Eight minutes into overtime, Anze Kopitar scores a spectacular breakaway goal to give Los Angeles a hard-earned win.
The Kings are a mind-boggling 9-0 on the road in the playoffs.
Colin Fraser and Anton Volchenkov had scored during regulation time.
The game was not a classic.
Each team went through long periods of not being able to generate a shot on goal.
Kopitar’s winner – a brilliant individual effort – was the consequence of errors by defencemen Marek Zidlicky and Bruce Salvador, both of whom were caught up ice by the Jason Williams pass that sprung Kopitar.
L.A. outshot the home team 25-18.
Hits outnumbered shots and were 44-35 in favour of New Jersey.
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Holy crap, they have a suspect in the body parts thing in Ottawa and Montreal. That should be interesting.
Nice hustle by Parise to get the puck to the front of the net and there was nobody there to capitalize.
Gettin a little sloppy with 4 minutes left. Probably both squads tired out.
Marty is just sick. Love the double pad stack.
I wish Healey would just shut up
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HEALY!!!! I can believe this clown gets a paycheque…what’s worse is I think I contribute to his pay.
Too Early to say, next goal wins?
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Gonna be a tight series. Which is why I predicted 6 or 7 games to decide. God help LA if Marty goes on a hot streak.
Great Scott, man…he’s been on a hot streak for 20 years!
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lol, true. He’s representin it for all us old guys though. 40 is the new 30.
Jimi Hendrix on the PA. Never a bad thing IMO.
Interesting story. I didn’t know this. But I do remember one of Bob Gainey’s first moves as a GM.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/14/brisebois-battled-depression-during-harsh-hab-days
I admired Bob for speaking out against the Breezer hate that was going on at the time. Took a lot of guts. Gainey made some mistakes, but he did a lot of good work for the Habs. He’ll always have my respect.
Agreed.
Yep, Bob was far from perfect, but he has my respect as well.
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Was it Brisebois who visited Europe while out of the lineup with an injury ?
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Either Breezer or Malakhov. Can’t remember.
Malakhov I’m pretty sure, I think he went skiing
“man, I love winnin’; you know, it’s like better than losin’?”-
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Two separate stories.
Brisebois went to France… on an approved team trip.
Malakhov was skiing at Tremblant, while out of the lineup with a knee injury, unknown to the team until the reporter snapped the pics.
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I vaguely recall a story about France and, was it skiing ?
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PK Subban & bro on George S. show tonite!
A triumvirate of Habs fans in TO.
Thanks for the reminder. What time is that on at.
Right after the 4th OT period tonite.
I will stay up until 3 in the morning if I have to to see PK on George Snufalufagus’ show.
PVR PK
When the mute feature was invented, the inventor clearly had PJ Stock in mind.
Amen brotha.
PJ Stock makes my ears bleed.
PJ Stock reminds me of Pee Wee Herman.
B’s Brad Marchand has dibs on that one …
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Marchand looks like Rat Fink.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Haha, we think alike on that one my friend!
I guess the plan is to put Quick to sleep. Worked in the 2nd.
LOL!Healey making excuses for the kings on last goal!
He sounds like he’s got money on the game.
Woo-Hoo!!! Contrary to popular belief, the Kings aren’t perfect. Awesome of the Devils to jump over that mistake.
Elias!Yes!
Does Nathan Beaulieu remind anyone else of a defenceman by the name of Patrice Brisbois that used to play for the Habs.
Probably not.
Full Breezer 4 Life
I hope you are right Bill but there is something about him that reminds me ALOT of Brisbois. Patrice played over 1000 games and had over 400 points but I hope Beaulieu is alot better than Brisbois ever was.
Beaulieu is quite a bit more physical. Whenever the Dogs play the Wildcats he’s always shoving people around and he had more than a few fights too. Offensively he has similar skills I’d say.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Ponikorovsky penalty killing and appearing to be useful at it, something never seen when he wore Maple Leaf colours.
Ok Heals,enough of the Kings cheerleading!We know you hate the Devils for how they screwed with you when you were a Ranger but enough already!
Reminds me of a Habs PP.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
Nice shot of Clarkson getting in Penner’s face.
Zubrus using his body. Don’t remember him doing that in Montreal.
Apparently all he used in Montreal was his cellphone…
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Calling it like it is:
Jack Edwards is a clam.
Boston Bruins, gutless diving weasel pukes.
