Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts

Friday, November 13, 2009

Jeremy Roenick


What can I really say about superstar Jeremy Roenick? US olympian, 9 time all star...even revitalized his career when he made a comeback to the San Jose Sharks, scored his 500th career goal, a feat not done by too many US players. Of course Roenick came with many controversies, and always loved to run his mouth, if you will. He was involved in the Turin Olympics mishap, and was "blackballed" by US hockey as he so nicely likes to put it. But regardless of the negative things that can be said about him, he has done a lot of positive things for USA Hockey and for the teams he has played for in general.

Manny Legace


Manny Legace has seen himself on the short side of the stick many times over in his professional career, and unfortunately hasn't been able to always bounce back from it. Playing for Detroit for many years, winning a Stanley Cup as a back up in 2002, he floundered his first year as a starter for Detroit against Edmonton, in the first round of the playoffs. Driven from Detroit, he was sent to division rival St Louis and was never quite the same, even as the starter. Now with the rise of Mason, Legace found himself again without a team. November 9th, a few days ago he just signed a 1 year, 500K deal with the Carolina Hurricanes to either back up Cam Ward when he's healthy again, or just be his temporary fill in, to be sent back down to the AHL when he's healthy again. Only time will tell.

Justin Williams


I had this out for about a year and a half, and it finally came back to me. Very happy about it. Justin Williams was a very big reason why the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in 2006. Maybe not so much just him, but none the less, certainly helped out. With him in Los Angeles now, I feel this guy can be a bigger help to the rising stars they have on that team, and his career is still far from over. He's got plenty of years left. He may not be a "superstar" quality player, but he's definately a roleplayer that brings a lot to the team he plays on.