Palffy Tearing Up the Slovak League

[demo05]

Hi,

this is an update on Ziggy Palffy in the Slovak league. He's made everyone's jaws drop in the last few days and weeks.

A week ago on Sunday, Palffy's team Skalica beat Slovakia's best-known hockey club Trencin on their ice 7-5, with Palffy scoring a hattrick and adding 3 assists, with a +6 rating in that single game.

2 days later, Skalica won 5-4 on home ice, with Ziggy scoring one goal and assisting on all the remaining 4 goals, collecting yet another +4 in the +/- ratings.

Two days ago, on Friday, Skalica won another road game, 6-2, with Palffy scoring 2 goals and assisting on 2 others, adding still another +4.

So, in the last 3 games, Palffy scored 15 points (6 goals + 9 assists) and improved his +/- rating by a staggering +14. This must be an all-time record in the Slovak league.

This comes at a time when the regular season in the Slovak league is just about to end. One more game will be played tonight (Sunday), and the play-offs start next week.

Palffy's team, Skalica, traditionally one of the weaker teams in Slovakia, has now risen to the 4th spot in the standings, for the first time since the start of the season. That would guarantee home-ice playoff advantage for Skalica if they also win their last game tonight.

Not surprisingly, Palffy leads the Slovak league's scorers list with 74 points in 45 games (30 goals + 44 assists), with a league-best +47 rating. He has led the scorers list for some time now (though not throughout the season), but only thanks to the last 3 games, Palffy is now also tops in the +/- ratings.

Remember, the World Championships in Canada are coming up in May, very likely to feature Palffy in Slovakia's lineup. If this is the way he'll play in Canada, he'll be back in the NHL next season for sure.

BTW, the tournament will very likely feature a three-way match-up of LA Kings stars. Kopitar (Slovenia) will play against Johnson and Brown (US) on Sunday, 4 May, and against Cammalleri (Canada) on Friday, 2 May. (Presuming the Kings don't make the playoffs this season. You know how likely that is.)

LINKS

• 2007/2008 Slovak league leading scorers list (1 game left in the regular season)
• Ziggy Palffy individual stats for 2007/2008 (1 game left in the regular season)
• World Championships schedule (Quebec & Halifax, Canada, 2-18 May 2008)

[Cup B4 I Die]

Thanks for the update on Ziggy.

NHL bound in 08-09?

[Henry1515]

Go Ziggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dr. Naysay]

Can Nagy still win the Art Ross trophy?

[demo05]

Ferociously off-topic, that prediction (not Art Ross, but Nagy > Crosby) was based on Nagy not getting injured, but he did, just as in all years before.

BTW you seemed to take it for granted Crosby would win the Art Ross this year, as shown by your post above. What happened to that prediction of yours?

[Dr. Naysay]

Originally Posted by demo05

Ferociously off-topic, that prediction (not Art Ross, but Nagy > Crosby) was based on Nagy not getting injured, but he did, just as in all years before.

BTW you seemed to take it for granted Crosby would win the Art Ross this year, as shown by your post above. What happened to that prediction of yours?

I don't recall predicting that Crosby would win... but I sure as **** knew that Nagy wouldn't... just as I know that Palffy will never play another NHL game.

[madi456]

Thanks for the Ziggy update! It is great to hear that he is back to himself again!

[demo05]

Originally Posted by Dr. Naysay

I know that Palffy will never play another NHL game.

Ah! That statement looks like something I might want to add to my LGK signature for the 2008/9 season!

[Dr. Naysay]

Originally Posted by demo05

Ah! That statement looks like something I might want to add to my LGK signature for the 2008/9 season!

I look forward to being proven wrong.

[Telefunken]

I don't know that having Ziggy would make the Kings a better tam or not, but I miss watching him play. That guy is a truly special player and one of the most exciting skaters I've ever seen.

[ibleedkngs]

Good for Zig!!! I hope to see him back in NA next year.

[DRice]

I don't know about him coming back to the NHL. Playing in Slovakia in one thing, but NA hockey is another. He's going to get hit hard and often in the NHL. With his history of injury, you know thats got to be a concern on any GM's mind before signing him to a deal.