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Hadn't thought of it that way. Nice post.

Should the thread title be: Final Game of the Season- Tankfully ?

Good matchup for us in the first round with Vegas. The Kings have beaten them twice this season and have the best record against them of any playoff team.

LOL. NASCAR jersey.

I think I would like to see Sharks/Caps Finals.

My Spidey sense is telling me the team's long term plan is Draper. Holland is on for 2 more years to groom him as a successor, before Kenny moves up to "Special Advisor" or some other newly created position. I have a feeling KH is carried out of LCA in a coffin. He's not going anywhere. Let's just hope Draper doesn't mimic Yzerman and Mill and move onto another team because he's stuck in middle management,

Two years = no chance at Yzerman. I was OK with 1 year, but 2 is just dumb.

Why can't Coreau play like Coreau.

Somehow I always knew this is who you really were.

How many other players go out like that tho. That's the downside to having twins. It's great when they're really good, but they're twins, so you lose your 2 best players at the same time too.

I'm not worried about this draft at all. Obviously, I would love to get Dahlin or even Svechnikov, but even if we pick 3-7, we are still getting a really good player. I would be thrilled with any of Boqvist, Hughes, Zadina, Tkachuk, Bouchard. And I don't see Holland going off board if any of those guys are available. Even better is the possibility that we could still snag a Veleno, Kupari, or Wilde with the second first rounder. No reason to trade up this year at all. I mean, I just wouldn't be that upset if we don't get Dahlin. We're still getting at least one, and probably 2 solid prospects. I'm stoked.

Remember when we used to talk about wins and losses in regards to who our first round opponent would be? Good times.

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2018/04/04/sabres-clinch-top-odds-in-2018-nhl-draft-lottery/ NO Odds to win the 2018 NHL Draft lottery Points vs. No. 1 overall % vs. top three % Buffalo Sabres 60 points 18.5% 49.4% Arizona Coyotes 63 points 13.5% 38.8% Ottawa Senators 63 points 11.5% 33.9% Vancouver Canucks 63 points 9.5% 28.8% Detroit Red Wings 67 points 8.5% 26.1% Montreal Canadiens 68 points 7.5% 23.3% Chicago Blackhawks 72 points 6.5% 20.4% New York Islanders 74 points 6.0% 19.0% Edmonton Oilers 74 points 5.0% 16.0% New York Rangers 74 points 3.5% 11.4% Carolina Hurricanes 79 points 3.0% 9.9% New York Islanders (via Flames) 80 points 2.5% 8.2% Dallas Stars 86 points 2.0% 6.6% Florida Panthers 85 points 1.5% 5.0% Los Angeles Kings 91 points 1.0% 3.3%

First Bold: 5 Cups. 2nd Bold: It was the 80's. You weren't allowed to come out of the closet back then.

While I'm sure there would have been takers on Hasek, the reasons you gave for CuJo not getting interest are the exact same reasons why Holland should have been trying to trade him over Hasek. In 2004, we had just come off an embarrassing 1st round sweep by the Ducks with CuJo in net IIRC. We were in the middle of a Dynasty, won the President's Trophy, and were once again a favorite for the Cup. Under those circumstances, you trade the 8 million dollar goalie with the ankle injury and keep the healthier, equally priced goalie with the better resume. Being that we got knocked out that year by the lower-seeded Flames, hindsight says maybe KH should have done something differently. But, can you imagine if Holland traded Hasek instead of CuJo? Everyone would be talking about what an idiot he was for choosing "No Cup CuJo" over arguably the best goalie of all time. And how we would have won the Cup if only he kept Hasek.

Yeah. I've heard this said before so I looked into it once. There's certainly a perception there, and I've read articles on it from some knowledgeable writers, but mathematically, its not true. Goalies make up approximately 9% of NHL players. There are 271 skaters in the Hall, 35 of whom are goalies. That's 13%. Statistically, you're more likely to get in as a goalie, believe it or not. I think the perception comes more from the fact there are more marginal/borderline skaters that get in, and there some seemingly deserving goalies that aren't.

yes, because its against NHL competition. 31 shots, 0 goals. Its not just impressive when Mrazek does it.

Not exactly potty-mouth.

Because Ozzie is a goalie, and we all know Chaps' pants "tent" over goalies!

So Howard gives up 5 goals on 41 shots and that makes him bad. Bobrovsky gave up 4 goals on 27 shots, so he must be REALLY bad, right? Is that how this works? I know 4 days is a long time to remember something, but Howard just posted a 31 save shutout on Ottawa.

Like Franzen I am pretty sure that if he retires early, the Wings are hit with a cap penalty of 6+million for each year left on his contract. Even with a buyout, the hit would be less, but the length of time would double. If he doesn't want to finish it out, he would have to go on LTIRetirement or it would really screw the team.

