In case you missed it, Barry Brust and Peter Zingoni did a little ACTING yesterday! (in honor of Al Montoya's return to Houston? Nah, but we like the timing anyway)
Here are the boys acting out movie scenes for Sportsradio 610.
Two words: Love it!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
View from the Press Box (Aeros 4, Moose 1)
The Aeros played three good periods Thursday and were rewarded with a 4-1 win over their long time AHL/IHL rivals.
Nice to see Noreau on the scoresheet, and Danny "Forsberg" Irmen in highlight reel form. The offensive play of the game to me was when Clayton Stoner rushed toward the net only to dish over to Irmen for the easy tap-in.
For a second there, I thought I was watching Paul Coffey and Dino Ciccarelli (circa 1996).
That goal was good, even though the Moose would even it up when Rosa converted a rebound late in the opening frame.
Heather and John have more on the game, but below is our post-game video blog.
Things that stand out to me after this game are:
Nice to see Noreau on the scoresheet, and Danny "Forsberg" Irmen in highlight reel form. The offensive play of the game to me was when Clayton Stoner rushed toward the net only to dish over to Irmen for the easy tap-in.
For a second there, I thought I was watching Paul Coffey and Dino Ciccarelli (circa 1996).
That goal was good, even though the Moose would even it up when Rosa converted a rebound late in the opening frame.
Heather and John have more on the game, but below is our post-game video blog.
Things that stand out to me after this game are:
- 0-for-43
- Welcome back, Anton
- Good to see more than one goal go in
- Penalty kill was methodical and good
- Temperature was very warm at ice level, and the Aeros used it
- The Aeros need more from Duncan Milroy, and Ryan Lannon (healthy scratch)
- How many sticks in Nate Smith going to break trying to hit a one-timer?
- Irmen is on pace for 28 goals this year (but call-ups to Minny will hurt this)
- JM Daoust is on pace for a career-high 28 helpers this year
11/5: Aeros v. Manitoba
Sorry this is late. My internet decided to hate me when I got home last night.
First of all, great job on the Canadian anthem, Ally. You definitely won the pre-game.
Second of all, awesome job on the hockey playing, Aeros. Okay, so the really really wicked power play schnide is still rolling along ever so inhospitably, but that will come. Doesn't really matter HOW you win, does it?
Third, how pretty were those Irmen goals? Mainly, Stoner's dancing through the Manitoba defense like Pavel Datsyuk that set it up, but Irms was in the right place to finish it.
Fourth, I guess I'm most excited for Max Noreau, who was leading the team by a significant margin in shots on goal and had yet to land one in the back of the net. But tonight, he got 'er done.
I apologize for my stick figure monkey looking like a pile of poo but that's what you get when you don't have Fred's photos, which we miss more and more as each game goes by.
I actually had to google "dead monkey" to draw that. I don't recommend doing that yourself. It's kinda sad.
But shedding that theoretical monkey is great, so here's to an opening of the Noreau Scoring Floodgates, bitches.
It was also great to have Khudobin back in net. Let's just say, I have a new appreciation for him, even though that one goal was a bit of a mess, both defensively and a bit overplayed on his part. He looked pretty good, got pretty lucky, and had some excellent help clearing the puck to safety. What more can you ask for as a goalie?
Plus, how about those new pads? Ahhh, new gear.
More of San Antonio on Saturday. You guys tired of them yet? I'm getting there, though perhaps feisty Al Montoya will make it interesting again, eh? See you then.
First of all, great job on the Canadian anthem, Ally. You definitely won the pre-game.
Second of all, awesome job on the hockey playing, Aeros. Okay, so the really really wicked power play schnide is still rolling along ever so inhospitably, but that will come. Doesn't really matter HOW you win, does it?
Third, how pretty were those Irmen goals? Mainly, Stoner's dancing through the Manitoba defense like Pavel Datsyuk that set it up, but Irms was in the right place to finish it.
Fourth, I guess I'm most excited for Max Noreau, who was leading the team by a significant margin in shots on goal and had yet to land one in the back of the net. But tonight, he got 'er done.
I apologize for my stick figure monkey looking like a pile of poo but that's what you get when you don't have Fred's photos, which we miss more and more as each game goes by.
I actually had to google "dead monkey" to draw that. I don't recommend doing that yourself. It's kinda sad.But shedding that theoretical monkey is great, so here's to an opening of the Noreau Scoring Floodgates, bitches.
