2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs IV: "The game puck just got Prongered"

[The Rube]

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it must be factoring skill vs salary

Yeah, usually in these lists, value takes precedence over skill.

 

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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That list is bonkers. If they're ranking by value, Niittymaki would top the list.

Kovalchuk fifth? That's egregious.

 

[jmh]

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I like Zbynek Michalek. Dunno if the Rangers have a spot for him though.

 

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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I like Zbynek Michalek. Dunno if the Rangers have a spot for him though.

Is there an aging defenseman that the Rangers could give a buttfull of money to that won't exactly help out that great?

Of course there is.

 

[bronconick]

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Is there an aging defenseman that the Rangers could give a buttfull of money to that won't exactly help out that great?

Of course there is.

Chicago's front office has been calling Sather all day trying to find out his secret to getting people to take his badly overpriced contracts.

 

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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Chicago's front office has been calling Sather all day trying to find out his secret to getting people to take his badly overpriced contracts.

Calling the Canadiens is easier though.

 

[SteveP]

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The obligatory post-season opinion piece:

It may sound cliche, but when it comes to fixing what ails the National Hockey League, there may be no better time than the present.

On the heels of the most successful NHL season in a decade and a Stanley Cup final that demonstrated all that is right with the league, it is a moment that must be captured with vigor by Commissioner Gary Bettman.

The Stanley Cup final produced a spectacular brand of hockey that has reinvigorated the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers franchises, which also happen to reside in two of the game's most important markets.

Hmm -- I wouldn't refer to this final as "spectacular" - at least from a goaltending perspective.

 

[thecomicbookguy]

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Hmm -- I wouldn't refer to this final as "spectacular" - at least from a goaltending perspective.

Americans love scoring! * defense and goaltending. SCORE MORE GOALS!!

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Considering it was a rookie vs. a career backup, playing on hockey's biggest stage, I can't say I'm shocked about the results in net.

 

[UNH GH]

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My video got posted on PuckDaddy!

...20K+ views in a day and a half.

 

[GreatLakerMohawk]

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Considering it was a rookie vs. a career backup, playing on hockey's biggest stage, I can't say I'm shocked about the results in net.

Yeah, people need to chill the f-ck out about OMG TEH GOALIES SUCKED!

 

[SteveP]

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Americans love scoring! * defense and goaltending. SCORE MORE GOALS!!

Bah - THIS was spectacular hockey - and only 1 goal!

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[Scarlet]

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Yeah, people need to chill the f-ck out about OMG TEH GOALIES SUCKED!

This. Because there may have been a lot of goals scored, but they both made some insane and awesome saves throughout the series.

 

[DisplacedCornellian]

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More Pronger bashing.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/pu...t=Arg6znnA2HfSO3bw3TesDQN7vLYF?urn=nhl,247420

 

[thecomicbookguy]

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Bah - THIS was spectacular hockey - and only 1 goal!

I loved that game (my 2nd favorite Avs Cup win). Stayed up way too late watching it, simply enthralled. I loved Roy's "I don't care" answer to "who should be the MVP, you or Sakic?"

However, I'm strange, and I tend to love watching hockey in all it's forms, as long as it's fast-paced (though even that isn't always a necessity for me).

More Pronger bashing.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/pu...t=Arg6znnA2HfSO3bw3TesDQN7vLYF?urn=nhl,247420

Well, that was...clever?

 

[jmh]

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Chicago's front office has been calling Sather all day trying to find out his secret to getting people to take his badly overpriced contracts.

Take my <strike>wife</strike> Wade Redden and Chris Drury... PLEASE!

 

[bronconick]

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The obligatory post-season opinion piece:



Hmm -- I wouldn't refer to this final as "spectacular" - at least from a goaltending perspective.

Yeah, because a New Jersey-Vancouver final would have been so much more watchable.

*vomit*

 

[mookie1995]

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well, it WAS more exciting to watch with the goals scored.

maybe they should consider more aggressively now cutting back on the size of the goalie pads?!?!?

 

[bronconick]

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...exceed-salary-cap-by-millions/article1601162/

Ouch. Bet it's still worth it, though.

I'd assume they're still allowed to qualify their RFA's, though.

 

[The Rube]

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...exceed-salary-cap-by-millions/article1601162/

Ouch. Bet it's still worth it, though.

I'd assume they're still allowed to qualify their RFA's, though.

Who didn't see this coming? Anyone? Anyone?

Yeah, pretty obvious it was do and/or die for them this year.