“Very lame Coach’s Corner. Boring.”
At least Cherry’s wearing a half decent suit tonight.
Usually, when I look at Cherry’s attire, it’s like gazing straight into the sun.
Which half?
***Subbang Baby!!!***
Don is sporting the zoot suit. I wonder if he was around for the St. Valentine’s day massacre?
He was driving the getaway car.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I know Don Cherry sits on a phone book to make him seem as tall as MacLean.
What I can’t figure out is if it’s the white or yellow pages.
Oh lord, here comes Cherry. Kill me now. On 2nd thought, maybe I’ll just go mix a drink.
NBC has Milbury. Switching to baseball.
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good choice. I was talking to my Cuban mailman today, he was here super early, he told me he was taking the rest of the day off to go see the Marlins play Washington. He then had to listen to me rant about how they stole my Expos from me.
You tell Habs.
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Go Devils Go…off to NJ tomorrow not for hockey but for drag races….lets see if they represent at all…I am going to wear a Habs T just for fun…
Weather is suppose to be great. Heat and humidity are gone. Clear sunny 70′s. Enjoy.
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I heard an interview with Mellanby. His job for the next month is evaluating the players in Hamilton and the players in Montreal.
Lots of film watching for him I guess. Would love to be a fly on the wall.
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“Why was I hearing Doc Emrick?”
Acid flashback?
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Bring it on Home
I’ll start feeling weird if I hear Danny Gallivan/Rene Lecavalier start calling the play by play.
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Bring it on Home
…why do My eyes mist when I see Larry behind the Satan’s bench ?
…the definition of malapropos
What’s with the CBC/NBC crosstalk?
Anybody else getting both the NBC and CBC commentary at the same time?
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Thankfully no. I’m watching the Nova Scotia CBC feed.
I did, here in Montreal.
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Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
No beauty sleep for you tonight, Mike.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
If Hartley winds up in Calgary, does that mean Patrick Roy is a virtual shoo in to be the Habs next coach?
…if I have any say in the matter, He will
lol
If Los Angeles wins the Cup, that would make one more team that has won since the Laffs haven’t.
Part of The Original 12…
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Calling it like it is:
Jack Edwards is a clam.
Boston Bruins, gutless diving weasel pukes.
Damn, close one for Jersey.
Devils need Turner Stevenson out there.
4th liners showing their worth in these playoffs.
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Trevor Timmins ne sera plus directeur du développement des joueurs du CH. Il se concentre sur le repêchage. Trop de boulot pour un 1 homme.
Just checked NBC’s coverage of the Finals and they’re showing what happened at least six seconds after what the CBC is showing.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Get a good look at their stick blades boys!
Zubrus not taking any guff from Brown.
…Brodeur and Robinson
…the hope We find way to make Parise un Canadien
…and intense jealousy Lou Lamourella has not been Our GM these past 20 or so years
…yeah, I guess I’m saying …GO !!! o Evil Ones …Go !!!
Is he not the closest guy left to Sammy Pollack?
…I see absolutely no separation
…Lou, in a six team league, would be right there with Sammy
I believe Lou Lamoriello IS Sam Pollock reincarnated.
Best Playoff Beard: Easy, Steven Gionta. It’s half his body weight!
Yankee’s not doing good?
It’s early. That season goes on forever. Loved watching the Cats win the Memorial Cup down here on NHL Net. That was a treat!
I almost got carjacked in Newark once. Crazy place.
…another brilliant intro by the HNIC video artistes
Richards and Carter are a disgrace to have their name on Stanley…with that being said go Devils
amen
A little off topic here but was anyone listening to that blowhard Marinaro on TSN990 arguing with Russ Anber about the Lucien Bute fight on the weekend? Marinaro embarrassed himself, trying to explain the boxing business with Anber who was livid. At the end of the call Marinaro invited Anber to come back in studio, and Anber said no problem, but Marinaro should bring someone who knows boxing. Marinaro replied, “No problem, why don’t you do the same.” It was brutal….
Yeah I heard that. I would hate to have taken Anber’s blood pressure!
My son and I drove up to Ottawa last March to catch the Devils vs Sens game. What struck me the most was how well the Devils played without the puck.Talent,speed and well coached.that you don’t really catch on tv. It was also great watching Robinson behind the bench.Always talking to his D,telling them where to be and what to watch for.He always would pat them on the back when they came off if the they did what he said.The players would really listen.You could just see the respect given both ways.Man, I would love to see Big Bird behind our bench for the next few years!