It was also great to have Khudobin back in net. Let's just say, I have a new appreciation for him, even though that one goal was a bit of a mess, both defensively and a bit overplayed on his part. He looked pretty good, got pretty lucky, and had some excellent help clearing the puck to safety. What more can you ask for as a goalie?
Plus, how about those new pads? Ahhh, new gear.
More of San Antonio on Saturday. You guys tired of them yet? I'm getting there, though perhaps feisty Al Montoya will make it interesting again, eh? See you then.
11/5 -- Aeros v. Moose -- The Me And My Monkey Edition
The Aeros were a little rested. The Manitoba Moose were a bit tired, and were missing some key players due to call-ups and injuries. But that didn’t matter to the Aeros. All that mattered was the team’s 4-1 win before 3163 fans inside Toyota Center.
“They’re a great team,” Danny Irmen said. “Well coached. They’re missing a lot of guys. But we’ll take the win. A win’s a win. We played really well tonight.”
One of those playing well tonight was, of course, Danny Irmen, the subject of a Thursday post in the Houston Press. Irmen got the game’s first two goals for the Aeros, the first coming at 13:43 of the first period off of a fantastic pass from Clayton Stoner.
“I could have scored that goal blind,” Irmen said. “I sat my stick on the ice and he put it on there and it went it. It was a great play by [Stoner].”
And his second goal came off of a nice pass from Jon DiSalvatore who snuck around the back of the net to feed Irmen up top for the goal. That goal at 1:51 of the second broke up a 1-1 tie that the Aeros were disappointed to find themselves stuck in.
“We actually thought, even in the first period,” Kevin Constantine said, “we thought it was kind of bummer to come out of it one-one because we thought we had much better scoring chances in the first. But it was just nice to see some goals go in.”
On top of Irmen’s two goals was a two-goal performance from Max Noreau who had been without a goal this season. The first goal came at 19:03 of the second period off of a Marco Rosa turnover that Noreau turned around and slammed into the net.
“I looked at Clayton Stoner and I just said I’ll take that one,” Noreau said. “It was my first goal. It doesn’t have to be pretty. I just wanted to get that monkey off my back. He looked at me with a big smile and I just said I’ll take whatever I can get right now.”
The Aeros dominated this game in just about all aspects of the game, which was fun to watch since this has been seen so seldom this season. And just as Noreau didn’t care that his first goal was ugly, the Aeros don’t care that the Moose were tired. They just wanted the win. And the win they got.
SOME MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES:
With the win, the Aeros record is now 7-7-0-0 (14 points). And amazingly -- especially when you think of their play this season -- the Aeros, with the loss tonight by the San Antonio Rampage, find themselves in a three-way tie for second place. And seeing as how the Aeros face the Rampage this weekend, maybe the Aeros will be able to move past San Antonio in the standings.
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This game was the 1100th of Kevin Constantine’s coaching career. With the win, his record in the USHL, IHL, WHL, AHL, and NHL is 569-399-114-18.
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I’m not going to take a lot of time tonight -- I’m tired and I’ve got this temp job thing I have to get to early in the morning. So I’m dedicating the end of this post to Max Noreau. Noreau has been frustrated with his game this season, and this was a nice night for him.
“It was a little bit frustrating,” he said after the game. “But at the same time, when you’re getting your chances you can’t be too frustrated. At some point, even though you might be snake bit a little bit, it will come.”
And come it did with two goals and an assist, which as he said, let him get that monkey off of his back. So speaking of getting the monkey off of his back, here’s The Beatles with “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except For Me And My Monkey.”
“They’re a great team,” Danny Irmen said. “Well coached. They’re missing a lot of guys. But we’ll take the win. A win’s a win. We played really well tonight.”
One of those playing well tonight was, of course, Danny Irmen, the subject of a Thursday post in the Houston Press. Irmen got the game’s first two goals for the Aeros, the first coming at 13:43 of the first period off of a fantastic pass from Clayton Stoner.
“I could have scored that goal blind,” Irmen said. “I sat my stick on the ice and he put it on there and it went it. It was a great play by [Stoner].”
And his second goal came off of a nice pass from Jon DiSalvatore who snuck around the back of the net to feed Irmen up top for the goal. That goal at 1:51 of the second broke up a 1-1 tie that the Aeros were disappointed to find themselves stuck in.
