http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/5322 Recent articles about Alexei Ponikarovsky en-us RALEIGH -- Good or bad teams, Eastern or Western Conference, American or Canadian, the Carolina Hurricanes do not discriminate when it comes to losing. The Canes dropped their fifth straight on Friday night, a 3-2 disappointment to the equally generous Toronto Maple Leafs, who are riding high in 29th place in the NHL standings compared to the basement the Canes inhabit after an 11-game winless streak. Jason Blake's power-play goal in the third period completed a two-goal comeback for the... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:04:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Leafs_3_Canes_2/1516272 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Leafs_3_Canes_2/1516272 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Leafs_3_Canes_2/1516272 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/1/41aeb39252364c5e6030e738b331ce5cae722428/small/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_1a4c.jpg The week started with a surprise at the top of each conference. In the East, the Rangers rode a seven-game winning streak into a tie with Pittsburgh for the top spot in the standings. But really, New York's success shouldn't be that shocking. The Rangers have one of the best goalies in the game, and nobody doubted Marian Gaborik's impact when he's healthy. Goalie Craig Anderson has been a key aspect of the Avalanche's surprising start. But out West? Nobody saw the A... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:18:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Power_Poll_Surprising_Avs_continue_to_rise/1398801 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Power_Poll_Surprising_Avs_continue_to_rise/1398801 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Power_Poll_Surprising_Avs_continue_to_rise/1398801 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/a/7ad8f76c176eda1f72d567ae04e4cf8c51629a39/small/Florida_Panthers_v_ea57.jpg Courtesy of the Leafs website: Leafs Lineup FORWARDS Niklas Hagman - Matt Stajan - Jason Blake Alexei Ponikarovsky - Mikhail Grabovski - Tyler Bozak Viktor Stalberg - John Mitchell - Christian Hanson Jay Rosehill - Nazem Kadri - Jiri Tlusty DEFENCE Ian White - Garnet Exelby Luke Schenn - Carl Gunnarsson Jonas Frogren - Andy Rogers GOALIES Vesa Toskala Joey MacDonald Sabres... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:01:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mike_Augello_LINEUP_TONIGHT_Vs_BUFFALO/1230752 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mike_Augello_LINEUP_TONIGHT_Vs_BUFFALO/1230752 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mike_Augello_LINEUP_TONIGHT_Vs_BUFFALO/1230752 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/a/ba0ebdca09be859400ec84089605cbc5fd8285f9/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f83293580.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193589ACFE00AF94054B0DBCAC7C139C954.jpg Goalies Joey MacDonald James Reimer Defence Luke Schenn Mike Komisarek Tomas Kaberle Carl Gunnarsson Andy Rogers Jesse Blacker Forwards Niklas Hagman Lee Stempniak Christian Hanson Alexei Ponikarovsky Ben Ondrus Jay Rosehill ... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:13:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tonights_Leafs_Lineup/1189992 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tonights_Leafs_Lineup/1189992 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tonights_Leafs_Lineup/1189992 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/8/88781b4fbe6cd8f53e3fd5d715235753e0023cec/small/New_York_Islanders_9951.jpg Ladies and Gentleman, your 2005/2006 Toronto Maple Leafs:Mats SundinDarcy Tucker Jason Allison Alex Steen Kyle Wellwood Alexei Ponikarovsky Jeff O'Neill Nik Antropov Clarke Wilm Chad Kilger Matt Stajan Eric Lindros Tie Domi Ken Klee Alexander Khavanov Bryan McCabeTomas Kaberle Aki Berg Wade Belak Staffan Kronwall Ed BelfourJS AubinThose are the players who played in 30 or Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:48:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Quick_Pre_season_accounting/1173915 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Quick_Pre_season_accounting/1173915 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Quick_Pre_season_accounting/1173915 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/b/6b11a0c0278e35e94e6327b0333ca4f54c94b388/small/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_d806.jpg From Tim Wharnsby in The Globe and Mail, in an article about Phil Kessel being the apple of Brian Burke's eye:"...The only current Maple Leafs forwards who have top-six status in Burke’s mind are Mikhail Grabovski and Matt Stajan."The ****?Stajan over Alexei Ponikarovsky? It can't be. Someone please tell me that's a typo. Sure, when I'm drinking I get Stajan and Poni confused, and, sure, Mississauga Matt put up a career-high 55 points last season ... but he's no ... