Hosers Hockey Update
The hockey pool isn't go according to pre-season plans. Granted, we are in 5th, with 68.5 points as of January 19, but its not first. Granted, we were in last place for about 3 weeks at the start of the season, but great trades by GM Stinky Pete has led us to a respectable position.
Now, we do have a few new faces that need to be presented. Last week, a mega deal went down where our second round draft pick, yes, the one and only, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Tim Thomas were traded for Ryan Miller and Shane O'Brien. Now, Miller has played two games, one win, one loss, but has respectable numbers. He is also playing on one of the leagues best teams in Buffalo, so he should be a great asset to the team. O'Brien was brought in to clean up some of the mess that has been left by Joe Corvo in the +- department, and add a few PIMS in the meantime. Oh ya, Corvo has been let go in order to bring in Brett Clark, a teammate to fellow Hoser J.M. Liles, who had to be put on IR with a broken foot.
The Hosers would also like to welcome Tomas Vokoun and Marian Gaborik back as they have spent a considerable amount of time on the IR. Gaborik's goal scoring will hopefully fill the void left by Ilya and Vokoun will team up with Miller, Manny Fernandez and Evgeni Nabokov to form the leagues best goaltending group.
UPDATE: ***Quick press release, happening only a few minutes ago, Brian Gionta, a winger for the NJ Devils, has been traded for Shea Weber, a former draft pick of the Hosers. Reports confirm that upon a physical on Weber which occurs in two days, the trade will be finalized. Team Hosers look to be building a solid D to go with the outstanding goaltending situation they have.***
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