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pic has been named a top 50 minor leaguer... impressive seeing as he hasnt seen the ice all that much this year

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<table align="center" background="/graphics/bgs/golddkdots.jpg" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="90%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="33%">NAME:</td> <td class="style6" align="left" valign="middle" width="67%">Alexandre Picard</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle">NHL/AHL: </td> <td align="left" valign="middle">Syracuse Crunch </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle">POSITION:</td> <td align="left" valign="middle">Left Wing </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle">HT: </td> <td class="stylebottom" align="left" valign="middle">6-2</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle">WT: </td> <td align="left" valign="middle">190</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle">BIRTHDATE:</td> <td class="stylebottom" align="left" valign="middle">October 9, 1985 </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="stylegoogle" align="left" valign="middle">BIRTHPLACE:</td> <td class="stylebottom" align="left" valign="middle">Les Saules, Quebec</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="stylegoogle" align="left" valign="middle">LAST AMATEUR CLUB </td> <td class="stylebottom" align="left" valign="middle">Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="middle">DRAFT:</td> <td align="left" valign="middle"> Columbus, 2004, 1st Round, 8th OA </td> </tr> </tbody></table> Not to be confused with the Philadelphia Flyer defense prospect of the same name, this Alexandre Picard was a dominant wing on an explosive junior line in Lewiston that featured fellow first-rounder Alex Bourret and the highly touted Mathieu Aubin.
Now in his first professional campaign, Picard, one of a string of offensively gifted Top 10 draft picks made by Columbus, has discovered how hard the jump from junior can be.
Along with the normal adjustment problems, Picard has had to rebound from a concussion suffered during his first call-up by the Columbus Blue Jackets that caused him to miss most of Janurary.
Now back in Syracuse, Picard is beginning to display that assertiveness that could make him an excellent NHL player.
"He has a lot of bottled enthusiasm," said Syracuse coach Gary Agnew, "kind of like that six-month old puppy that comes in and wants to get everything done right away. You want to tame it a little bit, but not take it out of him. But he's a type of guy you like to have, with his enthusiasm and energy."
Picard has good size and strength, making it hard to knock him off the puck.
"He's a guy who likes to get in on the forecheck early," said Agnew, "and make people play a price. Be physical. He's got no fear going to the net. He likes to get there and get to the rebounds. Like most juniors, he needs a little bit of work with his play away from the puck. Offensively in support, and cutting the (defense) off, and defensively, just being a little more aware out there. Making smart plays. But I'm really happy with him so far."
For his part, Picard says it has taken a bit of time adjusting to life at the higher levels, but that he is just trying to work on the basics.
"Everything is faster, and the guys are bigger," he said. "You need to make your play (quicker). Everything is different. I need to do my place. I'm not going to play 20 minutes a game here. I'm a rookie and I know that. It was like that in my first year in junior, too. I just need to play hard every night."
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one note, it was not a concussion but an inner ear problem....
 
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Dispatch

3/4/06

Leclaire at home with role he landed

Rotating with Denis as starting goalie hasn’t been problem

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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LOS ANGELES — About a month ago, Blue Jackets president and general manager Doug MacLean sought out rookie goaltender Pascal Leclaire for a conversation after practice.
It was a brief chat, but it packed a big punch with Leclaire.
He was told to "go ahead and get a place (in Columbus)," words that to an NHL rookie are synonymous with "you’re not going back to the minor leagues any time soon."
"Maybe I was a little surprised," Leclaire said. "I think all I said was, ‘All right,’ and maybe, ‘Thank you.’ I was really happy, though, obviously. As a young guy, you kind of wait for that conversation."
Leclaire, who had been living in a downtown hotel, now lives in an Arena District apartment, "not even a five-minute walk" from Nationwide Arena.
"It’s great," Leclaire said with a chuckle. "I can sit on something other than a bed when I watch TV."
The benefits go beyond his living room, Leclaire said.
"You’re more comfortable (on the ice), maybe a little more relaxed," he said. "It makes you feel a little more confident, for sure. But it doesn’t really mean anything if you don’t keep playing well."
So far, that hasn’t been an issue.
Leclaire’s 5-11-2 record doesn’t have much curb appeal, but a closer look puts the 23-year-old in a more favorable light.
On Thursday, he stopped 39 of 40 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, just the latest example of him not being rewarded for a stellar performance.
"You can’t really say enough about Pascal," defenseman Adam Foote said. "He put us in a position where we could have easily won that game. How many times have we said that this season?"
Leclaire has faced 40 or more shots in eight of his 18 starts, a staggering number. Thus, his .906 save percentage, which ranks among the top 20 in the NHL, is more indicative of his play than his 3.49 goals-against average.
Coach Gerard Gallant said after the game Thursday that the plan is to alternate goaltenders the rest of the season, meaning Marc Denis will start against the Los Angeles Kings in the Staples Center.
Leclaire will go on Sunday in Anaheim.
"It worked pretty well before," Gallant said. "And Pascal has shown that he deserves the playing time.
"He has had so many really good games this season . . . you just wonder what kind of record he would have right now if we’d been able to get him one more goal here or there."
There’s a chance that Leclaire could be sent to Syracuse of the American Hockey League in the late stages of the season, Mac-Lean said, but only to help the Crunch during their playoff push. The Blue Jackets expect Leclaire to be living and playing in Columbus for years to come.
So when does Leclaire start looking for a house?
"Maybe in a year or something," he said. "That’s the next step, I guess, right?"
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Dispatch

