FIRE AND ICE - November 3/08

Wow, what a week for the Los Angeles Ducks of Anaheim.

The Hot list this week is filled with flaming Ducks.It was like watching NHL HITZ when a player gets hot and bursts into flames for 90 seconds, another week like this and we can put them in a bucket and pawn them off as fried chicken.

HOT

Ryan Getzlaf - ANA - 2G, 8A - 1o PTS

Getzlaf sparked the outburst with a 5 pt game and a couple of 2 pointers.

Corey Perry - ANA - 2G, 7A, 9 PTS

The former London Knight was not far behind with a 5 pt game as well, after just 1 point in his first 6 games Perry is working on a 7 game point streak.

Teemu Selanne - ANA - 6G, 3A, 9 PTS

Just when you think the Finnish Flash is done, he turns back the clock to 1993 and the images of him shooting his glove from out of the air during his rookie year return.

Simon Gagne - PHI - 3G, 5 A, 8 PTS

A huge week and a welcome return by Simon Gagne. I still can't shake the feeling that he is one headshot away from needing to remove his clothes to count to 11.

Chris Pronger - ANA - 2G, 4A, 6 PTS

A huge week from the backend by Pronger this week. I don't know if a backend has performed that well since the release of Buttman went to Africa.

Shane Doan - PHX - 2G, 4A, 6 PTS

A monster week for Doan as he put up the points in only 3 games. Another ex Jet doing Winnipeg proud. They need to hold on to something.

Michael Cammalleri - CGY - 2G, 3A, 5 PTS

Welcome back to the land of the living Mr. Cammalleri

Tim Thomas - BOS - 3 WINS, 0.99 GAA, .970 SV%

Kudos to Thomas, a man who continues to excel with very little talent. If I took some footage of him and decolourized and placed a fibreglass mask on him, you would think you were watching Mike Palmateer. Only problem, this is 2008.

Honourable mention: Carey Price, Miika Kiprusoff, Mike Knuble, Derrick Brassard

COLD

Ed Jovanovski - PHX - 0 PTS

Jovanovski has registered zero points on the season. Not what was expected after his bounceback season of 2008.

Marty Turco - DAL - o WINS, 5.04 GAA, .800 SV%

Jesus, could you suck anymore Marty? For his draft position, he must be up there on the biggest disppointments of 2009 so far. Dallas has to get better, right?

Jonathon Toews - CHI - 0G, 1A, 1PT, -1

A disappointing start for the Chicago captain, with his lacklustre start to the season he has already plummeted down my keeper list, temporarily I am sure.

Nik Backstrom - WAS - oG, 1A, 1PT, -1

Get well soon Grandpa Ovechkin

Keith Tkachuk - STL - oG, oA, -1

THUD! That my friends is the sound of another former Jet crashing back to 36 year old reality

Stephane Robidas - DAL - oG, oA, +1

I wonder if Robidas can hear Zubov's footsteps. Reality called and Robidas finally answered.

Aaron Voros - NYR - oG, oA, -1

Hey Aaron, if somebody calls your cell phone with a Hartford area code, don't answer the phone, it's probably the Wolfpack.