Yes, Calgary. I know they had Iginla, I was being sarcastic. He was literally the only elite skater they had. Here's their roster: No. Player Flag Pos Age Ht Wt S/C Exp Birth Date Summary 15 Blair Betts ca C 23 6-3 210 L/- 2 February 16, 1980 1 G, 2 A, 3 P 17 Chris Clark us RW 27 6-0 191 R/- 4 March 8, 1976 10 G, 15 A, 25 P 2 Mike Commodore ca D 24 6-4 227 R/- 3 November 7, 1979 0 G, 0 A, 0 P 22 Craig Conroy us C 32 6-2 193 R/- 9 September 4, 1971 8 G, 39 A, 47 P 16 Shean Donovan ca RW 29 6-3 218 R/- 9 January 22, 1975 18 G, 24 A, 42 P 21 Andrew Ference ca D 24 5-11 182 L/- 4 March 17, 1979 4 G, 12 A, 16 P 3 Denis Gauthier ca D 27 6-2 220 L/- 6 October 1, 1976 1 G, 15 A, 16 P 23 Martin Gelinas ca LW 33 5-11 202 L/- 15 June 5, 1970 17 G, 18 A, 35 P 26 Josh Green ca LW 26 6-4 225 L/- 4 November 16, 1977 2 G, 4 A, 6 P 12 Jarome Iginla (C) ca RW 26 6-1 210 R/- 7 July 1, 1977 41 G, 32 A, 73 P 34 Miikka Kiprusoff fi G 27 6-1 185 -/L 3 October 26, 1976 24-10-4, 1.69 GAA 7 Chuck Kobasew ca RW 21 6-0 192 R/- 1 April 17, 1982 6 G, 11 A, 17 P 4 Jordan Leopold us D 23 6-1 206 L/- 1 August 3, 1980 9 G, 24 A, 33 P 18-49 Matthew Lombardi ca C 21 5-11 195 L/- R March 18, 1982 16 G, 13 A, 29 P 10 Dave Lowry ca LW 38 6-1 195 L/- 18 February 14, 1965 1 G, 1 A, 2 P 20 Lynn Loyns ca LW 22 5-11 205 L/- 1 February 21, 1981 0 G, 2 A, 2 P 32 Toni Lydman fi D 26 6-1 208 L/- 3 September 25, 1977 4 G, 16 A, 20 P 37 Dean McAmmond ca LW 30 5-11 195 L/- 11 June 15, 1973 17 G, 13 A, 30 P 29 Jamie McLennan ca G 32 6-0 190 -/L 8 June 30, 1971 12-9-3, 2.20 GAA 5 Steve Montador ca D 24 6-0 210 R/- 2 December 21, 1979 1 G, 2 A, 3 P 46 Jason Morgan ca LW 27 6-1 200 L/- 2 October 9, 1976 0 G, 2 A, 2 P 24 Ville Nieminen fi RW 26 5-11 200 L/- 4 April 6, 1977 3 G, 5 A, 8 P 26 Marcus Nilson se LW 25 6-2 189 R/- 5 March 1, 1978 5 G, 0 A, 5 P 33 Krzysztof Oliwa pl LW 30 6-5 245 L/- 7 April 12, 1973 3 G, 2 A, 5 P 28 Robyn Regehr br D 23 6-3 222 L/- 4 April 19, 1980 4 G, 14 A, 18 P 27 Steve Reinprecht ca C 27 6-0 195 L/- 4 May 7, 1976 7 G, 22 A, 29 P 50 Dany Sabourin ca G 23 6-4 204 -/L R September 2, 1980 0-3-0, 3.55 GAA 19 Oleg Saprykin su LW 22 6-1 190 L/- 4 February 12, 1981 12 G, 17 A, 29 P 15 Chris Simon ca LW 32 6-3 233 L/- 11 January 30, 1972 3 G, 2 A, 5 P 25 Martin Sonnenberg ca LW 26 6-0 197 L/- 2 January 23, 1978 0 G, 0 A, 0 P 1 Roman Turek cs G 33 6-3 220 -/R 7 May 21, 1970 6-11-0, 2.33 GAA 44 Rhett Warrener ca D 28 6-1 203 R/- 8 January 27, 1976 3 G, 14 A, 17 P 11 Stephane Yelle ca C 29 6-2 182 L/- 8 May 9, 1974 4 G, 13 A, 17 P Like I said, unremarkable. That roster belongs nowhere near the finals. Kipper was lights out in the playoffs. That's why they made the finals and beat the Wings. That D corp is average. A lot of 2nd pair caliber guys there. (Unless of course you count the elite Mike Commodore ) Also, I wouldn't call a Game 6 OT victory a rout.

No: Any team who has won the cup since 95. Can't have anyone else compare to the Wings Dynasty. That eliminates NJD, COL, DAL, CAR, TBL, PIT, LAK, ANA, CHI, BOS. Also, "no" to the Maple Leafs. Someone has to remain the laughing stock of the NHL. "No" to MTL because they're too pretentious. There is no universe where a first year expansion team deserves to come near a Stanley Cup. Sorry, VGK. YES: San Jose, Washington, St Louis, Nashville, Vancouver. None of these teams have won a Stanley Cup, and they've all had decent teams in recent years that probably deserved one. MEH: Arizona, Minnesota, Florida, Buffalo, NYI, Ottawa, NYR, Edmonton, Calgary, Columbus, Winnipeg, Florida, Philly.

I can hear it now: Lose for Hughes!