3/5/06

KINGS 3 | BLUE JACKETS 2

Jackets seething over play of Avery

Kings forward scores two goals, frustrates with his rough style

Sunday, March 05, 2006

Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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LOS ANGELES — Typical Hollywood.
The Kings showed up late, a villain stole the show and there was enough drama to last long after the fans left the Staples Center. Oh, and the Blue Jackets played the foil, coming back from two goals down only to lose 3-2.
"I feel like it’s a game we should have won," Blue Jackets captain Adam Foote said.
The Jackets, who play today in Anaheim, got two goals from Nikolai Zherdev, his 20 th and 21 st of the season. But even he couldn’t smile about this one.
The Jackets’ frustration was divided between the officiating and Kings forward Sean Avery.
Avery scored twice for the Kings, who awakened after a terrible first period and led 2-0 going into the third. He stuck in the Blue Jackets’ craw all night, with his late hits, fist pumps and trash talk.
And he nearly cost the Kings the game.
"You never know what you’re going to get with that guy," said Blue Jackets defenseman Duvie Westcott, who locked horns with Avery during the entire game.
With the Kings leading 3-2, Avery was called for high-sticking Westcott with only 80 seconds left, giving the Jackets a prime chance to score with an extra skater.
Alas, the Jackets, who have lost four in a row and five of their past six, came up empty. Rick Nash had the best chance to score but fired high over the net from in front with 12 seconds left.
Afterward, Westcott and Avery continued to fire back and forth at each other.
Westscott went first: "He tried to run me five or six times today, and he ended up on his back every single time."
Avery responded: "I got two goals tonight. What did he do? I think he was on the ice for both of them, too. If (he) wants to fight me, I’ll meet him anytime."
To clarify: Westcott was not on the ice for either of Avery’s goal and, yes, he gave Avery ample chance to drop the mitts. Avery declined.
Now, back to the game.
The Blue Jackets dominated early but couldn’t score. Midway through the second, the momentum swung toward the Kings. Once again, Avery was in the middle of it.
The Jackets were on a power play when Avery appeared to drag down Foote from behind at the blue line. No whistle blew, so off Avery went on a two-onone, beating Jackets goaltender Marc Denis with a wrist shot from 25 feet.
Foote, trailing the play, was irate.
"I just don’t think I’m going to fall on a play like that," Foote said. "I didn’t fall on my own. I just don’t think (the officials) wanted to put us on a five-onthree (power play) with that call, but it put them on a two-on-one rush and it changed the momentum of the game in two seconds."
Avery scored again three minutes later, this time off a thee-on-two rush.
Asked whether Avery won the game for Los Angeles, Foote retorted: "He was allowed to."
The Blue Jackets came back with two goals early in the third. Zherdev scored off rebounds at 1:27 and 4:35. The second was scored with an extra skater on the ice because of a delayed roughing call on Avery, who slammed late into Jackets defenseman Radoslav Suchy.
It was 2-2 until the Kings’ Michael Cammalleri scored a power-play goal with 5:55 to play, only nine seconds after Foote was called for interfering on Craig Conroy.
That call didn’t sit well, either. It was that kind of game for the Blue Jackets.
"Conroy just pretty much went down easy," Foote said. "They tried to give us a makeup call at the end and we almost scored. I felt we should have won that game."
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i disagree, duvie played the forward into denis, duvie knocked off his helmet. and via the rules the whistle will blow to stop play when the cbj touches up. but, the reff has the right to blow the whistle once the "immediate scoring chance is over"

if you want to argue avery's first goal was bs. i would say youre crazy it was worse than that. but o'halloran called the game. anyone who knows me or has listened to me knows what i think of o'halloran
 
