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Slava · 01-23-2012, 05:54 AM

Nashville had a busy week and went 4-1 through stretch. We relied on the play of a few key players to make that happen:

1. Alexei Ponikarovsky for unsung: with 3 goals and 5 assists really got rolling this week. Our usual nominee (Radek Dvorak) was injured and he stepped in the fill the void. Aside from his 8 points he was also named 2nd star twice and 3rd star once.

2. Ryan Whitney for defenceman: The blueline saw a few injuries this week and Whitney was solid. He played a lot of minutes, was +1 and contributed a goal and 4 assists as well.

3. Niklas Backsrom for goaltender: Backstrom played four games and was 3-1 this week. He had a GAA of 1.5 over these games and a save percentage of .945 through this stretch.

4. Ben Bishop for rookie: While he only played once, Ben was basically thrown to the wolves. The defenceman was depleted and we were not expected to win. He posted a save percentage of. 900 and got the win against a tough Washington team to cap off the week.

01-23-2012, 05:54 AM	#7
Slava Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	Nashville had a busy week and went 4-1 through stretch. We relied on the play of a few key players to make that happen: 1. Alexei Ponikarovsky for unsung: with 3 goals and 5 assists really got rolling this week. Our usual nominee (Radek Dvorak) was injured and he stepped in the fill the void. Aside from his 8 points he was also named 2nd star twice and 3rd star once. 2. Ryan Whitney for defenceman: The blueline saw a few injuries this week and Whitney was solid. He played a lot of minutes, was +1 and contributed a goal and 4 assists as well. 3. Niklas Backsrom for goaltender: Backstrom played four games and was 3-1 this week. He had a GAA of 1.5 over these games and a save percentage of .945 through this stretch. 4. Ben Bishop for rookie: While he only played once, Ben was basically thrown to the wolves. The defenceman was depleted and we were not expected to win. He posted a save percentage of. 900 and got the win against a tough Washington team to cap off the week. Last edited by Slava; 01-23-2012 at 05:58 AM.