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This guy totally dispels the myth that Americans are fat, obnoxious, disrespective slobs.

I don't like Tampa, but you have to give Yzerman and Cooper credit. No Stamkos. No Bishop. Filppula centering the top line. And they're one game away from the Finals.

I always wanted the Wings to have a Holmstrom, Helm, Hudler line.

Nothing will please me more these playoffs than Steve Yzerman getting his 4th Stanley cup. Go Bolts go!

Would be awesome if he superkicks Crosby after the game and takes off his jersey to reveal a Lightning jersey underneath.

This whole "He played with Tavares" argument is false. Okposo's primary center this season was Neilsen, and he scored more of his points with Neilsen than Tavares. When Okposo played with Neilsen their overall possession numbers improved over when they were apart. The same is true of when he played with Tavares. Tavares improved Okposo's corsi, BUT Okposo improved Tavares' corsi as well. Which shouldn't come as a surprise. When you put guys who compliment each other together the sum tends to be greater than the individual parts. http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/showplayer.php?pid=932&withagainst=true&season=2015-16&sit=5v5 None of this is new though. This argument has been invalidated just as often as it has been true. Crosby is the best center Kessel ever played with, and Kessel actually scored WAY MORE after they were split up. Likewise, Datsyuk is the best center Hossa ever played with and yet none of Hossa's five most productive seasons were on Datsyuk's wing. Saying "player X only scored as much as he did because he played with player Y" is only sometimes true, and absolutely isn't in Okposo's case. Edit: AND Okposo's best points/60 came on Brock Nelson's wing. Not Tavares' OR Neilsen.

and your '15-'16 Griffins Team Leaders are

There were definitely things about his personality, especially in the late 90's that rubbed alot of people the wrong way. But if you want to see why he's one of the greatest of all time, just watch the main event of WM25 and you will get it.

I had it in my NHL 12 team as my 3rd line and called it the tiriple H line ...don't go there, Brother!

I always hated Shawn Michaels. He was a tool of a wrestler. Always a Hogan, Brett Hitman Heart and Taker fan. Glad Penguins lost in his visit lol.

Fleury had no business being in net tonight. Bad coaching taking out a guy that brought them there. When was the last time Fleury had a good playoff? 2009?

I disagree with the bolded part -- the drop off in Nyquist's goals was due to the fact the power play was a dumpster fire. He was still producing near the same level at even strength, despite poor usage and compounded by having much less talented players than him get the top-six minutes instead. If Gus doesn't produce getting Helm's or Richards' deployment all season, then I am more inclined to believe the notion that he regressed. It's befuddling though Blashill would decrease the ice time of his top two goal-scorers and then bemoan the fact your team can't score goals. I just think expectations are the biggest foes of Gus and Tatar right now. They probably aren't the next generation of superstars like when Z and Pavel took over. However, 30-goal scorers in their primes aren't easy to find and with better usage going forward, I believe both will get back to that level. I really hope the Wings aren't thinking of dealing either of them at this point, though I fear that might be the case.

Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that's why I'm pooping on company time.

Yet Nyquist didn't improve and sank to Abbys production. We've got a $4.75 million contract scoring 17 goals and your concern is the guy who scored 19 and does everything else. Didn't you criticise this idea in Mantha's thread? "If a guy scores and doesn't do much else vs someone who can do everything else".

You're obviously entitled to feel however you like, but I think hockey was awesome this year. You have tons of good young rookies to watch. The rise of new powerhouse teams in Dallas and Florida. Ovie scored 50 again. Almost every playoff series has been brutal and close. And teams like Los Angeles and Chicago fell off. I probably watched more NHL hockey this year than I have in a decade.

The hit was bad enough, but the worst part of it was that he got his forearm up behind Letang's head and drove the head down into the boards. Really dangerous, wonder if Letang will be back...huge blow if not.