Which One of these Names Does not Belong?

[toby91_ca 620]

NHL 2010 Playoffs Leading scorers through April 25th:

1 Sidney Crosby 5g 9a 14pts

2 Mikael Samuelsson 7g 4a 11pts

3 Nicklas Backstrom 5g 4a 9pts

4 Alex Ovechkin 5g 4a 9pts

5 Henrik Zetterberg 6g 2a 8pts

I gave a little hint.

[I Red Wings I 40]

Crosby?

[Hossa4Life 4]

Tolby91_CA?

jk

[soultrain 43]

goodd for sammy! i wish we could have kept him as a wing!

[Guest DatsyukianDeke13]

It was funny because on CBC today during the Canucks - Kings game, Sammy missed the net and the announcer said "Samuelssen misses the net, which is rare for him". I lol'd.

I wish we could have kept him and Huds. The only reason I hold a grudge is because the thought process was we were going to keep either Hossa or Sammy and Huds. Both Sammy and Huds stalled and we couldn't get Hossa. Once he left, they both left. So we didn't keep any of the three

[Hossa4Life 4]

It was funny because on CBC today during the Canucks - Kings game, Sammy missed the net and the announcer said "Samuelssen misses the net, which is rare for him". I lol'd.

I wish we could have kept him and Huds. The only reason I hold a grudge is because the thought process was we were going to keep either Hossa or Sammy and Huds. Both Sammy and Huds stalled and we couldn't get Hossa. Once he left, they both left. So we didn't keep any of the three

yea but then we had leino.HA HA HA.

[Guest ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24]

2nd in the league in playoff scoring. i suddenly feel like im dreaming. lol

really good for sammy.

[Guest Crymson]

Throughout the series against LA, Samuelsson was repeatedly given space in the slot. If he is kept out of the slot, as he has been in the Canucks/Wings games so far, he's not so dangerous.

[Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA]

I'm happy for him, and if we do meet the Canucks in a later round, I want him to be the only player on their roster (with the possible exception of Kesler)to have a good series agaisnt us (as long as we still win of course ).

I wonder how Team Sweden's management feels about leaving him off their roster now?

[kook_10 1,705]

I wonder if he would have still played this well without two enormous chips on his shoulders.

[stevkrause 1,247]

I've said it before, I'll say it again - he's having a great year and you can't take that away from him... but it's an anomaly and he will come back down to earth...

[Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA]

I've said it before, I'll say it again - he's having a great year and you can't take that away from him... but it's an anomaly and he will come back down to earth...

While I agree to an extent, before his torried 9 goals in 7 games to close out the season, he was producing at almost the exact same rate for ESTOI and PPTOI. He won't be a league leader obviously, but I really don't think askign 30 from him again would be too far fetched.

[HOCKEY MATTERS 167]

yea but then we had leino.HA HA HA.

and Lebda. HA HA HA.

Edited April 26, 2010 by HOCKEY MATTERS

[DirtyD 38]

Throughout the series against LA, Samuelsson was repeatedly given space in the slot. If he is kept out of the slot, as he has been in the Canucks/Wings games so far, he's not so dangerous.

This.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for Sammy and wish him nothing but success (except against the Wings). However, we all know that Sammy doesn't exactly have the biggest bag of tricks; he's a shooter. When shooters can't get to the prime areas they need to in order to get their shots off, they can turn from prolific scorers to blame-laden floaters on a dime (*cough*Franzen*cough*). Obviously its very helpful to Sammy that he's playing with the Sedins who are both talented enough to open up a lot of free ice for him, but I just can't shake the feeling that the Kings really screwed the pooch in terms of defending against that line.

With that said, I think that the super-tight version of the Wings from Games 4 & 5 would be able keep that line in check, while the sloppy-as-f*ck Wings from Games 1-3 & 6 would get eaten alive. Let's just hope we get the opportunity.

Edited April 26, 2010 by DirtyD