Kings in 6 they deserve to win the cup.
Ditto
No such thing as “deserving” the cup. The team that wins 16 games in the playoffs “deserves” the cup. Mike Richards deserves a punch in the face, not to have his name engraved on the holy grail of sports trophies.
Deserving in the sense that a team whose fans have waited so long for a hockey championship is now in a position to reward them for their years of patience and suffering. Deserving in the sense the team made the right moves at the right time to salvage a season and put together a strong contender. I would hope Montreal sees in Los Angeles a worthy model to emulate next season (apart from picking up a player like Richards who is an idiot, but I don’t see his presence on the team as sufficient reason to not cheer for the Kings).
So by your logic Toronto “deserves” the cup because their mangement has sucked for 40+ years? Sorry, dissagree. As I said, the team that can string together 16 wins in the playoffs deserves the cup IMHO. The Devils made a Ballsy move to bring in Kovy which was highly critisized, they “deserve’ it just as much as anyone else.
Exactly what right moves has Toronto made recently?
Of course a team needs to win 16 games to claim the Cup, but LA has shown mettle as the eighth seed in the West knocking off the top three teams in that conference.
Let me rephrase, then, before this exchange becomes bogged down over what was intended to be an expression of support, and nothing more, for a team that has never won the Cup. I think, and it’s just an opinion unsupported by a welter of statistics, that the Kings, as an underdog at the outset of the playoffs, deserve to be rewarded for having come this far. It’s not to take away anything that the Devils have accomplished to date, but I’ve seen that show before, where they win a Cup. I just want a script with a different ending that’s all.
No worries dude. I’m just rooting for Satans team. I understand where you’re coming from. LA has a very good squad, and they are definately the favorites to win it. I guess maybe that’s one of the reasons I like the Devils, I always root for the underdog. Cheers.
Does anyon in this series look more like a country singer than Drew Doughty?
by Mike Boone5/30/2012 11:45:51 PM 7:45 PM
How about Carey Price at the final home game this season?
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lol
BAZINGA!
Let’s Go Devils!
Do it for Big Bird- he has 9 rings – needs one more for every finger and thumb.
Do it for David Puddy-
“We are the Devils, the Devils- Bwaaaahahaha!
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New Jersey in 7
After a rugged back and forth series in which Quick’s mobility and Brodeur’s puck handling skills are put on display, the Devils go ahead for keeps on a Patrik Elias goal early in the third period of game 7, capped off by an empty net goal by ….
Martin F Brodeur
who announces his intention to return for another season.
“Et le but!”
PJ Stock annoys the hell out of me.
Only on Hockey Night in Canada–ONLY on Hockey Night in Canada – would you have them round up a bunch of Devils fans and plunk some idiot in a Leafs jersey RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of the group for the pre-game of the Stanley Cup Finals. A place that the Leafs have not seen since 1967. Good grief.
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Here’s to never seeing them there again.
Before the playoffs ,I picked Devils to win East and Blues to win West.Man I should have put my money where my mouth was.It would have been sick odds on the Devils!…Sigh
Although Gretzky’s suggestion to rename the Conn Smythe Trophy in honour of Jean Beliveau is commendable, I won’t argue the point made by others that tradition needs to be upheld (although the award formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award now bears the name of Ted Lindsay, a contemporary of Mr. Beliveau).
Jean deserves his own trophy, in any event, especially when I look at someone like Mark Messier, who has had one bearing his name for several years.
From nhl.com: “The Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award presented by Bridgestone has been awarded since 2006-07 and is awarded “to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season.”
Perhaps a new trophy named after Le Gros Bill could be established, using the same criteria, but based on players’ careers, including regular seasons and playoffs, and in roles including coaching and managing. It would be akin to lifetime achievement awards the Academy Awards and the American Film Institute hand out.
Candidates that quickly come to mind are Nick Lidstrom, Jacques Lemaire, Larry Robinson, Steve Yzerman …
Fans, clubs and NHL personnel nominate players for Messier’s award but it’s Messier himself who decides the winner.
The other NHL awards are voted upon by professional hockey writers (Hart, Norris, Calder, Selke, Lady Byng, Masterton), general managers (Vezina), broadcasters (Adams), and the players’ association (Lindsay).
