Мало того, что Поник сегодня не забил, так еще и обложался, когда Колорадо забивали третий гол :

Rocky Mountain News: After failing to take advantage of a brief five-on-three power play in the third period, Liles scored his second goal, at 6:22, to put the Avalanche in front 3-1.
Marek Svatos beat Toronto's Alexei Ponikarovsky to the puck along the boards and slipped the puck to Liles breaking down left wing. Liles fired the puck by goalie Andrew Raycroft, beating him to the short side.

Поник снова забил. Создается такое впечатление, что они с Федотом договорились забивать через матч

TSN: Ponikarovsky got a breakaway pass from Ian White and, just before he got to Lundqvist, he pulled the puck to his backhand to flip it into the top mitt-side corner of the net for a 2-1 Toronto lead at 17:56.

London Free Press: Sundin said he let the puck get too far ahead of him on his chance and his Swedish national team pal Henrik Lundqvist was not fooled when Sundin went upstairs. Alexei Ponikarovsky tried to sell Lundqvist on the same backhand move he used on a first-period breakaway goal, but couldn't switch to his forehand. Two-goal man Darcy Tucker also came up empty on Lundqvist, who made 34 stops in all.
The Leafs are now 1-3 in shootouts this year, 4-10 since last season.
«Yes, it's a big issue," Ponikarovsky said. «But we want to concentrate on doing the right things in our game through three periods, so we can win in regulation.»

Пони в Торонто, видно, что-то вроде пресс-секретаря По любому поводу публикуется его мнение. Уважают парня

Считаю, что сегодня игру Пони стоит отметить. Торонто слил 2:7, но сам Алексей сделал пас, а главное имеет показатель +/- — 0 и это при том, что 6 из 7-ми шайб кленовые пропустили в равных составах !

В Торонто Сан вышла большая статья про Поника с лаконичным названием: The Maple Leafs have been patient with the development of Alex Ponikarovsky. ...

Toronto Sun: In the realm of hockey prospects, there are no hard and fast rules. No timetables.
On the one hand, you have a Tomas Kaberle, whose selection was buried deep in the 1996 NHL draft, yet two years later he was a fixture on the Maple Leafs defence and has remained there since, no special handling required.
On the other hand is an Alex Ponikarovsky, a player with obvious physical attributes who has required plenty of patience. He was drafted in 1998 but only in the last couple of years has the big Ukrainian winger begun to deliver on that promise.
Judging by the way Ponikarovsky has bolted out of the gate this season, the reward for all that patient nurturing by the Leafs organization could be rather large. At the very least, they may have finally found the long-sought quality winger for captain Mats Sundin.
With 19 points in 16 games this year, Ponikarovsky has become an important piece in the Maple Leafs puzzle. After years of speculation that he could be more than he was, suddenly he is everything the Leafs could have hoped for.

Еще одна статья про Поника — Ponikarovsky and Antropov clicking for Leafs

National Post: It seems natural that Ponikarovsky and Antropov would get along. Both are the same age, speak Russian and as teenagers, left home to live in Moscow and play for club team Dynamo.
«I was the veteran when he got there," joked Ponikarovsky, who had joined Dynamo in 1995, three years earlier than Antropov.
Ponikarovsky and Antropov were given the opportunity to continue playing together when they were both drafted by the Leafs in 1998.
Antropov, who was noted for his towering height and soft hands, was selected 10th overall. And Ponikarovsky, a speedster with size, was taken in the fourth round.
When both players left Moscow for Toronto, they became even closer while each struggled to learn English.
«Early on, it was an easier adjustment having him here [in Toronto]," Antropov said of Ponikarovsky. «It was just comfortable, having someone who spoke the same language.»