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jimotis4heisman said:
i disagree, duvie played the forward into denis, duvie knocked off his helmet. and via the rules the whistle will blow to stop play when the cbj touches up. but, the reff has the right to blow the whistle once the "immediate scoring chance is over"

if you want to argue avery's first goal was bs. i would say youre crazy it was worse than that. but o'halloran called the game. anyone who knows me or has listened to me knows what i think of o'halloran
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both goals to me where [SIZE=-1]questionable, I can say I was just glad to see the jackets finally find some scoring.[/SIZE]
 
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rule 22 b 3
When a goalkeeper has lost his helmet and/or face mask and his Team has possession of the puck, the play shall be stopped immediately to allow the goalkeeper the opportunity to regain his helmet and/or face mask. When the opposing Team has possession of the puck, play shall only be stopped if there is no immediate and impending scoring opportunity. This stoppage of play must be made by the Referee. When play is stopped in the defending zone because the goalkeeper has lost his helmet and/or face mask, the ensuing face-off shall take place at one of the defending Team's end zone faceoff spots.
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since i was digging through the rulebook heres the penalty shot rule passed on and assuming it was interference, o'halloran never signaled...

In order for a penalty shot to be awarded for a player being fouled from behind, the following four criteria must have been met:
  1. The infraction must have taken place in the opponent's half of the ice (i.e. over the center red line).
  2. The infraction must have been committed from behind.
  3. The player in possession and control (or, in the judgment of the Referee, the player clearly would have obtained possession and control of the puck) must have been denied a reasonable chance to score. (NOTE) The fact that he got a shot off does not automatically eliminate this play from the penalty shot consideration criteria. If the foul was from behind and he was denied a "more" reasonable scoring opportunity due to the foul, then the penalty shot should be awarded.
  4. The player in possession and control (or, in the judgment of the Referee, the player clearly would have obtained possession and control) must have had no opposing player between himself and the goalkeeper.
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Dispatch

3/6/06

BLUE JACKETS 3 | MIGHTY DUCKS 2 (SO)

Nash’s shootout goal looks like a winner in Anaheim

Monday, March 06, 2006

Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Blue Jackets left winger Rick Nash could have scored three goals in the first period yesterday, but the bad luck and bad bounces that began to plague him in Turin, Italy, have followed him back to North America.
It wasn’t until the last possible moment that Nash’s luck changed.
Nash’s goal in the third round of a shootout, the only shootout score for either team, gave the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks before 16,126 in Arrowhead Pond.
On one hand, Nash’s winner wasn’t a thing of beauty. The puck slid off his blade as he made a move, and then Nash nearly fell over backward before flipping it up and over the outstretched right pad of goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
"I was going to shoot early (glove side), and he took that right away," Nash said. "I had to pull (the puck) back, and I almost deked myself out.
"It was pretty close, but lucky enough I got enough on it. Luck was on my side, I guess."
In another sense, Nash’s goal was sweet relief for the Blue Jackets, who played well in all three games of this trip but lost to Colorado (1-0 on Thursday) and Los Angeles (3-2 on Saturday).
"We could have had points out of all three games," coach Gerard Gallant said, "but now we’re going back home for three in a row and the guys feel pretty good about themselves."
Goaltender Pascal Leclaire was exceptional once again, stopping 43 shots in regulation and overtime. It’s the ninth time in 19 starts he has faced 40 or more shots.
In the shootout, he stopped Anaheim’s Chris Kunitz and Andy McDonald with his left pad in the first two rounds, and Teemu Selanne’s shot glanced off the crossbar, clinching the victory.
"If (Selanne’s shot) touched me at all, it went off my shoulder," Leclaire said.
The Blue Jackets stopped a four-game losing streak. They never trailed, thanks to two power-play goals in the first period.
At 11:02, Jaroslav Balastik scored from a low slot off a David Vyborny feed from behind the net, Balastik’s second goal since Jan. 11.
The Ducks tied it at the 16:30 mark, when Ryan Getzlaf redirected a slap shot from the point by former Blue Jackets defenseman Francois Beauchemin.
Jackets winger Nikolai Zherdev, who has carried the club offensively lately, made it 2-1 with 1:42 left before the first intermission. It was a nice little bang-bang-bang play — Sergei Fedorov off the boards to Nash in the high slot to Zherdev down low — before Zherdev popped the puck over Giguere’s right pad.
The scoring stopped until the Ducks tied it with 2:24 left in regulation. McDonald poked a rebound between Leclaire’s pads.
After that, the Jackets held on tight through overtime, killing off a four-on-three with three minutes to go. Captain Adam Foote was on the ice for the entire two-minute penalty.
Then came the shootout. Balastik and Vyborny came up empty, but Nash came up big.
"It’s a good win for us," Nash said. "We could have won all three games on this trip. We were right there the past two games and we didn’t get any points, so that was tough.
"But we played a good game tonight. It was nice for us to get rewarded for it."
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