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Thomas.

I thought he deserved the Vezina when he won it 2 years ago but never at this point did he left me with the impression that he was actually the best goalie in the league.

Right now, the old guy got into my head, I see him as extremely hard to crack and quite easily the best goalie in the league. Thomas is just intimidating now, Hasek was the last that left me that impression..
 
God damn, you guys post so much in only 3 weeks time. It sucks that I only got to watch Game 6 and 7 of the finals (especially since I found 'em boring), were any of the other games any good?
 
Honestly, the series was pretty shitty overall although the way Game 1 and 2 were won were pretty cool (20 seconds before end of 3rd, 11 seconds into first OT).

I just wanted to say how much I love the internet. It may just be "oh haha stupid city rioting" to those outside Vancouver but I'm absolutely livid about these assholes who came without really giving a shit about the game just to take advantage of the large crowds + booze and cause destruction. That's why I'm glad stuff like this exists:

http://www.identifyrioters.com/
Post Riot Clean-up - Let's help Vancouver
 
I saw this image on the internet and it's quite lol:

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According to the stories the average age of the rioters was 22 or 23. They also rioted when the New York Rangers won Game 7 in 1994 (though obviously that was a different group of rioters).

Not sure why they wanted to re-enact 1994 though, seems like a dumb thing to do, especially since these punks were school kidlets at best in '94.
 
Some of the people who started it were recognized by VPD as being the same people who started shit during the Olympics. It would have happened win or lose and the constant mention of '94 + 100,000 people downtown helped it happen.

It's looking increasingly likely they'll catch a ton of them though. People in Vancouver are pretty steaming mad at them. With photos going up from people all over the place and ICBC looking to be able to provide their facial recognition + driver license matching tech for this, I can see people regretting their actions pretty sure :)
 
Bleh, as much as it pains me to say it congrats to the Bruins on the Cup win, you were definitely the better team in the final. Just remember that we almost had you knocked out way back in round 1 :P

Should be an interesting offseason for the Canadiens. Lots of potential for change on defense with Hamrlik, Wisnewski, and most importantly Markov all potential free agents. My prediction is that they sign Markov and let the other two walk, hoping that Markov will actually stay healthy, but we'll see. If they do let Markov walk, they could potentially go after one of the two Vancouver defenseman (assuming one of them isn't resigned), but that seems unlikely. Of course we're set in net, though Auld is a free agent so we may need a new backup, and up front all the key players are signed. The biggest improvement we could make there is getting Gomez to actually play well (sigh), but barring that there isn't much to do up front. The Canadiens are actually one of the teams Jagr has apparently been considering but I doubt we'll get him and tbh I'm not sure if we want him or not (though him and Plekanec could make a good combination). All in all I doubt we'll do a whole lot, but I'm still confident we'll be a contender next year.
 
French names on the Stanley Cup :


Props to my man Claude.

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The guy's coaching was questionned more than should have. It must feel great to silence your critics... until next year.

And to one of my favourite players in the league, Patrice.

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Went to hell and back and is now better than how he left at. I questionned whether his career was over or already in the decline before he even hit 25 but he's now peaking as one of the best and complete 2-way centers in the entire league. I think people understand better why he was at the Olympics in Vancouver now.
 
Seeing these guys at the parade yesterday was awesome. Got there around 6 am, I think we were the first people there out of an estimated million+, who I'm sure will all be deemed "fair weather" fans according to Boston haters. I just wish I could have seen Tim Thomas, all I saw was a pair of arms holding the Conn Smythe because of Chara's ginormous body getting in the way. The Stanley Cup is the most magnificent trophy I've ever seen, glowing in the sunlight. The whole day was awesome, I'll try to upload some pics if my camera stops being a bitch.

Also, there were so many cops there that it was ridiculous. You couldn't look in any direction without seeing cops lined up. 10 times as many people as the Vancouver riots with no problems though, it was quite a spectacle. As far as I know, nothing happened except a couple cases of heatstroke. They were wheeling an old guy up the parade route on a stretcher to get him help, and then 10 minutes later we saw them wheeling the same guy back down the opposite way because they ran into the front of the parade. I couldn't help but feel bad for that guy.
 
Lidstrom back for another year. It's difficult to describe how worshipped he tends to be by most of the Wings fan community, so I can practically feel the collective sigh of relief. I'm not sure if life post-Lidstrom will be as bad as it seems, but I'm sure glad I get to see another year of one of the league's greats.

Of course, Raf's replacement is still an interesting dilemma... it's kinda funny how half the league seems to be penciling in Ehrhoff on their rosters, that dude is gonna make bank if he wants it.
 
Synre said:
2 -- Americans who have won the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Playoffs. Boston goaltender Tim Thomas became the first American to win the trophy since the Rangers' Brian Leetch in 1994.
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2 items of importance here.

First and foremost, Brian Leetch - the reason I played D, the reason I wore 2, the reason I now wear 22 since most teams don't normally have a 2 ( which is really odd) growing up but always carried 22.

Secondly, 1994, also a Stanley Cup final featuring the Canucks. Also a seven game series.
 
Can't believe Stevie Y didn't win GM of the year. That absolutely enraged me. It was nice that the MC gave a nice speech to recognize Yzerman. I'm actually slightly surprised Lidstrom (NOT LINDSTROM YOU IDIOTS!!!) won the Norris...

Also, i love how the MC trashed Edmonton and Vancouver, that was hilarious...
 
The awards show was a huge joke (much bigger than I expected). I mean if you have Criss Angel handing out an award, how about having him do...something? Even a simple card trick would've sufficed. Also having these idiots presenting the awards was bad enough, but also butchering his name? =/ Though the one thing that kept me watching was Jay Mohr (despite what people say, I love him).

Edit: Here's Jay Mohr's opening monologue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKkOd5dd3S4
 
Yeah uh... I went to Criss Angel's show last time I was in Vegas. You should be glad he didn't do much; he's horrible live. Helen Keller could do magic tricks with that many blackouts and flashing lights.
 
My point was having a famous 'magician' come on the show and not do any magic tricks was kind of lame, not necessarily it having to be a good act. Then again, I wouldn't want Donny Osmond singing.
 
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