"No Elite Goaltending Left In The 2009 Playoffs"

[xtrememachine1 795]

Are you guys ready to laugh out loud?

http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/psh/..._2009_playoffs/

Chris Osgood is the weakest of the remaining goalies. His best days are done. He posted some pathetic numbers this year including a .887 saves percentage and a 3.09 GAA. While his playoffs have been better than that so far, he is not the type to steal a few games for you. Osgood was once a Cam Ward calibre goalie and even was running up to the Vezina Trophy in 1996. He has had significant playoff success as the Detroit Red Wings goalie, but has never been seriously considered one of the best goalies in the league. His career has been a case of right place at the right time. Detroit had a Stanley Cup team despite no elite goaltending.

The playoffs are supposed to be epic battles between elite teams. If none of the remaining teams have elite goaltenders then none of the remaining teams are elite teams. Detroit may come the closest to elite status, but they fail with Chris Osgood in net. The fan is cheated. Fans don’t get to see epic playoff battles between elite teams anymore because the NHL structure prevents the formation of elite teams.

Read the comments afterwards. Freaking hysterical lol

[zata20 4]

Who the hell is this guy? Obviously he is a complete moron.

[kook_10 1,705]

Methinks there are no elite writers left in the playoffs.

[dat's sick 1,002]

Wow. That's the most stupid thing I've read in a long time.

[xtrememachine1 795]

I like the one comment... (actually by a Wings fan too)

Cam Ward has a Cup and a conn smythe

Chris Osgood has 3 cups

Khabibulin has 1

and these arn’t elite goaltenders compared to who?

Luongo? won nothing in the playoffs..

Kiprusof? won nothing in the playoffs..

Brodeur? nothing in the playoffs since 2003…

Henrik Lundquist? won nothing in the playoffs…

are these the elite???

[Jones31 0]

I couldn't finish reading that.... I was losing IQ points.

[Doc Holiday 0]

The guy writes like a third grader. Honestly it is articles like these that show you anyone can blog.

[EuroTwin 240]

Methinks there are no elite writers left in the playoffs.

OOOOOHHHHH BUUUUURRRN.

Seriously though, is this guy on crack?

[Dimaline312000 51]

What a bonifed idiot. That's all I can say. Pure idiocy.

[C20lw 0]

I like the one comment... (actually by a Wings fan too)

Facts beat opinions every time. So and So is worthless..... according to the stat sheet you're a moron.

[#18 the _Hoss_ 2]

[LionsAndRedwingsAndPistonsOhMy 3]

That guy would have never gotten past my first-year Critical Thinking teacher.....I've rarely seen such idiotic logic, outside of politics.

[b.shanafan14 733]

Tremendous stupidity. Honestly, its impressive. It makes no sense. None.

[DatsMyWings13 4]

Nice

[Onetoomany 0]

So "elite" hockey only occurs when there is "elite" goaltending? i guess the other 5 people on the ice don't count. should we go to a straight shootout format?

[VM1138 1,921]

Obviously the "elite" goalies weren't elite enough if they're golfing right now.

And Cam Ward has been a virtual nobody except for a decent season or two.

And it boggles my mind that they say Ozzie is the weakest. He's been, by far, the best remaining in the playoffs.

[Firehawk 305]

I want the 5 minutes of my life back from reading that crap...

[Guest Shoreline]

It's fine to be controversial when you know what you're talking about. Clearly this assclown hasn't the slightest idea.

[Firehawk 305]

The ONLY thing I could possibly see any sense of this author making, is that because the NHL has a salary cap, you can't get 'stacked' teams much anymore. The exception, of course, is the REd Wings, because players took pay cuts to come here, which is soemthing you never see in pro sports anywhere anymore.

I would agree that due to the salary cap, the talent is thinned out a bit on just about all of the teams (or maybe it's because there are too many teams), but I have no idea where that author was going with 'elite' teams and that you have to have an elite goalie to be considered an elite team.

Pretty ridiculous.

Edited May 21, 2009 by Firehawk

[Doggy 130]

I thought that was an actual article until the second paragraph when it was clear he could not be a real writer because he didn't have a good grasp of the English language let alone have it mastered. He also doesn't have a good grasp of hockey knowledge. That could be the stupidest thing I've ever read. Granted, I wasn't able to finish reading it was so incredibly idiotic.

[Doggy 130]

I love the unanimity here and in the comments of the blog, that the writer is clearly a f**kwit.

[Theophany 110]

The stats clearly support him.

Oh, wait.

This is one of those times when you wish there were a literacy and an IQ test to log on to the internet.

Edited May 21, 2009 by Theophany

[GoalieManPat 1,007]

And it boggles my mind that they say Ozzie is the weakest. He's been, by far, the best remaining in the playoffs.

I have a man crush on Ozzie as much as anyone but Cam Ward is by far the best goalie left in the playoffs. Hes the one that drove Carolina past Boston and New Jersey. Elite goaltenders win a series and games by themselves which is what he has been doing. Now Ozzie is a solid goalie that is just asked to not lose the game but can make some top notch saves. The Wings are good enough that they dont ask the goalie to win them games.

If you think a wings team with Ozzie is better than a wings team with Ward you are insane.

[Lovin Jiri Fischer 147]

Luongo was stellar in his most recent game...

[kook_10 1,705]