Отчет о матче Торонто — Баффало построен вокруг фигуры Поника — Ponikarovsky preaches patience for Leafs:

Canadian Press: Alexei Ponikarovsky sat in his stall at HSBC Arena in Buffalo on Wednesday night and quietly removed his equipment.
A few of his Toronto Maple Leaf teammates could be heard letting out there frustrations nearby after a 7-4 loss to the Sabres, but Pony was preaching patience.
Heading into games Friday in Washington and back at home Saturday against Boston, the Leafs winger feels the team is on the right track.
«We just have to play the next game the same way," said Ponikarovsky. «We need to stay positive and play that same game in Washington.»
...

В сегодняшней игре ожидается что впервые за 2 последних сезона Поника и Антропова разведут по разным звеньям:

Canadian Press: Mats Sundin is eager to resume a full leadership role.
So, expect the six-foot-five Swede to take the opening faceoff when the Leafs face the visiting Boston Bruins for the fourth time in nine games Tuesday night.
Kyle Wellwood and Alexei Ponikarovsky will likely be on his wings after Maurice reshuffled forward combinations in practice Monday in search of more offence after a 3-1 loss to the Bruins. Putting Sundin back where he belongs was common-sense casting.
Matt Stajan was between Darcy Tucker and Jeff O'Neill, Nik Antropov centred Mike Peca and Bates Battaglia, and Alex Steen was between Chad Kilger and John Pohl for practice.
...
Antropov and Ponikarovsky had meshed well as linemates.
«Ponikarovsky and Antropov will play together again this season at different times and probably during games when we can't seem to get anything going down low in the offensive zone," Maurice explained.

Из раздела черного юмора: Поник выиграл соревнование в Торонто по пробитию буллитов (при том, что в НХЛ он в этом сезоне не забил ни разу из, кажется, 6 попыток)

Canadian Press:

Kilger, Kubina and Ponikarovsky win individual honours in skills competitions

Chad Kilger was the fastest skater and had the hardest shot, Pavel Kubina won the shooting accuracy contest and Alexei Ponikarovsky was a shootout standout during the annual Toronto Maple Leafs skills contests Sunday.
Ponikarovsky edged Mike Peca and Alex Steen in the final round of the individual shootout drills.

Я не помню в каком матче,но Поникаровский реализовал как минимум один булит.
В обзоре НХЛ это был эпизод номер 2за неделю.С неудобной под перекладину!

Проверка показала, что его результаты еще более шокирующие, чем я предполагал: он по этому показателю находится на последнем (201)! месте в лиге (которое делит с Овечкиным и Элиашем). Статистика с сайта НХЛ

Да с этим сайтом не поспоришь.Может мне запомнился просто его удачный выход один на один.
Хотя компания какая-Элиаш,Овечкин,Ковальчук,Ричардс.

TSN: - Change is definitely needed in Toronto, and the first step could be to shake up the lines. Since Mats Sundin returned to the lineup six games ago, Alexei Ponikarovsky has yet to record a point and is minus-6.

Это блин не Пони, это какой-то конь... Торонто — Рэнжерс 9-2 (2+3), жаль только что игрока матча не получил

Но в тройку звезд вошел.А вообще ,конечно, результат еще тот. Пять очков Поника,крупное поражение разыгравшихся Рейнджеров...НХЛ — мечта поэта

Сегодня в новостях сказали, что Леша на тренировке повредил плечо и не смог закончить тренировку. Степень тяжести травмы определяется.

Vano, сорри я за неимением времени не смог с утра написать новость про Поника, но судя повсему травма у него не легкая

Поник через неделю должен вернуться в строй:

National Post: Alexei Ponikarovsky, who suffered a separated shoulder in practice last month, participated in his first team skate Wednesday. But Maurice cautioned the winger, who has 11 goals and 24 points, is still at least another week from coming off the injured reserve.

Вчера дозвонился Поникаровскому. В «Команде» за 6 января опубликую интервью с ним. А вот Федоту я уже 2 месяца дозвониться не могу. Все автоответчик включается

Так что , он действительно почти здоров?