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The only way the Leafs would get Stamkos would be to give up all their decent players. Having mortgaged their future on Stamkos, they'd suck for years.
Stamkos, McCabe and Raycroft are not a dream team.
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it's fixed now, they just changed the whole layout.
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Anyone else hoping for a Habs/Rangers round 2 meetup? It would be a interesting matchup, and I'd prefer to no have the Rangers play the Pens...
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With the Ducks out of the playoffs the media here in Toronto has really turned up the Brian Burke watch this morning. If they're to be believed he'll be the new Leafs GM by the end of the week, assuming he wants the job. He certainly would bring a culture change to the organization, but I'm not sure if he's really the best guy for the job. Yes, he's won a cup, but the foundations for that team were laid by his predecessor, and the Canucks teams he built were never anything spectacular. He's also made his fair share of questionable decisions over the years (i.e. signing Bertuzzi this season). Personally I'd have Ken Holland at the top of my list, although I'm not sure any amount of money would ever get him out of Detroit.
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In other news, Brodeur, Nabokov, and Lundqvist are the finalists for the Vezina. Looking at the numbers Nabokov has the edge over Brodeur in wins (46-44) and GAA (2.14-2.17), while Brodeur led in save percentage (.920-.910). Lundqvist led in shutouts (10) but with only 37 wins and a GAA of 2.23 it'll likely be a two-horse race. Based on the numbers Nabokov gets the slight edge, but considering how close it is I wouldn't be surprised to see Brodeur win it by reputation.
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Nabokov deserves it this year imo, especially after that late season drive to the playoffs. The one thing about this season for Brodeur is he probably had one of the weakest Devil teams in front of him in a long time and still put up great numbers, so it could probably go either way. But Id personally give it to Nabokov.
....no habs talk today..im numb with anticipation..no jinx, no jinx no jinx.....shut up skippy. (nothing personal)
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its always interesting to look back at entry drafts and see what players teams missed or who got drafted late and became a star player.. but this has to hurt if you're a Sens fan..so just to rub salt in the wound..bwahahaha! :twisted:
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Ottawa could had drafted any of these goalies but didnt..
Nabokov
Lundqvist
Vokoun
Turco
Miller
Thomas (yeah I know)
and possibly Luongo with a trade that never happened...why so scared John?
ouch!
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Goalie statistics are pretty meaningless, with the exception of save percentage. Goalies don't get wins, they prevent losses -- and even then, the quality of the defence in front of them has a lot to do with the GAA. Even the save percentage can be unreliable, if you take it over a small sample of games, because all shots are not equal.
I think you have to look to a lot of things that are less concrete, which of course means endless controversy.