Perhaps a committee comprising representatives from all four groups could be established to choose the annual recipient of the Jean Beliveau Award.
If anyone ever deserved a trophy named after him, it would be you Mr Bellyfull.
You’re making me blush!
Would the trophy be for most out of shape player who continues to play regular shifts? Dustin B., c’mon down … [Winnipeg's Dustin B]
You could name a trophy after Mr. Beliveau, but no one who ever be deserving enough to win it.
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This turns out to be the kid from Quebec invited to the Combine that I asked you if you knew anything about.
60) Kevin Roy, Centre, Stars de Lincoln
Un Québécois qui a choisi de jouer aux États-Unis, il a fait sensation à l’âge de 13 ans lorsqu’un montage de ses feintes en lancers de pénalité a été diffusé sur YouTube. Il excelle lorsqu’il a possession de la rondelle mais doit faire un bien meilleur effort défensivement.
Montage YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HoedHDZER7k
Kid totally dominated the USHL as a rookie this season; http://www.ushl.com/news.php?news_id=1049
Interesting, but that stuff is like a slam dunk competition is to proper basketball. Like a home run competition is to baseball. Like hackie-sac is to soccer.
Fail to Fail for Nail
Who knows? The video is of a 13 year old kid doing tricks. Now as a 18 year old he plays in the top US Junior league and totally dominates. By the way Max, Kristo and Leblanc all won Rookie of the Year as 18 year old’s there too. They had 63 – 58 – 59 point seasons.
Hey, I’ve played hockey at that rink before.
Very cool Frank. Where do you cone up with this stuff? A potential 2nd or 3rd rounder you think?
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Don’t know Jim, from various rankings would say 3rd or 4th round, had noticed that he was invited to the NHL Combine (top 105 prospects) and was a Quebec kid. Size wise he is a Cammy with maybe DD’s talent but how he plays out??? Was keeping an eye out for anything on him as he seemed to be a bit of a mystery and scored this tonight.
I can tell you we have him in the third round, but I’m not sure if I’ll get far enough to do a profile on him
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Thanks, was wondering how you guys had ranked him. Interesting when you look at the video and then see that he has continued to develop. Sounds like DD in he keeps on chugging along just under the big guy’s radar…too small, not fast enough, not tough enough, can’t play at the next level, etc. Time tells!
HabFab,
Roy left town early and played at Deerfield Prep School.
He absolutely lit up the USHL this year, unbelievable ridiculous numbers!!
Here is a little more info that I found for you:
http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1029217&page=3
Thanks Ed. Started out as a mystery but who knows, maybe a gem.
Just noticed at the bottom of the article that Beaulieu was signed to a 3 year contract. Seems early considering he is likely to play another year of junior and our 1st rounder from the previous year (Tinordi) wasn’t signed until well into last season. Can anything be read into this?
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Carey Price
Beaulieu can turn pro this year. His birthday is in December and he has already played 4 years in the Q.
Come on Frank, you can do better than this. He asked if anything can be read in to it. I say, yes…it’s clear that with Beaulieu signed Bergevin is planning to trade Markov.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
Sorry bro. Okay it is obvious to me now that MiB is trading Markov for Komo as per the Cueballs recommendation in his “after interview” interview with anyone who would listen!
That’s better…carry on.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
Were you able to make a trip to the big apple?
No. Ended up heading north instead, to open the cottage.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
To give you a straight answer, the only things we can read into this is:
1) The Habs brass think Beaulieu is better than a comp. 2nd round pick.
2) The Habs brass thinks that Beaulieu is ready for the challenge of the pro game. He’s way too good to spend another year in the Q.
Punkster, you ever make it down to NYC please let me know. Chrisadiens and I would love to buy you dinner.
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I was wondering if Bergevin would change team policy regarding player contract terms and conditions…no such luck!
“…Beaulieu signed…As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.”
Why don’t we hear more from Ken Dryden, one of the smartest and most thoughtful man in hockey history???
TSN is reporting that Detroit will be holding a news conference tomorrow at which time Nicklas Lidstrom is expected to announce his retirement. What a great player and an impressive career. Can you say Hall of Famer?
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=397224
Most shameful thing about Lidstrom’s career: the best player of his generation didn’t finish as a finalist ONCE for the Hart Trophy.