“We actually thought, even in the first period,” Kevin Constantine said, “we thought it was kind of bummer to come out of it one-one because we thought we had much better scoring chances in the first. But it was just nice to see some goals go in.”
On top of Irmen’s two goals was a two-goal performance from Max Noreau who had been without a goal this season. The first goal came at 19:03 of the second period off of a Marco Rosa turnover that Noreau turned around and slammed into the net.
“I looked at Clayton Stoner and I just said I’ll take that one,” Noreau said. “It was my first goal. It doesn’t have to be pretty. I just wanted to get that monkey off my back. He looked at me with a big smile and I just said I’ll take whatever I can get right now.”
The Aeros dominated this game in just about all aspects of the game, which was fun to watch since this has been seen so seldom this season. And just as Noreau didn’t care that his first goal was ugly, the Aeros don’t care that the Moose were tired. They just wanted the win. And the win they got.
SOME MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES:
With the win, the Aeros record is now 7-7-0-0 (14 points). And amazingly -- especially when you think of their play this season -- the Aeros, with the loss tonight by the San Antonio Rampage, find themselves in a three-way tie for second place. And seeing as how the Aeros face the Rampage this weekend, maybe the Aeros will be able to move past San Antonio in the standings.
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This game was the 1100th of Kevin Constantine’s coaching career. With the win, his record in the USHL, IHL, WHL, AHL, and NHL is 569-399-114-18.
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I’m not going to take a lot of time tonight -- I’m tired and I’ve got this temp job thing I have to get to early in the morning. So I’m dedicating the end of this post to Max Noreau. Noreau has been frustrated with his game this season, and this was a nice night for him.
“It was a little bit frustrating,” he said after the game. “But at the same time, when you’re getting your chances you can’t be too frustrated. At some point, even though you might be snake bit a little bit, it will come.”
And come it did with two goals and an assist, which as he said, let him get that monkey off of his back. So speaking of getting the monkey off of his back, here’s The Beatles with “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except For Me And My Monkey.”
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Anton to start tonight vs. Manitoba; Zingoni back in the lineup
Greetings from the Toyota Center basement where I bring news that Anton Khudobin (pictured, left in warmups Thursday) got the call to make the start against Manitoba. He did not play in Minnesota, and has not been on the ice in a live game since shutting out the Rampage two weeks ago.Also, Pete Zingoni dressed tonight and should be in the lineup for the first time since Oct. 24, also against San Antonio. Zingoni scored goals in three of the Aeros first four games and continued to make an impact up until his injury.
With Andy Hilbert out at least a month with a knee injury, getting No. 10 back in is a welcome sight. Also, that means that either Brandon Rogers or JP Testwuide can go back to playing their natural defensive position.
Winnipeg Free Press writer Tim Campbell had the best line during the pre-game mean tonight. The Aeros recent troubles and power play woes are well-documented (0-for-38), but the Moose are struggling as well ...
"Why don't we just finish the warm-up and go straight to the shootout...," he said.
Heck, the way the Aeros have been playing lately, I think they'd take the point without risking the loss of two.
Click your heels three times....
Here's the bottom line for Your Houston Aeros: They friggin' need to get the puck in the net. They need to get off this mind-boggling power play schnide. They need to get it done 5 on 5, too. The goalies can't offer up shutouts every game.
So, with that in mind, I thought it might be time to call in the Goalie Angel to sprinkle some scoring dust on the boys sticks while they take their pre-game naps.
Go, Goalie Angel, Go!
Okay. Let's see how that works.
7:05 tonight -- Marco Rosa and the Manitoba Moose -- Canadian Anthem! -- See you there...
So, with that in mind, I thought it might be time to call in the Goalie Angel to sprinkle some scoring dust on the boys sticks while they take their pre-game naps.
Go, Goalie Angel, Go!
Okay. Let's see how that works.7:05 tonight -- Marco Rosa and the Manitoba Moose -- Canadian Anthem! -- See you there...
From the Houston Press
John's latest for the Houston Press about the Aeros is out today, so go check it out right here and leave comments so that they know you like Aeros coverage in the Press.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Khudobin back; Jaeger out
As some of you have mentioned in the comments, the Wild have returned Anton Khudobin to the Aeros. I'd be very surprised if he didn't start tomorrow night against the Manitoba Meese.