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:09:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Wait_What/1137277 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Wait_What/1137277 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Wait_What/1137277 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/4/9494626efaf41863c492064d5cef97d62d5474bf/small/Columbus_Blue_Jackets_95a0.jpg Despite having five straight days off, scoring was certainly not an issue on Saturday, as the Boston Bruins combined with the Toronto Maple Leafs for a total of 12 goals. Both teams came out of the locker rooms ready to go, which led to a 3-3 tie after one period of play. The Maple Leafs took a 4-3 lead early in the second, but were unable to hold off the Bruins for the remainder of the period, as Boston scored the next four goals for a 7-4 advantage. Toronto netted the only goal of the third... Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:02:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Offense_Far_From_an_Issue_as_Bruins_Cash_in_for_Seven/747165 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Offense_Far_From_an_Issue_as_Bruins_Cash_in_for_Seven/747165 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Offense_Far_From_an_Issue_as_Bruins_Cash_in_for_Seven/747165 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/c/ecbf2c9151c36f998e4654a11d0d92895c9586f2/small/Toronto_Maple_Leafs_db38.jpg Here are the morning papers for Tuesday the 16th of December: Randy Carlyle has?challenged his top line to play better against the top teams in the NHL. Thrashers coach John Anderson expects Zach Bogosian to return to the team?s line-up within the next 14 days.? Meanwhile, coach Anderson explains ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:40:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Morning_Papers_Tuesday_Edition_Forsberg_wants_to_return_to_NHL_Komisarek_ahead_of_schedule_and_Sundin_is_down_to_two_teams/423249 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Morning_Papers_Tuesday_Edition_Forsberg_wants_to_return_to_NHL_Komisarek_ahead_of_schedule_and_Sundin_is_down_to_two_teams/423249 Goals Martin Hanzal - Phoenix Coyotes - 3 Patrik Elias - New Jersey Devils - 2 Petr Sykora - Pittsburgh Penguins - 2 Phil Kessel - Boston Bruins - 2 Dan Cleary - Detroit Red Wings - 2 Jiri Hudler - Detroit Red Wings - 2 Alexei Ponikarovsky - Toronto Maple Leafs - 2 Steve Reinprecht - Phoenix Coyotes - 2 A... ... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:51:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tonights_Top_Scorers_December_4/405638 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tonights_Top_Scorers_December_4/405638 Playoffs are coming. We don't want to be distracted by side issues. We're 100 percent committed to the task at hand. But we still like the Quotes of the Week. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:51:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Quotes_of_the_Week_March_16_2008/204561 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Quotes_of_the_Week_March_16_2008/204561 One of FIO's weekly fantasy hockey columns, staff writer Tim Hays discusses those players on the IR, those that are Day-to-Day, and other mentionable scares in the world of fantasy hockey. Check this article each and every week on Wednesdays. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:10:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Week_3_IR_Report/31772 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Week_3_IR_Report/31772 One of FIO's weekly fantasy hockey columns, staff writer Rob Edwards clues you in on some possible fantasy free agents to lookout for in Week 2 - check to see if any of these guys are on your league's waiver wire. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:30:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Week_2_Waiver_Watch/30392 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Week_2_Waiver_Watch/30392 Keeping the ball rolling, FIO staff writer Tim Hays previews this year's Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. Included in this article are: team reviews with outlooks and transactions, fantasy studs, fantasy duds, and fantasy sleepers for each team. Start getting that hockey mind working with this preview! Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:40:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Preview_Eastern_Conference_Northeast_Division/26076 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/NHL_Preview_Eastern_Conference_Northeast_Division/26076