That staggers the imagination…I can understand him not winning (there is a bias against goaltenders and defencemen for that award, as they have their own award), but to not even be a finalist? Crazy. This is one area where the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association that vote on that award really dropped the ball.
I never knew that. Pretty hard to believe.
I was not aware of that fact – I knew about all the Norris wins but not being nominated for the Hart is pretty shabby. I guess being a defensive workhorse means being overshadowed by the glitzy offensive players. Very unfair but he does have four Stanley Cup rings to console him.
Seven Norris Trophy wins, four Stanley Cups, 1 Conn Smythe Trophy…he’s got a full trophy case.
It is also interesting that he has never won a Lady Byng Trophy as the “player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability”. I have a hard time picturing a player in the league that better personifies the spirit of that award. He was nominated six times during his career, but that particular award also harbours a distinct bias against defencemen, with no defenceman winning the award since Red Kelly 58 (!!!) years ago.
But he was always very gracious the four times they handed it to Datsyuk.
Regarding Gretzky’s comments about renaming the Conn Smythe Trophy the Jean Beliveau Trophy.
I absolutely disagree with any such notion.
The Toronto Maple Leafs organization donated that trophy in honour of their Hall of Fame former owner, general manager and coach, a man who had his name on the Stanley Cup eight times while building the Leafs into one of the best franchises in the league. Not only this, but he was also a man who cared about the league’s health, encouraging the then-owner of the Montreal Canadiens (Tommy Gorman) to hire Dick Irvin as a coach to help resuscitate a floundering franchise.
If we’re going down that route, we should rename the Rocket Richard Trophy in honour of Wayne Gretzky, because he clearly is the best goal scorer in NHL history, not Richard.
We should rename the James Norris Trophy into the Bobby Orr Trophy.
The Vezina Trophy should be the Domink Hasek Trophy, as Hasek has won the award the most times in its current format of recognizing the league’s top individual goaltender. (All seven of Jacques Plante’s record 7 Vezina Trophy wins came when the trophy was awarded to the goalie with the best goals against average…all of Ken Dryden’s wins were also under these conditions).
Heck, why not rename the Stanley Cup? Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby never played a hockey game in his life…why do we name the sports greatest trophy after him?
Why not add more awards if people feel that there is a need? The Wayne Gretzky Trophy could be given to the player with the most assists each season. The Bobby Orr Trophy could be given to the top offensive defenceman.
The NHL should embrace its rich history, not always look to dismantle it.
I get what you are saying, but there is some sense in giving a player’s name to a Trophy awarded to players.
Also, JS Giguère has got to be the saddest Conn Smythe winner ever.
Need a new Head Coach? Why not Bykov?
Why does it matter if the trophy is named after a former player or not. Most people have no idea who Georges Vézina actually was, they just know that the Vezina Trophy recognizes the top goaltender.
The problem with this idea is that it opens up the idea of renaming the trophies every generation or two. Montreal fans revere Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard today, but Aurel Joliat and Howie Morenz and Joe Malone and Newsy Lalonde are slowly fading into history.
Rename the Conn Smythe Trophy this season to Jean Beliveau, and in 30 years you might have somebody else who wants to rename it the Sidney Crosby Trophy or the Nathan MacKinnon Trophy in honour of a contemporary superstar player whose career has just ended and Beliveau will be more of a distant memory.
“… building the Leafs into one of the best franchises in the league.”
What sport is this?
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NHL hockey in the 1940′s, when the Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1951. That was one heckuva run they were on. They also made the Finals in all but two seasons during Dick Irvin’s 9 year tenure in the 1930′s, but only won one Stanley Cup.
Its not his fault that his son screwed everything up by giving Harold Ballard enough control to eventually take over the franchise and subsequently drive it straight into the ground. Smythe was always against that.
I completely disagree with you. When you tune into the NHL network for games, do they do a piece on Conn Smythe to educate new fans about the history of the game…. no, they do one on Jean Beliveau.
Instead of non hockey fans asking who was Conn Smyth? and no one within hearing distance being able to answer, it should be called Jean Beliveau, someone known to be one of the greatest playoff performers of all time.
Also, it would be nice for Jean to know he has a significant award named after him for all he’s done for hockey.
They should recognize people when they are still alive.
Tre
Right, and in 50 years, Jean Beliveau will probably be an afterthought as well.
I intend no disrespect to Jean Beliveau, who is the best ambassador that the National Hockey League could ever hope to have.
