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Let's go Rangers sounds an awful lot like let's go Red Wings And then I cry inside

I've referenced this piece by Kevin Weekes before and I'm gonna do it again, because he nails it (and echoes what we're all saying, right on down to the Kings being a model): http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=23229 And before someone says "YEAH BUT NAME ONE REALLY GOOD DEFENSEMAN WHO'S BEEN TRADED (HA! THEREFORE WE CAN'T TRADE FOR ONE BECAUSE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. THESE STICKS KEEP THOSE LIONS AWAY REAL GOOD)"... http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/41032-Campbell-Brent-Burns-trade-moves-Sharks-closer-to-Stanley-Cup.html Can you believe that? We still had Nick Lidstrom at that point, yet Babcock was, by his own candid admission, pissed off that we didn't add this top-four defenseman! I ask if you can believe that because, well, here we are, it's several years later, we have no Rafalski, no Lidstrom, and still no "Brent Burns" (solid top-four defenseman). And, oh yeah, our core players are that much older*. *(Datsyuk is 35, slowing down, and making incredibly uncharacteristic mistakes on the ice. Z is 33 and has been battling back problems which recently pushed him to the ultimate measure of last resort for a pro athlete: back surgery. Kronwall is 33 and is being leaned on way too heavily. [Which is the whole point here, really.] Franzen is 34 and probably one concussion away from early retirement. Hell, our kids are barely even "kids." We talk about Smith like he's 20 when he's actually 25. Young, but not a kid.) Kenny needs to be aggressive. He needs to be ruthless. He can't be completely averse to risk. To which he'd say: "Well, we need to draft well and build from within. We can't go chasing big names. We can't go out and get a guy every time we have a hole to fill. That's not the way you win these days. If you look at the top teams in the league right now, they got to where they are today by drafting well and developing well. Now they're reaping the benefits. Blah blah blah." And yet, he was in on Suter and Parise. And he was in on Edler. And he was in on Bouwmeester. And he kicked the tires on Weber. And he kicked the tires on Salo. And he actually brought in two guys in Colaiacovo and Quincey (and a third in DeKeyser, if you want to count him that way). And he also brought in Alfredsson and Weiss. And he traded one of our best prospects and a second-round pick for a few weeks of Legwand. I have a love/hate relationship with our GM.

Seems to me like there are many things that you could criticize Ken Holland for, but drafting isn't one of them. He does just fine with the draft.

Martin St. Louis scores the goal in OT, Rangers win 3-2 in OT, take series lead 3-1 heading back to Montreal for Game #5

You know how to cut to the core of me Baxter

I'll give you butt pats if the rags win Geaux rags geaux

Two blatant embellishments in one period. The Habs have no shame. Brassard's goal. Wow. Looks like sheer brute force, but he picked that corner, in close, at full speed, with Tokarski aggressively challenging. Filthy. Tokarski has been phenomenal. Tokarski-Mrazek tandem? GETTER DUN KENNY!

1-1!

The Habs are not geauxing

Everyone complaining about Boyle's statistics this year... do you take into consideration his significant concussion he sustained at the beginning of the year? Or the fact that those of us who are advocating for his signing only want him in the bottom four and on the power play?? You're not signing a #1 Defenseman because... there isn't one. Kronwall-Smith Ericsson-Ouellet DeKeyser-Boyle PK1: Kronwall-Smith PK2: DeKeyser-Ericsson PP1: Smith-Boyle PP2: Kronwall-Ouellet Leave Kindl on the bench or roll with Lashoff/Marchenko as #7. The team has the cap space; I say keep Kindl as a top #7 option.

Pittsburgh only has one year left on Fleury's contract. Think there's any chance there? Imagine how good they'd be if they played defense and had stable goaltending.

Am I the only one here that kind of wants the Habs to win? At first I thought I was coming down in the side of the Rags, but I keep finding myself rooting for Montreal. I think it's because they were our avengers... They're our boyfriends, sticking up for us when some crusty homeless guy tries to grab our ass. Or something *grabs popcorn*

I wouldn't be so sure. My impression - for what little it's worth - is they'd like to move a key player, whether it's to free up money or adjust the team's dynamic or play the accountability/optics game. I guess in Neal's case it'd be more the second one (team dynamic). Neal seemed really lost without Malkin. And when Neal gets lost, he gets frustrated. And when he gets frustrated, he gets stupid. And when he gets stupid, the Pens spend too much time shorthanded. Don't spend too much time shorthanded. Get rid of Cable and upgrade to DirecTV.

Rick Nash

Trotz is definitely winning the war of public opinion. He took out a full page newspaper ad to thank the fans for their support. Class. http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/barry-trotz-posts-full-page-ad-to-thank-the-team-and-fans-after-getting-fired-how-can-you-not-like-this-guy/

Billboard on 1-65 in nashville,Classy move by the preds

As a Nashville Predators Fan,I would like to thank barry trotz for his hard work and dedication that he gave the Nashville Predators for 15 seasons,You will missed standing behind for the Predators next season,This is truly the end of a era in nashville

correction he is obsessed with the Habs (his team) not hockey..