PR - Misconducts

Misconducts Surge To 2nd In East

The Misconducts offense has come alive this week and has helped the team make a surge up the Eastern Conference standings. The new line combinations that coach Jacques Lemaire installed this week with Alexei Yashin centering Andy Sackrison and Eric Nystrom and Brent Gwidt centering Mike Peca and Matt Ellison have really seemed to work out for the best. The two talented rookies Sackrison and Gwidt are leading the charge right now and have seemed to spark Nystrom and Ellison. It was once rumored that both Nystrom and Ellison were on the trading block but things seem to have changed with their recent performance. However it hasn't just been the first two lines scoring for the Misconducts, they have gotten solid contributions from their third and fourth lines as well. The third line is comprised of three veterans who add a lot to the team both on and off the ice. Niklas Hagman, Riku Hahl, and the recently acquired Glen Murray bring a lot of leadership to this young team. The three having been playing well since the arrival Murray and seem to provide a lot of energy when they are on the ice. Also the three of them have served as a great mentoring line for the fourth unit which is made up of former 1st round picks Ben Maxwell and Benoit Pouliot as well as talented RW Vladimir Zharkov.

Not to be forgotten in the Misconducts rise up the standings is the outstanding performance of goalie Carey Price. He has started every game for the Misconducts so far and in fact has played every minute for the team but two. When the Misconducts selected Price in the top ten of last years draft, they final got what they had been looking for for years, a franchise goalie. They know that every time Price is between the pipes that they have a chance to win and that has really helped the team out this season. Price is expected to get the game off tonight against Saints and Lemaire has even gone as far as saying if Mika Noronen performs well even that could get another game or two in net before Price returns. Lemaire stated the reason for Noronen starting is to give Price some much needed time off.

Misconducts Make Four Trades

The trading started a little over a week ago when they sent promising young dmen Joe Ryan and a future draft pick to the Pontiacs in exchange for veteran dman Rob Blake. The trade has work out well for the Misconducts so far with Blake stepping right in and being the teams number one dman and registering 6 points and a plus 9 in 9 games so far. The next move the team made was acquiring scoring winger Glen Murray from the Marauders for underacheiving forward David Setoguchi and prospect Rob Globke. Also coming back in the deal where minor league center Ryan O'Mara and a future draft pick. They also reacquired dman Cam Barker from the Wheat Kings and sent Vladimir Orszagh to the Pain in exchange for a package of draft picks. By the time the Misconducts were done dealing , they were able to fill out their pro roster with quality players and at the same time stockpile draft picks. The Misconducts have an unheard off 21 picks in the first three rounds over the next three seasons including a total of 10 2nd round picks in that time frame. Surely the Misconducts won't keep all of those picks, but the amount of picks they have allow them to do several things included move up in the first rounds of the those drafts and to possibly upgrade some of the talent they already have on the roster.

Misconducts Almost Fully Healthy Again

It took some time, but the Misconducts are almost fully healthy again. Jeff May out since the first game of the year has begun to skate with the team again. He is expected to return to the lineup sometime this week. Who he will replace has not been decided yet but the two likely candidates are Cody Wild and Robby Blaze. The consensus thought is that it will be Blaze since Wild logs considerablely more minutes a game. However Wild seems to take a lot of penalty minutes and has been sent to the minors once before this season.

Felony Strugle Early On

The group of players in Phoenix this year was thought to be one of the most talented teams in the minors and the best group of players that Phoenix has had in quite some time. However the team's 5-9-2 states otherwise. The Felony have four solid lines and boast one of the best defensive corps in the minors lead by Cam Barker, Chris Frank, Boris Valabik, and Colin White. Most of the blame falls on the goaltending and lack of discipline. The Misconducts are currently spending a lot of time and money scouting junior goalies this season. While they have Price locked up for years to come, the feeling in the organization is that the team doesn't have much else and are looking long and hard at up coming crop of goalies in hopes of landing another decent young goalie probably in the second or third round. It may be too late to turn around the Felony this season, but the amount of draft picks they have in the next three years they should have no problem improving their farm system.