Also, it took a day longer than I expected, but the CHL and AHL transactions show that Brett Jaeger, who was filling in for Anton, has been returned to his Texas Brahmas. (Jaeger photo courtesy of Robert Keith of Texas Brahmas Insider)
Neither goaltender got game minutes during his respective call-up, but it's always good to get that time with a higher league, practice against faster, better shooters, and get a sense of where you stand and what you need to work on. So good for them, but I'm sure both fan bases are ready to get their starting goalies back in the fold and on the ice.
And the Goalie Express just keeps flying....
Also, it took a day longer than I expected, but the CHL and AHL transactions show that Brett Jaeger, who was filling in for Anton, has been returned to his Texas Brahmas. (Jaeger photo courtesy of Robert Keith of Texas Brahmas Insider)Neither goaltender got game minutes during his respective call-up, but it's always good to get that time with a higher league, practice against faster, better shooters, and get a sense of where you stand and what you need to work on. So good for them, but I'm sure both fan bases are ready to get their starting goalies back in the fold and on the ice.
And the Goalie Express just keeps flying....
Monday, November 2, 2009
More Mitch To Love
Some of you might remember that Mitch Love did a weekly blog for a Seattle TV station last season. Well, he's doing it again this season. And here is this week's entry. He might now be in Peoria, but that doesn't mean we can no longer read his words. Enjoy.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
(Updated again!) Game Day Update: Goalie Movement
One of the guys may have something to add to this, but I thought I'd throw out there that the Texas Stars will have Magnificent Matt Climie back in the fold today. He's up with Dallas the last few days to cover for Marty Turco, who was out with the flu, but they released him, presumably so that he can play against Houston today.
Given that the Stars are on the third day of a 3-in-3 and Dallas doesn't play today, it makes an awful lot of sense. He'll be well rested and ready to get some game action after just backing up starter Alex Auld for a few days.
Also, though it hasn't been reported on the AHL transactions sheet, Pointstreak (the stats machine for the Central Hockey League) indicates that Brett Jaeger was returned to the Texas Brahmas yesterday. UPDATE: Though the scoresheet is showing Jaeger is still with the team, so who knows what's up. UPDATE to the UPDATE: The Brahmas activated him to let him "serve" his one game suspension for the spearing incident in his last game with them. If I heard correctly, Constantine told Joe O'Donnell it could be another week, maybe longer, before Harding is ready to play again, so it looks like it's Dubielewicz and Jaeger for a while.
I personally haven't heard what's going on... whether Khudobin has been reassigned to Houston or if they're bringing a different back-up in. Last I heard, it was looking like sometime this week that Josh Harding would be ready to practice again. The Wild don't play until Thursday and today is an off day for the big club, so... could be a number of scenarios.
Certainly, apart from one incredible period on Tuesday, when Dubielewicz and the boys held off Hamilton during all that penalty killing, Dubie hasn't impressed, so getting Khudobin back would be a real boon.
Still, apart from their fresh goalie in Climie, the Stars should be a bit tired today, while the Aeros traveled back from Michigan yesterday and should be a little bit fresher and hopefully pretty motivated after a two losses.
Given that the Stars are on the third day of a 3-in-3 and Dallas doesn't play today, it makes an awful lot of sense. He'll be well rested and ready to get some game action after just backing up starter Alex Auld for a few days.
Also, though it hasn't been reported on the AHL transactions sheet, Pointstreak (the stats machine for the Central Hockey League) indicates that Brett Jaeger was returned to the Texas Brahmas yesterday. UPDATE: Though the scoresheet is showing Jaeger is still with the team, so who knows what's up. UPDATE to the UPDATE: The Brahmas activated him to let him "serve" his one game suspension for the spearing incident in his last game with them. If I heard correctly, Constantine told Joe O'Donnell it could be another week, maybe longer, before Harding is ready to play again, so it looks like it's Dubielewicz and Jaeger for a while.
I personally haven't heard what's going on... whether Khudobin has been reassigned to Houston or if they're bringing a different back-up in. Last I heard, it was looking like sometime this week that Josh Harding would be ready to practice again. The Wild don't play until Thursday and today is an off day for the big club, so... could be a number of scenarios.
Certainly, apart from one incredible period on Tuesday, when Dubielewicz and the boys held off Hamilton during all that penalty killing, Dubie hasn't impressed, so getting Khudobin back would be a real boon.
Still, apart from their fresh goalie in Climie, the Stars should be a bit tired today, while the Aeros traveled back from Michigan yesterday and should be a little bit fresher and hopefully pretty motivated after a two losses.
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