The banner will be getting an update before the weekend is over because my guy scored TWO goals against the Canucks, setting his total to 497 plus two more points on his career total as he closes in on Phil Housley. Hey, anything could happen in hockey. Vancouver holds a special place in Roenick’s recent career too. Last season, Gretzky designated him as a healthy scratch which upset him so he stormed out of the locker room, went to a nearby restaurant and watched the game in its bar. He readily admits it wasn’t a mature decision. Many figured the Coyotes would trade him by the deadline over this. No, the ‘Yotes organization did something much worse, they kept him on the sinking ship known as the S.S. Barnett-Tocchet-Gretzky while others got dealt to teams which made the playoffs.
Well, the president of the anti-JR fan club (Scott Burnside) can, as JR said, “kiss my ass” over his statement about him not lasting with the Sharks and retiring for real by Thanksgiving. He’s 40 percent of the way to his goal and he still has plenty of spark.