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Agreed, he would just poison everyone down there and set a horrible role model for Ritola/Tatar etc. Leino doesn't even deserve to be in this great country, he should go back to being a s***ty player for a s***ty Finland league.

Green is improving defensively, but the point difference between him and Keith/Doughty/Pronger/Lidstrom isn't large enough to cover his lack of defensive dominance. He's not a liability, but he certainly isn't a defensive anchor, he takes a lot of chances and risks which result in odd man rushes. Washington would be a very scary team in the playoffs if they actually had a good coach. A lot of natural talent on that team.

Lilja deserves it in my opinion.

Wasn't Raycroft 24?

Because he can make up rules whenever he wants.

Oh please, he's done fine.

Yep, it's a thankless job. I really wouldn't want Shanny to take that job, I'd hate to see him get bashed like Campbell for something that he cannot do.

He's a hockey player, I wouldn't expect anything less. Although I love Helm, he never takes a shift off and is pretty much a perfect energy player(if only he could fight ).

Oh I agree, but you would be lying if there aren't people on this forum crying that Babcock is the sole reason for Osgood's play. I have no problem with defending Osgood, just a problem with people making up stats that show Jimmy Howard in a negative light, and people that cry that Babcock has a personal issue with Osgood etc. I just can't see why we can't be happy that our goaltending has been a bright spot this year and leave it at that.

I'm getting a little tired of excuses from the Osgood crowd, he just has not produced this season. That said, there is A. No reason to bash Osgood, the whole team played like crap. B. No reason to bash Babcock for keeping with Jimmy. C. No reason to bash Howard for not having exceptional games the last couple starts. Osgood simply is a back up now, it's Howard's team. Move on, this was a gimme game for Philly. Their season was at stake and they played well. I have no problem with the goalie situation. I'm much more worried if our team can remain consistent(Zetterberg off one night, Datsyuk on and vice versa), but I believe they can pull it together in the playoffs. No reason to start panicking because we lost one regular season game to a desperate playoff bubble team.

You are nitpicking his play a lot. Howard is giving the team a great chance to win every game and is making key saves. That's all that matters to me. Goaltending is a position where the best goalies in the world can look super-human one night, and god awful the next. I'm completely happy with how consistent Howard has been this season, especially considering how to team has been up and down. No one knows how is he going to play in the playoffs, but every indication that you can document seems to be that he'll do well. I'd say goaltending isn't the main issue facing us in the playoffs, our best players just can't seem to play a complete game and we are not overly physical. This concerns me more than seeing Jimmy or Ozzy in net.

Why do we need to attack either goalie? No reason to try and use stats to hurt Howard, and no reason to wish Osgood to fail. Let's just be happy we have an experienced goalie as a back up, and a young stud who has played great all year.

Yeah I like Smith and everything. I think he has a bright future, but this year he was essentially a 4th forward. He needs some big improvement in the defensive zone.

Smith is the Mike Green of College hockey... I have no problem with him not being selected for the Hobey.

I'm still here because 1). I'm not doing anything wrong. 2). There are some people that actually comprehend that wanting high paid Steve Downie over Hudler is a pretty preposterous opinion and is most likely a joke. Is that answer sufficient enough for you?

I don't think Hartnell has the effort to play dirty anymore to be honest haha.

This isn't as much about Osgood as it is about Howard. It's Howard's team. I love Osgood, but this is to just give Howard a breather. Ozzy will do fine, Philly is struggling and if he can't outplay Boucher than I don't know what to say. Give Ozzy a few starts then let Jimmy play the last two games of the season to get into a groove.

Wow what a save by Howard. I don't care if he has bad rebound control, he makes the key saves.

Oh no Flippula is gone for the whole year now...

Nice. About time we get the calls.

Friday: Chicago @ New Jersey Montreal @ Philadelphia NY Rangers @ Tampa Bay San Jose @ Minnesota Edmonton @ Dallas Calgary @ Colorado Vancouver @ Anaheim Saturday: Atlanta @ Pittsburgh Ottawa @ NY Islanders Nashville @ Detroit Boston @ Toronto Buffalo @ Montreal New Jersey @ Carolina NY Rangers @ Florida Washington @ Columbus Dallas @ St Louis Edmonton @ Phoenix Anaheim @ Los Angeles Sunday: Detroit @ Philadelphia x2 Calgary @ Chicago San Jose @ Colorado Minnesota @ Vancouver

Had to happen some day. No biggie the Palace is a great building, hopefully we can get a new one downtown in the near future though.

Wow, now how is Datsyuk tied with Antropov in points again?