When was the last time the NHL did a piece on Newsy Lalonde? Joe Malone? Milt Schmidt? Charlie Conacher? Babe Dye? These were all legendary players in their own era, but many have sadly faded into obscurity for most hockey fans.
While it pains me to say this, the same will one day be true of many of our heroes. Time marches on, and hundreds of new heroes will fill their place.
Is Jean Beliveau any more deserving of such an honour than Bobby Orr? Gordie Howe? Wayne Gretzky? Nicklas Lidstrom? These are all tremendous athletes who played the game the right way and don’t have awards named after them.
This does not diminish their greatness. Perhaps one way to fix this issue is to rename the NHL divisions after these great players. Norris, Smythe, Adams and Patrick are already represented by trophies and had their names removed from the divisions. So why not have an Orr, Howe, Gretzky and Hull division?
There are other ways to honour past greats than by dishonouring the names of greats from forgotten eras.
The problem with renaming trophies is that you disconnect the past and subvert tradition. Most of us revere the history and stories of the NHL and its predecessors and we want new fans and new players to feel the same. Renaming a trophy, even if Conn Smythe was an a-hole and I don’t know that first hand, smacks of selling out. I love Le Gros Bill as much as the next Habs fan and would love to see him honoured but truncating the history and past would not sit well with Le Gros Bill.
I applaud Gretzky’s sentiment but do not support his method.
While the kings are a good team, not enough credit is being given to the devils ability to forecheck and create goals too IMO.
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I’m on board with that, as strange as it is to speak of the Devils as a forechecking team.
Don’t know. Don’t care.
(I know, I suck.)
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Devils because Stanley Cup parades should be in a parking lot.
The Devils don’t play in the Meadowlands anymore but the Parade would be better off in the parking lot then downtown Newark. Apologies to any Newark residents. Not a nice area.
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Probably cuts down on rioting too. Why riot when you can tailgate?
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Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I’m gonna be the contrarian and say Devils win this in 6.
For that to happen, Marty will have to be as only he and Roy can be in the playoffs. He’ll have to steal more than one.
Kings have ran over everybody, Devils have forechecked teams to death, If Marty F plays like Marty F then Devils will win. Kings will be a big test for the Devils
Kings in 4 straight.
..or my name ain’t Curley.
Hey Phil.
Need a new Head Coach? Why not Bykov?
That wouldn’t surprise me either.
EDIT: Not the “Curley” part.
I will also say Kings in 6.
given that LA seems to be the favorite i’ll have to pick NJ… it’s not like anything else that has been predicted has come true
Kings in 6 I’m thinking.Brodeur and the Devils have won enough cups over the last 15 years or so,plus he is a constant thorn in the side of the habs. Go Kings:)
LA Kings a.k.a. Philadelphia Flyers II in 6 games!
What about your prediction?
Irony will be front and centre if the Kings can’t control Marty’s puck control, given his age and his ever-present urge for another cup.
For me, all hinges in how he plays. If he finds that magic of years-gone-by, the Devils in 7. If not, the Kings in 6.
I agree Bri. I’ve seen dozens of Devils games this year and on some nights Marty did not look like Marry. If that happens in this series it will spell big trouble for New Jersey.
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I haven’t seen too many of their games Jim, so correct me if I’m wrong, but he seemed to get better as the year wore on. Like a fine wine…
That he did. He had some injury issues which limited his games played. Might have been a blessing.
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Agree. It wouldn’t suprise me if Brodeur were to get into the kind of mental space where he can do almost nothing wrong. He has so much playoff experience, and he must know this is almost certainly his last chance. On the other hand, if he is only ordinary, I think the Kings will take it.
If the Devils win this, mark my words, he’ll retire.
I don’t mind cheering for Richards. We’d love to have him. I think I might be for LA. We’ll see come pick drop though.
Devils.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
Last!
Laster!!
Lastest!
Lasterest.
Need a new Head Coach? Why not Bykov?
most lastable
Lastimate
Last to infinity!
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Last to Infinity and beyond…!
DAMN YOU!!
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You guys suck!
No, only HabFanSince72 does. He even said so.
lastsanity (yea i know its a stretch)
How does that phrase go, you make your own luck?
“You gotta be good to be lucky.”
I also like:
“Haters gonna hate”
I don’t believe in luck.
Luck = Skill, determination, and a few bucks to pay off the refs.
“gotta support the team!!”