News

Dec 26/09


*****TTG REPORTING:

The Race...Sikma leads but interesting events have taken
place. Most notably, Burton has gone ahead of Hurlbert
for 2nd overall, still almost 90 points behind the leader.

The Injuries...For the first time all season, and very
remarkably, Wong's line-up is healthy. Touch wood. This
could very well allow Wong to catch 3rd or 2nd place over
the next few months if his key players can contribute.
With ALFREDSSON and SPEZZA recently going down for
Burton, (each for a few months it looks like), this will
make it very difficult for Burton to make up any ground on
Sikma. Hurlbert meanwhile is dealing with 3 or 4 injuries
and unfortunately for him is relegated to fighting Burton
for 2nd but possibly not making up any ground on our
leader.

The Trades...None before deadline.

The Forecast....Cloudy wiht a chance of a few blizzards.
But seriously, unless Sikma goes down with a major injury
or two, look for him to continue his 100 point or so
advantage over his rivals. IF THIS STICKS until the end of
the Season, his rivals will have to hope that they either win
the PPP, awards or H2H by a significant margin to have
any shot at their final 4 teams making up the difference
towards the finish line.

*****Scoring Race*****

1. Thornton 51 (Burton)
2. Gaborik 49 (Wong)
3. H. Sedin 47 (Wong)
4. Crosby 46 (Burton)
5. Ovechkin 44 (Sikma)
6. Plekanec 43 (none)
7. B. Richards 42 (Burton)
N. Backstrom 42 (Burton)
8. Getzlaf 41 (Sikma)
Heatley 41 (Hurlbert)
St. Louis 41 (Sikma)
9. Perry 40 (Sikma)
Parise 40 (Hurlbert)
10. Kovalchuk 39 (Burton)
Marleau 39 (Wong)



Goalie Race

1. Bryzgalov 31 (Hurlbert)
2. Miller 29 (Burton)
Brodeur 29 (Wong)
3. Kiprusoff 24 (Sikma)
Anderson 24 (Hurlbert)
4. Nabokov 23 (Sikma)
5. Fleury 22 (Hurlbert)
Huet 22 (Sikma)
6. Luongo 21 (Wong)
7. Quick 20 (Wong)