equipo más completo de los Cowboys en la ronda divisional; sin embargo, la sinfonía ofensiva de Atlanta, el mejor ataque de la NFL en el siglo XXI, fue demasiado para él.

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