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I think Pronger does hurt Niedermayer's chances as Pronger has been the clear cut better player in Anahiem, so Lidstrom is close to a lock, but not quite. I tend to agree on Pronger missing too much, I am just questioning myself, how much is too much? Orr won it in 1968 I think after only playing 46 games and recording 31pts, not a great comparison, I know.

Don't get carried away, he's 34 points behind Crosby and 23 goals behind Lecavalier.

Pronger: 62gp, 13g, 56pts, +28 Lidstrom: 77gp, 13g, 61pts, +36 Prorate Pronger's pts to 77gp: 16g, 70pts, +35 Had Pronger not missed any games, I think he's probably the favourite, but at least you would have a very tight race. Is Pronger even out of it at this point because he's missed 14 or 15 games?

I was referring to the original question.

I am thinking this was a joke......if not, I am worried.

Did I wake up today and end up in the Twilight Zone? April Fool's day isn't until Sunday, so I know it isn't that....

The James Norris Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position. The Norris is not awarded to the best defensive player.

Really? I disagree, a lot. I think Datsyuk is a great player, but Crosby is clearly better (in my mind anyway).

Maybe you should watch Crosby a little more. He had 39 goals as a rookie and has 35 goals so far this year. He has a total of 74 goals in 155 games so far in his career, which compares to Datsyuk's 106 goals in 357 games. Though, Crosby should still shoot more. In terms of not being as brilliant on the ice...again, not so sure about that. I would be willing to bet that Crosby has scored more highlight reel goals this year than anyone else. Off the top of my head, I can think of 5 or 6 spectacular ones. Edit: Just for interest sake, if Crosby continues to score goals at the same pace throughout his career and plays the same number of games as Yzerman, he'd finish his career with 723 goals....not bad for a guy that doesn't score many goals. Of course, who knows how it will play out. I would think he'll score more goals (50+ some years maybe, possibly) and he'll score less towards the end of his career. Point is, based on his current career goal totals, I wouldn't say he doesn't score that much, though, it is a common comment.

This is not Semin's rookie year. If it was, the Calder race would be a lot more interesting.

Which you really shouldn't do as it doesn't work like that. Double his ice time, he'll probably have more points, but doubling ice time doesn't mean doubling points.

Obviously some of the answers were guys just joking. How could someone honestly suggest that Edmonton has the worst ice? Edmonton has been known to have the best ice for many, many years now and I could accept someone thinking somewhere else is better, but for someone to say Edmonton is the worst is so far out there, I can only think it is a joke.

At first I did not know what you were talking about, but then realized the word you were probably looking for is "psyched."

2nd in GAA and 5th in wins, but sarcasm noted

What you really need to do is compare those stats to other teams around the same timeframe, they were consistently at or near the top in PIM. The PIM really rose are were quite high between 1985-1994 and then began to come down again. I think World War III broke out in 1988 when 15 of the 21 teams had more than 2,000 PIM, the lowest in the league was over 1,700. Compare that to 1968 when the average was 750 PIM per team (it was only a 74 game schedule, but that's not significantly different than the 80 game schedule in 1988).

The playoffs start on the 11th, so the Wings will likely either play on the 11th or 12th.

You can't necessarily equate size with toughness. Lemieux was huge, but I wouldn't call him all that tough. Philadelphia had a really tough team and really great team in terms of winning for a long time, their stats are pretty impressive. 73/74 - 112 pts, 1,740 PIM - won cup 74/75 - 113 pts, 1,953 PIM - won cup 75/76 - 118 pts, 1,970 PIM - cup finalist 76/77 - 112pts, 1,541 PIM 77/78 - 105 pts, 1,662 PIM 78/79 - 95 pts, 1,526 PIM 79/80 - 116 pts, 1,818 PIM - cup finalist 80/81 - 97 pts, 2,581 PIM 81/82 - 87 pts, 2,471 PIM 82/83 - 106 pts, 1,326 PIM 83/84 - 98 pts, 1,482 PIM 84/85 - 113 pts, 1,527 PIM - cup finalist 85/86 - 110 pts, 2,015 PIM 86/87 - 100 pts, 2,068 PIM - cup finalist Compare these stats to Anahiem, who will likely finish with around 1,100 penalty minutes or less this year. Looking at the stats is pretty amazing if you think about it. For those 14 years, they toped 100 points 10 times. They actually toped 80 points 17 years in a row.

I think you'd have to have a look at some Boston and Philadelphia teams back in history to find the toughest team ever.

I personally don't think it makes a lot of sense. It made sense back in 1972 since none of the Russians played in the NHL, so everyone was interested in how they would really match up - Best on Best. They all already play against each other and all the best players are in the NHL and international competition is usually best on best. This is my gut reaction......note that I have not read the article and 1972 was before my time.

I was just having a look at the latest edition of the hockey news and they polled about 300 players on several different questions and some of the answers were pretty overwhelming. I don't have a copy (just skimmed it at the newstand) so I may be wrong on some of the numbers). What is the appropriate penalty for fighting (basically asking if it should be harsher than 5 minutes) - 5 minutes - 97% (pretty bold statement - i.e. no problem) What arena has the best ice in the NHL? - Edmonton - 58% - Montreal -9% (quite a drop from 1 to 2) - I guess the 42% not picking Edmonton play in the Eastern conference Who is the best player in the NHL? - Crosby - 58% - Thornton - 8% (huge drop from 1 to 2...does this make Crosby a shoo-in for Pearson?) Who is the most hated player in the NHL? - Avery - 66% - Too Too - 6% (holy overwhelming result here....Avery doesn't care) Who is the most overrated player in the NHL? - Avery - 6% (obviously voting was wide spread here, but funny that he was voted most hated and most overrated) Penalty for shooting puck over glass? - Fine as is - 46% - Make is like icing...can't change - 40% (pretty split down the middle on this one) There were several other questions that I can't remember, I would have bought it, but I only had 25 cents in my pocket at the time...shouldn't have left wallet in the office.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=201643&hubname= I have to be honest, this is the first I have ever heard of the organization's "Ring of Honor." What in the hell is that? Hawerchuk was a great player and deserves to be honoured, but "Ring of Honor"? Sounds weird. Sounds almost like a zone of terror.

It's about $55 a year in Canada, the retail price per issue is $3.99.

Another one I forgot. Most respected player in the NHL: - Sakic - 65% (roughly) - Lidstrom - 11% (roughly)

Well, I guess a better rule (in my mind anyway) would be to not allow a team to trade a player at the deadline if that player is in the last year of their contract. Again, not a rule I see happening though. Edit: this may be something similar to what you were thinking.....

Or Mark Recchi... Not sure I would agree with such a rule as players get traded against there will all the time. If they really didn't want to leave the organization, why would you hurt them by not allowing them to sign back with the team they really want to be playing for. I totally understand the purpose behind your suggestion, I am just not sure it would be fair to the player.