Noronen wants out

[Bay Side]

http://thefourthperiod.com/news/buf051230.html

The Sabres know they have a hot commodity in having three capable goalies, but a change may be coming sooner rather than later.
According to the Toronto Sun, third-string goaltender Mika Noronen is frustrated at the lack of playing time, and yesterday called on Sabres management to alleviate the glut of bodies between the pipes.

"It's a bad situation," Noronen told the Sun. "I'm just hoping they can figure out something and make a move.



"It's not good for anybody, especially for me because I'm not even in the lineup and I'm not playing. It's almost Jan. 1 and I just want something to happen because I want to play this game again."
Noronen, who has played in just four games this season, insists he holds no grudges against Marty Biron and Ryan Miller.

"Those are good guys," he said. "I'm really happy for them right now. They're playing well and I have to be happy for them.

"But at the same time, I can't be happy for myself. I'm trying not to show it but hopefully something changes."

The Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks are all in the market for help in the net, and it is believed all three have interest in both Noronen and Biron.

[beTough54]

The Sun Rule:

Ignore any hockey writing from anything with "the Sun" in its title.

[bduff54]

lol, normally i would say that is true. The Toronto sun is a trash paper but the sports section is easily the best in the city. Those quotes are for real i guarantee it. guys come to Toronto and do stuff like that all the time.

[Forum21]

They just pulled those quotes from another news article from the other day. It's just hyping up a bunch of non-statements from Mika.

[buffalofan19]

I read those quotes somewhere else as well. What can you expect from Noronen? It's not that he necessarily wants out, but he says that one of the goaltenders needs to be moved, be it him or Biron, out of fairness. Noronen isn't even a backup right now and is better than many backups on other teams. I don't want to see Regier trade a goaltender for the sake of trading one, and I do think Biron is a better goaltender than Noronen, though many will disagree, but you can't help but feel bad for Noronen as he is getting the shaft.

[Hockeystud1414]

I don't blame mika. He isn't playing, or even dressing. he should be pissed that this goalie mess hasn't been figured out. I would be too.

[Bay Side]

I mean c'mon, It's been like this for what, 3 years now! This GM needs to do something now, sure as hell could use that 2 mill. or so in other places!!

[GrapeDRINK]

I am pretty sure those quotes are from a Buffalo News article a couple weeks back.

[The REAL Sabres]

Speaking of trash... 3 words: The Fourth Period.

[bduff54]

i don't think they are guys, they were in the sun today. they can't pretend they were interviewing him.

[Forum21]

i don't think they are guys, they were in the sun today. they can't pretend they were interviewing him.
They were direct quotes out of a different article, there is no doubt.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=148649&hubname=nhl

They chopped up a Canadian press article and pretended to interview Noronen, when the work was done by a better reporter.

[Ralonzo]

I saw the original article, and the spin there was that despite the situation, Noronen was being a good soldier and that all 3 guys liked each other and were well liked in the locker room.

Just goes to show what a news reporter with an agenda can achieve. Keep that in mind the next time you read the paper or watch the nightly news.

[bduff54]

interesting.